Rabble-rousing documentary director Michael Moore takes aim at American greed and capitalism. The movie opens with a depiction of ancient Rome and cuts to contemporary America; strongly implying that our society could fall just like Rome once did. This movie made me pretty angry. Not angry at Moore, but at a society which allows the ultra-rich to prosper, while most of the rest of us get screwed. For instance, a lot of people shone in this film were undergoing foreclosure; many through no fault of their own. Lots of people are out of work. struggling to get by, and perhaps one health scare away from bankruptcy. The wealthy and their Congressional enablers are fiddling while our economy burns. Perhaps the most aggravating part of the film was when a certain judge sent juveniles to a private detention facility so he could get kickbacks for doing so. I admit, I agree with at least 90% of Moore's sentiment, but the people who really need to hear his message will likely refuse to see it.
Conservatives tend to dislike or despise Michael Moore, but they ought to take what he says to heart.
"Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs" in 3-D
Based on a children's book. Eccentric, young inventor Flint Lockwood devises some disastrous inventions, like a "rat-bird" and a television that literally walks away, and he is also quite socially awkward. One day, he comes up with a device which causes just about any kind of food to rain from the sky. In spite of his eccentricity, he eventually attracts a weather girl who was once a "nerd" herself. Due to the greed of another character the machine goes haywire and nearly destroys their town. In the end, Lockwood discovers the weather girl likes him as much as he likes her, he finds out his mostly silent dad is proud of him, and the townspeople actually respect him. Featuring the voice talents of: Anna Faris, James Caan, Neil Patrick Harris ("Doogie Hauser"), Mr. T and others. I mostly saw this because it was in 3-D, but it was quite amusing.
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