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TVJerryFeb 14, 2016

Michael Moore travels around the world to “invade” countries and claim their best ideas for us to adopt. They include everything from gourmet school lunches in France to cushy prisons in Norway to legalized drugs in Portugal. Of course, eachMichael Moore travels around the world to “invade” countries and claim their best ideas for us to adopt. They include everything from gourmet school lunches in France to cushy prisons in Norway to legalized drugs in Portugal. Of course, each of the concepts shows how other countries have solved problems that plague us: poor education, high crime, failing workforce, sexism. The situations usually include Moore’s humorous observations, which can also be interpreted as subversive jabs at our society’s faults. Almost every segment goes on too long, which results in viewer fatigue before it’s over. Usually entertaining with an always frustrating message, it undermines the assumption that everything is better at home. Sadly, since it’s a doc, few people will see it and its valid ideas won’t likely land on our shores.… Expand

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marcucci123Feb 12, 2016

So informative. This is Michael Moore's best film yet. I laughed, I cried and I feel motivated to make a change in this country. Thank you Michael for opening my eyes to how our country can be. I feel terrible all the time about things inSo informative. This is Michael Moore's best film yet. I laughed, I cried and I feel motivated to make a change in this country. Thank you Michael for opening my eyes to how our country can be. I feel terrible all the time about things in this society and I have felt it's impossible to fix it. I now know it just takes us folks recognizing the problem so that we can make these changes.… Expand

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JordanBakerDec 27, 2015

Engaging and thought-provoking, Where to Invade Next is Moore's best film in years. Remarkably uncynical and positive, and often hilarious, Moore's utopian travelogue reminds us Americans that we can, and should, do better.

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smarttDec 26, 2015

When people talk about the stupid things SJW do, they mean this guy. I'm not sure who watches this dribble and can call it patriotic. This guy hates, hates, hates America. We should put him in a plane and air drop him into the Middle East.When people talk about the stupid things SJW do, they mean this guy. I'm not sure who watches this dribble and can call it patriotic. This guy hates, hates, hates America. We should put him in a plane and air drop him into the Middle East. Wonder how fast he would try to make it to the nearest American forces? Hopefully, they'd turn him away.… Expand

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fioraaaaar3Jan 2, 2016

Really good movie. Well structured and make you think about how the world works. It's incredibly perfect and almost marvelous. Michael Moore has done something great.

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M0B33RJan 1, 2016

I enjoy all of Michael Moore's movies/documentaries. There is an important message in each and every one he's made. I am looking forward to seeing this real soon Keep up the GREAT WORK Michael.

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JacobAug 12, 2016

Where to Invade Next makes me hate America. Not that there aren’t a lot of things I love about America from high school and college experiences to so far having a mostly peaceful and non-critical life but after learning certain features thatWhere to Invade Next makes me hate America. Not that there aren’t a lot of things I love about America from high school and college experiences to so far having a mostly peaceful and non-critical life but after learning certain features that some countries have I can’t help but want to move especially with the prospect of Trump becoming president. This documentary helps incite that idea by showing various other countries are implementing that America doesn’t but could and should. It’s kind of eye opening the features other countries have from a prison system that doesn’t subject people to cruel and unusual punishment to no drug laws so as not to shut down racial minorities not giving kids schoolwork to give them time to figure themselves out and ensuring prisoners can vote and prisons get to host debates where candidates come in. Learning how simple a lot of these ideas are and how we could do them and how in some cases these ideas were lifted form America is quite fascinating. Obviously, the documentary is glossing over some of the downsides of these countries and features America has that they don’t and perhaps it could’ve been a bit more of a balanced documentary had it done that but as such the documentary set out to do what it had to do make us question America and expose its flaws by comparing to other countries whose political figures, officers, teachers, and citizens scratch their heads at our way of thinking.… Expand

