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Posted by Eric Stott on 09/11/06 01:24
"Lincoln Spector" <notmyreal@address.com> wrote in message
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> Now, you could reasonably argue that Moore's unwillingness to take the
> other side's point of view seriously hurts the quality of his work; that
> other documentaries are better because, even though they are biased, they
> let the other side have it's say. That's a legitimate criticism.
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> But his films (except Canadian Bacon of course) are clearly documentaries.
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> Lincoln
There is a fine line between Documentary and Polemic, and I think Moore
crosses it. His approach is more like: I'm going to throw mud at you and
I DARE you to retaliate.
Stott
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