Saturday, July 10, 2004

The New York Times > Frank Rich: Spidey Crushes 'Fahrenheit' in 2004

The New York Times > Frank Rich: Spidey Crushes 'Fahrenheit' in 2004: "HE Michael Moore explosion is now officially unbearable. It's not just that you can't pick up a Time Warner magazine without seeing his mug on the cover. Or turn on a TV news show without hearing another tedious debate about the accuracy of 'Fahrenheit 9/11' - conducted by the same press corps that never challenged the Bush administration's souped-up case for invading Iraq. What's most ridiculous is the central question driving the whole show: might a hit documentary swing the November election?
Both political camps seem to be convincing themselves that the answer is yes. Either that, or they are overstating the movie's power to overcompensate for their worst fears.

"It has the potential of actually affecting the election, and if it does, it will change the world," said Rob Reiner of "Fahrenheit 9/11," echoing Eli Pariser of MoveOn, who said his members regarded the film as "the `Star Wars' " of its genre."


Frank Rich
New York Times

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posted by JOlmsted @ 7/10/2004 07:14:00 AM   1 comments

1 Comments:

At 10:47 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

The movie will not affect the outcome of the election for one reason. It does not matter who is elected, now that the republican congress and the republican Supreme Court have control over the result of the election. 68% of the population can vote for Mr. Kerry and Mr. Bush will continue his autocracy until there is a new puppet to take his place. By the way we hear they are grooming Mr. Bush’s good-looking Hispanic nephew to fill those shoes. Just think the first Latino president that is a republican and a puppet; what a country!

 

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