Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

RipDelight This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

djmalachi Black and white. If you are pro-choice, you will skip or wish they omitted the abortion scene. If you are pro-life that will be your most memorable part of the movie. After, the doctor says "Now she can go on with her life, go to school, without taking on the responsibility of becoming a parent..." CUT to a strainer filled with a mashed up pile of pulpy flesh, yet at center in perfect focus, a tiny, open hand. Burned a permanent image into my retina. Wow.Many pro-lifers ARE crazy, and they should realize that there is nothing they can do to end abortion. They cannot share their point of view without being judgmental. Black and white.

deadparrotsoc I'm not going to comment on my views on pro-choice or pro-life and the rather different stances of anti-choice and anti-life. I will be commenting on how I felt about this documentary as a film and how I felt about some of its content.I was attracted to this documentary because it presents itself as being balanced and unbiased. In contrast, is the content of the film. There is entirely too much time devoted to the ramblings of fanatical 'pro-life' men. They were hateful, homophobic and sexist. I'm pretty sure there are rational minded pro-life people who believe in their cause because of a reason other than god - but according to this documentary, they don't exist. The bias factor kicks in when the filmmaker talks about his reaction to a particular pro-life nutjob, and calling him 'evil'... which he is, but the audience can figure that out themselves.There is also a noted lack of variety in the interviews. Almost everyone is a white male. Some are white females. Almost everyone, I'm certain, talked about god and Christianity. I'm sure people of different ethnicity and religions (or atheists) have something to contribute to the topic.The abortion procedure along with the images of the foetal organisms are graphic. They were eye-opening and have the ability to sway people in their beliefs. The worst bits, however, come when someone showed the archaic contraception and abortion tools. There is one particular picture of a woman dead with a hanger down there that actually brought tears to my eyes.Other than that, I liked how the film was set out and although sometimes the time-line wasn't clear or the issues started rambling, it is a good documentary. I just feel that people should be aware of the flaws of the film itself.If I was undecided before the film, I'd be pro-choice after watching it. The horrible and creepy pro-life men in this film make it very undesirable to be a part of their fight. It's also a concern that they actually might be winning (if this documentary is to be believed).It's filmed in black and white, with a lot of close-ups, giving it a look of bleak timelessness. It's something I haven't seen in a documentary film before and I'm not entirely sure I want to see that sort of film-making in documentaries again.Watch it but be wary of the disgust you feel when those men start their rants and when you see the graphic images.

asc85 OK...I didn't make that up in my Title...that was a quote I heard Senator Arlen Specter make once...I think in one of the Supreme Court confirmation hearings. At first I thought it was an over-the-top comment to make, but the more I thought about it, I think he's right.I am a Male who is strongly Pro-Choice, and have always been extremely interested in the abortion debate. The fact that this was supposed to be a balanced look at abortion from both sides made me interested in renting the film.Truth be told, this film is slanted towards the Pro-Choice side. If someone who is Pro-Life felt this was well-balanced, I'd be shocked. As others have noted, most of the Pro-Life people are shown practically frothing at the mouth, while most of the Pro-Choice people are reasoned intellectuals. I'll bet there are some extremely rational, calm people on the Pro-Life side, but we never saw them. I'm sure there are also over-the-top Pro-Choice extremists, but we didn't see many of them either. For example, I would have liked to have seen those who are so Pro-Choice defend sex-selection abortions. We didn't see that. As a Pro-Choice movie, there is more balance in it than is typically shown, but to say this movie is right down the middle on abortion would be incorrect. Still, I really liked this movie, and the last 20 minutes or so where we watch the woman going through the whole abortion process was extremely powerful, particularly her reaction at the end.I'm not sure there's a very wide market for a film like this. If you're a big follower of the abortion issue, it's definitely worth seeing. If you don't find this a hot button issue, you'll probably think most of this is much ado about nothing.

brumps The only thing important missing from the film is the impact that overturning Roe v Wade might have on the infertility industry. My husband and I had to resort to in vitro in order to conceive our twin boys. Four fertilized eggs were implanted in me. Fortunately, only two remained viable. But what if all four survived? I would have chosen to "reduce" the embryos. As it was my pregnancy was difficult. I went into pre-term labor at 28 weeks. At 32 weeks they had to induce as my babies were starting to kill me. Imagine if I hadn't had the option to "reduce" and all four implanted. What if the law required me to carry the fetuses until my life was in danger instead of "reducing" early in the pregnancy? Or, what if I had 14 embryos, 4 implanted and 10 frozen? Would the frozen ones then be considered "alive" and therefore could not be discarted? What would be the option then? Would I be prosecuted for 10 counts of murder? So I think the film needed to cover this aspect of the debate. Otherwise it was an exceptional documentary.