Fahrenheit 9/11 opens in French theaters today !!!

Today was the official release of F 9/11 in French movie theaters. I went straight to see it of course. I attended the last showing, the 10:15 PM one. The hall was PACKED, something I don't see often at this time of the day and in the middle of a week in july ! The crowd was rather focused and well-behaved during the movie, with occasional laughters of course, but then, it APPLAUDED at the end ! Something very rare in French theaters ! Last time I witnessed a round of applause in a French theater was 14 years ago at the beginning of T2 - Judgement Day !

This movie rocks ! I hope many Americans go see it, wake up, and get rid of Evil Chimp and his gang of neo-cons thugs ! So our two countries can be friends again !

CRC

crc95: Not that bizarre. Donerail

danairozo and amero-franc in the same room ? That'd feel like spending the evening with Franz Kafka, the Monty Pythons, Timothy Leary and Hunter S. Thompson.

CRC

Amero-Franc got tired of us, but at least he was polite

LVB: Did you ever notice that amero-franc and danairozo were never in the room at the same time? Donerail

donerail: kfouler's bad writing makes Amero-Franc's posts seem like Ernest Hemingway in comparison! LOL

Wonder whatever happened to the guy? He forgot all about us!

kfouler5: I didn't think it possible but your spelling is getting worse. Donerail

CRC,
Right, great conferntation between Moore & O'Reilly. O'Reilly chewed Moore up and spit him out.

Lav,
Oh please, who didn't party and weren't a bunch of drunks when they went to college? And anyone who says they weren't drunks and partiers when they went to college are liers.

Manu,
Nixon resigned because he was stupid enough to record his own conversations, Bush isn't that stupid.

Lav,
Yeh, I say we get rid of more innocent people. It will increase the quaility of the world gene pool. Come on, you honestly think Michael Moore is going to tell the truth. Michael Moore is going to say anything to make ush look Bad.

LVB: I don't fantasize seeing Brigitte on a Harley. I do fantasize seeing her sans Bikini. Donerail

crc95: Looks like the NBA now has potential as well. Donerail

Don't worry donerail, this is a free country, you can still stay home and watch the NFL

CRC

donerail: You just like to oogle Brigette Bardot in a bikini and fantasize about her riding a Harley

crc95/LVB: With all due respect, French movies are a bit ponderous. Except for those old Brigette Bardot flicks. Donerail

crc: Yep. I know well of Jeunet's new movie. I can't wait to see it!

Well people, after F 9/11 , rated Best Movie Of The Year by france.com patrons, you might want to go and see A Very Long Engagement, starring Audrey Tautou, you know, the chick y'all liked in Amélie ( a movie that I have yet to see ...lol). Nice movie, opens in many theaters across the USA on Nov. 26th. Cool sights of France.

CRC

So, I went to see F 9/11 again. I hope you guys all went to see it. I also hope many Americans will think deeper than Britney Spears.

CRC


I read this piece a few weeks ago and remembered it : I think it brings some answers to the question.

CRC


Sunday July 18, 2004 2:46 PM


By DAN LEWERENZ

Associated Press Writer

LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Maurice Brubaker probably wouldn't have gone to see ``Fahrenheit 9/11'' on his own, but free admission helped change the Republican's mind. Brubaker, chairman of the Bush/Cheney campaign team in Union County, was among at least 40 people who went to the Campus Theatre on Saturday to take advantage of a free showing for card-carrying GOP members.

``I don't think you can consider it a documentary, because I don't think both sides were represented,'' Brubaker said of the Michael Moore film that criticizes the Bush administration's response to the Sept. 11 attacks.

``I don't think this movie would have been made if Al Gore had been elected president, and I don't think Al Gore could have stopped what happened on Sept. 11. I don't think anyone could,'' Brubaker said.

Eric Faden, executive director of the nonprofit theater, offered the free showing to encourage an informed discussion of the movie between conservatives and liberals. Fewer than 50 seats in the 500-seat theater were filled, but Faden, down $280, said he was happy with the turnout.

``For a film in its fourth week of release, in a small rural county, to have that many people show up is fantastic,'' Faden said. ``This is what we wanted ... people from all sides to see the movie so that there would be an informed debate.''

One Republican insisted on buying his ticket, as did eight other people who did not show GOP identification.

Mary Wilt, 87, tried to get several Republican friends to come with her, but they all turned her down. After seeing it, she called the movie ``the dumbest thing I've ever seen.''

But another Republican, Douglas Reed, described the film as thought-provoking and interesting.

``It had some good points, but I didn't always agree with the way those points were made,'' the Army veteran said.

Lewisburg is about 120 miles northwest of Philadelphia.




crc95: I think most people who have seen the movie will agree with you 100%. Somehow I can't see a Bush supporter going to see the movie. They would be as nervous as a whore in church. Donerail

I couldn't agree more. Go see the movie first. If you manage well enough, you could even go see it for free.

About the websites that supposably uncover Moore's lies : go to www.michaelmoore.com where you can read all the responses to these so-called lies.

You know, most Moore adversaries / Chimp supporters believe that the movie is just one big lie. But the part of the film where the connection between Bush and Bin Laden is shown is only one quarter of the movie. The rest of it is interviews : of soldiers, of their families, etc. These are not lies. And yet they are the real substance of the movie and what makes it great, to my opinion.

