Michael & Me
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Movie Reviews of Michael & Me
Movie Review: NEO-CON JOB
Summary: 2 Stars
The first thing Larry Elder should consider is if he hates Michael Moore's tactics so much, why is he copying him? A futile attempt at satire? Yes, MM exaggerates to make his points. But the reason he won an Oscar for "Columbine" is because of the film's theme: A culture of fear often leads to a culture of violence. If people are duct-taping all the vents in their houses until they suffocate and arming themselves to the teeth to protect themselves against box-cutter wielding terrorists, then we've become paralyzed by paranoia. As far as the 2nd Amendment and the "pending tyranny" on America -- mainly by anti-government NRA types who foam at the mouth over confiscation at Holiday Inn Expresses in the boonies -- the so-called patriots who pay and threaten Congressmen into watering down the gun laws, have a lot of blood on their hands. Yes, firearms have a dual purpose: to kill and to protect oneself from getting killed. Duh! But Elder doesn't seem to fathom the indefensible loophole that allows a guy released from prison or a mental institution to instantly go to a gun show and re-arm himself, without a background check. Is that in the best public interest, Larry? The ATF can't do it all. They're underfunded and understaffed -- especially after former NRA member Timmy McVeigh "let off some steam." The gun industry (a well-regulated militia, remember?) needs to be regulated, like the FCC, or FTC, for the 1st Amendment press, so that the gun manufacturers don't supply the black market more than it already is. Elder likes to engage in intellectual shorthand to cut down MM, and the ignore the actual victims of crime, but kissing up to the NRA will only lead to more victims, not less. But let's not "exploit tragedies," lest we might learn from them ...Movie Review: Uneventful
Summary: 2 Stars
I watched this movie in an attempt to keep a balanced perspective of both liberal and conservative views. I wasn't convinced. Though Mr. Elder manages to bring in valid arguments, they are not delivered with a powerful punch. Instead, the viewer is left listening to mostly "opinions." The arguments, in case you're interested, are that statistics do not indicate that lawful gun owners commit numerous crimes, gun control laws do not reduce crime, and people might just need guns someday to defend themselves against their own government. I would have loved to have seen this latter point explored in depth (i.e., as to why this should be a genuine concern of citizens). As mentioned, however, the arguments are overshadowed by the endless droning of beliefs, as opposed to facts.Movie Review: An ok documentary with flawed logic
Summary: 2 Stars
Michael and me is an ok documentary with flawed logic by some of the interviewees. Take Jane Doe who seems to blame the government's 10 days waiting period for her rape. Instead she should blame the rapist or fate.
Also Elder looses respect when he attacks Moore. Instead he should've focuses on gun control instead of throwing mud.
Movie Review: Another Worthless, Misleading "Documentary"
Summary: 1 Stars
I'm sick and tired of misleading "documentaries." Larry Elder is a hack. He clearly has an agenda, just like Moore, to spew his loaded opinions to the masses. If you really want to know the facts about the second amendment, gun control, and the American media start reading. I'm not talking about Elder or Moore's books either. I'm talking about hard research. Study the constitution, our founding fathers, the history of our media, the history of gun laws, and our judicial system in general. Don't get your history from no-talent hacks.
Also, if you really think the media is liberal, then I would suggest studying the media and taking journalism classes. There is no such thing as "The Liberal Media" just like there is no such thing as "The Conservative Media." If we truly had a liberal media, then every news station and newspaper would be like "The Nation" or "Mother Jones Diary." Same goes for a conservative medai. Then everything would be like "The Weekly Standard" or "American Spectator." What we have is a corporate media. A media that only cares about ratings and telling us B.S. that we don't need to know. They also neglect to tell us a lot about certain issues and stories. I'd rather have a biased media then the one we have now. Conservative and Liberal medai outlets are always more accurate than the mainstream media. They're not run by some corporation that's just lookin' for a buck. They're real journalists that actually care about reporting and giving you the facts. The only thing Brit Hume, Wolf Blitzer, or any other moron on the cable news cares about is their pocket book.
Movie Review: Plain wrong
Summary: 1 Stars
This film claims to be an unbiased look at gun control, but I would not be suprised if it has some sort of NRA funding backing it somewhere. In the end, it is just as loaded and biased as the filmmaker alluded to in the title. It is a response to "Bowling for Columbine" that feels more like damage control. It is permeated by the stench of the same old argument, "guns don't kill people, people do." Well, they sure do make it easier, don't they! The director of this documentary has a very obvious agenda. After the shooting at Virginia Tech, and with all the violence in our society, it is really irresponsible not to at leat ponder the idea of some sort of restricitons on gun ownership. There are people out there, however, that will not change their minds. For those that are unwilling to consider any reasonable arguements, then I suppose this is the film for you!