TERRORISTS vs SONY!!
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Sony's initial decision not to release the film was widely criticized, with President Barack Obama one of the harshest critics. US officials have blamed North Korea for the hacking, and White House spokesman Eric Schultz said Obama welcomed the latest development. Mr Obama, asked whether he plans to watch the film, paused his golf game and smiled. "I'm glad it's being released," he said on the 18th hole. Mr Obama was golfing with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak at a military base in Hawaii, where the president and his family are vacationing. Among the early viewers was 11-year-old Marco Squitieri of Washington, DC Squitieri had wanted to watch The Interview since seeing a preview earlier this year and had followed the news about Sony pulling the movie then permitting its release. Squitieri's family purchased The Interview from Xbox for $14.99. "It's pretty funny," Squitieri said, laughing as he praised the chemistry of Rogen and Franco and adding that he could understand why the North Korean government wouldn't like it. "They make fun of North Korea a lot." Mark Rosen, who watched it online as a “patriotic duty”, told the Telegraph “It was a waste of free speech, it had the opportunity to say something insightful about North Korea and it failed.” Amy Hurley, an executive assistant who lives in Detroit, paid $5.99 to rent the movie on YouTube Movies and was disappointed. A fan of Rogen and Franco, she found Franco's character "way over the top" and thought the jokes "were old and kept going on and on." "It was kind of a mess overall," said Hurley, 42. "I was a little bummed because I was looking forward to seeing it." The Washington Post, however, sung its praises. “The Interview has more smart and substantive moments than most would rightfully expect.” Rich Klein wrote. “The world should see it now, putting the sting of isolation on Kim Jong Un and his government, not the filmmakers behind this subversive and damn funny movie.” The move to make the film available for rental and purchase before its theatrical release had never before been done with a mainstream film. Studios have released smaller indie and foreign movies simultaneously in theaters and on digital platforms, but analysts said the situation with The Interview left Sony little choice. "This isn't being done because Sony wants to do it regularly, but rather out of necessity prompted by the exhibitor boycott," said Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter. On June 25, 2014, North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency condemned the film (without naming it), promising a "merciless" retaliation if the film is released. "Making and releasing a film on a plot to hurt our top-level leadership is the most blatant act of terrorism and war and will absolutely not be tolerated," KCNA said, citing a government spokesman. This film produced by Machinima @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0AFowFrMuM
