Frogon Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Anyone going to go see it? : ) hehe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freethinker Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 I am arranging a group of us from my FreeThought group going together. I can't wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freethinker Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Ray Bradbury is suing. He claims he OWNS "Fahrenheit" in titles. That this violates his copyright. 'Fahrenheit 451' author challenges Moore http://www.floridatoday.com/!NEWSROOM/peoplestoryL622BRADBURY.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogon Posted June 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 hey, but Fox News sued over "Fair and Balanced"... lol, how did I know you'd post here? I just found out that my town is "too small" to have it... I'll might drive an hour to see it... but why would any movie go in kansas? : ( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Martin Posted June 27, 2004 Report Share Posted June 27, 2004 I'll wait until it comes out on DVD, which is usually about a week around here because of all the pirating. The law suits are only free publicity. Remember when O'riley sued Franken for "Lies and the Lying Liars that Tell Them"? As I recall they laughed that out of court. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAHD Posted June 27, 2004 Report Share Posted June 27, 2004 with all the pirating going on, I can see it before it hits theatres...but I think I'll actually pay to see it out of respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freethinker Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Originally posted by: GAHDwith all the pirating going on, I can see it before it hits theatres...but I think I'll actually pay to see it out of respect. I don't want to get into deep detail, for reasons that may surface at some future time, but yes, this is one that jutifies actually paying for a movie ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freethinker Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 "Fahrenheit 9/11's 'mind-boggling' opening weekend successLast Updated Mon, 28 Jun 2004 10:31:04 EDT NEW YORK - The controversy over Fahrenheit 9/11 seems to have lifted Michael Moore's latest to record opening weekend sales of almost $22 million US at American box offices. "http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2004/06/28/Arts/moorerecord040628.html I saw Moore on the Daily Show last week. He thanked all of the Right wingnuts that have started any number of attempts to squelch this movie. He promoted that more Right wingnuts get their efforts going. That each time it has advanced the interest in the marketplace for his movie and each would be on his Xmas Card list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freethinker Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Originally posted by: Uncle MartinRemember when O'riley sued Franken for "Lies and the Lying Liars that Tell Them"? As I recall they laughed that out of court. BY coincidence, I just finished that book this AM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblivion Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Martin Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Originally posted by: oblivionNo. I appreciate concise replies, but c'mon. I've read six of your posts and they are a combined nine words. We'll never get to know you at this rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freethinker Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Well our group went to see 9/11 last night. Those of you that have read the thread about George Bush <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.hypography.com/forums/messageview.cfm?catid=23&threadid=490&enterthread=y">http://www.hypography.com/forums/messageview.cfm?catid=23&threadid=490&enterthread=y</a> regarding the idiotsonofanasshole <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.bushflash.com/idiot.html">http://www.bushflash.com/idiot.html</a> know that I have stayed on top of the issues. Thus there was little in the movie that was "NEWS TO ME". But it was an excellent compilation of some of the details behind the war criminal, crook, terrorist supporting Resident of the White House. OK, one item of "news to me" regarded the DEPTH of some issues. Such as how Bush arranged for his buddies and long time biz associates, the bin Laudens, to leave the country with-in a few days of their family member's attack on 9/11. I knew it had happened. But I had no idea the extent involved. We are talking DOZENS of SPECIAL FLIGHTS when NO OTHER AIR TRAFFIC was allowed. As the films states, it is the same as if Clinton had arranged for the McNichol's and McVeigh's families to all be flown out of the country two days after the Oklahoma bombing so they would not have to bother answering any questions. Imagine what would have happened to Clinton for that! There was one part that I found uniquely interesting. A part which shows the ever present religious bias so prevelant on BOTH sides. There was an Iraqi woman on the screen screaming about her family having just been killed by our "Shock and awe". There was English captioning to what she was saying. Every time she mentioned Allah, even though "Allah" is a well establish word in the English language, they substituted the word "GOD". Were they unaware that the US general pop DOES know what the word "Allah" means? Or did they feel that having her saying GOD instead helped get her message to be accepted? It truly amazes me at this point that ANYBODY can support the war criminal/ lying/ religious fanatic that is running (ruining) the US right now. And further, that anyone with either half a brain (leaving out ditto heads) or ANY conscience could see this movie and not want to have Shrub immediately locked away, is mind boggling. But then I am not part of the 50% of the US population that THINKS they are in the upper 2% that benefits from Bush's destruction of the economy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freethinker Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 An interesting stat. Although 9/11 was the TOP BOX OFFICE HIT the night it was released. And the run away most succesful Documentary movie of all times. It has done so while being shown in less than 1/3rd of the number of theaters most movies are shown in. Imagine the success if it had been released in the same number of theaters as normal releases! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freethinker Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 OK, one more comment based on the movie. A couple of parts of the movie involved the attack on the US pop from US intellegance agencies. How the PATRIOT ACT is destroying the freedoms our founding fathers and soldiers have fought and died for. Should I disapear from this list, please contact the FB-I and CI-A and find out where they have stashed me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishEyes Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 FreeT, let's just hope you don't disappear before Tormod returns. My kids are not liking me logging on every few hours to read the new posts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freethinker Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Tell them shool is over. It's summer break. Teacher/ mommy is on vaction! Go fix their own lunch, and do the dishes and clothes. Scrub the floor. Beds need making. Defrost the freezer. Or get them their own PC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogon Posted July 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 I just saw it... "whoa" describes it best... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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