DVD : Sicko (Special Edition)
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Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
EAN: 0796019807500
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Weinstein Company
Languages:
Manufacturer: Weinstein Company
MPN: WEID80750D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Weinstein Company
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 06, 2007
Running Time: 123 minutes
Studio: Weinstein Company
Theatrical Release Date: June 22, 2007
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 05/20/2008 Rating: Pg13
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 Guant谩namo 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
Customer Reviews
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- Let’s join the rest of the civilized world and adopt universal health care
Yes, I’m sure that Michael Moore, as a crafty entertainer as well as a documentarian, exaggerates for effect on occasion: I’m sure the socialized medicine systems of Great Britain, Canada and Cuba aren’t the picture-perfect utopian ideals they may appear to be in “Sicko”, and- yes- our own system isn’t as horrible as it’s made out to be, either. But Mr. Moore has convinced me that there’s a broad truth at work: other countries have moved beyond health care for profit and the United States should, … Read More
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- Good Report About Healthcare System - But Not Without Some Sensationalism
Just finished watching the movie and also some of the DVD extras. The main purpose of the film, which is showing how the US health system is unfair and deceptive, is well achieved. We recognize ourselves or someone we know in the situation of having treatment denied due to limitations over finance resources or a pre-existing health condition. Well, living is a pre-existing condition to be sick and die, and the movie managed to show how the government, the drug and the health insurance industry could … Read More
Rating: - enlightening
Everyone in the US who needs healthcare (that is EVERYONE…) should watch this movie. It’s an interesting perspective and an enlightening movie for any political view.
Rating: - Great commentary on the American political scene, but could have used more statistics
I will begin this review by stating that I am a proud American citizen, an immigrant from a Third World country who grew up in America. I have also traveled around the world, and have experienced the health care systems in other countries. I also have friends and family living in other countries, both developed and under-developed countries. From my own experiences in America and in other countries, and those related to me by my friends and family, I’ve come to believe that the US healthcare system … Read More
Rating: - Not a fan but excellent movie
I am not a Michael Moore fan in particular but this movie was excellent. It touched on some important topics and no matter if you agree or disagree with his ideas it will leave you thinking and reflecting on the health care issues in the United States at the very least.
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