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ClariseSamuelsFeb 26, 2017

In this 2015 film, Michael Moore returns with social commentary, parody, ironic humor and a complete disregard for fashion, and as always, he is courageous and brazen in his own eccentric and heartfelt way. In this endeavor, he is embarkingIn this 2015 film, Michael Moore returns with social commentary, parody, ironic humor and a complete disregard for fashion, and as always, he is courageous and brazen in his own eccentric and heartfelt way. In this endeavor, he is embarking on a global tour to see what other countries are doing right to help their own citizens within the framework of socialist institutions. For the fanged, venom-dripping ultraconservative anti-socialists of the United States, all copies of this film would be rounded up on an American Kristallnacht and burned in a heap. But for liberals, Michael Moore is more like a compassionate yet sharp-witted angel, a savvy truth-seeker who is determined to change the world. His choice of weapons is, as always, the documentary.

Moore is an optimist, and he admittedly gives us the best face of how socialism works in countries that are decidedly more enlightened than the United States. Americans fiercely believe that they live in the greatest country in the world, and indeed, as a military, industrial, and technological giant, this is a fact. But when it comes to being an enlightened government that takes care of its people and puts "the pursuit of happiness" for average citizens above all else, the USA has fallen flat on its face and shows no signs of ever making itself "great again." Moore investigates a series of philosophically enlightened principles as they are employed abroad. Surprisingly, when foreigners were asked where they got some of these socialist philosophies that would be deemed wild and crazy by American right-wing conservatives, the answer was, "it's an American idea," or "it's in the American Constitution."

So, what does Moore discover on his world tour? These are facts, although obviously, there are problems and pitfalls while every government struggles to keep up with rising costs, especially with respect to health care. In Italy, as well as the European Union, all workers get a minimum of four weeks vacation. Italians get time off for maternity leave and even get "honeymoon leave." All Italian workers receive a bonus for a thirteenth month of pay (presumably so that they have enough money to go on vacation). In France, school cafeterias serve nutritious 4-course meals prepared by a trained chef and regulated by municipal supervision. French schoolchildren receive sex education to be taught not just about birth control methods but to be taught responsibility and respect toward others in intimate relationships. In Finland where their students are now the highest performing in the world, they use unconventional educational theories--no homework, no standardized tests, a shorter school day, and an emphasis on play and the joy of learning. In Slovenia, university education is free, even for foreigners from the States, who can take the entire curriculum in English. Germany is outstanding for labor rights, where the individual happiness of every worker is paramount. In the German schools, Holocaust education is mandatory, and children are taught that they have to take responsibility for their history and to learn from it. In Portugal, street drugs have been decriminalized and the emphasis is on treatment, not on punishment and imprisonment. They now have a much lowered level of drug abuse and drug-related death in Portugal. Criticized at first internationally for their decision to decriminalize drugs, Portugal is now pointed to as a model for best practices. In Norway, the humane prison system, even for society's greatest offenders (serial murderers, rapists), is focused on rehabilitation and good quality of life for the prisoners. The main "punishment" is to restrict their freedom and keep them away from society. In Tunisia, it took a revolution to overthrow a dictator and implement full women’s rights in the Tunisian Constitution of 2014, which includes easy access to women's health and abortion clinics. In Iceland, after a revolutionary day in 1975 when all women went on strike, Icelandic women became prominent in government. The first woman president in the world to be democratically elected took office in Iceland in 1980, and Iceland is considered to be the most feminist country in the world. After the Icelandic bank failure of 2008, Iceland became the only country to send its bankers to jail. Iceland's economy has since recovered. Moore also does a quick review of the 1989 end of the Cold War, when German citizens took to the Berlin Wall with ice picks and helped to knock it down.

