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The Hunting of the President

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2.5
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2.5
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2.5
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2.5
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2.5
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2.5

Directors: Nickolas Perry,  Harry Thomason,

Writers: Joe Conason (book), Gene Lyons (book),

Tagline: The ten-year campaign to destroy Bill Clinton.

Plot: Previously unreleased material outlines the campaign against Bill Clinton's presidency, from his days in Arkansas up to his impeachment trial. |

Cast:      Morgan Freeman - Narrator (voice),  rest of cast listed alphabetically:,   Paul Begala - Himself, Sidney Blumenthal - Himself, David Brock - Himself, John Camp - Himself, James Carville - Himself, Larry Case - Himself, Bill Clinton - Himself (archive footage), Hillary Rodham Clinton - Herself (archive footage), Joe Conason - Himself, Andrew Cooper - Himself, Jerry Falwell - Himself, Paula Jones - Herself (archive footage), Howard Kurtz - Himself, Gene Lyons - Himself, Jim McDougal - Himself (archive footage), Susan McDougal - Herself, Dan Moldea - Himself, Larry Nichols - Himself (archive footage), Claudia Riley - Herself, Ken Starr - Himself (archive footage), Betsy Wright - Herself

Runtime: A:90 min  | Australia:93 min
Country: USA

Language: English

Company: Diceburg LLC

Links: IMDb Profile

Categories: Documentary

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2.5

Hunting of the President, The (2004)

Just proves how efficient the Republicans are, Bush is doing the same thing all by himself...
Genre: Documentary
Starring: Narrated by Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby; Se7en)
Directed By: Nickolas Perry, Harry Thomason
Overview: The story of the 10 year Republican campaign to destroy Bill Clinton, by any means necessary.
Performance:
   Morgan Freeman and his distinct voice does as well as  one would expect. The people interviewed also do a very natural job in  front of the cameras. Nothing spectacular (nothing like the great  interviews in Fahrenheit 9/11.)
Rating: 7

Cinematography:
  The style is rapid fire, the photos are often  unforgiving, like famous footage of a Cambodian execution, they never  let your eye lag. The images that go on during narration are obviously  taken from a tremendously large archive. Nothing boring here.
Rating: 7

Script:
  The dramatic angle taken by this film makes for an  exciting show. Scandal after scandal split up into bite sized chapters.  If you like the concept of the movie, you'll enjoy how the interviews  make it unfold. The DVD version has Bill Clinton speaking after the  premiere and answering a few questions for about 40 minutes. This was a  great segment. Don't miss it if you rented this.
Rating: 8

Plot:
  This kind of documentary, then kind that makes you  grind your teeth at the Republicans, and leave your mouth agape in awe  at the boldest of lies and corrupt dealings, it's a great plot. I mean,  going to jail for not rolling over on a manufactured lie? Very nice.
Rating: 7

Mood:
  The overall mood of scandal and the attack of the  President is well done. Morgan Freeman's voice makes it seem as though  you're uncovering a dark secret. The footage is well put together and  the history is well told overall.
Rating: 7

"Hello? I need one case of cigars... STAT!"
Overall Rating: 72% (It's Officially ... OK)

Aftertaste:
   The film was well done, the scandal well documented  (obviously). I love Documentaries that shit on the Republicans and make  them look as I know them to be: scoundrels. Overall though, it won't go  into my repertoire of "Must Sees", but I liked it, especially the bonus  feature where Clinton speaks after the premiere. Jesus is that man even  smart.

Recommendations: Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009), Requiem for a Dream, Dawn of the Dead

Last updated: 2010-07-23 08:37:51 by user07

2010-07-23 08:37:25

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