I saw it Saturday night, and judging by talking to friends, just about everyone in America saw it as well- enough people, indeed, for it to hit #1 at the domestic box office. My full review will be posted tomorrow night, but in the meantime here's an excerpt:
It's entertaining at times and heartbreaking at others, and political opponents of Moore (myself included) are likely to have fun taking it apart point by point. But propaganda, alas, it remains. In the end, "Fahrenheit 9/11" is both a highly demagogic and highly dishonest piece of work, full of the same irrational fearmongering that Moore so claims to despise. And it's very clear that its Palme d'Or, and all its subsequent acclaim, has come not despite these facts, but rather because of them.Posted by Stephen Silver at June 28, 2004 12:59 AM
I disagree completely. for a more complete discussion of my views, see http://idlegossip.blogspot.com/
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Posted by: Jessica at June 28, 2004 10:26 PMSteve:
I must respectfully disagree with your assessment. The movie is demagogic, but hey, what's wrong with the left wing being that way for once? The right is filled with tons of demagogues.
Highly dishonest? Definitely not. I agree that the movie contained some inaccuracies and was certainly not 100% honest. However, to call it highly dishonest is a disservice to all of the verifiable facts in the movie.
I can't wait to read the rest of your review.
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