Michael Moor's new film on tonight Chn 4

[Eric Mc]

Childish nonsense - mostly.

I've read some of his books and he makes half decent points - but on the whole, he argues points like a five year old.

[fido]

He's going for the 'anti-capitalism' dollar .. which is a bit contradictory i suppose ..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVZo1Jjfshw

Edited by fido on Sunday 23 May 16:08

[EDLT]

dreamz said:

T89 Callan said:

The Awful Truth and Bowling for Columbine were decent but everything he has done since has been grade A hypocritical rubbish.

agreed

bowling still is one of the best ever docu's made...

Except it was as much of a documentary as Top Gear is.

[Frankeh]

Michael moore is a penis.

[Mojooo]

As a docu, not great and as a film OK but got a tad boring in places.

The bit about the judge and private jail was the highlight and if accurate only goes to highlight why public services should not be privatised.

[Halb]

EDLT said:

ferrari spider said:

Mmm i wonder if he made this film for free

I doubt it, a quick google turned this up:

"Moore himself is one of these ultra-wealthy few, with a net worth exceeding $50 million. On November 1, 2005, World Net Daily reported that the anti-capitalist Moore -- who had proudly declared "I don’t own a single share of stock!" -- in fact owned tens of thousands of shares in U.S. stocks. Most notably, Moore owned more than 2,000 shares in Halliburton -- the gas and oil company he excoriated in his film Fahrenheit 9/11."

http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfi...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_as_I_Say_%28Not_as_I_Do%29:_Profiles_in_Liberal_Hypocrisy

Looks like the chap who wrote that book and Moore have something in common

[elster]

I missed this, I was quite looking forward to this.

I have never thought of Michael Moore's films to be documentaries, more a political spin film.

[Halb]

elster said:

I missed this, I was quite looking forward to this.

I have never thought of Michael Moore's films to be documentaries, more a political spin film.

But usually good fun, incredibly well edited, and will usually ensure I go off and check up on sources and facts.

This is plussed and waiting for me as soon as I finish Man on Fire

[jshell]

dreamz said:

T89 Callan said:

The Awful Truth and Bowling for Columbine were decent but everything he has done since has been grade A hypocritical rubbish.

agreed

bowling still is one of the best ever docu's made...

Docu? WTF! Utter garbage, full of holes and untruths. He's made a career out of misrepresenting issues.

But he's done it well, going by the number of folks who believe his pish!


ETA: Just google 'debunking Michael Moore' and see what comes up...

Edited by jshell on Monday 24th May 16:07

[Halb]

Interesting film so far.
dead peasants insurance
US pilots needing 2nd jobs (will make me think flying regional in USA)
citibank plutonomy report
workers cooperative
Dr. Salk

[Nom de ploom]

T89 Callan said:

The Awful Truth and Bowling for Columbine were decent but everything he has done since has been grade A hypocritical rubbish.

the fact that he does this type of thing should be applauded imho.

the doc about the US health industry was shocking and non-sensationalist and human.

so he owns a few shares and is worth a few quid, I suspect he financed alot of the projects himself and has made enough to keep going.

I like him. He does mix his opinions with his facts sometimes but don't we all?

a thorn in the side of the establishment at present and I hope he doesn't temper himself too much