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So, I watched "The Interview" and have yet to get nuked...

I had wanted to see the new Seth Rogen and James Franco film, The Interview, anyway, but after threats were made to theaters across the country that featured the film, which resulted in most of them cancelling the movie's premiere, this made me want to see it all the more. Fortunately, I was able to check it out on-demand the other day, and I'm happy to tell everyone, I've yet to get nuked, so that's nice.

Having seen the film now, I have to laugh at why we were threatened over it in the first place. This wasn't just a comedy, it was a comedy so ridiculously over-the-top, even a man that goes by the nickname "Seriously Literal" would have seen that. It included so many butt and poop jokes, The Count from Sesame Street would have even reached a point where he said, "Ah, f**k it! I'm done counting!" Heck, the film attempts to satirize the modern day news media (or media in general) about as much as it does the North Korean leader. Kim Jong-un. In other words, while the overall message of the film may be somewhat clever, how it gets there isn't, and just about each and every plot point is so ridiculously over-the-top, one would have to have a stick so far up their arse that it was coming out their mouth to take the film seriously.

So, I actually recommend Kim Jong-un to watch the film, have a few chuckles, and realize it's nothing to get angry about. If he can take constant shots from late night talk show hosts like David Letterman, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Fallon, and Jimmy Kimmel, I think he can handle this film.

In my personal opinion, I think the two lead characters were likable. There were a few laughs along the way, but the film was overwrought with toilet humor, which often times missed the mark (and I typically don't mind such humor). I think it took some cojones to make this film, so I have to give its creators kudos for that. Some portions of the film were clever in how it satirized contemporary media outlets, but it missed the mark in others. Overall, I'd call The Interview a somewhat entertaining film, but one which I had higher hopes for, and one I doubt I'll be seeing again any time soon. I'll give it 3/5 stars.

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