CRC

TerrapinWarrior: Just go see the movie. Then vent. Donerail

I wouldn't pay my money to see some crap movie by Michael Moore. He may have some points to be made, but I dont respect a person who has so many lies in his films. If you go online, you can find many inaccuracies, made up statistics, and interviews where key points of the other side were cut out completely, especially with his Bowling for Columbine movie. In blunt terms, I dont like things that bash France or America!

crc95: I did get to see the Moore/O'Reilly festivities. O'Reilly is such a boor. Moore had him on the run but he could have done better. Donerail

Great confrontation today, Michael Moore vs. Bill O'Reilly. If you missed it, the video is available on Faux News website www.foxnews.com

CRC

I didn't say that I was trying to spell it phonetically I was just writing fast and the phonetic sound is what poped up in my head.

Amero-Franc, I'm not complaining about your spelling. I assumed you were spelling phonetically. That's how I came up with the word that I thought was correct. I wrote it so that you could correct me if I was wrong in my assumption of what word it was since French is not my strong point.

The point you seem to have missed (while thinking I was worried about your spelling) was that what elicited my original statement was the very cavalier attitude you had towards lying. If you feel that way, no one who feels otherwise will be able to discuss the matter with you. Hence, LVB may as well give up.

I really don't care how you spell as long as I can understand you. I am appalled that you can say, "So what if they lied."

SalB: As a teacher, I am presuming you may be able to decipher what it is that Amero-franc is trying to say. The NYT crossword puzzles are much easier. Donerail

SalB,

By confusing of "démenti" by spelling it "démenmdi" might show that I knew it phonetically. That means that I had it memorized orally, but forgot the spelling. That would mean a little more than a word for word knowedge.

SalB: As i had said, some people are too stupid or ignorant...best to just give up on them...

SalB: I think Amero-franc has learned about lying from The Chimp. Maybe learned how to speak from him as well. Donerail

Amero-Franc, I assume your démendi was supposed to be démenti. What elicited my statement was the very cavalier attitude you had towards lying. If you feel that way, no one who feels otherwise will be able to discuss the matter with you. Hence, LVB may as well give up.

Thank you; you were very helpful.

No, I can't really explain in details why, since I'm not a French teacher or grammarian trained to do so, but there's no such 'voyons vous'. It would be something like 'voyons pour vous, voyons à votre sujet, à votre propos' , or 'nous allons voir pour vous'.

The right translation for what you wanted to say to LVB would be, I guess : 'voyons comment tu parles ou écris en Français'. I think it's pretty easy.

CRC

How about just 'Voyons vous'?


I idn't just say Voyons de vous. I know that sounds a little weird, but is 'Voyons de vous parler en Frencais' since the 'vous' is in action?

'Voyons de vous' just doesn't make any sense. Never seen/heard that. 'Voyons pour vous', maybe, but that's different.


Amero-franc, may I respectfully ask you where you're from ?

CRC

I am not using some type of program. They are very inaccurate.


Again explain what it was I said that was wrong?

Amero-franc,

LVB is right, I don't really like to tell you this but your French sentences don't make any sense at all. They basically look like random words added together like a grocery list. I can't even figure what you mean to say. This is why I asked you if were using one of these softwares, because that's how they tend to act : they just translate a word after another and do not care about the whole. Which seems to be the case with 'let's see from you in French'.

A French would probably say something like 'écris donc un peu de Français'.

CRC

donerail: The salad is delicious! I made enough for 4 days Oh, I forgot: I added fresh parsley from my garden, too mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :-)

donerail, you need to get into the kitchen and learn to cook


"Voyons de vous parler en le Francais?"

Could someone explain what is wrong with this phraze.

I was pretty sure I was saying, "Let's see from you in French".

LaVieilleBranche: I will work for food. Donerail

donerail: some students are so stupid (as compared to ignorant) that it is best to just give up on them.

mmmmmmm...fresh tomatoes from my garden already!! I made a Moroccan lentil salad, with cumin and a little ginger, and I'm using freshly picked garden tomatoes in the salad, too It pays to know Arab people


LaVieilleBranche: What happened to that dedicated teacher? I am guessing that he said something like: "Would you like to continue in French? Also, if you please, tell me where i was wrong." I hope I am not too far off. I do understand the French road signs if nothing else. Donerail.

so, is everyone having fun with the French translation yet ?


Amero-franc, are you using a translation software ? Kinda looks like it. They can act funny sometimes.


CRC

Alors, est-ce que tout le monde s'amuse avec la traduction en Français ?

AF, utilise-tu un logiciel de traduction ? On dirait que oui. Ils réagissent bizarrement parfois.

Amero-Franc: this sentence is COMPLETELY WRONG: "Voyons de vous en Francais?"

This is only 1 of many errors you do. I REFUSE to correct/teach you how to speak French correctly. Find somebody else such as crc or ManuNice to help you. I refuse.

LaVieilleBranche,

Voyons de vous parler en le Francais?

Aussi, si vous plaît, ou est-ce que je suis en erreur?

LaVieilleBranche,

In Arab culture; please don't take this the wrong way; lying is not frowned upon like it is in western culture. There are a few reasons because of this. Mostly because of the Koran where it talks about Allah being a greater sceamer. There are a few other reasons for that.

Amero_franc: Your French is T E R R I B L E !!!!!

No wonder the admins deleted your French..they were doing you a favor!!

SalB,

Donner un démendi est mal, mais il n'est ni une crime prisonable, ni quelque chose tenir eux ici. D'accord?

Amero-Franc: Obviously you know NOTHING about Arab culture and family values. You know nothing about the Bin Laden family.

SalB is right about you.

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