saledgele Reviews

Crimes of the Century (2013– )

Obnoxious, grating presentation of interesting topics

[2/10 · 9 May 2014]

I need to second GrowTesk's appraisal of the editing skills displayed in this series. I find the writing and subject material very interesting and logically planned, but whoever was in charge of the decisions to end all talking head sound bites with a stylized, sound modulated black and white close-up for dramatic emphasis needs to be drummed out of the business. Whoever hired them needs to be slapped and fired. The snapshot sound effects for every still was overused and passé. The overbearing and intrusive 'background' music was discordant and obstructive. This type of hackneyed, lazy, immature treatment of the topics practically ruined the experience for me. It actually made me angry after a short while, and I had to stop watching.

Fahrenhype 9/11 (2004 Video)

Excellent, thoughtful rebuttal

[9/10 · 20 October 2004]

I don't know if the producers or participants of this film choose to read these postings - but in any case I want to personally thank them for taking the time and effort to refute and rebut the outragous allegations I witnessed in Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore. I did see Moore's film, mostly out of morbid curiosity and for the shock value (I'm also a sucker for South Park), but the fact is I really didn't see the art in his production. While it was well edited and sensationalistic, the narration and theories seemed weak and labored - as if someone was struggling to work backwards from a predetermined conclusion. Obviously, Moore was walking a thin line between skewing the truth and trying like the devil to avoid the same indictments and lies he was caught in with Bowling for Columbine.

Thank you, Dick Morris et al, for taking the time to put the facts and context back into view. I just wish you had the resources to pull the same water in liberal Hollywood that Moore enjoys.