ChikPapa Very disappointed :(
Ensofter Overrated and overhyped
Roman Sampson One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
postmanwhoalwaysringstwice "Unprecedented" is an unsettling account of the 2000 Presidential Election, which should have been an alarm call to American citizens to do one of two major things: become active in moving forward voting reform, or become more apathetic about the entire voting process. It's another Robert Greenwald production, who has been well-known at putting together left leaning documentaries (on subjects such as Walmart and Rupert Murdoch) about important social and political issues. Even though this film tells the story of what put a Republican in office, and therefore does spin the information to prove without a doubt that an election was "stolen" from a Democrat, there are key societal issues that this film addresses that would hopefully affect viewers on a human level as opposed to a political level.
tomq5p Americans (and everyone else for that matter) need to see this film in order to understand how the American "democracy" has been undermined by highly sophisticated criminals. The 2000 election was stolen outright, but this alarming fact slipped under the noses of millions of Americans who aren't aware of how George W. Bush came to be president in 2000. It is very probable that something similar happened in the 2004 election. It is time for people to become aware of the threats to democracy that exist and ensure that they do not persist, for if they do they will utterly destroy the American democracy. This is another very thought-provoking film from Robert Greenwald, who has another movie slated for November release: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price.
heaton-4 It's easy for conservatives to dismiss Unprecedented as liberal propaganda because the truth is much uglier. This film impressively documents a plan enacted by the Bush campaign with help from Jeb Bush and Katherine Harris to steal the election and ensure a victory in Florida. It does not make bold and ridiculous statements, but instead goes through each aspect of the story and makes its point convincingly. In retrospect, this case is even stronger given what's happened in the past four years. The filmmakers do an excellent job in presenting the facts without distorting the truth. Especially interesting are the comments about Gore's mistakes, which were also designed to generate specific results. If his campaign had seen the big picture, this country might be in a much different place this year.
DoobieKeebler Coming away from this "documentary", you "learn" that all Republicans are evil and that democrats actually aren't interested in winning presidential elections, they only want a fair voting system. To quote Kronk, "Rrrrright."Katharine Harris, Jeb Bush, and company are portrayed in an unfairly negative light and the "filmmakers" try to Monday morning quarterback how exactly Al Gore lost the liberal-haven that is Florida. Rather than put the blame on ignorant old people who wasted their votes on Pat Buchanan, they want you to believe that steps taken to prevent felons from voting were actually designed to keep black people from voting for Gore. Uh-huh.The more convincing point is that an overwhelming majority of felons (and suspected felons) vote democrat. "Everyone's a democrat...until they get money." Two seconds are spent on the Gore's team decision to pursue JUST a recount of the four overwhelmingly Democratic counties rather than all of the counties in the state.Pretty odd that all the people interviewed are democrats bitching because Gore lost and all are presented as good citizens who just want a fair election...that will put a Democrat in office.
