Completely OT : Cannes, Mickael Moore and the Iraq War

[Arkcon]

I tend to avoid these OT Posts, but I say this to anyone who will listen, and this group unfortunately counts ...

[soapbox mode]

Michael Moore is an idiot. I formulated this opinion when his first movie came out, and I stand by my conclusion. "Roger and Me" was a documentary about the closing of an automotive plant in his home town. People found it powerful and thought provoking. I found it had a stupid premise -- he couldn't reach the CEO, Rodger, no matter how hard he tried.

So what. You're a nobody. The CEO closed the plant, and that was a hardship. But what makes your need to speak with him fascinating?

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Bono did the same thing on the Zoo Tour. Tried to call Bush senior during the middle of the set. Never got through. So what. Who are you that the Predident of the US has to stop work for a chat?
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People hated/loved "Bowling for Columbine". Back and forth. I just don't care.

Michael Moore is a curmodgeon.

1). Pick a topic.
2). Piss people off
3). Profit

There's no great artistry here. He feeds a hunger , and people are eating it up.

Like Jane Fonda, 20 years from now, he'll be retconning everything he stood for in these days.

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[spoon]

Originally posted by geoschmo:
An anti-Bush movie at Cannes. What a risk-taker that Moore fellow is.

Yeah, really. He should have shown it at that big conservative film festival... Uh... the ummm... Great Texan Film Festival Chili Cookoff Gun and Doll Show. But he lacks the huevos.

[dogscoff]

Yeah, really. He should have shown it at that big conservative film festival... Uh... the ummm... Great Texan Film Festival Chili Cookoff Gun and Doll Show. But he lacks the huevos.

rotflmao

[trooper]

I don't think guys such as M. Moore fears polemic...

But there has been a real attempt of censorship from the US governement concerning this documentary. What does the gov. fear, if all this document is pure bull**** ? And does the US constitution still ensures freedom of speech for everyone ? That's questions I would ask to myself if I was an US citizen...

[ May 18, 2004, 13:12: Message edited by: trooper ]

[freduk]

That M. Moore movie is not pure bull****, just something every idiot with below average IQ could think of.
But it could have some impact on the avarage American, as retardation seems to be the standard there, believing everything GW Bush and CNN proclaim.
A LOT of people believed the story of mass destruction weapens as in nukes with uranium purchased from "Africa". What a joke.
Not that I hold anything against USA citizens, just that the mass is quite stupid.

The war in Iraq is escalating, like in Afghanistan, now it's time to focus on something totally different, withdrawing the attention from the Iraq war.
Maybe it's time to "liberate" North-Korea???

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by freduk:

Maybe it's time to "liberate" North-Korea???

Doubtful. In fact the news today is we are pulling 3k+ troops out of S. Korea and sending them to Iraq. For what it's worth I think Iraq has/will do a lot towards showing us our limitations. At the begining of this we heard a lot of reckless talk about taking the war to Iran and Syria after Iraq. We don't hear that talk anymore much thankfully.

[tesco samoa]

i do not like Mr. Moore either.

But I do like the fact that he makes you think and ask questions.

That alone makes his stuff worth while.