TV and Movies·Posted on Dec 24, 2014People Are Watching "The Interview" Online And The Reviews Are MixedThe controversial film was made available online at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET on Christmas Eve, and those watching had a variety of reactions.by Emily OrleyBuzzFeed News ReporterLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail When news broke that The Interview would be available online on Christmas Eve at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET, the film's star, director, and producer Seth Rogen was pretty pumped. Seth Rogen @Sethrogen You wanna watch The Interview?? You can RIGHT FUCKING NOW!! Go to http://t.co/IRhW7juZWn. Thanks Sony for making it happen. Booyah. Wed Dec 24 18:08:40 UTC+0000 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite And had some advice for the best screening methods of the highly controversial film. Seth Rogen @Sethrogen I need to say that a comedy is best viewed in a theater full of people, so if you can, I'd watch it like that. Or call some friends over. Wed Dec 24 18:10:34 UTC+0000 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite His co-star, James Franco, was just happy to give America an early holiday present. View this photo on Instagram When 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET rolled around, people began watching instantly. Some were nervous... Jennifer Leidall @GHchick84 Starting what is either the greatest movie ever, or the worst. Either way, I can't look away. 👀 #TheInterview Wed Dec 24 18:28:09 UTC+0000 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Others were excited to spend their Christmas Eve watching the most controversial movie OF ALL TIME... Ty Burr @tyburr Glad Sony is streaming #TheInterview. But #%@ them for putting it up RIGHT NOW. There go my holiday prep plans. Hoping it's... watchable. 06:28 PM - 24 Dec 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite JaredHalpern @JaredHalpern New Christmas tradition: Take-out Chinese food and a movie at home #TheInterview 06:33 PM - 24 Dec 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Megan Stroud @MegStroud Watching #TheInterview with the fam! #MerryChristmas 06:48 PM - 24 Dec 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Aadyn Holtz @__aads__ It feels like Christmas again #TheInterview 06:54 PM - 24 Dec 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Once they dove in, some were pleased. Jared Grillot @JaredG327 Just bought #TheInterview on the principle of #ScrewNorthKorea and yet still was laughing in the 1st 10 minutes. #America #MerryChristmas 06:39 PM - 24 Dec 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Andrea Chalupa @AndreaChalupa Fifteen minutes into #TheInterview and it's so quotable. Can't give away my favorite ones. NSFW or easily outraged Twitter. 06:33 PM - 24 Dec 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Andysamber @Andysamber @Sethrogen @JamesFrancoTV THIS. IS. AWESOME. #TheInterview 06:24 PM - 24 Dec 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Barclay Bogiages @Barclay23 Everyone should watch #TheInterview on YouTube because I'm laughing my ass off 06:46 PM - 24 Dec 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Others, less so. Ken-E @KenETweetz Im like 10 min in and im like WTF...This movie right now...#TheInterview 06:28 PM - 24 Dec 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite The War on Kleesmas @MilesKlee 35 minutes in, wondering if i'll ever laugh again 07:45 PM - 24 Dec 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Herald of Andraste @Cybersoulja Worst spies ever... #TheInterview Wed Dec 24 19:27:53 UTC+0000 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Benjamin Snyder @WriterSnyder Minute 100: I think my ears have become completely immune to the sound of machine guns. 19 minutes left. #TheInterview Wed Dec 24 19:45:29 UTC+0000 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Some were impressed by the stars of the film. Gabe Bergado @gabebergado Lizzy Caplan's character is taking no shit and that is pretty much the only redeeming factor so far #TheInterview Wed Dec 24 18:46:34 UTC+0000 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Alex Manley @alex_icon man, rogen must be so jealous of randall park's tremendous on-screen chemistry with james franco :-/ #TheInterview 07:27 PM - 24 Dec 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite But everyone* was impressed by the guest stars. Rick Klein @rickklein a few mins in, #TheInterview is meaner to the media, Eminem, and John Kerry than it has been to Kim Jong-un Wed Dec 24 18:03:45 UTC+0000 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite james mckenna @chillhartman Beverly D’Angelo too?! This movie just might be awesome after all. #TheInterview 07:45 PM - 24 Dec 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite *Everyone except Guy Fieri haters. Jaclyn Renee @dubnoxious WAIT.....Guy Fieri is in #TheInterview? FUCK FREEDOM, CAN WE GO BACK TO SHUTTING THIS MOVIE UP IN A VAULT AND SETTING THE VAULT ON FIRE?! Wed Dec 24 18:39:53 UTC+0000 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Some thought it was funny... Dany Rivera @danyrivera99 They hate us cause they ANUS! #TheInterview Wed Dec 24 19:34:52 UTC+0000 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Jon Haywood @jontarius they are really biting each other's fingers off 😂 #TheInterview 07:40 PM - 24 Dec 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Mike Merrill @mikedmerrill You're Peanut Butter and Jealous #TheInterview 07:45 PM - 24 Dec 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Joe Leydon @JoeLeydon Funniest line in #TheInterview so far: "The tip is the worst part. Trust me on this." 07:45 PM - 24 Dec 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite And there were those who just wanted to watch the movie the old-fashioned way. BrianScottOlds @BrianScottOlds Im still gonna see #TheInterview in a theater. The way movies are meant to be experienced. Wed Dec 24 18:53:46 UTC+0000 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite The Interview opens in select theaters on Dec. 25, 2014.