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Probably every adult here in New Zealand would have known of the case around which this film was made, but that was ten years ago. It was refreshing to re-visit this story and the way it was portrayed on the screen was flawless....fine direction and performances all around.

But for me, the importance of this story is the reforms of the bureaucracy which have taken place since the early 90s. Complaint procedures are readily accessible and well resourced. The wings of these maniacal managers have been clipped and New Zealand is a better place because of Dave Henderson and Rodney Hide.

Go see it....doesn't matter where you live. I suspect these issues are rather universal. We've heard that 'the price of liberty is eternal vigilance', this film is about some vigilant people who stood up to the tyranny of the managers...the world would be a better place of more people followed th lead of those portrayed in 'We're Here to Help'

I've seen Pump a few times but recently got the DVD and showed it to an 18 year old last night...the film has great resonances for me of the 60s generation and it still has power for the youth of today...amazingly, since they mainly seem motivated by IT, gadgets and money.

All the performances were first rate and this film also introduces Leonard Cohen to a new generation. I'm sure schools today are worse then Hubert Humphrey high portrayed in the film...this was before Columbine...but you can see the fertile ground for the violence to follow.

This is one of my all time favorite 'teen flicks' and I recommend it to all who want to see social and political relevance in movies.

This well made documentary gave an insight into the larger realm of societal collapse and pervasive corruption. By tracing the death of the electric car it showed how the public, government, car and oil companies and 'the system' conspired to deprive people of pollution free private transport.

However, nowhere in the film is there a questioning of the idea that people ought to have easy access to cheap private transport...there was one reference that if USA were more energy efficient Americans would have to (god forbid) live like Europeans. but no questioning of the fundamental assumption of the USA vast suburbia way of unsustainable life which is embodied in the idea that everyone ought to have a car so they can go and do whatever whenever they like.

so, this film glossed over serious issues about how humans might live sustainably on Earth, but did very well in showing how corrupt the system is and you wouldn't need help from them to realise how stuffed the future for humans will be.