just sitting down to watch farenheit 911...
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I like most of his films - I know a lot of people disagree with his politics/agenda/methods but at least it gets people talking. And if you want to see IMHO the definitive film of the attacks check out the Naudet Brothers film "9/11".
And for something more light-hearted in the documentary vein try Morgan Spurlock "Supersize Me".
And for something more light-hearted in the documentary vein try Morgan Spurlock "Supersize Me".
Project C said:
I like most of his films - I know a lot of people disagree with his politics/agenda/methods but at least it gets people talking. And if you want to see IMHO the definitive film of the attacks check out the Naudet Brothers film "9/11".
And for something more light-hearted in the documentary vein try Morgan Spurlock "Supersize Me".
Don't like the obvious agenda behind his stuff, and as much as most of it may be true this puts me right off.And for something more light-hearted in the documentary vein try Morgan Spurlock "Supersize Me".
Supersize me was laughable IMO. Any number of inconsistences in the way it was done and lets be honest here do we really need someone to tell us that eating McDonalds 3 times a day for months on end is bad for us?
Strange that his wife ended up publishing a diet book after the film was released as well.
Moores "Capitalism: A love story" isnt too bad I dont think.
Its got some pretty dumb s
t like expecting to just waltz into GM's HQ to talk to the CEO without any kind of warning, but some of the stuff brought up in the movie is quite shocking.
For example:
The juvenile detention center which was privatised at huge cost, then giving kick backs to a local judge to fill it with kids for all sorts of petty crimes. Was pretty sick to be honest, basically ruining their start in life over little more than having a tantrum for the sake of making money.
The "dead peasant" insurance policies companies have on their employees in secret. While relatives are usually left holding a massive basket of costs associated with death. The companies just made back all the money its ever paid to the deceased and then some.
And the quite shameful way the TARP bail out thing was pushed through by Paulson. I mean it was cheeky to begin with, being a really short document stating basically give the keys to the fed to wall st. It got shot down on the first vote, but then it was stuffed in with some other guff later and passed on the quiet. Sorta like the EU telling ireland to keep having a vote until yes is the answer.
Its got some pretty dumb s
t like expecting to just waltz into GM's HQ to talk to the CEO without any kind of warning, but some of the stuff brought up in the movie is quite shocking.For example:
The juvenile detention center which was privatised at huge cost, then giving kick backs to a local judge to fill it with kids for all sorts of petty crimes. Was pretty sick to be honest, basically ruining their start in life over little more than having a tantrum for the sake of making money.
The "dead peasant" insurance policies companies have on their employees in secret. While relatives are usually left holding a massive basket of costs associated with death. The companies just made back all the money its ever paid to the deceased and then some.
And the quite shameful way the TARP bail out thing was pushed through by Paulson. I mean it was cheeky to begin with, being a really short document stating basically give the keys to the fed to wall st. It got shot down on the first vote, but then it was stuffed in with some other guff later and passed on the quiet. Sorta like the EU telling ireland to keep having a vote until yes is the answer.
Slightly related, has anyone seen Michael Moore Hates America?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411646/
Going by the reviews it seems that its IMDB score is based entire on the title.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411646/
Going by the reviews it seems that its IMDB score is based entire on the title.
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