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  1. Chris Harvey

    **Official FAHRENHEIT 9/11 Discussion Thread - READ GUIDELINES BEFORE POSTING!***

    I think it's a non-issue. Moore uses Kennedy's expression as a joke -- and it's funny.... just as funny as those Congressmen dashing past him to avoid him. And in terms of the specificity of what's mentioned in the film (one member of Congress has a child serving in Iraq) there is no factual...
  2. Chris Harvey

    **Official FAHRENHEIT 9/11 Discussion Thread - READ GUIDELINES BEFORE POSTING!***

    Yes, Wednesday and Thursday totals are tracked separately from the 3-day opening weekend. You'll notice that F9/11's weekend was $23.9 million, but its total gross is over $24 million. The difference is the roughly $150,000 it earned over the first two days of its release. With huge films...
  3. Chris Harvey

    **Official FAHRENHEIT 9/11 Discussion Thread - READ GUIDELINES BEFORE POSTING!***

    Not true -- Clarke's testimony before the 9/11 commission was that he checked up the food chain for approval, got it from the higher-ups, and so then gave the word to let the planes fly. It's another example in Moore's general thesis of those with good business connections to the government...
  4. Chris Harvey

    **Official FAHRENHEIT 9/11 Discussion Thread - READ GUIDELINES BEFORE POSTING!***

    I think, for all the anger and frustration directed at the Bush administration, the film (surprisingly) comes across as very American and non-partisan at the very end. I wasn't expected such stanch support for the troops, and found it extremely effective: the various comments by our men and...
  5. Chris Harvey

    **Official FAHRENHEIT 9/11 Discussion Thread - READ GUIDELINES BEFORE POSTING!***

    Friday's box-office was estimated at $8.2 million, meaning a weekend total in the low- to mid-twenties is highly likely. (BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE grossed $26 million its entire theatrical run.) Although screens will be tight with SPIDEY opening this Wednesday, I wouldn't be surprised if...
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