WHA?!?! Fox News Gives Moore's "Sicko" Documentary a Thumbs Up!

[berni_mccoy]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,273875,00.html

They still criticize his other films though...

Filmmaker Michael Moore's brilliant and uplifting new documentary, "Sicko," deals with the failings of the U.S. healthcare system, both real and perceived. But this time around, the controversial documentarian seems to be letting the subject matter do the talking, and in the process shows a new maturity.

Unlike many of his previous films ("Roger and Me," "Bowling for Columbine," "Fahrenheit 9-11"), "Sicko" works because in this one there are no confrontations. Moore smartly lets very articulate average Americans tell their personal horror stories at the hands of insurance companies. The film never talks down or baits the audience.

[TwilightGardener]

1. Fred Thompson is officially an ass--Moore gets the last laugh--from FOX NEWS!

:rofl:

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. WOW

How amazing is that?

Sounds like Michael has another winner.

[TwilightGardener]

3. Believe it or not, I never saw F 9/11 or Columbine, but I thought

Roger and Me was terrific.

[Nikki Stone1]

4. What does Murdoch have invested in a national healthcare system, properly outsourced and privatized

of course.

[papau]

21. Must having a plan for a claims servicing empire replacing the ins. co.'s that now do that

chore for Medicare Part B.

[Nikki Stone1]

32. Hmmm

I trust Murdoch as much as I trust any neocon scum.

Not at all.

[marlakay]

5. Moore said he made it for both sides

I think Mike is very smart in this one. Gathering republicans to agree with him on an issue they care about and their side pays little or no attention to.

[Stephanie]

6. Is Andy in it?

Does anyone know?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

7. Their viewers are not going to know how to handle that.

They're so used to being told how to think by FOX and yet this goes against their previous programming. They'll be shorting out left and right wandering around in little circles muttering, "FOX says Moore's brilliant and uplifting. Fatal System Error!"

[tridim]

11. Ever seen the movie "Scanners"? nt

[Brigid]

12. No.

What's it about?

[TwilightGardener]

14. Heads exploding--literally.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

16. Yes, and we can only hope so!

:D

[Ian David]

20. "Michael Moore is good. Michael Moore is bad....

"Michael Moore was bad, but now, Michael Moore is good.."

"Does not compute..."

[EVDebs]

25. The anti-govt types know that going to Canada or overseas for surgery isn't smart

It's so self evident now that 'conservatives' can't handle it. The so-called free market has failed us on healthcare since only the wealthy can afford to be ill.

Forced re-thinking is hard work, as * would say.

[MetaTrope]

8. "This is an administration that flaunts the law, flaunts the Constitution"

Another subtle misquote for the brainwashed masses? Variety's article properly quotes Moore as saying "flouts the law".

[madinmaryland]

9. Wonder how they are handling this over in freeperland?

Many heads are exploding, i'm sure!!1!!

:rofl:

[Brigid]

10. *checks calendar*

Sorry, I thought this might be April Fool's Day. FOX Noise (as KO calls it) praising a Michael Moore film? Did they finally start hiring people with a few working brain cells? Amazing.
:rofl:

I've been a big Michael Moore fan since "Roger and Me." Anybody know when "Sicko" hit the theaters here in the States?

[pberq]

13. Opens June 29

http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/message/index.php?id=209

"Circle June 29th on your calendar because that's when it opens in theaters everywhere across the country and Canada (for the rest of the world, it opens in the fall)."

[Speck Tater]

15. Even though I agreed with Moore's conclusions in his prior movies...

I found his approach to be insulting, obnoxious, heavy-handed, and not likely to convince anyone who didn't already agree with him.

A better approach would have been to try to win over those who disagree, not insult and denigrate them. Perhaps that is the "new maturity" they are referring to. Perhaps this new film will actually reach the very people who NEED convincing.

[tridim]

17. Can you give an example of Moore insulting viewers who disagree with him?

I can't think of any.

[ananda]

23. I never felt insulted.

I think Moore is great.. brilliant.. moving.. heartful..
and real.

[Speck Tater]

26. No, I can't give you specifics.

All I can say is that I came away from the movies feeling that he was alienating the very people he should have been trying to reach. I didn't enjoy the movies. I agreed with them, but I didn't come away with positive feelings about Moore.

That's simply my gut reaction. I can't justify it objectively because it is a subjective thing.

[tridim]

31. Then why did you claim it?

My gut reaction is that you're trying to spread falsehoods about Moore and his films, just like the people you claim he offends. Tsk tsk.

[bvar22]

34. MM should be forced to give back his Palme d'Or!

What do those stupid people in France know about movies?
Please write them a letter about your gut reaction and set them straight.

[Bjorn Against]

18. When did Moore insult and denigrate those he disagreed with?

Yes, Moore has gone after the powerful but he certainly has not insulted or denigrated all those who disagree with him. If you have read the letters he has written to rank and file Republicans they have all been very respectful. Moore does much more to reach out to the other side than people give him credit for, I challenge you to find a single example of him attacking the rank and file Republicans.

[trumad]

19. insulting, obnoxious, heavy-handed?

To who---George Bush/ Wolfowitz, Rmmy , etc. What a stupid fucking post.

[Straight Shooter]

27. It must have been his insensitivity to that charming Charlton Heston.

:sarcasm:

[kestrel91316]

22. Please provide a specific, detailed example rather than just parroting Rush.

[Speck Tater]

28. Ah, now I understand.

So, you're saying that if I do not blindly agree with everything Moore does I'm a traitor to the cause?

When Bush says that those who disagree with him are supporting the terrorists, and when a liberal says those who disagree with him are Rushbots, well, either that "false dichotomy" tactic is legitimate or it is it not legitimate. You decide. Personally, I prefer thinking for myself rather than swearing blind allegiance to the party line. I don't find any cognitive dissonance in feeling that GWB is a jerk and simultaneously feeling that Michael Moore is a jerk. I can agree with someone's position without being obliged to like that person. Call it taking a nuanced position.

[uppityperson]

30. I think he can be heavy handed and sarcastic also.

But that is just his style and I like it. I don't think he is out to convince those who will never be convinced. That also is his style.

[EVDebs]

24. CA's SB840 supporters need to have showings of this w/legislators

Ahnolds wants to keep insurance companies (and their palm grease) in charge of 'healthcare'. Insurance does not equal healthcare.

[Garbo 2004]

29. It's by Roger Friedman, who has a gossip/entertainment column. Not all that surprising.

Friedman's not Brit Hume or Billdo, etc.

[berni_mccoy]

33. Still, it's Fox News.. and I've already had several conservatives I know send this link to me

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

35. I Was Amazingly Impressed By CNN's Write Up On It Today As Well. Sounds Like One Hell Of An

impactful movie!