Another "thumbs up" for Fahrenheit 9/11

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=502&e=1&u=/ap/film_cannes_fahrenheit_911

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"Will it influence the election? I hope it just influences people to leave the theater and become good citizens," Moore said. "I'll leave it to others to decide what kind of impact it's going to have on the election."

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Moore talks with Lila Lipscomb of Flint during her daily routine, hanging an American flag in front of her house. He returns later as Lipscomb reads the heart-wrenching final letter from her son, Michael Pedersen, killed in action in Iraq.

Her patriotism turned to bitterness against the federal government, Lipscomb journeys to Washington, D.C. Near the end of the film, staring at the White House, Lipscomb says, "I finally have a place to put all my pain and anger."

man i can't WAIT to see this thing.

a significant change, it is no longer kill Moore...

This is good to see folks

Her patriotism turned to bitterness against the federal government... This may be viewed as a cheap shot and back fire. What's next? Find family members of the slain soldiers from the USS Cole and have them all debate over the war on terror? I've seen MM's movies before and this stuff may really backfire....

These reviews are all from people who've had a screening.

This is from the article:

Even those skeptical of Moore, who draws criticism that he skews the truth to fit his arguments, were impressed.

"I have a problematic relationship with some of Michael Moore's work," said James Rocchi, film critic for DVD rental company Netflix, saying he found Moore too smug and stunt-driven in past work. "There's no such job as a standup journalist."

Yet in "Fahrenheit 9/11," Rocchi said, Moore presents powerful segments about losses on both sides of the Iraq war and the grief of American and Iraqi families.

"This film is at its best when it is most direct and speaks from the heart, when it shows lives torn apart," Rocchi said.



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he might win ANOTHER OSCAR!

hint: bite the hotdog before you dis the mustard!

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had to convice her to be bitter that her son was taken from her so the current occupier of that house and his buddies could make another billion. Sure sounds like a cheap shot to me!

There are no quotation marks.

If I were pissed at the federal government, I'd likely show my anger in front of the Capitol. If I were upset with the prez, I'd be in front of the White House.