Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Steineded How sad is this?

rice_a_roni The cutting in this is so frenzied! If any talking head is on the screen for more than literally (literally!) 2 seconds they're applying a quick succession of different color filters, extreme zooming, jump panning, etc. The talking head intro text is presented only once per head and so briefly that if you aren't Evelyn Wood on speed you'll almost certainly miss their name, position, or both. Why don't they properly introduce these obscure people who are yakking my ear off for almost two hours? Youth wants to know.I had to close my eyes to the visual cacophony in order to keep from hurling, and to actually be able to listen to what those heads were saying - which was very little beyond an incoherent presentation of universal love for their unjustly and inexplicably persecuted Sarah, on top of a continuous wash of super annoying and pointless background music. Did they watch the final cut and think to themselves that it needed something more to mask their largely bankrupt presentation? I learned almost nothing from the two hours, it could have easily been cut down to an hour (or less) without losing any info whatsoever. They played very fast and loose with stock and manufactured footage e.g. the close-up of the screaming angry mob was obviously staged. You really need to label the fake stuff in a purported documentary if you want to be taken seriously.The movie starts by showing us all the scary liberals who were frightened to death Sarah would get in and what big meanies they were (hey, she's a public persona who seems to enjoy the spotlight). This sets the quite defensive seeming tone for the entire movie, to the point where it almost completely subsumes the puff angle. Even if the central figure was a total stranger, I'd have to wonder why everyone (except for a handful of relatively unknown talking heads) was so terribly against everything she did and what she represented.Anyway, on to shots of oil soaked animal carcases from the Exxon Valdez tragedy with voice over from Sarah talking about what at tragedy it was. Shortly after this we hear how she championed - and got the public to pay for - yet more drilling and pipelines, there's environmental activism for you! But the state running a dairy farm is big government running amok so she had to close it down? She got a ton of big box stores to open locations in Wasilla, but she's for the little guy? That must have destroyed their local downtown economy.I find it incredibly ironic that the producers of this apparently tried unsuccessfully to adopt many of Michael Moore's methods to elicit outrage, given all the glowing reviews here of people who hate MM. This movie is likely the very best the big money lackeys, grifters, and hangers-on can crank out - they're either talentless hacks or their hearts just aren't in it (or both I suppose). Watch "Going Upriver" for an example this genre done right.

Juli Cornwall I have watched this documentary 2 times and bought the DVD to share with others. I feel it is a must watch for everyone who wants to know the truth about who she really is and what she is all about. Someone to be respected and admired for the things she and her team were able to accomplish for the good of the People of Wasila as the Mayor building necessary infrastructure to Governor taking on the Big Oil Companys and those in her own party who were corrupt. Then on to her 2008 VP tap were most of US were introduced to her. Stephen Bannon who put up his own money did an excellent job of telling a story that needed to be told to set the record straight about Sarah Palin. He was tired of the meme that she is stupid. He brings the players that were actually there at the time and uses old news clips of events the local media had on file. He did not interview her but used her own words to narrate the documentary by purchasing the Audio of the Best selling Going Rouge allowing for her to tell her own story. There are many others also that are prominent talk radio hosts telling about how they came to know her and what has happened to our country to attack someone who has never done anything but have different ideas. Now that Andrew Britebart has passed his words have much more meaning than the first time I watched it. Great Movie I wish there were more courageous producers that are willing to tell the truth at all cost.

noldaker First I watched "Game Change" then this film which clarified for me the position of Governor Palin. I felt the documentary was clear, factual and informative. The woman is without a shadow of a doubt Presidential and not the typical politician falling in line to secure a pension. Women in politics have always been torn apart for daring to stand up against the good ol' boy club. This documentary was well produced and held my attention throughout. I would recommend it as a must see for every voter in America who still agrees with our Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constituion as valid. Pali.n proves without doubt that she was more than qualified to hold the Vice Presidential position.

Robin Juhl Fair disclosure: I'm an ex-chairman of a Tea Party.I thought this fairly well done, though I do have some minor quibbles. It presents Governor Palin's political history very well. It presents her beliefs in a very positive light. It works as intended, just as a Michael Moore movie will trash those with whom he disagrees. This is to be expected.Two minor quibbles on the many video inserts of people telling the story: (1) Some of the camera work was jerky, moving the subject left & right suddenly. Sadly distracting. (2) I'd have liked to have they folks labeled for longer periods. The names just zoom by and that's it. Luckily, you can back up on a DVD, but that breaks the story up.So it's not perfect, but it's nowhere near the horror some have called it. One suspects the worst reviews were from those who would not watch it even if offered money to do so. If you're a supporter or just a curious moderate, it's worth a look. Just try to watch the first few minutes, where the many attacks by the other side are shown, and then try to deny the media has treated her unfairly. Dare you!