Rubystars wrote:
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> I do see a difference in this case because Moore is making money off of this
> and Bradbury has a right to be the only one who makes money off of his
> novel. I had wondered when I first heard the film title if Bradbury had
> given Moore permission.
>
> I loved the book Farenheight 451, and I was kind of sad that the movie was
> using such a similar title. It might tarnish people's perceptions of the
> book if they haven't heard of it before.

Moore's movie has has nothing whatsoever to do with Bradbury's book (and the
movie from it). He just lifted a catchy title and applied it to his dubious work
even though the two have nothing in common. Bradbury called Moore a "screwed
asshole" in a Swedish interview. Nailed that one on the head.

For a good review of Moore's propagandist film, see the Hitchens review of it:
http://politics.slate.msn.com/id/2102723/