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Noone else is saying this for some reason but: It's hilarious that this movie is going to be historic despite it being so shitty (probably). (In true HN fashio

Noone else is saying this for some reason but: It's hilarious that this movie is going to be historic despite it being so shitty (probably). (In true HN fashion this is where I would write "Full Disclosure: I work for the DPRK, but this does not color my opinions.")

valarauca1 12y ago
Actually most critics are singing its praises. Even the hardcore art house high nosed critics are. Some of the praise is just because they use the dictators name, willingly. This is actually rather new. Political Correctness dictates you don't. Yes we all knew Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" was about Hitler, but he didn't use the name. Most studios won't do this, its rather bold and new to do that. The only people who really have are SNL, and South Park -esque shows. Not internationally screening studio movies. As David Edelstein said, "Its a low brow comedy, a political bold, low brow comedy. Laugh and have fun."
- ojbyrne 12y ago
  http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_interview_2014/ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_interview_2014/ Some of the selected quotes there: "It's just stupid enough that some things are funny. Sadly, it isn't smart enough to realize that other things aren't terribly funny and that an opportunity was lost here." "The remarkably dismal quality is emblematic of the mind-set that brought the movie, and its attendant crises, into being."
  - valarauca1 12y ago
    Rotten Tomatoes gives Stars Episode III and The Shining within 2% rating of each other. Rotten Tomatoes is pretty horrible for determining if a movie is worth seeing.
    - curiously 12y ago
      I do have to agree but most of the times it is pretty accurate sentiment. It seems like the closer the ratings get to 50%, the more unreliable the reviews are. I use that as a point of measure.
    - tim333 12y ago
      I'm guessing "Stars Episode III" is Star Wars Episode III? As far as I can see they give Star Wars III 80% and The Shining 92% which is more like a 12% difference by my calculation. The tomatometer is just an indication of whether the critics liked the movie really. The Shining gets 4/5 from audience while SW III gets 3.1/5 which I'd translate as pretty good and mediocre respectively. Probably not to far off. The Interview is looking pretty mediocre from the reviews but I look forward to seeing it anyway.
- azakai 12y ago
  > Some of the praise is just because they use the dictators name, willingly. This is actually rather new. Political Correctness dictates you don't. Yes we all knew Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" was about Hitler, but he didn't use the name. Fair point. For some more context, though, The Great Dictator came out in 1940 - almost at the peak of Hitler's power. North Korea today is worrying, but nowhere near the status Germany had in 1940. It's therefore more impressive that Chaplin was willing to parody Hitler as he did, even with a fake name and fake country. I just re-watched The Great Dictator a few days ago. It's amazingly funny even today, holds up great.
- bvanslyke 12y ago
  To me it's about as "bold" as those flash games in 2002 where you could kick Bin Laden in the butt over and over again.
- vixen99 12y ago
  "Within hours of it being uploaded, the film had been viewed more than 10,000 times. The majority of viewers gave it a 'thumbs up' on Youtube, with around 800 giving it a poor review."

valarauca1 12y ago

Actually most critics are singing its praises. Even the hardcore art house high nosed critics are. Some of the praise is just because they use the dictators name, willingly. This is actually rather new. Political Correctness dictates you don't. Yes we all knew Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" was about Hitler, but he didn't use the name. Most studios won't do this, its rather bold and new to do that. The only people who really have are SNL, and South Park -esque shows. Not internationally screening studio movies. As David Edelstein said, "Its a low brow comedy, a political bold, low brow comedy. Laugh and have fun."

ojbyrne 12y ago
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_interview_2014/ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_interview_2014/ Some of the selected quotes there: "It's just stupid enough that some things are funny. Sadly, it isn't smart enough to realize that other things aren't terribly funny and that an opportunity was lost here." "The remarkably dismal quality is emblematic of the mind-set that brought the movie, and its attendant crises, into being."
- valarauca1 12y ago
  Rotten Tomatoes gives Stars Episode III and The Shining within 2% rating of each other. Rotten Tomatoes is pretty horrible for determining if a movie is worth seeing.
  - curiously 12y ago
    I do have to agree but most of the times it is pretty accurate sentiment. It seems like the closer the ratings get to 50%, the more unreliable the reviews are. I use that as a point of measure.
  - tim333 12y ago
    I'm guessing "Stars Episode III" is Star Wars Episode III? As far as I can see they give Star Wars III 80% and The Shining 92% which is more like a 12% difference by my calculation. The tomatometer is just an indication of whether the critics liked the movie really. The Shining gets 4/5 from audience while SW III gets 3.1/5 which I'd translate as pretty good and mediocre respectively. Probably not to far off. The Interview is looking pretty mediocre from the reviews but I look forward to seeing it anyway.
azakai 12y ago
> Some of the praise is just because they use the dictators name, willingly. This is actually rather new. Political Correctness dictates you don't. Yes we all knew Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" was about Hitler, but he didn't use the name. Fair point. For some more context, though, The Great Dictator came out in 1940 - almost at the peak of Hitler's power. North Korea today is worrying, but nowhere near the status Germany had in 1940. It's therefore more impressive that Chaplin was willing to parody Hitler as he did, even with a fake name and fake country. I just re-watched The Great Dictator a few days ago. It's amazingly funny even today, holds up great.
bvanslyke 12y ago
To me it's about as "bold" as those flash games in 2002 where you could kick Bin Laden in the butt over and over again.
vixen99 12y ago
"Within hours of it being uploaded, the film had been viewed more than 10,000 times. The majority of viewers gave it a 'thumbs up' on Youtube, with around 800 giving it a poor review."