Mike Moore (not the politician!)
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Topic: Mike Moore (not the politician!)
Posted By: Jennz
Subject: Mike Moore (not the politician!)
Date Posted: 11 February 2008 at 11:05am
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Just wondering what everyone thinks of his books/movies.
I've seen Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 911 and Sicko and also read 'Dude, wheres my country' and 'Stupid white men'. Its mostly american based stuff and I know he has alot of opposition about some of his beliefs but I love watching/reading his stuff. I find it really and scary but mostly interesting. Anyone here a MM fan/hater? ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: CuriousG
Date Posted: 11 February 2008 at 11:50am
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I really enjoy his movies, I haven't seen Sicko yet but its on my list.
I also really enjoyed Super Size Me, not by MM but another guy. Very similar kind of movie and all about McDonalds and how bad it is for you. Highly recommend it. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 11 February 2008 at 11:53am
Yeah I've seen Super size me too- urgh it was scary how sick he got so quickly! Took him ages to drop all the weight too, and that was on a hard out vegan diet  ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 11 February 2008 at 12:35pm
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I've seen some of the movies. I still don't know what my opinion is on him. I do like the films but I don't think I like him. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 11 February 2008 at 1:02pm
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never heard of him ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 11 February 2008 at 1:04pm
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I'm a fan. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 11 February 2008 at 1:08pm
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Seriously!?!?!??! You must of hes a fat guy with lots of hair. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Kels wrote:Posted By: CuriousG
Date Posted: 11 February 2008 at 1:33pm
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The guy who did Supersize me also did another experiment, him and his wife living on minimum wage in a low income town and they had a target of saving $1000 by the end of the time they were there (can't remember how long it was). They ended up being $1400 in debt. It was really awful to see that that is how people live in the USA.
I was told, with Supersize me, that it would put me off McDonalds. LOL - so not what happened, I came out feeling like a Big Mac!  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 11 February 2008 at 1:50pm
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I've seen Bowling for Columbine and Farenheit 9/11 and read Stupid White Men. First time I saw Columbine was the first time I'd heard of Mike Moore and I thought it was brilliant. But since reading/watching more of his stuff, I've revised my opinion a little bit. I think he's definitely bringing some important issues into the spotlight, but I also take his stuff with a huge grain of salt - he's obviously got an axe to grind and a lot of it is very repetitive, I don't entirely trust his point of view either. But yeah, entertaining and thought provoking stuff. I don't think I can be bothered seeing Sicko however, I can kind of predict how it will go and I'm getting bored with his approach. ------------- Mum to two gorgeous girls! |