# Fahrenheit 11/9: Has anyone seen it, and if so, what did you think? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 25, 2018, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-11-9-has-anyone-seen-it-and-if-so-what-did-you-think/821867 "2018-09-25T04:04:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-11-9-has-anyone-seen-it-and-if-so-what-did-you-think/821867/1 "2018-09-25T04:04:29Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-11-9-has-anyone-seen-it-and-if-so-what-did-you-think/821867/2 "2018-09-25T06:11:35Z")
I have not seen it yet but I intend to. I doubt I’ll make time to see it in the theatre tho. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-11-9-has-anyone-seen-it-and-if-so-what-did-you-think/821867/3 "2018-09-25T11:52:55Z")
No interest on my part. Moore is a condescending ass. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-11-9-has-anyone-seen-it-and-if-so-what-did-you-think/821867/4 "2018-09-25T12:07:04Z")
> [@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. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-11-9-has-anyone-seen-it-and-if-so-what-did-you-think/821867/5 "2018-09-25T12:19:31Z")
_[Variety](https://variety.com/2018/film/box-office/fahrenheit-11-9-michael-moore-trump-1202953615/)_ 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 ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-11-9-has-anyone-seen-it-and-if-so-what-did-you-think/821867/6 "2018-09-25T12:45:31Z")
Here’s a review in The Atlantic > **[‘Fahrenheit 11/9’ Is Powerful at Times, Scattered at Others](https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/09/fahrenheit-119-is-powerful-at-times-scattered-at-others/570565/)** > > Michael Moore’s new film takes aim at President Trump and establishment Democrats alike, but it only succeeds when the director turns the camera on his hometown. 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. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-11-9-has-anyone-seen-it-and-if-so-what-did-you-think/821867/7 "2018-09-25T12:51:45Z")
Do we really need Michael Moore to reveal that America did something stupid and explain why? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-11-9-has-anyone-seen-it-and-if-so-what-did-you-think/821867/8 "2018-09-25T14:46:45Z")
For me, the trouble is I hate MM so much, I might find myself siding with the trump fans. :eek: