Thread: He made $19.8 million in backend profit on a 9/11 movie.

The subject of the movie makes zero difference. A breach of contract is a breach of contract. If Moore is owed money, why shouldn't he get it?

So? Someone made money on a movie. I thought you were all down with the capitalist stuff. You might be shocked to know that he's done this before.

Making movies I mean, even selling them. Yes and * gasp* earning money from it.

Originally Posted by Speakeasy

The subject of the movie makes zero difference. A breach of contract is a breach of contract. If Moore is owed money, why shouldn't he get it?

Sure, but he said it was not abourt money remember? he said he was doing it to get the TRUTH out...

Why not donate the earning to a 9/11 widows fund?

This is a direct result of Golden Corral raising its prices.

Originally Posted by CSA

Sure, but he said it was not abourt money remember? he said he was doing it to get the TRUTH out...

Why not donate the earning to a 9/11 widows fund?

When did he say it's not about money? And what does it matter what he does with the money, it's his money.

Originally Posted by CSA

Sure, but he said it was not abourt money remember? he said he was doing it to get the TRUTH out...

Why not donate the earning to a 9/11 widows fund?

Maybe he will. He has to get it first.

The movie industry is the most openly corrupt in the world. Practices which would be regarded as not only illegal but medieval in nearly any other industry are there common practice.

But you cons are nothing if not consistent. Cheating people out of their due is just another profession to you, but taxes, which are actually among the most scrupulously accounted for type of expenses in capitalism, are all corruption and theft

Originally Posted by Vincent

So? Someone made money on a movie. I thought you were all down with the capitalist stuff. You might be shocked to know that he's done this before.

Making movies I mean, even selling them. Yes and * gasp* earning money from it.

Somewhere in the conservative mindset a decision has been made that liberals aren't allowed to profit through capitalism. Probably because the rightwing talking heads have distorted what conservatives think liberalism is all about, which isn't what liberals actually think. If conservative talking heads keep saying it enough though, then it must be true.

Gasp! A liberal making money, that must really irk the righties. Then, he uses the judicial system to try and retain the money he rightfully made, so conservative of him.

Originally Posted by ConLib

Gasp! A liberal making money, that must really irk the righties. Then, he uses the judicial system to try and retain the money he rightfully made, so conservative of him.

Now wait a minute...isn't Moore the guy that just recently made some anti-capitalism movie and one before that touting the benefits of socialized medicine over the US system which he makes out to be the folly of greedy capitalists?

What do you call it when ones actions don't even come close to meshing with their purported principles.....

Originally Posted by lutherf

Now wait a minute...isn't Moore the guy that just recently made some anti-capitalism movie and one before that touting the benefits of socialized medicine over the US system which he makes out to be the folly of greedy capitalists?

What do you call it when ones actions don't even come close to meshing with their purported principles.....

Quite a bit of twisting and spinning of the facts there. Certainly, Moore made several movies about large corporations making profits by damaging the environment or neighborhoods and entire cities in the name of profit. What does health care have to do with a movie maker making movies and even making a profit at making movies?

That hardly equates to someone making movies, now does it?

Originally Posted by lutherf

Now wait a minute...isn't Moore the guy that just recently made some anti-capitalism movie and one before that touting the benefits of socialized medicine over the US system which he makes out to be the folly of greedy capitalists?

What do you call it when ones actions don't even come close to meshing with their purported principles.....

I can see where you're coming from, and I think Moore is hypocritical about certain things, but for the record, a lot of what "Capitalism: A Love Story" highlighted was specifically certain troubling things about modern capitalism.

The movie actually wasn't completely against capitalism itself.

This is like Julian Assange complaining about leaks of his police report.


If possible I hope they both lose.

Being a hypocrite doesn't strip one of their legal rights. Michael Moore is surely a complete and total hypocritical douche that I wouldn't mind never seeing again, but if the Weinsteins owe him money, then the Weinsteins owe him money. That still wouldn't change even if Michael Moore turned out to be a Satan worshiping pedophile serial killer.