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Summary: Micheal Moore voice of reason and reality
Review: Micheal Moore fights the tough issues with a brave and intelligent voice. Agree with him or not, he makes a strong stand for what he believes in. That is something not seen in film today. Bowling for Columbine is a masterpiece of voice and reason. Gun conrol is a key issue in the country and Moore brings it to the fore front. The second amendment gives all Americans the right to bear arms. But is this amendment worty it since hundreds of Americans die each year to gun related occurrences. The NRA has as much right to free speech as anyone. Charlton Heston said "Out of my cold dead hands" referring to his rifle well I say when it comes to Bowling for Columbine "Out of my cold dead DVD".
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Summary: Micheal Moore voice of reason and reality
Review: Micheal Moore fights the tough issues with a brave and intelligent voice. Agree with him are not he makes a strong stand for what he believes in. That is something not seen in flim today. Bowling for Columbine is a masterpiece of voice and reason. Gun control is a key issue in the country and Moore brings to the fore front. The second amendment gives all Americans the right to bear arms. But is the cost of that amendment become to high as according to Moore. Americans are dying by the hundreds every year.I believe Moore is a hero for pointing out this fact and I praise his efforts.As Moore does, the NRA has just as much right to free speech as anyone. Charlton Heston said "out of my cold dead hands" referring to his rifle, well when it comes to Bowling for Columbine I'd like to say "out of my cold dead DVD".
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Summary: required viewing
Review: It should be mandatory for highschool graduation to watch this film. I found it provocative well researched and executed with enough wit and ferver to get the point across. I think that just as a reminder of what this timeless film is trying to tell I will watch it at least once a year and I will loan it to whomever has a willing ear....this is a message that needs to get out. Bravo Micheal....I only wish that I were black and I could work for you and bask in your genious! Well done!
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Summary: Give us more Michael!
Review: This is not another dull, dry discussion regarding the issue of guns and gun ownership in America. Moore has an axe to grind (or ammunition to load?) and he does it with a style all his own. If you treasure the cliche of "if guns are made illegal, then only criminals will have guns" then you might as lessen your likelihood of suffering a stroke and buy a ticket to the next Charlton Heston Film Festival. But if it you seek a different viewpoint, one presented with wry and cynical humor, invest in this movie. You won't be disappointed. Who ever thought that the far-right militias could provide such humor? And how about the bank that doubles as a - fully licensed - gun distributor? Michael Moore will never be accused of being too subtle, but he does provide a great amount of entertainment while expounding on his admittedly liberal bias. When this film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary, he unabashedly used his 30 seconds of air time to propagate those views even further. The title of Bowling for Columbine refers to the two teenage killers who allegedly went bowling on the morning of their massacre at the Colorado high school. Moore has been criticized by some for his use of video from a security camera at Columbine on that day, however I think that these images are presented with respect and in the proper context. Yes he does attempt a few ambush interviews, with mixed results. Dick Clark basically drives away, K-Mart's public relations people provide a surprise and Charlton Heston manages to salvage some dignity while surrendering no ground whatsoever. Other highlights include an examination of the different attitudes regarding guns as held by Americans and Canadians, the aforementioned bank with it's guns-as-giveaways promotion, and the Miss Militia calendar. Moore uses statistics that sometimes beg for more explanation and source accreditation, but then again few people or organizations with positions on gun ownership and legislation do. Where Michael excels is in the areas of providing entertainment and raising questions. He may not always provide satisfying answers, but he'll certainly make you think!
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Summary: Thanks for the wake up call!
Review: This ... film reminded me to go purchase a few guns before the extremists further restrict our constitutional right to arm and protect our families. Moore is a talented filmmaker, but he draws illogical (and biased) conclusions about current events.
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Summary: One of the Best Movies...Ever
Review: This is one of the best movies I have ever seen...period. You will laugh, cry, and think. People criticize the fact that all theories are shot down (no pun intended), but there isn't a simple answer to the staggering rates of gun homicides in the U.S. This movie will impact your life..hopefully, forever. BUY THIS MOVIE, and watch it with everyone you love.
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Summary: Bowling for Columbine bowled me over!
Review: I have always been a fan of Moore's work, but he really out does himself in Bowling for Columbine. Though many of Moore's critics have called him on making his documentaries too personal, I find his humanity refreshing. It's not a man in a tweed jacket pointing to Civil War photos and speaking in haughty language about the history of some mysterious "American Culture." No, what you will find in Bowling for Columbine is a real account of a trigger-happy people, who in the process are finding a lot of misery. This film should be required viewing for all American high schoolers.
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Summary: A modern day hero!!
Review: Sometimes the truth hurts, and sometimes it should. We all need a reality check here and there and Michael Moore is just the guy to pull it off on such a wide scale. You'll laugh (really hard), you'll cry (even harder), and you'll leave feeling empowered if you are anything like me. Although I may not agree with his every quip and theory, I agree with his purpose and I think he is a shinging star of honesty in the sludge of lies and misrepresentations that is our beloved media. Mike is my new hero. He deserves to be listened to.
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Summary: Hilarious, Alarming, Sad, Thought Provoking, Everything!
Review: More compelling that nearly every other film of the past few years, 'Bowling for Columbine' had me wondering why there aren't more documentary's on general release in cinemas, because I left the cinema feeling not only entertained, but more thought provoked than I have been in a long time. The film/documentary basically puts forward the question - are Americans nuts about guns, or just plain nuts? Moore's film would point to the latter, and it's not without its reasons. America has by far the highest toll of gun deaths for a Western country per year, 11,000+ as the documentary explains compared to the few hundred by the next highest ranking country. The average viewer would quickly come to the conclusion that it is because America has so many guns, but this view is challenged when Moore points out that Canada has seven million guns in ten million families, but "only" a few hundred deaths each year. 'Bowling for Columbine' focuses on the 1999 Columbine school shootings and the death of a six year old girl to form the basis of the documentary's questions. He also takes a look at the culture of fear that has been created by the American media and its victimisation of African Americans. Two of the documentary's highlights are the acts of America's foreign policy, played ironically to Satchmo's 'What a Wonderful World', and a cartoon explaining the brief history of the USA, which while simplistic, is certainly funny. And not to be forgotten, of course, is the interview with Charlton Heston. Moore lays into him like a ton of bricks and ends up making Heston look like what he is - a gun toting, far right fanatic with no moral basis for his beliefs. Well done Moore for exposing this! One slight drawback of the documentary I felt, was how Moore seemed to present America as a land where guns rule and killings occur throughout it, but having been to America and having many friends who are American, I know for a fact this is not true. It obviously varies from place to place, which Moore didn't seem to explain. As many critics have claimed, the low point of the documentary is Moore's failure to come up with an answer to his question. This is true, but I think the words of a review I recently read in the newspaper sums it up well - "While Moore may not provide any conclusive answers to the questions he poses, in a world where people are too afraid to question anything, at least he's asking them". As the for the question Moore posed, that being why America has so many gun deaths compared to other western countries, I have come up with a view, which may or may not be correct. Ever since the Pilgrims arrived in America in the sixteenth century, Americans have constantly moved west to find new land. Because of this, they moved so quickly that often they had no governing body to restrict their actions, so people took matters into their own hands. Could these periods of lawlessness have created such a society?
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Summary: Boring For Columbine
Review: Moore is just another 60's left over doing his best to be clever. This film is about as exciting as a Greatful Dead record. Save your money!
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