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...attempt to assassinate Kim Jong. This has potential.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is warning that the release of a new American comedy about a plot to assassinate leader Kim Jong Un would be an "act of war."
If the U.S. government doesn't block the movie's release, it will face "stern" and "merciless" retaliation, an unidentified spokesman for North Korea's Foreign Ministry said in state media Wednesday.
He didn't mention the movie by name but was clearly referring to "The Interview," which stars Seth Rogen and James Franco as a producer and talk-show host who land an exclusive interview with the North Korean dictator and are then asked by the CIA to assassinate him.
The "reckless U.S. provocative insanity" of mobilizing a "gangster filmmaker" to challenge the North's leadership is triggering "a gust of hatred and rage" among North Korean people and soldiers, the spokesman said, in typically heated propaganda language.
The film's release would be considered an "act of war that we will never tolerate," he said.
With no independent press of its own, North Korea often holds foreign governments responsible for the content of their media. Pyongyang regularly warns Seoul to prevent its conservative press from mocking or criticizing its leadership, something banned within authoritarian North Korea, where the Kim family is revered.
Trailers have been released for the movie, which is set to hit U.S. theaters in October.
The current leader's late father, Kim Jong Il, was a noted movie buff, lauded in the North for writing a treatise on film. He also ordered the kidnapping of prolific South Korean director and producer Shin Sang-ok in 1978, who then spent years making movies for Kim before escaping, Shin said. -
Does North Korea realize that besides their immediate neighbors the rest of the world doesn't actually take them seriously.Comment
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Dear North Korea,
Unfortunately we have been unable to gain control of all media in our country.
Regards,
Obama"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
"A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser TytlerComment
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Anyone watch this yet?Comment
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Yes. It was worth the $5 rental. Very mediocre dick and fart joke comedy.Originally posted by UserX View PostComment
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Gonna watch it this afternoon when the family comes over.Comment
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I thought it was hilarious... I normally don't find James Franco funny, but he was cracking me up in this one. It was much funnier than I was expecting.Comment
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holy shit dude... granted, I was under the influence, but I fucking died laughing.Originally posted by UserX View Post
I watched it again a few weeks ago, and it didn't disappoint. Andy Sandberg and Bill Hader stole the show IMO, but the entire thing was funnyComment
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The James Franco roast is fucking funny as shit, watch it. Wether you're sober or under the influence you will laugh.Originally posted by talismanOriginally posted by AdamLXOriginally posted by BroncojohnnyOriginally posted by 80coupeOriginally posted by Rick ModenaOriginally posted by JesterComment
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I enjoyed it for what it was. Lots of simple humor.Comment
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Since the movie is free I am watching it now. Paused to take a leak after the Eminem opening. That was fucking hilarious.Good judgment comes from bad decisions and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.Comment
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