Inconvenient Truth

Pros: Well-presented facts; very interesting scientific studies; we can still save the planet
Cons: It's hard not to leave the political agenda out of this

Mother Nature is an unforgiving mistress. Humanity is a stubborn mule. It’s the classic case of the irresistible force meeting the immovable object, with one exception: the irresistible force will actually win. This is the conclusion I ...

Pros: Will make you think.
Cons: None.

I'm a cynic and I don't hide that aspect of my personality either. It could be that I've seen too much of what mankind is capable of over the decades, and I've come to recognize that the average person is likely to do not much more than keep their own ...

Pros: easy to understand, nice flow of information and stays interesting
Cons: that it had to be made in the first place

What happens to a candidate after an unsuccessful run for the Presidency? Thinking of names such as Walter Mondale, Michael Dukakis, and Bob Dole the answer would seem to be not much unless you want to be the new spokesperson for Viagra. There could be ...

Pros: We must do something to stop global warming
Cons: None

Was it a coincidence that I watched two movies in one day each concerning the environment? Or was it a necessary reminder? Saturday afternoon I had the delightful experience of going to the movie with my grandkids to see Happy Feet which, in ...

Pros: Compelling arguments, well presented evidence, logically calculated projections.
Cons: Politics inevitably creep in.

One day not long ago, I was flipping through AM talk radio shows in search of something interesting. As I did, I happened upon conservative commentator Neal Bortz talking about global warming. Since that is a topic of considerable interest to me, I ...

Pros: Brilliant illustrated lecture, well supported with facts and illustrations, leavened by humor and personal experience.
Cons: Critics will attack the film on political grounds, perhaps call Al Gore a "Godless Liberal."

“Kilimanjaro is a snow covered mountain 19,710 feet high, and it is said to be the highest mountain in Africa. Its western summit is called the Masai Ngąje Ngąi, the House of God. Close to the western summit there is the dried and frozen carcass of a ...

Pros: Important message
Cons: Junk science and errors, not hard facts

I saw "An inconvenient truth" a bit more than a year ago. I am very concerned about global warming, I am convinced it is happening and I am almost 100% sure that it is caused by humans. I have taken steps to reduce my own carbon foot print, for example, ...

Pros: -Al Gore -Environmental Message -Presentation
Cons: -Some unnecessary scenes

Well first off, I believed in Global Warming even before watching this documentary. So this wasn’t really preaching to me as it was really cementing the facts that I have seen all these years. The film shows Al Gore trekking around the world, ...

Pros: Vital information neatly organized and easy to understand.
Cons: No one is listening.

An Inconvenient Truth (2006) Directed by Davis Guggenheim. Written by Senator Al Gore. The Inconvenient Truth is this; we are killing the planet with global warming. Senator Al Gore’s Oscar Award Winning Documentary details the history of ...

Pros: Extremely compelling documentary that makes the case for combating Global Warming
Cons: As with many other documentaries, there will be skeptics who will decry its message

The great thing about the sudden surge in the number of documentary films that have reached large audiences in theatres in recent years before they inevitably make it to DVD is that they not only document problems and issues, but also document ways that ...

Pros: Informative, Well-Researched, Well-Argued, Al Gore, Decent Clips
Cons: Some moments of editing (transitions), Mostly Preaching To The Choir

It is not long into "An Inconvenient Truth" that politically active viewers are likely to start to feel like they have seen or heard something like this movie before. It might be unsettling as they try to figure it out, so I'm pleased to help identify ...

Pros: Lots of facts, easily understood graphs, and that there is still hope.
Cons: A bit dry, a bit long- but the subject matter is worth it.

It's dry, a little long, and I'm not terribly fond of Al Gore. He throws a little pity party in the middle of the movie, with footage from the whole Florida ballot counting fiasco, and rubbing it in eveyone's face how close he was. I mean, we've ...

Pros: A critically important message that can't be ignored
Cons: A bit more variety of presentation may have helped

The film is essentially a compilation of Al Gore's lectures, accompanied by graphs and charts to show how all-pervasive and growing are the damaging effects of global warming. His points are made effectively - we can't ignore this ever-increasing ...

Pros: interesting facts, entertaining, moving
Cons: not enough practical application

Al Gore manages to make a documentary that is both educational and humorous at the same time. it's honestly an engaging movie that will propel you towards acting on the information you learn. This movie highlights the tour Gore went on to educate the ...

Pros: Easy to follow, informative, captivating
Cons: None

There has been a hype over global warming for a long time now. Or is it just a hype? I dislike taking sides - liberal, conservative and so on, it is much better to stay in the middle, as it's the only way to get a full view of both left and right. Al ...