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To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

I have seen my fair share of awful films based off of Washington themes like "Dave" and Protocol", but in movies dealing with American presidents and their questionable intentions, none has ever been so revolting as the very revolting "Canadian Bacon". The mastermind behind the lenses is the iconic documentary filmmaker and liberal-biased Michael Moore who reached iconic status after the success of his satirical documentary "Roger and Me" and his anti-Republican television series "TV Nation". In "Canadian Bacon", Moore decides he wants to go light by hoping his cheeky satirical film will have us laughing our butts off. Only problem is, no one's laughing.Even though it stars a cornucopia of comedic performers like Alan Alda, Rip Torn, Rhea Perlman, Steve Wright, Dan Aykroyd and the late John Candy, they're talents are terribly wasted here. In fact there were only three funny moments, but those moments didn't last long and it was forgotten moments later.So the story goes, Alda is the President of the United States who's slipping on the ratings poll of confidence by the general public. So with the suggestion of his bumbling aides (Rip Torn and Kevin Pollak) they decide to declare war on Canada. The opening scenes see the nameless President in Niagara Falls to confront a defense contractor who's down on his luck. Moore has the pleasure of exploiting dedicated Americans who a hard on their luck which gives him the liberty of demonizing the evil bigwig corporation for keeping the middle-person down. Which is why there is a the caricatured right-wing military businessman R.J. Hacker (G.D. Spradlin) who blames The President for his enterprise Hacker Dynamics which was shut down because the Democratic President believes the future of the children reigns more supreme than war. Hacker wants the President to restart the Cold War and to lead the conflict with the "Russkies" in full force.So with The President at war with Canada, he hopes that it win him another four years in the White House rejuvenate the trust from his fellow Americans and the Canadian clichés will be oozing faster than the maple from our maple trees making us look like saps, eh. The film shifts around between the superficial looking White House and the towns within the Canada-U.S. boarder as some working class American get into some scuffle while this is happening, Hacker has placed missile silos across the country which could potentially wipe them out. Sure it's not a full-blown Washington story, but the political agenda is in full force with no apologies to it. The decision-making process is what makes this movie a Washington themed film. Moore himself said this film was inspired by President Bush Sr. and the events that led to the war in Iraq and the media coverage that went with the package. Moore guarantees that his audience will bite into his witty and satirical delivery as he's laughing at the expense of Canadian and what we're famous for. The gags told here feel like lost sketches from the old "SCTV" who by the way was created by Canada's own Lorne Michaels. The jokes at our expense include lots of beer, Mounties, long cold winters, Tim Horton's donuts, poutine, Anne Murray, the way we talk and the way we act which also include apologizing all the time. From my research, this film was to be released before John Candy's last film "Wagon's East", but due to a poor showing with test audiences, it was held back, but Moore denied that claim as he believed it was from the political negative backlash because Hollywood thought it was too liberal-biased even for their standards. The politics were actually pretty tame, it's the satire that was brutal.

I love this movie. It cracks me up every time I watch it. One of the things I think is funny is the fact that so many Canadians appear in it--although they could be walking undetected among us Americans! The idea of Canadians' massing along the border, preparing to invade the US, is hilariously depicted by the "news media," trying to whip up anti-Canadian feeling. And, Alan Alda as the vacillating politician, with Rip Torn as his Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were perfect! I enjoyed hearing the two Mounted Policemen debating about how to end a sentence without using a preposition. Their Canadian accent is more noticeable in that scene than in most others. In real life, it is interesting to consider how-different we are, even though we have so many apparent similarities. Only the Australians or Israelis are more like us Americans than are the Canadians. Yet, we are different. The scary thing is how realistic the idea of creating an enemy, where one doesn't exist may have turned out to be, as in the alleged "weapons of mass destruction" that motivated the invasion of Iraq.

This movie was just bloody awful. I don't even know where to begin. I feel like Michael Moore owes me an hour and a half of my life back.Moore needs to stick to doing documentaries because he obviously has no talent directing comedy.Not only was the film not funny, the production value was borderline home movie.While the premise wasn't bad the execution of it was terrible. It is kind of sad when South Park can do a better movie about invading Canada than Michael Moore. He really should be ashamed of himself for claiming to be a film maker after making such a horrible piece of dreck. This film was just a terrible from start to finish.

Before Wag the Dog, Michael Moore gave us this quirky film about a President that uses an invasion of Canada to boost his popularity.Adam Sandler lovers should tune in to see how comedy is really done with John Candy and Rhea Perlman. It is a clever spoof on Americans ignorance of Canadians, and the rest of the World for that matter. The jokes will not hit you over the head for the most part. You really have to pay attention, and you still won't get most of them until you are better educated about Canadians. I married one, so I have an advantage. :-) This satire shows the genius of Michael Moore and it is a shame that the concept was ripped off by South Park creators.