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CFF 2004: Fahrenheit 9/11 [Michael Moore, 2004]   Message List  
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Re: CFF 2004: Fahrenheit 9/11 [Michael Moore, 2004]

Yep, hoping to catch this next Tues or Weds.

I have read quite a few reviews on this, and all fall into either a
pro or anti Moore stance (very little middle ground).

Can't wait to see it myself.

Mike
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--- In filmtalkuk@..., "Mike OBrien" <mob61uk@y...>
wrote:
> Cambridge Film Festival 2004
>
> Moore proves again that he is a master of the populist documentary.
> Love him or loathe him, its hard not to be affected by a film like
> this. Yes, there are issues not fully dealt with, but this
blistering
> attack on Bush and the insidious corruptions of capitalism manages
to
> pack in a hell of a lot within its well structured 110 minutes.
>
> Thankfully, the easy shots which Moore is sometimes a little to keen
> to rely on were largely avoided.
>
> There is a lot of uncomfortable viewing here: from the gruesome
> violence to the raw suffering of people coming to terms with war.
> It's inevitable in this kind of documentary that the viewer becomes
a
> voyeur of the suffering, but I think Moore just manages to tread the
> fine line between information and exploitation. I must say the
> sequence of the 9/11 crashes are the most effective and moving I've
> seen (and achieved without ever seeing the crashes themselves).
>
> The film articulates what I more or less already feel about the
> subject matter. It would be interesting to know what those of
another
> political persuasion will make of it.




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Cambridge Film Festival 2004 Moore proves again that he is a master of the populist documentary. Love him or loathe him, its hard not to be affected by a film...
Mike OBrien
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Jul 9, 2004
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Yep, hoping to catch this next Tues or Weds. I have read quite a few reviews on this, and all fall into either a pro or anti Moore stance (very little middle...
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Jul 9, 2004
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I do find that as I have thought about it more after the film, there are a lot of logical elements that begin to unravel, although I'm perhaps being unduly...
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Jul 11, 2004
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