Talk:Fahrenheit 9/11

The Disney blocking nonsense is nothing more than an attempt to get attention. Moore admitted that he knew a year ago that Disney didn't want the film. Mr. Moore, since when does Disney -have to- distribute anything? If they don't want it, they won't take it. Find someone else that does. Its not a story. [1]

Next time, be nice enough to sign your entries. It lends them credibility. Disregarding that, however, I did my edit on the article before it became readily apparent that this was mostly a publicity stunt. Personallly that doesn't bother me at all, though it seems to bother you. The reasoning behind Disney's unwillingness to allow Miramax to distribute, whether it occurred in the last week or not, is still worth pondering.Rhymeless 23:49, 7 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

What bothers me is Moore's constant attempt to get publicity at any cost, even if it means trying to make someone else look bad. Disney is a business like any other. If they don't want a product, they have the right to pass on it. They don't have to have a reason, and they certainly don't owe any of us an explanation. Businesses pass on offers all of the time.. just think of how many films Disney probably refuses to release each year. Moore's nothing special. His attempt to use the situation is disgusting, and completely dishonest. - BigBud (there.. signed my entry)

Disney is just as free to reject any offer they recieve in order to protect their interests, just as Moore is free to protest such a decision, especially if doing so would allow him to further his own interests. Rhymeless 07:35, 8 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

Right, he has the right to "protest" and make himself look like a baby. I'd like to make films for Disney too, but they won't let me. Boo hoo, it must be a conspiracy. Not everyone can release films through Disney - does it make sense for everyone that gets turned down to whine and complain? Sure, he can do it - but its silly. Heck, even Star Wars was turned down by a dozen different film studios before they finally found one that wanted it. It's part of the business. - BigBud

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Miramax promised to Moore they would work things out, the issue of Disney releasing Fahrenheit 9/11 was discussed at Disney's board meeting last week. At that meeting it was officially decided that Disney wouldn't distribute the movie.--The lorax 02:43, 8 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

Well, according to Disney (and now Mr. Moore), it was decided a year ago.

They told him at that time that they didn't want it. - BigBud

It seems weird though that Disney would let Miramax give Moore $6 Million and then turn around and say "oh btw, we're not distributing it." --The lorax 18:03, 8 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

It sounds like Disney didn't know about it until after the $6m was given, although details are sketchy. Miramax operates mostly independently, and Disney only occasionally exercises its control as a parent company, so it's not too infeasible that Disney didn't notice Miramax was going to distribute the film until some arrangements had already been made. I'm not an expert on the rather inane minutiae of these organizational structures though, so it could be almost anything. --Delirium 03:40, May 23, 2004 (UTC)

The article states that Michael Moore is a 'controversial' film maker. I went to the Michael Moore page, but found little controversy. Since, apart from him being a film maker, which seems obvious in an article about the film he made, little else is said in the introduction about Michael Moore, I wonder why he is given this qualification.

Could somebody who knows about these things expand the Michael Moore article to indicate why controversiality is what defines him?