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| Filmmaker and leftist activist Michael Moore asks some serious questions as he probes the depths of America's trigger-happy gun culture in the insightful and amusing documentary, BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE. Guns in America are used to kill an average of more than 11,000 people per year. This death toll is obscenely out of balance with other first world countries, which generally average a total in double digits. Experts and analysts have pointed to America's bloody history as a reason, but how does that explain the lower murder rate in Germany? Violent entertainment has also been fingered, but how does this account for staggeringly low numbers in Japan, home of the most violent entertainment video games on the market. <br> <br> Moore's trademark comedic tone is razor-sharp as his quest leads him everywhere from Littleton Colorado's Columbine High School to the home of NRA President Charlton Heston. Moore, oddly enough a lifetime NRA member, makes his main target the news media, but also fires away at ineffic... |
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Key Information
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| Genre: |
Education/General Interest |
| Directors: |
Michael Moore |
| UPC: |
027616882240, 027616882264, 883904102274 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 5min |
| Available Formats: |
DVD, DVD: Canadian, VHS |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Subgenre: |
Satire |
| Release Date: |
2002 |
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| Original Language: |
English |
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- VHS
- 2hr 5min
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
- August 19, 2003
- R (MPAA)
- 027616882240
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Professional Reviews
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(10/11/2002, p.6E, Mike Clark): "...If Moore is constantly grinding axes, he is always sharpening his irony, too...", (10/11/2002, p.C16, Kenneth Turan): "...Moore's concern about issues is genuine...", (10/11/2002, p.E13, A. O. Scott): "..[A] disturbing, infuriating and often very funny film....The camera collects quite a few odd, touching and unsettling moments...", (11/01/2002, p.40, Richard Kelly): "...Brilliant....One must salute Moore's bravely radical thesis...", (11/01/2002, p.46, Lisa Schwarzbaum): "...Provocative stuff...", (12/01/2002, p.103, Dan Jolin): "...BOWLING is a 12-course feast for thought. Listen to Moore for just a few minutes and you can't help but get fired up..." |
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