That movie Sicko...

middle and lower middle-class people seem to enjoy it, they relate to it. lol

True, it's not up to the usual Michael Moore standards. Didn't have insurance for about a year so I could relate. Couldn't even afford a flu shot back then.

Let me try to contribute, I have seen :

- "The Big One"
- "Bowling for Colombine"
- "Fahrenheit 9/11"
- this one

What I liked the most is the Bowling, the most insane to me was Fahrenheit.

"Sicko" is one ingenious fabulation - you gotta give the man a credit: what more could he do than to grab a bunch of 9 / 11 veterans and let them get medical treatment in Cuba?

Although I would probably have trouble getting insurance myself in US, you can't really compare the US healthcare with French - that's so wrong..

I am educated in bio medical engeneering myself so I had to maintain some overview about healthcare and France ALWAYS tops the charts in the quality of healthcare. Well no wonder if they strip the people off some of the most incredible taxes in the world.

Government vs. private Healthcare - unsolvable question, our healthcare is accessoble to everyone for free:

1) misused, there ARE long waiting times (geronts spending there their leisure time)
2) there ARE patients damaged by overworked and underpaid medical proffessionals (that's something not spoken about)

A surgeon makes somethin as 2.000 bucks a month..

3) on the other hand I have a cancer in the family and can't imagine there would NOT be free treatment

There is no way out, you can only try to compromise, you should have the choice to pay the model you can afford and that is suitable to your very own condition, as far as what I can say about that.

"Bowling for Colombine" and "Fahrenheit 9/11" were both awesome and they dealt with serious topics while maintaining a humorous feel...Sicko was way tool left wing / bleeding heart for me.

My problem with Fahrenheit is that he went a bit over the top - you can beat the dead horse but it will only be funny up to a certain level.

And he actually helped the ultra Bush propaganda with that movie to identify what should they focus on with their dogmas..

The only thing I didn't like about Sicko was that he made other countries healthcare seem immaculate- no waiting times, free, excellent, etc. It was completely unbalanced.

I think he interviewed one person and asked if he had to wait, and the guy said no. WTF? A one man interview? Good research Mr. Moore.

And as far as I lived in a communist country as a kid and a "left wing" country after that - I can't see ANYTHING left wing in that - simply because it's just so natural that medicals and healthcare are free or almost free for anyone and any other model seems weird.

BUT - I would be blind not to see the problems with the model - the issue is that this is so sensitive topic that not many politics will ever touch that and it took 18 years to push certain reform initiatives starting 1.january .

I liked it. US Citizens just love to bend over and take it up the ass by big corporations, pretty pathetic how passive the people in this country are. Bunch of fat lazy drones. Get up, work, pay the man, go to bed, repeat.

started watching it in flight, but turned it off after about 5 mins, found it too boring

That's because you are a stupid brainless fag who can't appreciate a good movie..

IDIOT...

Go fuck your mom you stupid PRO-BUSH fag assesin and cheater....

Great words.. I am surprised you live in USA though...

Where were you born?

shit ... meds ran out ???

He is allowed to have his opinion without being called a " stupid brainless fag " ....
Even Moore would concede that

Yeah...he also conviently dodged the 50% tax rates some of these countries have.z

Seems like some serious trollin