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purple hayes
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 Posted: 06/27/04 - 15:57 Post subject: Look's like someone is about to lose a bet
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/ap/20040627/108834906000.html
| Quote: | 'Fahrenheit 9/11' Tops $8M in First Day
Sunday June 27 8:11 AM ET
"Fahrenheit 9/11," Michael Moore's assault on President Bush, took in $8.2 million to $8.4 million in its first day, positioning it as the weekend's No. 1 film, its distributors said Saturday.
Based on Friday's numbers, "Fahrenheit 9/11" was on track for an opening weekend that would surpass the $21.6 million total gross of Moore's "Bowling for Columbine," his 2002 film that earned him an Academy Award for best documentary. |
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copteacher
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Posted: 06/27/04 - 18:48 Post subject:
we shall see.
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purple hayes
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Posted: 06/28/04 - 09:16 Post subject:
| rtpd113 wrote: | | we shall see. |
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| Quote: | | LOS ANGELES—Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 took in a whopping $21.8 million (all figures U.S., except where noted) in North America over its first three days, becoming the first documentary to debut as Hollywood's top weekend film. |
It till make the remaining $3.2 million in matinee showings this afternoon.
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jrjo
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Posted: 06/28/04 - 10:06 Post subject:
With White Chicks and Dodgeball as competition, is anyone else not surprised it's getting a good bite of the box office? 
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Gogirlgo
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Posted: 06/28/04 - 10:08 Post subject:
| jrjo wrote: | | With White Chicks and Dodgeball as competition, is anyone else not surprised it's getting a good bite of the box office? |
Yeah, that's the only reason.
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jrjo
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Posted: 06/28/04 - 10:10 Post subject:
| Gogirlgo wrote: | | jrjo wrote: | | With White Chicks and Dodgeball as competition, is anyone else not surprised it's getting a good bite of the box office? |
Yeah, that's the only reason. |
Ya think? I kinda suspect there's some politics in it too, no?
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Pug
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Posted: 06/28/04 - 10:25 Post subject:
| jrjo wrote: | | Gogirlgo wrote: | | jrjo wrote: | | With White Chicks and Dodgeball as competition, is anyone else not surprised it's getting a good bite of the box office? |
Yeah, that's the only reason. |
Ya think? I kinda suspect there's some politics in it too, no? |
Well, that and the fact that there is a lot of controversy and publicity surrounding the movie. It has become, i think, an "event" movie. People are probably seeing it, in part, because they want to know what all the fuss is about. People who would probably never see a documentary (in a theatre or otherwise) are seeing the movie. Example: I saw a group of teenaged girls and guys at the theatre saturday night. Maybe they are the kind that always dig documentaries and i'm stereotyping them, but i doubt they were at "The Fog of War" when it came out.
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Gogirlgo
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Posted: 06/30/04 - 09:19 Post subject:
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Posted: 06/30/04 - 09:28 Post subject:
| Pug wrote: | | People who would probably never see a documentary (in a theatre or otherwise) SNIP |
documentary
doc·u·men·ta·ry ( P ) Pronunciation Key (dky-mnt-r)
adj.
Consisting of, concerning, or based on documents.
Presenting facts objectively without editorializing or inserting fictional matter, as in a book or film.
Do you think this film fits the bill of "documentary"?
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Gogirlgo
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Posted: 06/30/04 - 09:37 Post subject:
Not in the usual sense of the word. On the other hand, I don't think this Administration fits what I normally think of when I hear that term either, so it's a wash.
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Posted: 06/30/04 - 09:39 Post subject:
| Gogirlgo wrote: | | http://movies.yahoo.com/boxoffice-daily/today/rank.html |
So...what movie are you and the go-ettes going to see on RTPD's dollar? 
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Pug
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Posted: 06/30/04 - 09:39 Post subject:
| sonnylax wrote: | | Pug wrote: | | People who would probably never see a documentary (in a theatre or otherwise) SNIP |
documentary
doc·u·men·ta·ry ( P ) Pronunciation Key (dky-mnt-r)
adj.
Consisting of, concerning, or based on documents.
Presenting facts objectively without editorializing or inserting fictional matter, as in a book or film.
Do you think this film fits the bill of "documentary"? |
Based on that definition? No. The reason being is that it doesn't fit "presenting facts objectively without editorializing".
With that said, the majority of documentaries (at least those that were interesting) do not fit that stipulation. I don't believe there is such a thing as objective filmmaking. A film, in most cases, has to take a side and present (or favor) a particular viewpoint. Moore is no different than most documentary filmmakers. He is more open about his bias, and less subtle with the presentation of his bias, but all filmmakers have a bias that their film is based around.
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Posted: 06/30/04 - 09:44 Post subject:
| Gogirlgo wrote: | | Not in the usual sense of the word. On the other hand, I don't think this Administration fits what I normally think of when I hear that term either, so it's a wash. |
A wash? So you're giving Dubya a clean slate then... cool.
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Cappy
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Posted: 06/30/04 - 09:50 Post subject:
| Gogirlgo wrote: | | Not in the usual sense of the word. On the other hand, I don't think this Administration fits what I normally think of when I hear that term either, so it's a wash. |
Part 1 Is their any Administration, that has met your meaning of Administration?
Part 2 How would you define Administration, and whom do you feel would be qualified to run the country under your definition?
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Gogirlgo
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Posted: 06/30/04 - 09:52 Post subject:
Included in my definition of what an administration is supposed to ably do is have a working knowledge of foreign policy, based on charters and treaties to which we're a signatory. Clearly this administration doesn't have that knowledge. Most do. Doubtless there are many people capable of running a country, but I don't think Dubya is.
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