He tackles some tough issues, I give him that. But at the same time he lies and manipulates the facts so much it is ridiculous. Also, he is a major hypocrite and claims to be from Flint, MI (which is a blue-collar town) but is actually from Davidson, MI (suburbia). I do not like politicians, and he does rip on a lot of them, but he leans way left and they are just as bad as the conservatives.

This guy has balls the size of cantaloupes! With every political movie he makes every conservative republican frets for there war mongering stocks and investments in killing machines. He has discovered a way to exploit the governments method of "If it's tragic and pathetic then you can bet it's profitable".

if nothing else he makes you think

He pushes political trash that imbeciles rant and rave about, so he's not too dumb.   He makes money by appealing to the weak minded.  Lots of those around, wouldn't you agree?

If he's such a terrible director, why does he have more comments than any other director on this list??? Even if you don't care for his politics, you have to give him credit for: 1. Propaganda skills 2. Drawing attention to issues ignored by the mainstream media and 3. Looking out for his hometown of Flint Michigan, the most pissed-on city in America.

Look at some of the ridiculous comments left by conservative people here. "A liar and a traitor. In better times, he'd have been hanged." "Moore ripped the title from Ray Bradbury without even consulting him. Bradbury is outraged." "911 is obvilusly Moore's weight in kilograms" To the idiots who complain about him "cleverly editing" his movie to make a point, of course hes going to do that. Hes a liberal with an agenda, to make conservatives seem like fools and crooks. To believe in a movie or person wholeheartedly is just plain stupid...you have to take everything with a grain of salt. I watched his 9-11 "documentary" and I know its far from the truth, but its entertaining for me to watch republicans be portrayed the way I already viewed them.

Sucks

Documentary means cut and pasting words together until someone says what you want them to say.

Moore perfected the documentary smear technique. Take two true or partly true independent facts and link them together to imply cause or effect. His movies are filled with this kind of intellectual dishonesty.

this guy is a director? u guys that like him need to go to a mental institution.

i've seen a part of Fahrenheit 9/11, it was awful. And saw a bit of canadian bacon. Did i mention he takes titles from other movies? Have you ever heard of Fahrenheit 451? And Dude, wheres my car? He took away those titles and put them into another way which make no sense at all.

No talent, no vision, uses his position to push his twisted views. Did I mention, liar?

NOT A MOVIE MAKER!!!(or not much of one). All of his films are just a bunch of lies so he can convience people his stupid theories are right. And get some money while he's at it, to make more lies!

great documentarist. biased. makes docufilms in a fun, intelligent manner. is probably responsible for the attractive, enticing way in which documentaries are made nowadays.UPDATE wich terrorists, Mr. Political? the ones in the middle east or their counterparts over here running the US government?

Michael Moore is an eccentric and unstable human being that does not care about America, but rather making a buck off it's problems. By the way, what movie do you think terrorists are handing out to their followers. That's right, Fahrenhate 9/11.

LOL. What an idiot. I was laughing so hard I almost went in my pants when I saw his 911 movie. What's even funnier is there are mental midgets that actually believe it. God help us!

This guy is essential in a true democracy. USA needs more open discussions in areas like guns, abortion, religion (as in freedom of), corruption of presidents, and most of all.... Which is worst: 1. Get a blow job in the oval office or 2. Murder tens of thousends just because dad said we need more oil and money

The Shatwood agrees with that rtrim guy. Moore is a demagogue that peddles his lies,liberal propaganda and ideology and tries to pass it off as the frickin truth. He's a stupid liberal dick that needs to shut his fat ass up. The Shatwood has spoken! liberals beware!

He is a self-promoter these days... I read a few of his books, they were slightly interesting. He doesn't deserve to be in this category though, how hard is it to direct a documentary?

Jackass. Represents everything wrong with America . . . the golden calf of sheepishly following the pop culture leader.

A good man. Your ranting about him is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in the glass. Don't shoot the messenger, boys and girls. Are you ever so grown up and smart that you do not need to question your own prejudices. Anti-American, liberal, fat, blah blah blah - wake up!

The mere mention of this Sow's name makes me want to puke. What a waste of life and breath. Is this the shining example that John Kerry wants representing him? Anyone who responds with F*** you when told he's being prayed for, as this piece of trash did is sick. He needs to be put out of OUR misery!

