Posted on 05/22/2004 12:23:16 PM PDT by bolobaby
BoloBaby - remember: notoriety, not fame.
for all else, listen to the man. he is brilliant.
Bump for a terrific idea :-)
BTTT
Shoot 'em down with their own artillery bump!
Moore's film is not going to change anyones mind. His films are hardly blockbusters. All the Bush hating partisan dems and assorted Naderites will flock to this film- thats it. He will make some good money off this film. But your average theater goer isn't going to just pop in to see a "ducumentary".
I agree, but have some additional points to make...
1. Regardless of whether or not it changes anyone's mind, movies of this type are still a bad thing. The only way to show "them" that is to make one of our own.
2. Whether or not people go to see the Farenheit 911, the accusations that are made within the movie will be parroted across the entire country - by liberals and media outlets (redundant, I know). The average Joe will hear these accusations and many will be inclined to believe them without doing any fact checking for themselves. It's a sad truth.
For now, I would be against taking monetary donations. I would much prefer that Freepers volunteer their time and expertise. My filmmaking partner and I aren't in this for money. Cash donations would only complicate matters needlessly.
In the future, when the film is complete, if we are *this close* to getting it distributed, but need "X" dollars to make it happen... well... then we might *think* about donations. That would probably be the only instance when we would even consider it.
Great concept, but what if the Dems pull a switcheroo at the convention?
If it were my money, I'd wait until it's official, then rush to film the interviews, Freepers know all the players who could speak to your crew, it could come together very fast.You should solicit funds for a film revealing the final Nominee and his chosen VP.
Other than that, I like how you think. Engage the enemy within!
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JOHN KERRY = Enemy of Vietnam Vets
http://www.TheAlamoFILM.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1320
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Frank Rich had a largely lauditory review of Moore's film today. But even Rich- no Bush fan- said that the weakest part of the movie were the cheap shots at Bush and going over worn out old scandal stories. Rich said the more powerful parts of the film were the ones that didn't have Moore in them at all but was footage given to him from Iraq showing an actual American combat death, the killing of Iraqi civilians by American troops, Angry wounded troops in hospitals, and a formerly conservative pro war mother reading her son's last letter home before he died in which he slams Bush for sending him there.
The anti Bush rhetoric in the movie is just standard and nothing that the media is going to get interested in. But some of those segments I mentioned could be damaging.
You actually honor Moore by giving him the label of "enemy." He is so pathetic as to not even be worth hating. I pity him.
Absolutely. When you send hundreds of thousand of soldiers overseas into a combat zone, there are bound to be a few who don't want to be there. There are bound to be some that disagree with Bush politically. There are bound to be some that make mistakes and kill Iraqi civilians. There are bound to be some that commit crimes when interrogating prisoners.
It is sad that these segments will be damaging. I'm sure crime rates in urban communities back in the U.S. where hundreds of thousands of low-income citizens live aren't anything to write home about either.
These are the facts of life. We have good citizens and we have bad citizens. We have good soliders and we have bad soldiers. Fortunately, the overwhelming majority of soldiers in Iraq today fall into the former category.
Jim's your guy. Also check out winter soldier's website. 21,477 declassified FBI files just added :-)
I think your idea of doing a documentary on Kerry is fantastic.......pinging some creative FReepers who might like to help.
Someone is making a film on Moore. I hope it comes out before the November election.
Excerpt:
"The simple truth about Michael Moore is that this self-righteous critic of corporate America is one of its most bloated beneficiaries. It is time someone made a film about him - and, we are pleased to report, someone is. Forget Fahrenheit 9/11: later this year, a young film-maker called Mike Wilson will unveil a documentary entitled Michael Moore Hates America, in which the self-proclaimed "slob in a baseball cap" will find his techniques turned on himself. Don't miss it."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fopinion%2F2004%2F05%2F19%2Fdl1902.xml
The more negative publicity he gets the better.
It appears that sources close to high level officials in MediVac (or whatever) have made statements that say at least one, and perhaps as many as two of Kerry's 'wounds' for which the DEMOCRAT presidential candidate received a Medal of Honor Citation appears to have been self-inflicted.
Just a thought on how a 'Moore-like' attack piece might go.
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