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#1 Posted on 27.6.04 1723.30
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All the blabbering about how "they" are trying to keep his movie out of sight, can probably be put to rest now.

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ dailynews/fc/Entertainment/ michael_moore/latest_developments/ *http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story& u=/ap/20040627/ap_en_bu/box_office_5
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#2 Posted on 27.6.04 1805.01
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No of course he won't shut up. Micheal Moore is the liberal equivalant of Micheal Savage just more popular. Both annoying blowhards who take different facts to fit their opinion.
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#3 Posted on 27.6.04 1915.16
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Fahrenheit 9/11 is only being shown in one theatre in my city, and that's in Canada (aka Bush-hater Central). In contrast, crap like White Chicks being shown in pretty much all five of them. So it's clear that it is less likely a movie to be shown in theaters, though that's more because of the fact that it's an "artsy" documentary (it's not really artsy at all, but that's the stereotype) rather than its political bent...well, at least I'd like to think so.

I'm glad the movie is #1 at the box office, just for symbolic purposes. Will it have a long run? Likely not, since it's not really the kind of movie that demands multiple viewings, and also because Spider-Man 2 is out on Wednesday. Even still, it's already paid for itself and for its marketing campaign, so more power to Moore.
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#4 Posted on 27.6.04 2041.38
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    Originally posted by Dahak
    No of course he won't shut up. Micheal Moore is the liberal equivalant of Micheal Savage just more popular. Both annoying blowhards who take different facts to fit their opinion.


There's also that other tiny difference that one's "opinion" promotes racism, sexism, xenophobia, and homophobia. I don't think the other's "opinion" is as culturally damaging, but he does have an obvious eating disorder, so what do I know.
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#5 Posted on 27.6.04 2105.05
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Well since "They" were claiming victory by limiting the release of Moore's film as recently as Wednesday:

http://imdb.com/news/sb/2004-06-24

see the article titled "Conservative Group Claims Victory over 'Fahrenheit 9/11'"

I think he had a point about people not wanting this film seen. But in the end all they did was give it free pub. (See Catholics vs. Last Temptation of Christ)
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#6 Posted on 27.6.04 2126.10
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    Originally posted by Joseph Ryder
      Originally posted by Dahak
      No of course he won't shut up. Micheal Moore is the liberal equivalant of Micheal Savage just more popular. Both annoying blowhards who take different facts to fit their opinion.


    There's also that other tiny difference that one's "opinion" promotes racism, sexism, xenophobia, and homophobia. I don't think the other's "opinion" is as culturally damaging, but he does have an obvious eating disorder, so what do I know.


That is a fair comparison. More accurately Moore is the liberal equivalant of Rush Limbaugh. Shut up and agree with me or you are an evil person. I guess the name Micheal is why I used a bad comparison.
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#7 Posted on 27.6.04 2151.11
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Say what you will about Michael Moore - he made it so that "White Chicks" will never be the number one movie in America and, for that, I think we can all be grateful.
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#8 Posted on 27.6.04 2156.58
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    Originally posted by OlFuzzyBastard
    Say what you will about Michael Moore - he made it so that "White Chicks" will never be the number one movie in America and, for that, I think we can all be grateful.


Still the fact that it opened with 18 million dollars fills me with dread about the fate of civilization.
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#9 Posted on 27.6.04 2227.28
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I have to agree with OFB. At least White Chicks isn't #1. It is sad that it is #2.
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#10 Posted on 28.6.04 0302.53
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    Originally posted by Dahak
    I have to agree with OFB. At least White Chicks isn't #1. It is sad that it is #2.


White Chicks also did do something else useful...It's the ultimate pick me up. Any time you're feeling down you can just say, "Man, I killed a dog...but at least I didn't make White Chicks." or "I may have terminal cancer, but at least I'll die before White Chicks comes out on DVD."
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#11 Posted on 28.6.04 0613.23
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I would say that Savage is more apporporiate. Both Moore and Savage make stuff up as they go along, pass it off as the gospel, and sell it to the true believers. It just so happens that Hollywood and the liberal establishment lionizes Moore for being a liar and saying thing that, if a Republican had said them about Clinton, would've seen Hollywood try to run them out of town on a rail.

Moore has made his money, which once again makes him happy for being what he professes to hate.
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