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| The Awful Truth - The Complete DVD Set (Seasons 1 & 2) | 
| Director: Tom Gianas
Actors: Gideon Evans, Jerry Minor, Bruce Brown (iii), M.j. Karmi, Katie Roberts
Studio: Docurama
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 15707
Format: Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: 600 minutes
Number Of Items: 4
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.5 x 2.5
MPN: D9541D
ISBN: 0767054032
UPC: 767685954133
EAN: 9780767054034
ASIN: B00008K76O
Theatrical Release Date: April 11, 1999
Release Date: April 29, 2003
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| Customer Reviews:
 We need more honesty in America and Moore delivers! February 19, 2005
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
Without rehashing all of the details concerning the many stellar episodes on this 4 DVD set, let me say this. Michael Moore is truly a caring American patriot with a proper sense of justice, who has the balls to 'tell it like it is' in exposing some of the many wrongs and injustices in our society. The content is often disturbing and often funny as heck. Moore is a genius at using sarcasm and humor to rouse up concern regarding important, real life topics like poverty, homelessness, corporate crime, job loss, police abuse, deteriorating city schools, healthcare, etc. etc. 'The Awful Truth' is easily one of the best, most brutally honest and brilliant moments in American TV history! Folks, do not miss these episodes, especially now that they're out on DVD. Beg, borrow, steal, rent, or buy 'The Awful Truth' series. It's THAT GOOD!!!
I highly urge every American to see this series December 31, 2004
17 out of 23 found this review helpful
The Awful Truth by Michael Moore. People wonder what makes
Michael Moore so great, simple, hes a guy who has the guts
and heart to tell it like it is. Hes a concerned American
whose not going to sit idly by and watch this country down the drain. When Moore first made "Roger and Me" in 1989, everyone thought he was crazy. American Greed? No, never they said the critics, downsizing? lol Whats thats? No America will never into the capitalistic greedy nation thats hated by other countries and of course it has sadly.
Moore already knew this in 1989 and more than twenty years
later here we are, with the rich elite and the bureacracy
of the Presidency doing nothing, though promising,that they
will do something. Then of course with George W. Bush
preaching about moral values and hiring Christian rightwing evangenlist to sing his praises for money and his campaign...America has really sank to a new low and if we dont do something, things will get bad to worse, and that is what Moore has been saying all his life.
The Awful Truth not surprising also exposes lies in society
and exposes several greedy corporation who have axploited
and killed the working man all while preaching famiy values
since their births: Disney, Phiillip Moorris , Camel, United
Parcel Service. These are just a couple of companies that Moore
exposes in Season 1 and Season2. The stuff he uncovers isnt
surprising, its revolting and sad because these companies
are still in business, still killing the working man.
In Season 1 Episode 3 Moore uncovers the shameful history of the Disney company how they hire workers overseas who make products in sweatshops, how Disney mistreats their own employees, all while Michael Eisner profits all the way to the troops. The angle with "Crackers the Corporate fighting Chicken" is absolute hilarious. Moore as he does, uses a smart character and a hand held camera to uncover the truth about another corrupt firm.
Its used to a get of course and lighten the mood to a very
sad matter, corporate greed, but Moore as often he does
brilliantly brings home his points.
Yes these are shades of General Motors just in the documentary Roger and Me in this episode, this again its one of thesupposed family organizations out there. Man what a lie that is. Most people dont know that the former Ceo Michael Eisner is involved in a lawsuit with one of his former friends.
As Moore uncovers back in 1999, Eisner was makig $60,000 an hour!!! Yet the exploited workers overseas were making thirty
cents a day!!!
Season one is absolutely brilliant, Moore also paints an ugly picture of George W. Bush and the Republicans, in only more Americans werent brainwashed by this party, perhaps the problems
of the world and 9/11 would not have happened.
In episode Four Moore targets another supposed squeaky clean
image of the UPS and uncovers employees bullying, and employee
cuts and practices all while the company was posting a profit,
yes shades of General Motors.
The highlight of Season one for me was when Moore took a bunch
of victims who used to chain smoke and made them sing Christmas Carol's inside the buildings of well known tobacco and cigarette making companies like Phillip Moore and Camel who for years lied and sayed that smoking wasnt harmful and it doesnt damage your body or throat.
What a bold face American lie and Moore even goes to the trouble
of airing ads in the fifties that show that this lie has been going for ages, its true enlighting as it is englighting and disgusting.
Everyone should see this series from Bravo tv, it was a gem
of a series and its a pity that it has gotten the recognition
it deserves because its a great series. Moore of course has gotten the recognition for his work, so there is hope people
and you know Moore will not give up his fight against greedy
corporations.
 Michael Moore is Dishonest and Misleading November 27, 2004
13 out of 74 found this review helpful
Michael Moore's series is just another attempt to create inflammatory sentiment towards conservatives because of his left-wing liberal beliefs. I do believe that it is a useful function in democracy for opposing forces to check one another through vigorous debate. However, it is clear that Michael Moore is guilty of the very thing he accuses: He distorts the truth to suit his own political purposes.
In fact, he has even admitted that his documentaries are not based to reflect pure historical accuracy - but rather, tailored and edited piece by piece to fit his own agenda. If this is the case, let's accept his work for what it is, a piece of theatre with maybe entertainment value, but no serious political value.
Awful and out there November 26, 2004
13 out of 17 found this review helpful
Sometimes the sarcasm is unbelievable, but oh so effective and NEEDED. If anyone thinks what Moore is doing is wrong or that his methods are dishonest, they should remember that the greatest dishonesty is that while ALL those issues are out there, happening on a daily basis, everyone (that can do something about them) keeps pretending they're not.
This is for open-minded people, free-thinkers, or the ones with the potential to be that and finally start using the greatest weapon of all: their brains... That's what Moore is about.
 The Second TV Series November 24, 2004
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
"TV Nation" was Moore's earlier venture into TV journalism, and in some significant ways it was better.
As Moore got "bigger," he lost some of the sparkle he displayed in earlier movies and TV efforts.
But, that carping aside, this series is pretty good. Mike launches this from Times Square in, say, 4 am, and manages to field a good-sized audience for his intros and outros in the city that never sleeps. He uses a series of good "stringers" and Mikey wannabes to conduct the heavy-lifting, but I really do Miss Jeaneane Garofalo from "TV Nation."
I use his segment on the New London, Connecticut police department in teaching graduate class in Human Resources. The city of New London gave an IQ test to applicants for police patrol officer jobs, and used an "upper cut score." In other words, if you score too high, you're screened out. The story grew out of a famous [unsuccessful] lawsuit filed by Robert Jordan, protesting his exclusion from a patrolman job because he scored too high. It's great for the students to see how a company can win a lawsuit but lose in the court of public opinion...
Anyway, it's a fun series, but it is expensive, and "TV Nation" was better...
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