As posted in the Summer Movie thread:
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Just got back from 'Fahrenheit 9/11.'
I must say I'm impressed. I went into the theater thinking the whole movie would be pure garbage and it turned out that only half of the movie was pure garbage. Surprisingly enough, Moore's bias and the way-out-of-context quotes didn't take away from his general message... which is... Bush is bad.
It had it's moments and the film generally got better when it started dealing with the war in Iraq. The plot structure was basically "Intro/Bush's election ---> Ties between Bush/Saudis/Bin-laden family ---> War in Iraq." The friendly US relations with Saudi Arabia segment was basically Moore just listing off the names of random people and conglomerates in the same format accompanied by weak accusations that were as unimportant as they were boring. However, the movie started to pick up when it moved to some good ole' mudslinging about US retaliation against the 9/11 attacks.
So, if you're a lefty (or just plain anti-American), go see it. If you're conservative, this movie probably won't change your mind about anything. Therefore, you shouldn't give your hard-earned money to a man you're going to end up hating by the end of the movie.
As a respectable documentary, I give it a -1 out of 5. As a truth-bending propaganda film, I give it a 4 out of 5.
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On a side note, I'm quite surprised Moore neglected to mention the potential Draft. You would think that would be a major selling point on convincing the audience not to vote for Bush...