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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780788814358 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC ISBN: 0788814354 Label: Walt Disney Video Languages: Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Walt Disney Video Release Date: September 07, 1999 Running Time: 90 minutes Studio: Walt Disney Video Theatrical Release Date: April 10, 1998 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: A brazen mixture of stand-up comedy, political commentary, CEO confrontations, and shenanigans with Random House tour escorts, Michael Moore's second foray into dark docucomedy after Roger and Me follows his Midwest book tour to promote Downsize This. One of his Milwaukee tour escorts explains that medium-sized cities in the Midwest tend not to attract tours by the self-important celebrities of the Coasts; instead, they attract "more thoughtful authors like Michael." His kind of thoughtfulness evokes both laughter at, and disgust with, corporate America. To be sure, there is a certain naiveté in Moore's proworker take on corporate and political America--his half-serious plan for a Nike shoe factory in Flint, Michigan, makes as much business sense as coal mining on Maui--but he gives voice to well-reasoned arguments that have most easily gotten lost amid the Clinton-era boom's corporate downsizing and reliance on "temporary" employees. In cities like Des Moines, Minneapolis, St. Louis, and Portland, The Big One juxtaposes both Moore's lighthearted-sounding but deeply biting humor speaking before bookstore patrons and painful-to-watch confrontations with security personnel at companies such as Procter & Gamble and PayDay. (For future targets of Moore's style of journalism, take note of Nike CEO Phil Knight's fairly effective approach as Moore calls him to task on Nike's Indonesian labor.) Moore speaks clandestinely with Borders employees organizing a union; a woman laid off from Ford attends Moore's Rockford, Illinois, bookstore visit the same day. Though slow in spots, frustrating if not depressing in others, it's intensely funny the rest of the time. The Big One is fundamental viewing. --Erik Macki Description: Outrageously entertaining and widely acclaimed, THE BIG ONE marks the return of America's favorite corporate avenger, the hilarious Michael Moore (ROGER & ME, TV NATION). Armed only with a camera and a sharp sense of humor, Moore is back in the nation's heartland and searching for an executive -- any executive -- who will respond to one tough question: If Fortune 500 companies are posting record-setting profits, why do they continue laying off thousands of workers? Looking out for the little guy with plenty of laughs along the way, Moore's howlingly funny crusade has resulted in a crowd-pleasing motion picture that's big entertainment fun! Average Rating:
 Rating:  - just living out the American Dream and I just realized that nothing is what it seemsEvery cloud has a silver lining. It will get better. Tomorrow is another day. Don't give up. Never stop dreaming. You can do anything if you set your mind to it. Hang on, Friday's coming. Smile. Just be happy. You have such a bright future. Think positive. Change. We can make a difference. The rich get richer and, well you know the ... Read More Rating: - Doesn't compare to his other films, but still interesting.There wasn't much point to this film, but Moore's antics and opinions are entertaining as usual. The subject of this documentary is basically the downsizing of multi-million dollar corporations and shipping work overseas. Rating: - The Big One: Michael Moore's Crusade against Corporate AmericaG'D bless you Michael Moore for your crusades not only in the books you have written but also for your doccumentary movies to safeguard the working man blue collar workers. The Big One is depressing and funny at the same time. His political satire and savy humour helps you deal with the horrible reality of the coruption in government and in corporations in america. It is about time someone stood up to the corruption of the ceos and corporations. G'D gave michael moore the heart and the guts to go ... Read More Rating: - Cheap Trick Fans will like the Interview with our favorite 'Trickster, Richard V. Nielsen, at his home in Rockford, Ill.!Michael Moore strikes at the Establishmewnt again! Moore's best is still his first, 'Roger And Me,, but this is the next best. Imagine my surprise as few yrs., agao when a friend, who also votes Third Party, lent me the VHS of this and found out that Moore is also a Cheap Trick fan. Nielsen's picture with Moore is even on the back of the DVD sleeve! A good effort, though Moore's somewhat leftist oc- cational leaniings may put some Third Party ... Read More Rating:  - Michael Moore is an idiotThis was a ridiculous documentary. I watched with an open mind, and after it was finished I was so irritated because he showed such a one sided biased view, it was ridiculous. Being that it is a Michael Moore movie I should have expected this but I tried to view it openly. Let me warn you now, don't waste 2 hours or 20 dollars. |
