Fahrenheit 11/9: Has anyone seen it, and if so, what did you think?

[nearwildheaven]

I’m planning to wait until it comes out on Netflix and/or DVD, but I’m surprised there isn’t a thread about this yet.

So, if you saw it, what did you think? No need for spoiler alerts, because we all know what it’s about.

[Snowboarder_Bo]

I have not seen it yet but I intend to. I doubt I’ll make time to see it in the theatre tho.

[DrFidelius]

No interest on my part. Moore is a condescending ass.

[Alpha_Twit]

@DrFidelius

No interest on my part. Moore is a condescending ass.

That doesn’t make him wrong.

My biggest problem with this film is that it’s low hanging fruit. Moore taking an anti Trump position! SHOCKER! I’ll make some effort to watch it at some point but I’d be very surprised if he breaks new ground with this.

[Shodan]

Variety said something insightful about the movie’s somewhat underwhelming opening -

But as Moore even points out in his latest documentary, cable news has turned into a seemingly never-ending Trump fest. It’s hard to have an impact when audiences are already tired of the subject. Why are they going to shell out for a political screed on a big screen when they can just channel surf between CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News with much the same payoff?

Regards,
Shodan

[chappachula]

Here’s a review in The Atlantic

‘Fahrenheit 11/9’ Is Powerful at Times, Scattered at Others

It asks the big dramatic question—“How the fuck did we get here?”

But Fahrenheit 11/9 is not a film with a big overarching answer to that question, or some major thesis about where the country might be headed. It’s a disjointed, occasionally powerful, often grating grab bag of recent political events, a mess that’s forgivable only because it does reflect the messy state of the world.

[Bryan_Ekers]

Do we really need Michael Moore to reveal that America did something stupid and explain why?

[Just_Asking_Questions]

For me, the trouble is I hate MM so much, I might find myself siding with the trump fans. :eek: