Sicko (Special Edition)
starring: Michael Moore, Tony Benn, George W. Bush, Reggie Cervantes, Bill Clinton
directed by: Michael Moore
directed by: Michael Moore
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Genre: Documentary
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 8-JAN-2008
Media Type: DVD
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SiCKO is more like a controlled howl of protest than a documentary. Toning down the rhetoric of past efforts--no CEOs, congressmen, or celebrities were accosted in the making of this film--Michael Moore's latest provocation is just as heartfelt, if not more heartbreaking. As he clarifies from the outset, his subject isn't the 45 million Americans without insurance, but those whose coverage has failed to meet their needs. He starts by speaking with patients who've been denied life-saving procedures, like chemotherapy, for the most spurious of reasons. Then he travels to Canada, England, and France to see if socialized medicine is as inefficient as U.S. politicians like to claim--especially those who receive funding from pharmaceutical companies. Moore finds quality care available to all, regardless as to income. He concludes with a stunt that made headlines when he assembles a group of 9/11 rescue workers suffering from a variety of afflictions. When Moore is informed that detainees at Guantánamo Bay--technically American soil--qualify for universal coverage, he and his companions travel to Cuba to get in on that action. It's a typically grandstanding move on Moore's part. And it proves remarkably effective when these altruistic individuals, who've either been denied treatment or forced to pay outrageous costs for their medication, experience a dramatically different system. Nine years in the making, SiCKO makes a persuasive case that it's time for America to catch up with the rest of the world. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
No Description Available.
Genre: Documentary
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 8-JAN-2008
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com:
SiCKO is more like a controlled howl of protest than a documentary. Toning down the rhetoric of past efforts--no CEOs, congressmen, or celebrities were accosted in the making of this film--Michael Moore's latest provocation is just as heartfelt, if not more heartbreaking. As he clarifies from the outset, his subject isn't the 45 million Americans without insurance, but those whose coverage has failed to meet their needs. He starts by speaking with patients who've been denied life-saving procedures, like chemotherapy, for the most spurious of reasons. Then he travels to Canada, England, and France to see if socialized medicine is as inefficient as U.S. politicians like to claim--especially those who receive funding from pharmaceutical companies. Moore finds quality care available to all, regardless as to income. He concludes with a stunt that made headlines when he assembles a group of 9/11 rescue workers suffering from a variety of afflictions. When Moore is informed that detainees at Guantánamo Bay--technically American soil--qualify for universal coverage, he and his companions travel to Cuba to get in on that action. It's a typically grandstanding move on Moore's part. And it proves remarkably effective when these altruistic individuals, who've either been denied treatment or forced to pay outrageous costs for their medication, experience a dramatically different system. Nine years in the making, SiCKO makes a persuasive case that it's time for America to catch up with the rest of the world. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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- Everyone should watch this movie.
I don't understand why the cover calls this "Michael Moore's funniest movie to date". I didn't find anything funny about it at all. I just today received an email from President Barack Obama saying "I need your voice on health care" (reform). I would like to send him this movie in response. Everyone should see this movie now, before it is too late.
Rating: 
- A Healthcare Satire
One of the things I've noticed in the few scathing reviews is that people seem to think Michael Moore meant for this film to be a documentary. This is incorrect. I think his primary intention was to poke fun at the flaws within our health care system. With these two points in mind, some of the ideas presented by critical reviews are moot (e.g. Michael Moore is the sicko for his Star Wars list, Michael Moore does not present factual information). Also, people bring to light that this is just another ... Read More
Rating: 
- What?
This film simply doesn't give enough facts to conclude that America needs better health care.Moore's message is that medical assistance should be free when people need it.He travels to different countries talking to happy individuals about how their health care is free. Apparently money grows on trees everywhere but in America.With simple economic principles in mind, how can anyone watching this film be convinced of his message?
There are many signs of a broken health care system ... Read More
Rating: - Review of "Sicko" by Ronald Remmel
America has a conservative political idea that less government is better government, because government supposedly provides services less efficiently than capitalist enterprise. Thus private health insurance should provide better medical care than a national health care system such as in Canada, England, and France. Michael Moore makes the case that in fact health care, even for the insured, is poorer in America. He cites many cases where an insured person's medical condition is not covered, or his ... Read More
Rating: - Moore for President 2012!! He knows what is best for our country!
I am so honored to have Michael Moore as my political party!! Forget left and right, democrat or republican, I am 100% a Michael Moore'er!!!
Moore knows what is best for our country!!! Making $$$$$ from DVDS about Columbine, 9/11, health care, and the like... riding around in private jets, and owning Halliburton stocks proves that he cares about the average American and sticks to his beliefs.
Heck, I even dropped out of my history and economics classes because I felt Michael ... Read More
- Everyone should watch this movie.I don't understand why the cover calls this "Michael Moore's funniest movie to date". I didn't find anything funny about it at all. I just today received an email from President Barack Obama saying "I need your voice on health care" (reform). I would like to send him this movie in response. Everyone should see this movie now, before it is too late.
- A Healthcare SatireOne of the things I've noticed in the few scathing reviews is that people seem to think Michael Moore meant for this film to be a documentary. This is incorrect. I think his primary intention was to poke fun at the flaws within our health care system. With these two points in mind, some of the ideas presented by critical reviews are moot (e.g. Michael Moore is the sicko for his Star Wars list, Michael Moore does not present factual information). Also, people bring to light that this is just another ... Read More
- What?This film simply doesn't give enough facts to conclude that America needs better health care.Moore's message is that medical assistance should be free when people need it.He travels to different countries talking to happy individuals about how their health care is free. Apparently money grows on trees everywhere but in America.With simple economic principles in mind, how can anyone watching this film be convinced of his message?
There are many signs of a broken health care system ... Read More
- Review of "Sicko" by Ronald RemmelAmerica has a conservative political idea that less government is better government, because government supposedly provides services less efficiently than capitalist enterprise. Thus private health insurance should provide better medical care than a national health care system such as in Canada, England, and France. Michael Moore makes the case that in fact health care, even for the insured, is poorer in America. He cites many cases where an insured person's medical condition is not covered, or his ... Read More
- Moore for President 2012!! He knows what is best for our country!I am so honored to have Michael Moore as my political party!! Forget left and right, democrat or republican, I am 100% a Michael Moore'er!!!
Moore knows what is best for our country!!! Making $$$$$ from DVDS about Columbine, 9/11, health care, and the like... riding around in private jets, and owning Halliburton stocks proves that he cares about the average American and sticks to his beliefs.
Heck, I even dropped out of my history and economics classes because I felt Michael ... Read More
