jim schmidt said:
So there is no reason to avoid it right? You're smart enough not to be affected by propoganda, right? Nothing to be afraid of, right?
I'd love to be able to have an intelligent and INFORMED discussion of the subject with a right-winger or two. So far, all I hear is UNINFORMED BS.
Oh and I can already see it now. Election day comes, Kerry wins and you are here blaming the election on "morons who got fooled by Moore." But, of course, the numbers won't really support that theory, will they?
I've never bashed "Fahrenheit 9/11", but I will never see it. Why? Because I don't like Moore's style of movies (notice that I don't consider them to be documentaries). I've seen one of his previous films before... I think it was "The Big One" and didn't care for it. Do I think it should be banned? No way... I just simply don't want to see it.
From what I've heard from people who've seen his later movies (some of which liked them), his style is the same. It just reinforced my dislike for his movies when I read how he has in many cases exaggerated the truth.
You might consider my dislike for Moore to be based on my political beliefs, but I also dislike Limbaugh. I consider both to be so loyal to their politics that they only provide one-side of the issues.
Do I think that Moore's movie will affect a few voters' decisions? Yes. Do I think it'll make a difference? Not at all. I agree with you... the number of people who see the movie compared to the number who will vote will be a small percentage. Of that number, an even smaller percentage will be affected by the content. I think most of the people who saw the movie were Kerry supporters (anti-Bush) long before they bought their ticket.
You're right, no one should really criticize this movie without actually seeing it, but I don't think that by not seeing this movie you can't have an opinion about Moore himself or his work (in general).
Of course, now that I think about it, this thread is supposed to be about the movie, not about Moore, so I guess I'm guilty like most of the anti-Moore people here. Sorry. :hail :dunno