An Inconvenient Truth

An Inconvenient Truth
by Davis Guggenheim

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Actor: Al Gore, Billy West (II)
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Brand: Paramount
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-11-21
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount

DVD Reviews of An Inconvenient Truth

DVD Review: A Must See
Summary: 5 Stars

First I appologise to former President Carter. i didn't think much of his term in office, boy was I wrong. We are killing ourselves but for no other reason but greed. Please vue this with "Who Killed the Electric Car".

DVD Review: Fakery created to dupe the masses
Summary: 1 Stars

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At best, it's a documentary on the sorry state of government-run alleged "schools" that so many can be fooled by a greedy gasbag politician who himself uses 20 times the average amount of energy as the homes of the Normal-American Community.

It may be too late already, but WAKE UP, America! Sheesh, it's just embarrassing.

DVD Review: The documentary is dead
Summary: 1 Stars

Thank you Michael Moore; award winning documentaries are no nothing more than badly researched infomercials.
I believe we are too wasteful, and have been messing up our environment for centuries, believing we are Lord of all we survey, merrily strip-mining, de-foresting and introducing incompatible species of flora and fauna in our imperialist mania. Yep, we bad. Evil, even. We should worry about the environment, but not the point where arguing about facts and origins turns you into a heretic. It ain't religion, it's science, people.
That's what annoys me so much about An Inconvenient Truth: Al Gore ain't a scientist. Another reviewer compared this film to the Troy Maclure filmstrips in the Simpsons; Al Gore may know some famous scientists, but he doesn't come across as understanding what he's trying to prove with all his charts. He amazingly extrapolates the future for the planet from the last 15 or so years! He shows lame computer graphics of drowning Polar bears! He shows unlabeled graphs...to show us something alarming.
The bad science I can take, as hey, maybe he's just trying to get us all inspired to do our own reseach and talk about the problems. But how can I take him seriously as he is shown driving around endlessly, going through airport after airport, lecturing everyone else about the damage of fossil fuels? Hey Al, remember that internet thing you were so big in promoting? Why don't you use virtual technology to reach out to people instead of burning up petrol and airline fuel? Practice what you preach, boy!
The real flaw of this film is the Gore-abilia - what does his son getting hit by a car, his sister dying of lung cancer and the 2000 election have to do with the issue at hand? I always remind people in arguments to play the ball, not the man. Why was all this irrelevant personal stuff added in? It only served to make the film look like a Sovet-era propoganda film, or at worst, a 96-minute long "those grapes were too sour" lament.
How this is deserving of an oscar (which went to the director, not Al Gore) or a Nobel Peace Prize, I don't know. Yes, you don't like who's in power, so demand a vote of no confidence, or have a revolution. Handing out awards to people who don't merit them is not the answer. Bring back the documentary art form, and leave cheap propaganda to the fascists.

DVD Review: dvd
Summary: 5 Stars

I bought for gift to an Environmental Science teacher at the high school I worked at. Liked it so much I got one for my home library. Great sales and delivery of product. AAA+++++++++++

DVD Review: An Inconvenient Bore!!!
Summary: 2 Stars

This was pretty boring. Listening to the guy who lost to George Bush talking about global warming the whole movie. This would be for educational purposes only, and not for entertainment. I wouldn't recommend AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH!!!

Description of An Inconvenient Truth

Director Davis Guggenheim eloquently weaves the science of global warming with Al Gore's personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change in the most talked-about documentary of the year. An audience and critical favorite, An Inconvenient Truth makes the compelling case that global warming is real, man-made, and its effects will be cataclysmic if we don't act now. Gore presents a wide array of facts and information in a thoughtful and compelling way: often humorous, frequently emotional, always fascinating. In the end, An Inconvenient Truth accomplishes what all great films should: it leaves the viewer shaken, involved and inspired.

With the fate of our planet arguably hanging in the balance, An Inconvenient Truth may prove to be one of the most important and prescient documentaries of all time. As he jokingly refers to himself, "former President-elect" Al Gore felt an urgent personal calling to draw attention--as he had been doing throughout his political career--to the increasingly desperate crisis of global warming, and this riveting documentary is basically a filmed version (by respected TV director Davis Guggenheim) of the PowerPoint lecture that Gore has presented (by his own estimate, well over 1,000 times) to attentive audiences all over the world. Considering Gore's amiable, low-key approach to charts, graphs, statistics, and photographs that leave no room for doubt regarding the reality (not "theory") of global warming as Earth's ultimate environmental crisis, many viewers will be surprised by just how fascinating and convincing this no-frills film really is.

As we learn about the milestone events that shaped his character (including his sister's death and young son's near-fatal injuries after being struck by a car), Gore sheds the stiff demeanor of his 2000 presidential campaign and impresses us as a man with a mission, transcending partisan politics with an impassioned plea for common sense, ethical forthrightness, and passionate purpose in reversing the harmful effects of global warming through personal and political responsibility. Some may accuse Gore of exploiting global warming as a Democratic platform, but his honest conviction regarding this "inconvenient truth" (i.e. overwhelming evidence of global warming that's troublesome to those whose interests are threatened by Gore's irrefutable message) is likely to silence all but the most obtusely stubborn detractors. By taking the high road and discreetly avoiding a full-on assault against the George W. Bush administration (which has steadfastly avoided "the inconvenient truth" with obfuscating spin control and policies favoring the oil industry), Gore effectively rises above political differences with a stern but hopeful eye toward a better future for our children.--Jeff Shannon

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