Just how influential is Michael Moore?

]Zeph, you've just got to see him, he's an hilarious satarist, I even try to follow him from over here. You have to see the Farnenheit documentary as he bashes Bush to bits, you'd love it. I have to catch all this stuff on Youtube and Farenheit is there.

Not really I'm to old and grumpy!LOL! I've watched a little of his stuff and it's really not something I care for but I do appreciate his work and opening of the peoples eyes to "The Real Deal!" tdemex

What's with the blue lines under some words here? Is this the "NEW" mylot look! I hope not it's very distracting! T----

Hi td, personally I love his satirical touch and the ironies unveiled. I never managed to get hold of the full length version of 'Sicko' but it certainly opened eyes to the Cuban medical system when something like that is operated on the basis of patient care rather than paperwork and politics. Do you appreciate his style dt?

Hi stvasile, he's most definitely worth looking up on youtube, for a short taster try 'The Awful Truth'. He is a satarist of the highest order. Did you know that the young Roger 'saint' Moore used to model cardigans on ladies knitting pattern covers?

I had no idea... He was way ahead of my time, and I can barely remember anything of the films, let alone know stuff about him...

Well I only knew that as my mother had a knitting pattern and he was modelling the rather grotesque cardigan.

He lives in a high class apartment in Manhattan and flies around in his private jet. I wonder how he figures those fancy digs are "for the good of the workers".

Private jet indeed. Was he too heavy for a seat on commercial flights or does he just need it to get around for shooting. Can't complain about a Manhattan apartment if he worked for his money which I gather he did, I don't believe he stole his wealth from the masses he stand up for but as I say I am the one to be enlightened. Tell me ParaTed do you appreciate his satire?

Hello ParaTed, you must enlighten me further as apart from his documenteries, shows and the odd taped TV interview I know nothing about him in general. Do I take it he lives a glitzy capitalist lifestyle?

X, have you seen the commercials for his new one: Capitalism: A love story? You might enjoy it, from what I see he feels the same way you do about bail outs.

Apolgies xfactor, I only just saw your response when alerted to the one below. Well you don't seem to approve very much, I've never once felt the slightest desire to vomit when watching him and indeed find him most witty. It's a pity he doesn't have have a little influence as I recall his segment on Bush and the bin laden crew as quite enlightening, plus the few bits I managed to see regarding the cuban hospital system rang true with what I already knew. I'm not sure if the statistic is still up to date but Cuba did have the highest literacy percentage world wide. You would come across as more credible in your opinion of Mr Moore if you didn't generalise so much as there is no doubt he does know about some of the things he talks about, but as I'm not familiar with a lot of the American part I can't comment on the accuracy there. However if you are saying he has no idea about anything he talks about I would have to dismiss your opinion as biased as he had obviously well researched the findings about German companies use of slave labour during the water and agreed with my own findings there.

hi thanks for the best response, and i really think he has done' some good, heavens knows our medical system is badly in need of some changes hopefully for the best.

Hi Hatley, so I gather from your response that he wasn't someone you were too familiar with before looking him up on youtube. I really like his outspokeness as as an outsider looking in he seems to make some very valid points about things which are wrong with America and need addressing. He did do a wonderful piece on a German car manufactuar still operating from their head office in the states who had not paid sums out as promised to the people who had been forced to work for the same company as slave labour under the nazis. He also took on some big insurance company who were denying coverage to terminal patients. Perhaps his influence lies in the documentaries he makes as these are widely acclaimed.