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Plot:
Fresh from the success of Roger and Me, documentary filmmaker Michael Moore made the mistake of trying his hand at fiction film. Hoping to satirize America's leap into the Gulf War (and its aba...( read more 
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MCT:July 28, 2008The President of the United States of America (Alan Alda) is doing miserable in the polls. So, on the advice of his advisors, he declares a Cold War on Canada. And the people of Niagra Falls, New York, are solidly behind the new anti-Canada stance of the country. Especially since its weapons maker, the biggest employer in town, was closing down and auctioning off its constructed weapons built for the US military to the citizens of the town at very low prices.
The cat is pretty good, and do a pretty good job with an unfunny script. John Candy, who was a Canadian, was real good at tossing what many could take as insulting stereotypical jokes. To make things worse, this was Candy's completed movie before his death ("Wagons East" being his final film, but it was completed with a body-double, as Candy died during production).
I found only one joke through the whole movie laughable. The rest I found quite insulting. This is easily the least funny movie I've seen. Actually, it's not funny at all.
The musical soundtrack has no memorable tracks. There are some fairly well-known tunes, but you won't go away humming them.
Director Michael Moore, who is best known for his political documentaries, does a barely fair job at bringing his horrible script to life.
None of the scenes are really memorable. In fact, many scenes are obvious stock footage, and they were not merged into scenes well at all. Moore had something to say, like in his documentaries, but whatever it was was completely lost to me. His agenda was completely a miss with this film.
The special effects were typical (explosions and sound effects). Nothing spectacular since it looked like, to me, like the movie was low-budget.
If you are a fan of Moore, you might like the movie. But, if you are not into politics or would like to laugh at a comedy movie, then avoid this one at all cost. -
MCT:May 4, 2008
It's nice to see that Michael Moore has learned his lession - that Comedy is clearly not his genre. Stick to docs, Mikey!
For the longest time, I felt that this film was a glaring hole in my film repertoire. So, I was excited to finally sit down and watch it. And then it sucked.
I mean, it wasn't the worst movie in the world. I had a few chuckles. But it was horribly dated, I seldom laughed or even giggled, and the plot....oh that horrible plot. I get what Moore was trying to do and I even appreciate it. It certainly does make a solid point about the way that America operates. However, as a Canadian, I felt he had so much material to work with, so many of our quirks and general hilarity. Why didn't he use any of it besides the repeated use of the word "canuck" and the obvious hockey references?
Michael Moore is one of my favourite filmmakers. He did not lose any cred with me because of this minor mishap. He learned his lesson and we are all thankful. Especially Canadians....and bacon. -
MCT:January 30, 2008One of Johns last movies and even though John is not in it as much as his other films there's still enough John to keep the movie great.
Michael Moore directs so you know what kind of movie you're in for. It's very funny though. -
MCT:September 30, 2007
Good Ol' Candy... I miss John Candy to be honest, and Michael Moore made a flick other than a documentary here! :-o
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MCT:September 3, 2007see this movie your laugh.Good to laugh with.John Candy is a canadian he died in real life.He not has died on the movie.
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MCT:September 1, 2007
Had a funny screenplay from writer/director Michael Moore and a good cast, but wasn't quite what I hoped for.
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MCT:August 20, 2007Some real funny parts, and the idea for the film is hilarious, but the film loses so much steam by the end that you just don't care about any of it.
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MCT:July 14, 2007
haha. oh how true this movie is.. about the making war. speaks true to now..
expected more canadian jokes. felt there wasnt as much as i thot, but lots of american ones as well. more jokes about the presidency.
love all the canadian actors! -
MCT:July 2, 2007
As a Canadian, I found the satire of this movie hilarious. This was Michael Moore at his best before he developed his own brand of documentaries.
It was fun to see John Candy, a Canadian actor playing an American cop and hyping on all the stereotypes Americans have about Canadians!
The best scene when Dan Aykroyd as an O.P.P. officer pulls them over because the graffiti on their stolen truck isn't bilingual! LOL -
Okay, I know that the words Michael and Moore together make people not want to watch movies, but you should see this one. So funny, one of the funniest of all-time.
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MCT:July 2, 2007
There was some funny moments in this show but not good enough for me to want to watch again or say it was worth while.
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MCT:June 11, 2007Definately one of Candy's worst and unfunniest films to date, but hey, if documentary director Michael Moore is at the helm, what do you expect.
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MCT:April 16, 2007Have It was this ambitious--some would say too ambitious--attempt at a musical about college life. But Lee, ever the provocateur, doesn't settle for a simple college comedy. Rather, he want...
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MCT:March 9, 2007
I love John Candy's work! Especially in this movie, and how Michael Moore captures the irony of the idea of America going to war with Canada. Something that is hard for most people to fathom.
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It is a really stupid movie!!! But it's funny all the same :) lol i wonder if some Americans think this way about Canadians??? :) Either way i enjoyed watching this movie
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MCT:February 22, 2007
It is a really stupid movie!!! But it's funny all the same :) lol i wonder if some Americans think this way about Canadians??? :) Either way i enjoyed watching this movie
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MCT:January 14, 2007
Once again the eternal struggle between Canadians and Americans is examined this time in comedy form.
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MCT:January 10, 2007Michael Moore made this flick about ignorant Americans -- thus, Yanks tend to hate it but we Canucks love it.
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MCT:December 12, 2006
Michael Moore and John Candy colaborate to make the greatest politcal film ever... and this is 5 years before 9/11...
"There's a time to think, and a time to act. And this, gentlemen, is no time to think" -
MCT:November 28, 2006a film i really wanted to like but it's just stupid, a few moments of glory bu it just sucks, a great idea, badly executed
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