SiCKO

[Bond]

Anyone seen it?

I watched it a few days ago. Among Moore's documentaries I've seen (Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11) this was my least favorite. I'm fairly knowledgeable when it comes to the healthcare industry, and many of his facts were off. Especially the state of the NHS in Great Britain. Also, the whole stunt where he sails off to Cuba with dramatic music was pathetic.

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Bond

I watched it a few days ago. Among Moore's documentaries I've seen (Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11) this was my least favorite. I'm fairly knowledgeable when it comes to the healthcare industry, and many of his facts were off.

Redundancy is a sign of poor writing

[BlueFire]

Originally Posted by Professor S

Redundancy is a sign of poor writing

Ouch.

I'm not planning on seeing the movie because I can't sit through political commentaries/propaganda documentaries...

[CamFu]

Originally Posted by Bond

I'm fairly knowledgeable when it comes to the healthcare industry, and many of his facts were off.

And don't think for a minute his other films were 100% accurate. MM is out there for fame. That dude doesn't care what the truth is. I have a very strong dislike for this guy.

A little something that not a lot of people know is that my platoon was in Fahrenheit 9/11. And he made us look like were just out there killing people off. Dude is an ass. I'll leave it alone there.

[Teuthida]

Originally Posted by Bond

I'm fairly knowledgeable when it comes to the healthcare industry, and many of his facts were off. Especially the state of the NHS in Great Britain.

Doobie doobie doo...

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/06/28...ck/index.html#

[Fox 6]

Originally Posted by Teuthida

Doobie doobie doo...

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/06/28...ck/index.html#

CNN is the "most trusted name in news" after all.

[Jason1]

Bond Disliking a Michael Moore film? Is anyone else shocked?

[manasecret]

Half Of Nation Outraged At New, Not-Yet-Released Michael Moore Film
June 18, 2007 | Issue 43•25

WASHINGTON, DC—Though the film isn't scheduled for release until June 29, a New York Times/CBS News poll found that nearly half the nation believes Michael Moore's new health care documentary Sicko is "unpatriotic," "disgusting," and "ill-informed."

"This film is absolutely tasteless and misguided, and I can't believe theaters are even showing it," said GOP presidential candidate Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS), who, along with the rest of the nation, has not yet seen the film. "I thought the role of a documentary filmmaker was to be objective, but moviegoers are going to leave the theater thinking that there is something wrong with some part of the United States, and that is just flat-out untrue."

The other half of the nation has praised Sicko, calling it a "real eye-opener" that would "challenge people's preconceived notions."

Sicko Opens This Weekend

Sicko, Michael Moore's documentary attack on the American health care system, opens this weekend. What are some of the film's highlights?

• Man in a bunny suit being turned away from the E.R.
  
• GlaxoSmithKline CEO Jean-Pierre Garnier at screen door in pajamas and hair curlers, refusing to be interviewed
  
• That infamous moment when President Bush's aide whispers to Bush that his LDL count is really, really bad
  
• Surgeon General caught on film coughing, sneezing
  
• A brief segment on global warming, just to cover all the bases
  
• Uninsured toddler dumped on Dick Cheney's lawn at 3 a.m.
  
• Waiting room montage set to Robert Palmer's "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)"
  
• 30 seconds of unbiased, objective journalism

http://www.theonion.com/content/news...on_outraged_at
http://www.theonion.com/content/info...s_this_weekend

I'm always impressed by how funny the Onion remains.

[Typhoid]

This is how I see this thread turning out, just as every other Micheal Moore thread has:


*Republicans banter about how much they hate him and how he's wrong*
*Democrats will watch the movie and give an opinion afterwards*
*Republicans banter about how much they hate him and how he's wrong*
*Democrats banter about how biased Republicans are being*
*Republicans pray to Bush*
*Democrats banter about how they want to see the movie*
*Republicans banter about how much they hate him and how he's wrong, and why every Democrat is thusly and subsequently wrong because of Micheal Moore*