Leave this guy alone. He simply directs movies in a democratic view. That's why we have freedom of speech. His documentaries aren't false information. It's looking at the info in a different perspective. Cut the guy some slack.

A fat loser who put nothing but lies in Farenheit 9/11. All he wants is publicity and he got it because this country is full of people who believed the crap in this disgrace of a film. Seeing it just makes even more of a Bush supporter and that much less of agreeing with all the liberal idiots in hollywood

Thank you for your hysterical rant against Michael Moore, ShawnMorse, but it does make me question what you put in your Wheaties this morning. I don't know much about Michael Moore, but if you think he is the Devil Incarnate, then perhaps I might find him amusing. Can't wait to see Fahrenheit 911! UPDATE TO MrPolitical: I don't think it's likely that any Soviet Communists are going to be voting in any American elections, MrP. For one thing, Soviet Communism, has been dead for about 13 years. I know you're trying to say that anyone who possesses views differing from the Fox News Channel must be a Communist, but you're not the first person who's said that. It's kind of a paranoid assumption, don't you think?

I think his films are good, but he is wrong to claim they are documentaries which implies a wholly factual basisfor them. I actually find him quite a sad and pitiful man. As fat and homely as he is now, he looks like a stud muffin compared to his high school pictures. He is the fat, lonely, dateless boy who finally has gotten people to notice him and he doesn't always handle the attention well. Don't hate him, pity him.

He is the Bill O'Reilly of Democrats, a lying hypocrite.

Michael is an excellent filmaker, even if he really doesnt make true documentaries. I hate people who say he is unamerican. America was founded on the belief that you can state your opinion and you dont always have to put up with your leaders. Good job on farenheit, michael moore

Michael Moore is to documentary filmaking as Bill O'Reilly is to news broadcasting. That's not to say that they aren't informative and entertaining, just don't mistake them for truth tellers. Their opinion isn't any more or less factual than yours or mine, they just have greater means to broadcast it. I've also noticed that Michael Moore is guilty of pretty much the same thing that he accuses GW of, that is, telling half truths & outright lies to further his agenda. GW's half truths start wars. Michael Moore's undermine wars. Each puts American soldiers in jeaopordy. I'd be much more impressed with Moore if he put his money where his mouth is. I'd like to see him donate the majority of his proceeds from F911 to the families of American war dead and to rebuilding efforts in Iraq. As I understand it, Moore stands to make more on his movie about the war in Iraq than Haliburton will make from the war in Iraq. C'mon Mike, practice what you preach.

Best strategy for Bush to be reelected: Sit the election out and promote Michael Moore flicks.

A liar and a traitor. In better times, he'd have been hanged.

Mike is an excellent filmaker and he has shook up our conservative little friends hasn't he. He has the balls to put out what he believes in; instead of just going along with what he is being force fed. I agree, ShawnMorse, put down your gun, put down your beer walk away from your trailer; there is no need to get so upset.

Hey ShawnMorse, I think you need to go back to school and learn English. Oh and I apoligise if you are actually a retard.

Big, fat, disgusting, unshaven, loud-mouthed, flatulent, diseased, communistic, ugly hat-wearing lump of detritus. And them be's his good points. The sad irony of it all is that the more we rant against Moore, the more people clamor to see Fahrenheit 911 [Two notes on the title: 1) Moore ripped the title from Ray Bradbury without even consulting him. Bradbury is outraged. 2) 911 is obvilusly Moore's weight in kilograms]. The controversy aspect never fails. The same thing happened with Passion of Christ (controversy = $370M and counting) and even an oldie but goodie from year's ago -- Deep Throat (was not grossing until the moral majority wanted it banned and it ended up being the most profitable movie in history). So I guess if we want to stop Michael Moore, we should all collectively keep our pie holes shut with regards to Moore.

Well done, Mike. The American people deserve to know the other side of the truth, which is always quite subjective and very controlled by the media. You have some serious balls to be so outspoken about the incompetence of the Bush administration.

More like Michael Moron. His film, obviously edited into oblivion to make his opinion seem right--has just been disproven by Newsweek. Bush was weak for not scaring a group of children at a school? Not a chance. Was part of some club? He just cancelled a large contract of theres! Take a seat, Moore. Better yet, take it in the No-Spin Zone, so all Americans can know how dumb you are!

