General J June 24, 2004 Share General J Member June 24, 2004 Anyone going to see this? I read a review in USA Today (only paper at work) about it, and it kind of angers me. But, I may go see it just to be "enlightened" by someones view other than mine, or my family and friends. I don't approve of the anti-president message, but to each their own I guess. The USA Today made a big deal of a scene in which Bush learns of the attacks in the classroom. Few will forget the devastating footage of Bush's bewildered, dumbstruck reaction on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, when he learns of the attack on the World Trade Center. Instead of conferring with advisers, he sits quietly in a Florida classroom for an interminable seven minutes and then reads My Pet Goat to the children Personally, I would react the same way. Would anyone really know how to react to that news? I applaud the president for letting the news sink in, staying calm, and then doing what he was at that school to do in the first place. I actually did the same thing that day at school. I watched the news most of the day, and thought about everything. I completed my school day, like I was supposed to, and then went home to confer with my advisers (parents). I will write up more after seeing the film hopefully this weekend or beginning of next week. I will have to convince the girlfriend that I won't have any outburst during the movie. Prayers will probably be needed for her sake. She knows how I react when people start bashing the president. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL June 24, 2004 Share dwEEziL Member June 24, 2004 Yeah...I am definitely not going to see this movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Kill3r June 24, 2004 Share All Kill3r Member June 24, 2004 I'm going to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xterminator June 24, 2004 Share Xterminator Member June 24, 2004 I'm gonna see it. I don't like Bush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zerodamage June 25, 2004 Share Guest zerodamage Guests June 25, 2004 I agree completely General. Bush would also have been criticized if he had reacted with anger or sadness in front of children. I will not bother giving my hard earned money to the anti-american hack. Everytime I hear this thing called a Documentary i want to put a gun into my own mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Shertown Pimp June 25, 2004 Share Sir Shertown Pimp Member June 25, 2004 (edited) I'm gonna see it. I don't like Bush Canadian. The name of the leader of your country escapes me, and about 90% of the rest of the world. Edited June 25, 2004 by Sir Shertown Pimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General J June 25, 2004 Author Share General J Member June 25, 2004 I'm gonna see it. I don't like Bush Candian. The name of the leader of your country escapes me, and about 90% of the rest of the world. Actually... who the hell does lead Canada? oohooh I bet its that Labatt Blue bear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soul .gc June 25, 2004 Share soul .gc Member June 25, 2004 LMAO - That was an excellent comment Sher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soul .gc June 25, 2004 Share soul .gc Member June 25, 2004 Read this review and liked the last portion. The reviewer liked the movie though: One last thought: "Fahrenheit 9/11" is many things, but for pity's sake let's not call it a documentary. To do so abuses the word and shames the good and balanced work done by filmmakers as storied as D.A. Pennebaker and Barbara Kopple, as current as Jehane Noujaim of "Control Room," and as hard-working and unheralded as Carma Hinton of Brookline's Long Bow Group. Moore, by contrast, is a maker of agit-entertainment, of cinematic essays whose express purpose is to convince. That's fine as long as he's respecting his audience. But when he pushes the camera into Lipscomb's weeping face and keeps it there, he's saying that he doesn't trust you to think for yourself. And that is when he becomes his enemy. I will not see the movie but I have long said his movies should never be called documentaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General J June 25, 2004 Author Share General J Member June 25, 2004 After I thought about this film more, I have decided to either A) borrow it on divx or wait till it comes out for rental so I can stop it anytime and take it back anytime without feeling guilty for paying good money to see it in a theater. It is inevitable that I would end up storming out. I read the reviews in our crappy St. Louis Post Dispatch. Crappiest news paper ever, I swear. Playaa might be able to attest to that depending on what he reads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playaa June 25, 2004 Share Playaa Member June 25, 2004 Playaa gets all his news online and never touches a real paper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soul .gc June 25, 2004 Share soul .gc Member June 25, 2004 Just DL the movie J - that way you will not donate a cent to him hehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xterminator June 26, 2004 Share Xterminator Member June 26, 2004 Paul Martin is Prime Minister of Canada. Elections are this coming monday. The new possible Prime Minister (and will be because it's already decided like everything else) is Steven Harper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gOOters June 26, 2004 Share gOOters Member June 26, 2004 I'm gonna see it. I don't like Bush Canadian. The name of the leader of your country escapes me, and about 90% of the rest of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffy June 26, 2004 Share Jiffy Member June 26, 2004 ^above statement true. BUT it was a DAMN good movie. well worth 6 dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PDO June 26, 2004 Share Guest PDO Guests June 26, 2004 I'm gonna see it. I don't like Bush Canadian. The name of the leader of your country escapes me, and about 90% of the rest of the world. Wait, what country was it that had terrorist attacks on it and everyone hates now? It's escaping my memory at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco June 26, 2004 Share Draco Member June 26, 2004 i seen the movie, kinda scared me a bit i came into the movie completely clear of opinion. if you go into this movie hateing bush, well what do you think is going to happen. why bother seeing it. it seems moore took a lot of cheap shots at bush, especially the stupid crap that he said during speeches. but he did bring up a lot of interesting things, though. i dont know where im going with this. i think i am going to see it again when it comes out on dvd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Shertown Pimp June 26, 2004 Share Sir Shertown Pimp Member June 26, 2004 I'm gonna see it. I don't like Bush Canadian. The name of the leader of your country escapes me, and about 90% of the rest of the world. Wait, what country was it that had terrorist attacks on it and everyone hates now? It's escaping my memory at the moment. you're full of it if you think Bush wasn't well known pre 9/11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PDO June 27, 2004 Share Guest PDO Guests June 27, 2004 I'm gonna see it. I don't like Bush Canadian. The name of the leader of your country escapes me, and about 90% of the rest of the world. Wait, what country was it that had terrorist attacks on it and everyone hates now? It's escaping my memory at the moment. you're full of it if you think Bush wasn't well known pre 9/11 Where did I state that? I'm simply stating America is the most hated country in the world. Must be a great place to live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble .gc June 27, 2004 Share Trouble .gc Member June 27, 2004 Hola..just a friendly reminder that this is about Entertainment...we can move this to politics if you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco June 27, 2004 Share Draco Member June 27, 2004 it was moved from the political to the entertainment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL June 27, 2004 Share dwEEziL Member June 27, 2004 No it wasn't, we have one in Political already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zerodamage June 27, 2004 Share Guest zerodamage Guests June 27, 2004 I think Soul will like this link if he hasn't seen it already. http://www.hardylaw.net/Truth_About_Bowling.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zerodamage June 27, 2004 Share Guest zerodamage Guests June 27, 2004 Actually, you can download this movie now via Bit Torrent. There is a mention of it here: http://moorewatch.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soul .gc June 28, 2004 Share soul .gc Member June 28, 2004 Yea ZD - good piece on Bowling. Someone said this one is also called a documentary, I do not think that is the case anymore though. I may download it eventually but I really have no interest in seeing it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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