Michael Moore Hates America (2004)

Studio: Peace Arch Home Entertain Release Date: 03/11/2008 Run time: 95 minutes Rating: R Product Description

Pointing out the obvious

Michael Wilson makes a few good points when using Michael Moore's techniques when trying to get an interview, as in Roger and Me, or as in "overzise me" for that matter.

However, when critisizing Moore for making Americans look stupid, he does nothing to alleviate that image. He keeps doing the same tricks (or mistakes), as if to prove a point. Documentaries like these come in black and white, and as if we really need anyone to point out that Michael Moore's movies are dishonest and not straight forward (that's similar to assuming your audience is a bunch of dimwits, as you don't really need a nobel's price to figure that out by yourself). Everyone knows you can make anyone look like whoopy goldberg with enough editing.

This is the sort of "documentary" (both by Michael Moore and Michael Wilson) that makes us Europeans view Americans as uneducated, ignorant and, to put it blunty, dumb. How about doing documentaries interviewing educated people with intelligent insights instead? I suppose that wouldn't sell, so Michael Wilson has really learned lesson # 1 from Moore well. Attack the man instead of the issues! August 2, 2008

STUPID WHITE DEMAGOGUE HAS THE TABLES TURNED ON HIM

If nothing else, this cheap copycat film -made by a Michael Moore look-alike wannabe- proves beyond doubt that the vaunted social activist and filmmaker consistently lies to get his point across, and in doing so, he's no better than the politicians he so self-righteously lynches. And a coward to boot, for he chickens out when presented with the evidence. As to whether he "hates America", like so many Moorish tirades, that's merely a matter of opinion. But as the documentary sensei interviewed in the film concludes, "if (you think) he does, well, that's the name of your movie". July 23, 2008

Documentary Vs. Reality

Mike Wilson takes a valid swing at Moore but ends up falling on his face.
It seems the best that Wilson can throw at Moore is that he is guilty of manipulating and cutting certain situations to help him express his points....DUH.

Documentaries are not Reality. The director simply culls thousands of hours of footage into whatever form they can to convey their own feelings about the subject. Documentaries have always done this.

When Michael Moore walks out of a bank with a rifle in Bowling for Columbine, it's not the point that it took him one day, two weeks, or six months. The points is.....WHY ARE BANKS GIVING AWAY GUNS IN THE FIRST PLACE! Why is the idea of mixing and commerce and fire arms so appealing. Why such a cavilier attitude about deadly weapons. Thats his point. When I first saw that scene I didn't care when he got the gun, but Moore got his opinion across.

Michael Moore might be a bit of a blowhard, but I trust his motives.

Nice try but this film is a softball pitch with no justification. July 12, 2008

Right wing

To me,this film seems like a personal hate tirade against Michael Moore and against the very thing the film claims it defends: freedom of speech and different opinions. The film does not go as far as exploring the issues Michael Moore brought up-but character assassinating the guy. The style Moore used IS debatable, however this is not thoroughly examined. The film copies Moores style however does not have anything new to offer. Reminds me of what they did to the Dixie Chicks. And where in the opinion polls are all these people now who defended the president, the war and patriotism. June 22, 2008

Issues in America

I thought this movie was going to give me a different point of view for the issues brought to our attention in Michael Moore movies, but it really have nothing to do with issues in America. This movie is more about trashing Michael Moore and telling people how, ugly, rich, fat and not funny Michael Moore is, people already know that we are not blind, what people are really interested in are the issues that Moore bring out and are not mention once in 95 min of movie, the part when he get the free gun from the bank, they argue that Michael manipulated the film to look like the gun was handle in the bank but actually they send it to an authorize dealer for people to pick it up there, now those this make any different? If a 6 year old boy get kill with that weapon do you think it matters if the bank handle the weapon to you in the bank or you pick it up somewhere else, come on people lets be rational and try to see outside the box for the stuff that really matters, Mr. Wilson go make another movie about the issues that are making people around the world to hate America and don't make me waste $2.57 again Mr. Michael Wilson. Here are a few subjects that may help you a bit:

1. 4,085 U.S Soldiers death in Iraq
2. Congressman leaving the congress to go work for Pharmaceuticals (Billy Tauzin left Congress to become CEO of PhRMA for a $2 million annual salary.)
3. U.S Foreign policy
4. High oil prices, due to speculation in Iraq
5. Gun Control
6. Health Care
7. Education Quality

May 28, 2008

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