Guest guest Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 I'd add to the list " Peaceable Kingdom, " produced by Tribe of Heart. It shows the cruelty of factory farming. I walked into a showing of that movie a vegetarian and walked out a vegan. Bonnie Knight, San Francisco In a message dated 6/14/08 6:12:11 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, brook writes: The Stone Report Jay Stone http://communities.canada.com/shareit/blogs/stonereport/archive/2008/06/13/top -10-movies-to-make-you-a-vegetarian.aspx Top 10 Movies To Make You A Vegetarian Just in time for Father's Day dinner, our friends at the animal protection group PETA — usually such a stern lot — have come up with an intriguing list: Top 10 most thought-provoking films about what we eat. They've managed to include an ad for their own movie at No. 10, but we'll leave it, seeing as how it includes a scene of a turkey singing to classical music. Sounds delicious. The PETA list, with commentary included: • Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (2008). See the KFC-esque ‘American Chicken Bunker’ get skewered in this film about chickens who return from the grave to seek revenge against their killers. Throw in a few lesbian protesters, musical numbers about Native American burial grounds, and fry-o-lators, and you've got yourself a vegetarian-manifesto masterpiece. • Soylent Green (1973). Overpopulation and environmental devastation have led to a world where food is scarce and prices have sky-rocketed (sound familiar?), and the only way to survive is by eating a mysterious food called Soylent Green. But the real food for thought is when Chuck Heston discovers that ‘Soylent Green is people!’ (Please, pass the veggies!) • Babe (1995). This film has turned legions of people into vegetarians—including its star, James Cromwell—because who could ‘pig out’ again after watching that cute little piglet charm Farmer Hogett? • Delicatessen (1991). As if foie gras weren't disgusting enough, this post-apocalyptic comedy gives new meaning to ‘French cuisine’ when a landlord serves cannibalistic meals to his tenants. • Fast Food Nation (2006). This film takes a compelling look at the destructive impact that eating meat has on animals, people's health, and the environment. Bruce Willis’s ‘tough talk’ scene about the suspect ingredients found in meat—while chomping on a huge burger—is priceless. • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). Leatherface and his family members really know how to throw a dinner party: blood, gore, and all the human flesh that you can eat. Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons calls The Texas Chainsaw Massacre a vegetarian movie. “The way that woman was screaming, ‘Aaaahhh,’ and she's running away—that’s how every animal you eat is running for his or her life,†he says. • Super Size Me (2004). Morgan Spurlock documents the ill effects that his 30-day, McDonald's-only diet has on his body, giving new meaning to the phrase ‘Big Mac attack.’ • Chicken Run (2000). That’s right: Laying hens don't ‘retire’—they get turned into Mrs. Tweedy’s Homemade Chicken Pies. This movie is the best that celluloid (and clay) has to offer in making the case for scrambled tofu. • Sweeney Todd (2007). This tells the story of a demon barber who conspires with a woman who uses human flesh in her meat pies. The only thing yummy in this blood-splattered spectacle is Johnny Depp. • I Am an Animal (2007). Showing everything from undercover video footage shot inside a turkey slaughterhouse to a rescued turkey singing along to classical music, this documentary about PETA founder Ingrid E. Newkirk is one of the best cases for a Tofurky Thanksgiving. “Picking up the remote can become a life-changing act when you watch one of these movies,†says Newkirk. “If animals wrote movie reviews, they’d give these films two paws up.†[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] --- Links **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 The Stone Report Jay Stone http://communities.canada.com/shareit/blogs/stonereport/archive/2008/06/13/top-1\ 0-movies-to-make-you-a-vegetarian.aspx Top 10 Movies To Make You A Vegetarian Just in time for Father's Day dinner, our friends at the animal protection group PETA — usually such a stern lot — have come up with an intriguing list: Top 10 most thought-provoking films about what we eat. They've managed to include an ad for their own movie at No. 10, but we'll leave it, seeing as how it includes a scene of a turkey singing to classical music. Sounds delicious. The PETA list, with commentary included: • Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (2008). See the KFC-esque ‘American Chicken Bunker’ get skewered in this film about chickens who return from the grave to seek revenge against their killers. Throw in a few lesbian protesters, musical numbers about Native American burial grounds, and fry-o-lators, and you've got yourself a vegetarian-manifesto masterpiece. • Soylent Green (1973). Overpopulation and environmental devastation have led to a world where food is scarce and prices have sky-rocketed (sound familiar?), and the only way to survive is by eating a mysterious food called Soylent Green. But the real food for thought is when Chuck Heston discovers that ‘Soylent Green is people!’ (Please, pass the veggies!) • Babe (1995). This film has turned legions of people into vegetarians—including its star, James Cromwell—because who could ‘pig out’ again after watching that cute little piglet charm Farmer Hogett? • Delicatessen (1991). As if foie gras weren't disgusting enough, this post-apocalyptic comedy gives new meaning to ‘French cuisine’ when a landlord serves cannibalistic meals to his tenants. • Fast Food Nation (2006). This film takes a compelling look at the destructive impact that eating meat has on animals, people's health, and the environment. Bruce Willis’s ‘tough talk’ scene about the suspect ingredients found in meat—while chomping on a huge burger—is priceless. • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). Leatherface and his family members really know how to throw a dinner party: blood, gore, and all the human flesh that you can eat. Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons calls The Texas Chainsaw Massacre a vegetarian movie. “The way that woman was screaming, ‘Aaaahhh,’ and she's running away—that’s how every animal you eat is running for his or her life,” he says. • Super Size Me (2004). Morgan Spurlock documents the ill effects that his 30-day, McDonald's-only diet has on his body, giving new meaning to the phrase ‘Big Mac attack.’ • Chicken Run (2000). That’s right: Laying hens don't ‘retire’—they get turned into Mrs. Tweedy’s Homemade Chicken Pies. This movie is the best that celluloid (and clay) has to offer in making the case for scrambled tofu. • Sweeney Todd (2007). This tells the story of a demon barber who conspires with a woman who uses human flesh in her meat pies. The only thing yummy in this blood-splattered spectacle is Johnny Depp. • I Am an Animal (2007). Showing everything from undercover video footage shot inside a turkey slaughterhouse to a rescued turkey singing along to classical music, this documentary about PETA founder Ingrid E. Newkirk is one of the best cases for a Tofurky Thanksgiving. “Picking up the remote can become a life-changing act when you watch one of these movies,” says Newkirk. “If animals wrote movie reviews, they’d give these films two paws up.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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