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Fahrenheit 9/11 
| 60% Recommended by our customers. Studio: Sony Pictures Catalog: DVD Release date: 2004-10-05 Media: DVD released in theatres: 2004-06-25 Running time in minutes: 122 DVD aspect ratio: 1.78:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC DVD Region code: 99 released in theatres: 2004-06-25 Ean: 9781404968479 Book Isbn: 1404968474 Upc: 043396086708  Tip: compare prices with similar DVDsActors:
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 Written on January 29, 2008 Summary: false editing We really liked "bowling for columbine", My husband and I watched this and were soooooo drawn in .......then right after we watched another docu. called FAREN"HYPE" 911. in which almost everyone from the original M. Moore film were interviewed. Most were angered by how their comments were edited and put in this film. I was blown away by how many of those interviewed were misrepresented in this film. Leading me to believe if Moore chip chopped and edited their interviews to suit his own viewpoint, how much else of the film was actually true? I am sure a lot but now I do not trust him and I am certainly second guessing the info he provided in B-F-COLUMBINE. SEE BOTH FILMS JUDGE FOR YOURSELF  Written on January 8, 2008 Summary: Commentary on Current Events Documentaries lie on the continuum between fact and fiction. They attempt to recreate the known facts. You decide how well it is done. The opening says the following Interviews and Commentaries are for entertainment, the views and opinions belong to the individual speakers. The film starts by predicting a victory in Florida for Al Gore, then the networks change their projection and declare a Bush victory. Over what time span? [If Gore won his home state of Tennessee he would have been President.] Why did NO US Senator sign on to that petition? Was the fix in? People protested at the Inauguration. Bush was the vacationing President. On September 11, 2001 two airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center towers. [Bush looks clueless after receiving the news.] The film asks whether Saudi money went to George W. when his father was President. Were there any other connections? What about the Carlyle Group? The attack on the WTC meant a larger military budget. There are connections between the Bush family and the Saudi royal family. Why did Bush use 9/11 as an excuse to attack Iraq? Can fear be used to scare people and justify government oppression? The FBI knew Al Qaeda had supporters in America who were taking flying lessons. Do Congressmen read the laws before they vote for them? The film shows the "collateral damage" on the people of Iraq. Brittany Spears trusts Bush, why don't you? The Bush administration said there was no threat from Iraq in 2001. Was this a mistake? Is the high unemployment in parts of America a way to generate troops for the military? Then we see the invasion of a house in Iraq to find a suspect. "What did he do?" Why do they hate our troops in Iraq? Why did Bush try to cut wages and benefits for soldiers? Will the bombing of Iraq create business opportunities in rebuilding Iraq? Would Iraq be invaded if there was no oil? Should Congress ask their children to join the Army? These are all good questions. There is a quote from George Orwell about the need for war to keep a ruling group in power. Orwell was a cynic, peace is more likely to keep a regime in power. A loss in war usually leads to regime change, as in 1952 and 1968. What about 2008? This film is sort of slow-paced, but that is the result of using facts and not staged events. It provides reports that you won't see on corporate television. After Reagan was elected he raised the lowest tax bracket from 9% to 15%. Social Security taxes were raised by 50%. This allowed the highest tax rate to be cut by 50%. Most people were taxed more so the wealthiest could be taxed less. Real wages fell as well. These economic policies led to today's recession. Can they be reversed? Written on January 5, 2008 Summary: Take this for no more then what it is ... Jeeze ... this film has become such a lightening-rod, I'd like to be as careful as I can in my review to leave my own political opinions out of it. There were certain things I wanted to see when I sat down to watch the film. I've always felt that in a documentary, structure and integrity are absolutely critical to the success of the piece. That may sound fairly obvious, but Moore's 'Bowling for Columbine' took a LOT of liberties with a TON of the facts it was using to build it's argument as well as jumping all over the place, subject wise (Tim McVey/NRA/gun control/urban violence/Lockheed Martin/the media/K-Mart ... dammit Mike ... pick one and stick with it). I wanted to see it demonstrated that Moore was past that and trusted his facts enough to present his argument. So how did he do? Well ... it's better