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#27

re: WHY is this tolerated? (In response to Fahrenheit 9/11)

Posted: 7/10/05 at 5:55pm

Moore's films are popular because they're ENTERTAINING. Bowling for Columbine was more captivating than about 70% of the movies that I saw that year and Fahrenheit 9/11 had its share of compelling moments. Most importantly, however, he explains things in such a manner so that the dimmest audience member is not left in the dark. This is the key to his success.
#29

re: WHY is this tolerated? (In response to Fahrenheit 9/11)

Posted: 7/10/05 at 5:58pm

It WAS the worst documentary that I've ever seen. I wasn't making a generalization. The fact that Moore has won awards is entirely pointless to me. Bestowing awards is a meaningless act. It has nothing to do with quality. And it certainly has nothing to do with what I happen to like.
ConvinceMe2 is dead. Long live BrendanStryker!
#30

re: WHY is this tolerated? (In response to Fahrenheit 9/11)

Posted: 7/10/05 at 6:00pm

Well, I like to add some humor otherwise I am likely to go insane.

Anyway, Michael Moore is out for the money. But you wouldn't know this since you never dealt on his business side.

And, to finish this off, if Michael Moore ALWAYS tells the truth, why won't he debate someone?

Because once he goes face to face with someone, he will be trashed and left in the dumps. He won't see what hit him, and will not recover.

Might I add, he will probably be finished.
Mama Korey

The Beauty Is: Kelli O'Hara Online

#31

re: WHY is this tolerated? (In response to Fahrenheit 9/11)

Posted: 7/10/05 at 6:01pm

Does any one here watch The Daily Show with Jon Stewart?

It's very funny AND very honest.

I'm not in the mood to get in a heated discussion about politics...It's Sunday evening.
"TheatreDiva90016 - another good reason to frequent these boards less."<<>> “I hesitate to give this line of discussion the validation it so desperately craves by perpetuating it, but the light from logic is getting further and further away with your every successive post.” <<>> -whatever2
#33

re: WHY is this tolerated? (In response to Fahrenheit 9/11)

Posted: 7/10/05 at 6:02pm

And just who ISN'T in it for the money in the BUSINESS?

But, stretch on that all you like. And he has debated people--he's even been on O'Reilly. But the more important fact is that it isn't necessary for him to debate people. He isn't a politician. He's a film maker.

And, CM2--you are certainly entitled to your opinion, and I respect that. I thought it was a fantastic documentary. whoop dee do eh?
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#34

re: WHY is this tolerated? (In response to Fahrenheit 9/11)

Posted: 7/10/05 at 6:03pm

interesting you don't mention being upset by the fact (if it is indeed true) that one of the the ONLY flights allowed to fly was that which took members of the Bin Laden family OUT of the US....

of course it's biased.........but no more so than the crap the administration tries to make us believe.

It's an excellent and revealing film
It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story... AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956
#35

re: WHY is this tolerated? (In response to Fahrenheit 9/11)

Posted: 7/10/05 at 6:06pm

Yep, Elphaba, at least it can balance out the other side. And, maybe that is what Capt is seeing--that there may be truths on both sides.

It may be a while before we know for certain if Bush is a good guy or not. If his intentions with Iraq were honest or not. If elections were legit or not. And we may never know some of these things.
johnraymondbarker.com
#39

re: WHY is this tolerated? (In response to Fahrenheit 9/11)

Posted: 7/10/05 at 6:14pm

Oh, I'm not a conservative....I vote for whomever I think is most qualified and that jazz....

But I hate Michael Moore with a passion.

"The author's not fat."

That made me laugh...

DAVID T. HARDY! <---That's who came to the school
"Michael Moore is a big, fat, stupid white man" http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060779608/qid=1121033522/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-7183643-2238210?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

And about the title, someone asked Hardy about it and he said it mimics another title and he didn't create it. In fact, his original title was different and changed to the above one to sell more copies.
Mama Korey

The Beauty Is: Kelli O'Hara Online

#40

re: WHY is this tolerated? (In response to Fahrenheit 9/11)

Posted: 7/10/05 at 6:14pm

well said diva!!!! I think Moore is superb and despite his bias oppinion who else is really showing the realities taking place? Ignore this comment if you will!
Jesus Loves You... Everybody else thinks you're an idiot!
#42

re: WHY is this tolerated? (In response to Fahrenheit 9/11)

Posted: 7/10/05 at 6:20pm

Farhenhype 9/11 is on overstock.com and is less than $6 which INCLUDES shipping.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
#43

re: WHY is this tolerated? (In response to Fahrenheit 9/11)

Posted: 7/10/05 at 6:22pm

Thanks Capn - definitely look into it.

For another good documentry, that has nothing to do with this, see "Relentless" about the Palestine/Israel debate.

What's worse, it is all true...as people from Israel I met confirmed the details and had NEVER seen the film.


BY THE WAY: Fahrenheit is on TV tonight.
Mama Korey

The Beauty Is: Kelli O'Hara Online

Updated On: 7/10/05 at 06:22 PM

#46

re: WHY is this tolerated? (In response to Fahrenheit 9/11)

Posted: 7/10/05 at 6:31pm

"Blood on the dashboard
what a mess
Is that your eyeball on my dress?"
"TheatreDiva90016 - another good reason to frequent these boards less."<<>> “I hesitate to give this line of discussion the validation it so desperately craves by perpetuating it, but the light from logic is getting further and further away with your every successive post.” <<>> -whatever2
#47

re: WHY is this tolerated? (In response to Fahrenheit 9/11)

Posted: 7/10/05 at 7:04pm

Just because someone (I believe Thenardier?) mentioned it while saying they couldn't remember much about the incident--Michael Moore showed a clip of a "newspaper article" in Fahrenheit 9/11 with the headline "Latest Florida recount shows Gore won election." However, this "newspaper article" was actually a letter to the editor that was edited to make it look like a newspaper article. The paper in question asked for an apology and a dollar of compensation from Michael Moore, who refused, insisting that it was not, in fact, misleading to show letters to the editor as actual newspaper articles. He did, however, apologize for the fact that his invented newspaper article's date was a few weeks off.
#49

re: WHY is this tolerated? (In response to Fahrenheit 9/11)

Posted: 7/10/05 at 7:31pm

First of all let me say that I HATE Bush with a burning passion ! But I happen to disagree with the statement that Moore does everything for his country ! I am sure he has many personal reasons which we don't know and we never will ! He is clearly making politics with his work, I may agree with many things he says, but, call me a cynic, I don't believe that anyone even remotely involved with politics is an idealist !
And though Bush makes me want to puke, the majority of U.S elected him again, which means that he does something right for them. Coming from the country that invented democracy, I have to respect that, even if I find it incomprehensible. Peace

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