Michael Moore

I dont love or hate him, but I do watch some of his movies. I think he is a little over the top when he interviews people, but I guess he does it to prove 'his' point. Any filmmaker would do the same.

I think people just need to remember when watcing a 'documentary' that it is only one side of a story, and like news reports, can be slanted and biased. But I do think it is important to see multiple sides in order to make an educated decision for yourself. You can definately love or hate him, but keep in mind that his is one opinion of many.

I liked him a lot better earlier in his career. Roger and Me IMO is still by far his best movie and one of the only real documentaries he's made. I don't often agree with him but I did respect his opinions, points and grit.

His more recent films are so incredibly biased and more for shock effect than anything else, making them movies instead of documentaries.

other than Far. 9/11

what do you think of him?

I loved bowling for columbine, and I loved his corporate america movie

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Posted by Janice

other than Far. 9/11

what do you think of him?

I loved bowling for columbine, and I loved his corporate america movie

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i think just like other movies of his..it is HIS spin yet tries to convey it as facts

I think the loving him or hating him thing is really true.


I love him. I don't always agree with him, but I don't have to. I think he's witty and gutsy and so so funny.

I think a lot of what he says is true. I find it disturbing that a huge portion of our military is made up of minorities.

I loved it when he went to Washington and tried to sign up politicians sons.

I loved how he gave that grieving mother a voice to cry out for her son.

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Posted by marymoon

I think the loving him or hating him thing is really true.


I love him. I don't always agree with him, but I don't have to. I think he's witty and gutsy and so so funny.

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you took the words out of my mouth. The mans has cojones I could only dream of having - and his passion is absolutely admirable.

i dont have an opinion of him.
i only saw one movie a long time ago about unemployment in Michigan. i was young.

i never saw the 2 more recent ones.

i DO like that he totally hates Bush though! i saw somethign funny on TV at the debates or something with him and Bsuh. i forget what happened though. im so tired i cant see straight.

What I have to say about Fahrenheit 9/11 is that the first time I saw it, I thought ti was absolutely perfect. it struck me at my core. It was so emotional, it made me laugh, it made me cry, it infuriated me, it shocked me, it amused me, etc. I was so enamored with it.

When i watched it again on DVD, the initial emotional impact wasn't there, so I was able to think of it in more critical terms. I felt like he was asking the viewer to make a few leaps. it was more in what he didn't say and in what he implied than in what he spelled out. I felt like, yes, this is a really extreme viewpoint, he's really going one way with this.

However, I really can't stand people saying, oh don't watch it, it's sooo biased. Ok, obviously it's biased. He never even tried to present it as being unbiased. If he was trying to present it as a middle of the road ho hum documentary, he would NOT have named it Fahrenheit 911, he would have named it 'president bush's first term: an overview.'

The thing that makes Michael Moore so brilliant is his way of elucidating what should be obvious. I love the scene where he tries to get congressmen to sign their children up for the armed forces. It was just so powerful. They sent other people's children so easily, but the thought of sending their own children was absurd. Also, he presented a lot of facts that I think Americans need to at least think about. Even if you're not making the leaps he's suggesting you make, there are things you can't ignore..like the man dying because his heart transplant can't be flown to him, meanwhile Saudi royals and the bin laden family are on the first and only jets out of the US, Bush's oil connections, the fact that hardly any congressmen read the USA PATRIOT Act before signing it...these are all things I think we need to think about.

I think what makes Moore's fi;ms so brilliant, and softens the edge is his great sense of humor. He was really putting up some hard facts against the president and at the same time playing 'vacation, all I ever wanted...' I seriously almost wet my pants when I heard them play that. I mean he's talking about very serious issues without taking himself seriously. He really draws people in with his humor. Even if you're not interested in his politics, the movies are worth watching for the humor element.

Also I want to add that I also have the F9/11 book that has the entire script and basically goes line by line with a reputable source for every single fact. He didn't pull this stuff out of his azz. It makes me really wonder how much else on the news we're ignoring. I think that's Moore's greatest gift. Whehter or not we agree with his viewpoints, he brings very important things to our attention.

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Posted by Bunnymonkey

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Posted by marymoon

I think the loving him or hating him thing is really true.


I love him. I don't always agree with him, but I don't have to. I think he's witty and gutsy and so so funny.

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you took the words out of my mouth. The mans has cojones I could only dream of having - and his passion is absolutely admirable.

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i think it is pretty easy to state an opinion, twist events to make it look the way YOU WANT them to look, manipulate people into believing it as 100%truth and offer no solutions on his own.
I think that is done EVERYDAY! Definately do not need cajones for that...just a lot of money to film it