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 influenced by reviews I have since read.
However, the emotonal impact remains as strong as ever.

I'll be interested to see what you make of it Mike.

Mike
mob61uk


--- In filmtalkuk@..., "mdoust4mike" <mdoust4mike@y...>
wrote:
> 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
> filmfan99uk
>
> --- 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.