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Originally posted by wig@Jun 29 2004, 06:12 AM
Colin,
Nice review. ;-)
I have to admit, being a supporter of gun ownership, I was not expecting to like BFC but I did.
I found it was more about fear than guns, and that MM made some valid points. Sure, MM uses techniques that are controversial. They work, too.
I will see F911 expecting the same.
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I am also a supporter of gun ownership and I found Columbine to be hilarious and well-done. I would say that the content of Columbine was better but that Fahrenheit 911 is a better production.
Columbine was a great documentary and I don't hesitate to call it that but it is effectively propaganda. Moore's thesis in that movie doesn't effectively explain or even mention that US homicide rates have recently fallen to levels not seen since 1913, for example. In short, it is a great movie if it is not taken as academic - which it is not.
Moore is better at what he does than anyone else. He has no competition.