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Movie Reviews of Recount
Movie Review: Still Devastating To Watch After All These Years!
Summary: 4 Stars
You know how it ends, but you watch every frame. I have often said it was more than destiny that denied Al Gore the chance to be President. Yes, it closed one door (politics) and opened another (environmental awareness) but the outcome was a disaster not only for the US but the world. The damage that has been done since 2000 can never be undone. The American lives lost overseas in wars we can never win. The financial chaos that is putting hundreds of thousands into shelters after losing their homes. And no one stopped it.
This HBO special opened my eyes even wider than they had been before. I thought I knew the entire story of how Florida cost Gore the election. I apparently knew nothing. This should be shown in every school in America. It's a lesson that young people need to know about how this country runs, how elections are won, how parties bring out the best and worst in us. The acting is so right on. But look at the cast! Not an amateur among them. Denis Leary, my favorite guy, is so low key. Kevin Spacey, my other favorite guy, is perfection, as usual. An all-star cast and they shine in their roles. Wonderfully written.
So sad to see Tim Russert and the original CNN guys after all this time. Dan Rather, gone from CBS. Peter Jennings, no longer with us. The one thing that shocked me was the damage that Joe Lieberman did during the recount. His turning against and turning on the Democratic party started then not years later. THAT was an eye-opener. The film makes you tense, nervous, upset. Why? Because you know how it ended and know what a different world we would be living in had Al Gore won. But he didn't and our world will never be the same. And again, no one did a thing about it. A very sad commentary on what we, as a nation, have become since 2000. Excellent film.
Movie Review: Very entertaining, well done film - the controversy is overblown.
Summary: 4 Stars
The basics of this election are this: There were "three" votes by the U.S. Supreme Court in this matter that totaled in sum 21-6 in favor of Mr. Bush as follows: First, the Court voted 9-0 to "reverse" the Florida S.C.'s November 21 ruling to
extend the deadline to submit votes from November 14 to November 26 - thus the whole vote counting fiasco was moot; Second, the Court voted 7-2 to reverse on an "equal protection" basis the Florida S.C.'s December 8th ruling ordering a statewide hand recount of undervotes; Third, the 5-4 ruling was the outcome of the first two rulings. The Florida Supreme Court had changed the "election rules" after the election. It is the Florida legislature that determines the election
rules not the Court after the election was already held. All post election media
studies determined that Bush would have won anyway. In fact, the Palm Beach Post
reported that in Miami-Dade County, Bush would have picked up 6 votes over Gore and this is one of four heavily Democrat counties Gore chose to have a recount in saying "that result would have been a hard blow to Al Gore's hopes of claiming the presidency in a recount."
Movie Review: fairly even-handed history
Summary: 4 Stars
I sort of expected this movie to have a lot of built-in commentary favoring the Democratic side, and while it has been pointed out that the movie does tend to focus a bit more on the Democratic characters and thus sort of favors them, I found the movie to be fairly well-balanced. There are certainly many accusations that came out of the Florida scene in the 2000 election, and while many of them were dealt with in the movie, overall, the movie doesn't devolve into a conspiracy theory. The biggest impression you will get from the movie is how many ups and downs there were for both sides. I also think the movie does a good job at showing both the fact that it could have gone either way, and the fact that Bush never really trailed and it was never really certain that even if the recounts had taken place, Gore would have won.Movie Review: recount
Summary: 4 Stars
Overall it was a good transaction. There were a couple stops in the tape towards the beginning, but after that it was fine. I did not contact the seller, as it was a while before I got around to watching it and didn't know there was a problem when I first got it. They should probably be tested before sending them out, but in all honesty, since the seller did not know I had a problem, I can't complain, because I didn't give them the opportunity to return it or correct the problem... Over all, once you get past the beginning, it is just fine and it came in no time. Would buy from again.Movie Review: political drama
Summary: 4 Stars
I liked the movie. It gave a good insight as to how this election turned out as it did and the backroom decisions in the Gore v Bush presidential mess. A good look at the characters who made the decisions and plans and what came to pass because of them. A rather satirical and humorous look into the Florida Secretary of State, Ms. Harris, was amusing (almost Saturday Night Live).