MICHAEL MOORE

Sicko is almost here and I, for one, am really looking forward to it. I saw Fahrenheit 9/11 on the day it came out and the experience was fascinating. I hadn't been to a film where the crowd was so entranced since I saw Do The Right Thing in a crowd of mostly African-Americans. In both cases the audience was on edge throughout and by the end became a vital part of the film.

One difference I note is there is almost no grand talk-show-fueled effort to extort theaters from showing this film. Where are the right-wing anti-free-speechers when you need them? When Fahenheit 9/11 came out it got tons of free publicity and then Moore walked off with the Oscar. Is it possible they might have learned their lesson? Could they be distracted trying to figure out what branch of the government Dick Cheney is in? Who knows?

I first saw his film Roger and Me years ago and loved it's sweet satirical approach. Then Bowling for Columbine was downright wonderful. I will always remember the interview with Charlton Heston. Then, I thought Fahrenheit 9/11 was not quite as good but still very enjoyable. I'm betting this new movie is along those lines.

Sometime within the next two weeks, we'll see Sicko and I'll come back here and give an informed review. The commercial they're running doesn't reveal much but I'm more than willing to pay the price to see it.

Here's a quote from Michael Moore:

"We've spent the better part of the year shooting our next movie, Sicko (2007). As we've done with our other films, we don't discuss them while we are making them. If people ask, we tell them 'Sicko' is a comedy about the 45 million people with no health care in the richest country on Earth.".

I highly recommend his web site (here). There's lots of cool stuff going on there.

Geeze, I can hardly believe it. You continue to support the worst America has to offer.

CD

Sometimes I do wonder if I like him so much because people like you hate him.

I HATE F%%%%N MICHAEL MOORE!

YB

You're not alone YB. I googled "I hate Hillary Clinton" and brought up 677 pages and "I hate Michael Moore" brought up 4230.

You're going to miss a good film.

Good drawing. I saw him on with Jon Stewart and he's lost some weight and shaved that awful beard. But this is a very good caricature.

PS

I'm with you, Freesqueeze. This is going to be good.

VK

The medical insurance industry is ripe for examination. I hope this film makes a difference. Isn't it good to even think it might?

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