Effect of controversial Moore film on election is debatable

Boston Globe ^ | 6/16/04 | Anne E. Kornblut

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NEW YORK -- Having already won an Oscar, a Palme d'Or, and international fame, filmmaker Michael Moore is launching his latest film, ''Fahrenheit 9/11," this week with an even more ambitious goal -- to influence the outcome of this year's presidential election.

Moore, in front of an enthusiastic crowd of celebrities, said, ''It would be a good thing" if his politically charged documentary about Sept. 11 and Iraq inspires Democrats to vote against President Bush. In keeping with the Democratic movement to elect ''anybody but Bush," Moore did not say a word about the presumptive Democratic nominee, either on screen or in his impromptu remarks afterward.

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''If you look at Michael Moore, this is the guy who, when he wrapped his arms around Wes Clark's candidacy, Wes Clark imploded within 48 hours," Bush campaign spokeswoman Nicolle Devenish said ''I'd be interested to see what lengths John Kerry goes to to keep his distance from the movie."

[GBA]

I would rather see a movie about my dogs peeing in the backyard than I would a Michael Moore flick. Or better yet, my dogs peeing on Michael Moore! Now there's a movie I'd like to see!

[Zeppo]

Michael Moore is Leni Riefenstahl without the looks or talent, but serving the same master.

[kattracks]

Now there's a movie I'd like to see!

Me too, but your dogs may be picky about where they pee, and/or be afraid to catch something from Moore.

[Wondervixen]

Yeah, I hear Bush is REALLY gonna get creamed in Paris...oh, wait...Paris doesn't HAVE an AMERICAN voting precinct!

GET A CLUE MOORE!!!

[Happy2BMe]

" Effect of controversial Moore film Demofacist PROPOGANDA on election is debatable.

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Hollywood loved it because, at bottom, they are weak-minded. They are probably the most creative group of people on the planet, but politically, they haven't a clue.

There probably was a time when it was true that the Hollywood crowd was the most creative group of people out there, but that day is long past IMO. These days they do nothing but schlock and shock and big special effects. It seems anymore that they literally throw anything they can (extreme gore, sex, perversion, you name it) at the wall in the desperate hope that something will stick and turn into a hit. Almost completely forgotten any more it seems are such little things like plot, a compelling story line and good character development.

And once one studio does make something stick, out come the ten sequels and scores of cheesy ripoffs by other studios, milking that cow until it screams for mercy. Is this being creative?