Critics Blast Al Gore's Documentary As 'Realistic' May 31, 2006 | Issue 42•22
NEW YORK— The Al Gore-produced global-warming documentary An Inconvenient Truth is being panned by critics nationwide who claim the 90-plus minute environmental film is "too disturbingly realistic and well-researched to enjoy." "I found it difficult to suspend my disbelief in man-made climate change for the first half-hour—and utterly impossible after that—which makes for a movie-going experience that's far more educational than it is enjoyable," said New York Post film critic Skip Hack. "Gore's film overwhelms viewers with staggering amounts of scientific information until nothing about global warming is left to the imagination, and that's just not good entertainment. Two stars." Some critics have called the film's claims that sea levels could rise 20 feet somewhat sensationalistic, although most agree that this is not enough to save the film from being unwatchably factual
I suppose the truth hurts especially when you see and hear what you undoubtedly know but dont want to believe. Regardless of what your belief I think eveyone agrees that the fact is that we as a race pollutes heavily and quietly hope the repercussions dont happen in our life time... By the way whatever happened to the electric car? Didnt excon/mobil buy the rights?
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i liked this review of the film (from the onion):
Critics Blast Al Gore's Documentary As 'Realistic'
May 31, 2006 | Issue 42•22
NEW YORK— The Al Gore-produced global-warming documentary An Inconvenient Truth is being panned by critics nationwide who claim the 90-plus minute environmental film is "too disturbingly realistic and well-researched to enjoy." "I found it difficult to suspend my disbelief in man-made climate change for the first half-hour—and utterly impossible after that—which makes for a movie-going experience that's far more educational than it is enjoyable," said New York Post film critic Skip Hack. "Gore's film overwhelms viewers with staggering amounts of scientific information until nothing about global warming is left to the imagination, and that's just not good entertainment. Two stars." Some critics have called the film's claims that sea levels could rise 20 feet somewhat sensationalistic, although most agree that this is not enough to save the film from being unwatchably factual
I suppose the truth hurts especially when you see and hear what you undoubtedly know but dont want to believe.
Regardless of what your belief I think eveyone agrees that the fact is that we as a race pollutes heavily and quietly hope the repercussions dont happen in our life time...
By the way whatever happened to the electric car? Didnt excon/mobil buy the rights?
tyler you might find this film interesting ..it investigates the very question you ask:
"Who killed the Electric Car?"
comes out at start of november (in melb anyway)
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