then 'Columbine.' I still think Moore hit his high-water mark with 'Roger and Me,' but it IS better then the irresponsible 'Columbine.' For the most part, it passed the smell test. On Moore's web-site he made sure to present the sources he used for his information so the audience could see where he was drawing his conclusions from. Granted, several facts have since been de-bunked by the 9-11 commission, but GENERALLY speaking he's much more accurate here then 'Columbine' was in its best moment. The habit that Moore seems to have developed that drives me crazy though, is that he's too prone to (not always, but sometimes) build a particular argument on HIS INTERPRETATION OF facts, instead of the facts themselves. This occasionally leads Moore to start getting really carried away with a few of his conspiracy theories (... a pipeline though the middle-east?). The thing that Moore really has a genuine knack for, is capturing the ridiculous side of human nature and being able to make people laugh at themselves during the worst of times. I'm thinking of the segments with the "office parachute" or the sealed "anti-terrorist pot-a-john." There's not enough though, I would have loved it if we had seen more of Moore's particular brand of "gallows humor." I'm still of the opinion that Moore still jumps subjects too quickly. I'd love for him to just sit down and make a film on JUST the 2000 presidential election or JUST FOX New's right-wing bias or JUST the way fear is used by the media in today's society. As it is, in Fahrenheit, Moore tries to cover every subject and as a result, some incredibly interesting work winds up feeling half-finished. While watching this, realize that it needs to be taken as an Op/Ed piece. If you do that, the whole film instantly becomes much better. For Bush supporters, you have to realize that this piece is NOT the least bit "fair or balanced" as Fox News would say. For the Left, you also need to remember that Moore very clearly HAS an agenda and he's been proven in the past to be a little loose with the truth to make his point. Just because it's such an open-handed slap at Bush, doesn't automatically mean that it's good. Don't be afraid to challenge Moore and to research his facts on you own. What you may learn will only strengthen your own convictions regardless of which side of the political coin you're on. There-in lies the value in a piece such as this. As always, Moore's "every-man" image will incite people who may not normally follow the political process to get involved and educate themselves. The challenge for either side is to not just take it at face-value.  Written on December 25, 2007 Summary: fairly dated but good This movie is fairly dated. Most of the claims Moore makes are now commonly accepted especially the primary one, that we were misled into a war in Iraq and that the Bush regime is a crony of liars and scoundrels. It's important to consider this film in its political and historical context though. This came out shortly before the 2004 election and Moore was crucified by right wing media pundits for it (although he was widely cheered by others). The only real exception to Moore being correct is an aside that has not been validated or revisited; his mentioning some oil pipeline across Afghanistan which hasn't been talked about in a long time, probably for a good reason. Written on December 2, 2007 Summary: Extremely Interesting Have shared this DVD with many . Some of the content is amazing and opened my eyes on a lot of things. |
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| Catalog | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| Release date | 2004-10-05 | 2003-08-19 | 2007-11-06 | 2003-08-19 | 2004-09-28 | 2004-03-30 |
| Media | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| released in theatres | 2004-06-25 | 2002 | 2007-06-22 | 1989-12-20 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Running time in minutes | 122 | 119 | 123 | 90 | 96 | 60 |
| DVD aspect ratio | 1.78:1 | 1.85:1 | - | 1.33:1 | 1.85:1 | 1.33:1 |
| Audience Rating | R (Restricted) | R (Restricted) | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | R (Restricted) | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | NR (Not Rated) |
| Format | AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC | Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, NTSC | Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC | Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen | Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC |
| DVD Region code | 99 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 99 | - |
| Ean | 9781404968479 | 0027616882264 | 0796019807500 | 9780790780238 | 0043396085435 | 0826262000493 |
| Book Isbn | 1404968474 | - | - | 0790780232 | - | - |
| Upc | 043396086708 | 027616882264 | 796019807500 | 085392764525 | 043396085435 | 826262000493 |
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