First off, not showing support for the policies of the current administration is not disrespectful of our troops. If the men responsible for our troops risking their lives over seas are corrupt and the premise for war is a lie, then how is it not in fact a righteous cause to expose the truth and try to bring the troops safely home? Being pro-troops and anti-war may seem like a contradiction on some level but not everything is so simply black and white. I finally figured out what the NRA'ers and pro-Reagan connection comes from: a bizarre Hollywood image of the world with America and its guns at the center. I don't know what an interview with a pathetic, senile old man like Heston has to do with Moore's ethics, but it would be nice if people were a little more specific with their opinions. If you call someone unAmerican just because they speak out against the President or the wars he starts or the company he keeps, or against the brainwashed masses that believe his transparent lies, then I believe you are the most unAmerican of all. If your idea of patriotism is blind, sheep-like agreement with everything the government says and does, then you are the enemy within. Despite the incessant lies that it is a Democracy we are living in, we must fight for Democracy if it is ever to become a reality. Michael Moore is a courageous man. No matter how his opinions might conflict with yours, his books and movies get people talking and generate awareness. That is what true Democracy is all about. He knows we don't live in a Democracy, hence Miramax, subsidiary of Disney refusing to distribute his film. Why would a big corporation like Disney want to ban a political commentary? I guess it would be unwise to piss off friends in high places. They are just another example of a giant greedy media conglomerate which obfuscates the truth by being a special interest political contributer. Popular culture is just unaware of what those special interests are. Awareness is the key.

If he ever decided to deal with truth instead of innuendo mixed with deceptive editing, he'd either be an oustanding director or else he'd have to get a real job.

The very best (or least worst) investigative journalist america has to offer. Often misleading and opinionated, he stands up against any other media 'journalist' currently active. His films are personal documentaries and are thus full of his personal opinions. As for lying, I have yet to read a single fact-based proof of any intentional lies in his works.

A FOAMING AT THE MOUTH IDIOT. IN MY DAY HE WOULD HAVE SPENT SOME TIME AT BELLEVUE WITH A THORIZINE DRIP.

I can only give Michael Moore a 4 because of his occassionally pointless adventure but he's one of the few media men that make's truth look funny and make those who have done wrong look bad at the same time. He covers absolutely nothing up but he does lie about a few things.

The man's disgusting appearance is not what alarmed me. What made my stomach turn was the stench of the bs that spewed forth from his mouth. I am refering to BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE one sided remarks, all out lies spoken as fact. Basic leading liberal one sided crapola. I was shocked that I found his movie in the documentary section!!! And I am ashamed that I rented it. If you are subseptable to this kind of barrage of ignorance I recommend using caution when viewing this movie.

Moore must have a lot of hate in his heart. He seems unable to see more than his myopic point of view, and he wishes to force it down everyone's throat. He should try thinking objectively instead of expressing disdain and anger toward those who don't think like he does.

He always diatribes against the United States and tries to make it look like the worst country ever. Plus, some of the facts in Bowling For Columbine were untrue and unfounded. Michael Moore also profits off of other people's misery.

A hypocritical monstrosity. With blatant anti-americanism, stupid and and obviously a very bad liar.

While his treasonous and despicable diatribes make for, at best, camp comedy, he seems to be a decent film director. I'd like to see him direct another screenplay. I liked Canadian Bacon.

This man is dishonest. Follow the link: http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=2398

Attention-loving, pompous jackass. His parents must have ignored him as a child.

I like Michael Moore. All the right-wing wackos don't like him because he tells the truth. People to the right refuse to believe the truth about Dubya, the war in Iraq, the rich getting richer (Well, maybe not this. Righties love this fact), the poor getting poorer (Righties love this too, unfortunately), ect., ect...Hey, Right-wing, conservative, Republican, SHEEP, wake up!!!!

Anyone who downgrades this guy because of his political beliefs just doesn't get it. The man's a professional provocateur, and very, very good at it. Just read the posts here and you'll see that he really knows how to push the buttons on these idiots. "Roger & Me" was a classic, and "Bowling For Columbine," although not quite as good, was far better than the vast majority of dreck that gets bankrolled these days. Furthermore, the President is not only an imbecile, but he's also a very reckless saber-rattler who's compromised the security of the entire free world as a result of his religious crusade/oilfield grab/faux war on terrorism. So, Moore was totally on target about that war criminal sitting in the Oval Office. I rate Moore a 4-star predicated solely on his talent and achievement, not on his politics.