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Andyrosenblum
Reviews
A Year in the Life (1986)
Best TV Mini-Series Ever Made
The original "A Year in the Life," mini-series aired on NBC during the evenings of December 15, 16, and 17, 1986. This is one of the most heart warming and well produced movies that has ever been broadcast. Very few movies impact me the way that this one did. I simply can't understand why it was never released on either VHS or DVD. The musical score, composed by Elizabeth Swados is every bit as moving as the storyline. The writers of this mini-series did an exceptional job and the acting was superb. I was very sad to learn that David Oliver, who plays the role of Sam Gardner, died of AIDS in 1992. Richard Kiley, who died in 1999 does an outstanding job as the father and the overall emotional up and downs portrayed by the rest of the cast reminds me of very real life situations. I originally recorded the movie on VHS, EP mode, so the quality is marginal at best. If anyone learns that this exceptional mini-series becomes available on DVD or if the musical score becomes available on CD, please contact me at mr0370307@aol.com. If you are reading this but have never seen the original mini-series, try to get your hands on a rare copy that was recorded on VHS and may be available on eBay or from some other source. I guarantee you won't be disappointed.
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
High School Seniors Pursue Your Dreams!
After seeing this film, I would like to give a piece of advice to upcoming high school seniors. If you are reluctant to apply to the college of your dreams, please take notice that one of the "dumbest" individuals of our time, "President Bush"(Oxymoron), was accepted at Yale University. Granted, he nearly flunked out, but this should give encouragement to those who feel that they need to be among the smartest in the world to attend such a prestigious university.
To those who criticize this extraordinary movie, it amazes me that the vast majority that have done so, have not even taken the time to see it. Bush supporters and their right wing constituents should take the time to actually view the movie before commenting on something they know nothing about. It is akin to those who supported President Nixon during Watergate, when they knew full well that he was a no good, lying cheat. These were the people that said that "We should support our President no matter what. We elected him and he deserves our unwavering support, regardless of the fact that he is a liar, a cheat, and should clearly be serving time in jail".
Fahrenheit 9/11 starts off by showing that the 2000 Presidential election was clearly won by Al Gore. Through the manipulation of the US Senate and the Supreme Court of the United States, Bush is astonishingly awarded the highest office in the land. Clearly a case of total injustice, I sat in shock for the better part of a day coming to the realization that our country was about to be lead by a person that was about as eloquent and articulate as the "Today Show" monkey from the 1950's. The film depicts a stone faced Bush at a Sarasota, FL elementary school, sitting for nearly seven minutes reading "My Pet Goat" after an aide, Andrew Card, whispers in his ear that a second plane has just plowed into the World Trade Center and that America is under attack. Bush looks as though he is a deer, caught by the headlights of a car. He told the 9/11 commission that he wanted to project calm to the American people, when in fact he projects the fact that he has absolutely no idea what to do.
The film continues for nearly two hours, clearly displaying that the only reason that we went to war in Iraq was that there was "oil" to be found. There were no weapons of mass destruction, nor did the administration have any facts whatsoever to legitimize such an outrageous claim. The fact that hundreds of innocent lives were lost in the needless Iraq war, nor the fact that the real war should have been fought in Afghanistan against Bin Laden, escapes the Bush administration, as their main concern seems to revolve around protecting the Bin Laden family, to which George H. W. Bush has close ties.
This administration is the most corrupt and incompetent in US history. If you are still a Bush supporter after actually viewing this film, then you are either downright stupid, or you simply have no grasp for actual facts. This movie should be required viewing for all citizens of the world. There is no way that you can objectively view it and not come away with the opinion that this country is in serious trouble should Bush be reelected to a second term. Bush and his administration could care less about the average American. The Bush family cares only about "the Bush family", and nothing more. Their extreme wealth and arrogance toward middle America only confirms that they have no concern for you and I.
Republicans and right wing propagandists, Rush Limbaugh included, open your eyes to reality. Pick up a book and read it, go to the movie and view it. Base your "facts" on facts. We are living in a time of the worst governing body in the history of the United States. Don't stand by and do nothing. Stand up and be heard, but be heard for the right reasons. If you truly review the facts of this corrupt administration, you can't help but to vote "Bush" out of office come this November.
I give this movie a 10 out of 10. Thank you Michael Moore for your endless hours of research and for your sustained efforts to bring this film to the American public. Well done!