Comments on: Sundance Movie Review: Morgan Spurlock’s Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?

By: Jonas’ Blog » Nyt ambitiøst projekt, where in the world is…

Jonas’ Blog » Nyt ambitiøst projekt, where in the world is… — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 10:26:05 +0000

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By: IrishURLS Blog » Where in the world is Osama bin Laden?

IrishURLS Blog » Where in the world is Osama bin Laden? — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:57:06 +0000

[…] Morgan Spurlock is back. This time, instead of shoveling McDonald’s down his throat for a month, he’s heading over to Afghanistan to try and find the bogeyman of Arabia, Osama Bin Laden. Cue much hilarity. View Trailer. Review on Slashfilm.com. […]

By: Another Sundance Attendee

Another Sundance Attendee — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:20:03 +0000

There is a reason why there’s “nothing controversial” about this film. Most movies on this or any political topic are intended for audiences who already hold the film maker’s opinions. No hard-core republicans watched “Who Killed the Electric Car?” No conservatives watch Michael Moore films. Most political documentaries don’t change anyone’s minds because they start off alienating people who don’t already hold their opinion. “Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden” is different because it’s not insulting to people who don’t already understand that not everyone from the middle east is a terrorist. Sadly there are literally millions of people in the US who are scared of anyone wearing a turban. This film is aimed at those people - without being insulting or talking down. If he started out bashing Bush, a lot of people would stop listening and not even give the film a chance (and he does mention that the US needs to be more careful “who they elect sheriff”). Hopefully this film will change minds. Those of us who already know this stuff might find it remedial, but I’m glad he was willing to take the risk to try to actually change the minds that need changing.

By: Sundancer

Sundancer — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:48:40 +0000

I saw Spurlock’s film at Sundance. SuperSizeMe was way better. There is nothing contraversial in this movie. Spurlock shows he knows little about politics or the War on Terror. Sure he is funny, but his politics are way off and he comes across out of his league. I learned a lot from SuperSizeMe, but in this film I learned little new. He documents or uncovers no new information. This is a film for people who don’t watch the news or don’t care. The Daily Show and John Stewart would have done this film much better. For example, Spurlock does not even criticize Bush for failing to get Bin Laden. It’s like he doesn’t really know why he’s making this movie. The graphics are funny and cool, but in the long run the film makes little sense and you will walk away forgetting it all. I hope his next project is better.

By: OAKside

OAKside — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:39:47 +0000

Many thanks, Peter. “The whole film leads up to a nicely wrapped up conclusion, and you’ll be a better person for coming along on the journey.” And that about sums up what I wanted to know.

By: YuppiePunk » Rock Out With Your Doc Out: 10 Notable Sundance Documentaries

YuppiePunk » Rock Out With Your Doc Out: 10 Notable Sundance Documentaries — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:32:21 +0000

[…] rumors suggested Spurlock had actually found him, but those rumors appear to have been just that. /Film says: “A film that every American needs to […]

By: Jahtari

Jahtari — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:31:03 +0000

I told you motherfucker! Remember me? The dude that saw this shit 3 weeks ago? It’s funny though, the animation wasent in the version I saw, mostly storyboards. No such thing as the holy grail in this one. It’s good, but not holy grail good.

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:10:56 +0000

so uhh since he didn’t find him then what exactly was the “Holy Grail” that they said they found?