tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post8966417545989095180..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: Kim Jong Un has no sense of humorJohn Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-27659022871320881092014-12-19T10:31:26.495-05:002014-12-19T10:31:26.495-05:00Steven --
Kim Jong Il was a big fan of a lot of We...Steven --<br />Kim Jong Il was a big fan of a lot of Western things, including blondes, whom he reportedly would have imported for wall-renumerated dalliances with him. He didn't like to fly, so would take a special train when he went to Moscow, and would have the train met by helicopter flying in fresh seafood for him at various stops. All while his people were starving. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-43576106599904433112014-12-19T10:17:10.088-05:002014-12-19T10:17:10.088-05:00Steven --
Yes, confirmed, and yes, the movie has b...Steven --<br />Yes, confirmed, and yes, the movie has been pulled. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-53964208259148117342014-12-19T10:13:23.399-05:002014-12-19T10:13:23.399-05:00Ironically, Kim Jong Il was a big fan of western f...Ironically, Kim Jong Il was a big fan of western films. He had a lot of them, along with his foreign wine collection.<br /><br />Kim Jong Un, big cheese lover apparently.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276736643046430370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-34109433050822205492014-12-19T10:10:28.808-05:002014-12-19T10:10:28.808-05:00The North Korea hack theory is far more plausible....The North Korea hack theory is far more plausible. You just have to realise how seriously they take themselves.<br /><br />Its confirmed now anyway hasn't it..? Sony have pulled the film?Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276736643046430370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-61751048505691588872014-12-18T20:15:21.559-05:002014-12-18T20:15:21.559-05:00Luke --
I think serious American leftists are typi...Luke --<br />I think serious American leftists are typically humorless, and feminists are famous for having no sense of humor. And you're right about the Soviet propaganda. But there's probably a difference between a doctrinaire Communist (or a doctrinaire anything else, for that matter) and someone who just ives under the system. <br /><br />The thing about a sense of humor is, you have to be sane to have one. You have to have a sense of what's normal -- and what's real -- before you can appreciate the absurd, or the unexpected, and American leftists generally lack that sense of proportion. If all you do is go around and spout dogma, you have no sense of reality and proportion to begin with, so how can you have a sense of humor?John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-77996427415553787722014-12-18T20:05:18.454-05:002014-12-18T20:05:18.454-05:00In general, no leftist / socialist or "commun...In general, no leftist / socialist or "communist" has a sense or humour or a sense of metaphor. Soviet propaganda posters are great examples of this. There is no humour in them and a picture of a tractor is always just a picture of a tractor.Lucian Lafayettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911874470258949777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-66152768066322304812014-12-18T05:48:05.193-05:002014-12-18T05:48:05.193-05:00"Incredibly awkward phrasing" - lol. Yea..."Incredibly awkward phrasing" - lol. Yeah that pretty much removed any remaining doubt I had about NK's involvement.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14598568846367760340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-79237985857023049492014-12-17T20:19:35.114-05:002014-12-17T20:19:35.114-05:00Anon --
Federal officials have now connected the h...Anon --<br />Federal officials have now connected the hack attack to N. Korea: <br /><br />http://nypost.com/2014/12/17/north-korea-linked-to-sony-hack-us/<br /><br />(That article just came out this evening.) <br /><br />I agree with your assessments of both the movie and the emails (though I enjoyed Rudin's comments about Angelina Jolie). AND I enjoyed the jokes about Obama not because they are particularly clever but because they were made by Obama supporters. <br />John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-89745484321281813682014-12-17T20:00:58.016-05:002014-12-17T20:00:58.016-05:00I have a hard time deciding which is more plausibl...I have a hard time deciding which is more plausible: Inside Hack Job, or North Korea Internet-Bombs Pearl Harbor Over a Shitty Movie That Ultimately Portrays the CIA As Incompetent Cowards Who Can't Execute an Assassination On Their Own So They Recruit a Couple of Stoner Morons.<br />My original take on the emails was "And...?" The Obama Movie List was mildly funny, but not as offensive as a fried chicken joke. There was another great scandal that Jennifer Lawrence Got Paid Less Than Male Actors on American Hustle -- she (and Amy Adams) got 7% of the backend, vs the male actors getting (gasp!) 9% each. Getting paid 77% of the man's wage seems to be an improvement over the 70% or 75% they're always bitching about.<br />OTOH, there was allegedly a "hit" ordered on the South Park guys for their portrayal of Kim Jong Il in <i>Team America, World Police</i>, so there's that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-59691777279972208522014-12-17T19:10:31.386-05:002014-12-17T19:10:31.386-05:00Anon --
The only problem with the viral marketing ...Anon --<br />The only problem with the viral marketing theory is that if it was done by someone inside, that means they wanted the movie to do well, which would profit Sony. But if that's the case, why would they publicize all those emails at Sony's expense? I suppose it's possible that the inside person hated both Amy Pascal and Scott Rudin, and wanted mostly to hurt them, but my understanding is that a lot of other emails have been released since, involving other people (although they haven't received as wide publicity), and Sony's financial system was also hacked, somehow making it impossible for them to pay their bills, at least temporarily. That seems to be an awfully scorched earth tactic for someone whose primary aim was to promote The Interview.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-49663805254288972212014-12-17T18:48:29.404-05:002014-12-17T18:48:29.404-05:00A buddy of mine has told me a couple times that he...A buddy of mine has told me a couple times that he thinks there will be some cool & funny shit in the movie, based on viewing the Red Band trailer. (This was before The Hack). I didn't believe him, because I was prejudiced by having seen the 2 starring actors before. I just now watched the Red Band, and the trailer you linked. My prejudice was confirmed.<br />I still think it's possible The Hack was an inside job by someone on <i>The Interview</i>'s production team, to pull off the greatest viral marketing campaign in history. We'll know for certain, if the full records are released in 75 years, the day after the full report on JFK's assassination is released.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-41822286044754470922014-12-17T16:08:53.371-05:002014-12-17T16:08:53.371-05:00That was Just Not FunnyThat was Just Not FunnyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com