So, is the United States of America still the greatest country in the world? Philosophically speaking, not by a long shot. And President Trump's somewhat misguided vision of greatness, along with poor presidential advisers like Steve Bannon, is only going to make matters worse.… Expand

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Brent_MarchantFeb 13, 2016

Michael Moore's latest offering presents an excellent survey approach to what's wrong with America and some inventive ideas for solving its ills, mostly drawn from European notions that, ironically enough, are based on ideas that allMichael Moore's latest offering presents an excellent survey approach to what's wrong with America and some inventive ideas for solving its ills, mostly drawn from European notions that, ironically enough, are based on ideas that all originated in America long, long ago. The humor infused throughout is just enough to keep the film from becoming too smug and self-serving, and the interview segments hit all the right notes without overkill. Admittedly, the pacing slows a bit in the last half hour, but otherwise this is easily the filmmaker's best effort to date.… Expand

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marc5477Jul 15, 2016

Previous movies were better thought out. This one felt more like a money grab because a lot of the ideas were not well thought out nor investigated. For instance, the idea of women controlling banking is asinine because a simple review ofPrevious movies were better thought out. This one felt more like a money grab because a lot of the ideas were not well thought out nor investigated. For instance, the idea of women controlling banking is asinine because a simple review of failed banks would show that women led banks fell just as often as male led banks. The points about the death penalty are equally bad because they make it sound like we kill most of our inmates when in reality very few people are executed every year and their crimes are generally so heinous that if they were presented, even the nay-sayers would want to execute them. There were some good points made in the film such as those on education but they missed the mark when interviewees started rambling about "culture" and "poetry." These are not the things that make a great nation, and they never were, especially not culture.

The reality of life is that humanity as a whole, evolves around science and always has (not kings, the rich, or religion). In the old days it was simpler stuff like irrigation and print, later it was medicine and industrialization and today its all about tech and automation. Those are the things that matter in education and those are what push a country forward (and our entire species). But instead he wasted the interviews on meaningless drivel like pop music and good times, which incidentally were all made possible today, by science. When it comes to education you have to strike a balance between growth and practicality. I agree the homework in this country is practically worthless, but I disagree with not giving any assignments at all. Which brings me to the crux of the problem with his message about what is important in leadership and education... what happens if these people are faced with a hostile enemy like the Islamic Brotherhood? The answer is they will all fail because reality is that it will happen and when it does, these countries will not be able to defend themselves and their people will suffer greatly for it. I am not saying we should keep doing what we are doing with our military and our corrupt leadership and their corporate masters, but again, there needs to be some balance and that balance is not what these countries have achieved, nor has it been achieved here in the USA.

Overall, this was not a good movie because again, it was not well thought out. I still enjoyed some parts here and there and certainly I would love to move to a country with more vacation time and respect for workers and better k-12 education but the rest of the film fell flat. Again, his older movies were better.… Expand

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EpicLadySpongeJun 23, 2016

"Where to Invade Next," the movie title says. I say we invade the movie first. No one can miss this one especially if they're hoping for something great to see. Next, we show people what this movie's about. Then, we start the movie. Lastly,"Where to Invade Next," the movie title says. I say we invade the movie first. No one can miss this one especially if they're hoping for something great to see. Next, we show people what this movie's about. Then, we start the movie. Lastly, we celebrate.… Expand

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vangoatMay 13, 2016

I have to admit I usually find Moore's movies a bit too biased. I prefer my documentaries to present and let me decide, but often his are heavy handed. Even when I agree with his stance, they feel force-fed. This one though felt different. ItI have to admit I usually find Moore's movies a bit too biased. I prefer my documentaries to present and let me decide, but often his are heavy handed. Even when I agree with his stance, they feel force-fed. This one though felt different. It was much better than I expected, he hit a lot of different points, and it all came back to how we Americans have let go of some our fundamental ideals, that were ours originally, but have now been forgotten. Is it still critical? of course, it should be in today's political climate, most importantly though it's hopeful...I think what summed it up was the idea that we have lost sight of what it is to be neighborly...to care for those around us as much as we care for ourselves.… Expand