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Swiss Army Man

Stumped by the terrible reviews. Although the trailer for this film probably didn't help, since they presented it purely as a comedy, when it really is so much more than that. It obviously has touches of Dead Poet's Society, given the subject matter, of death and professors, which cannot be a bad thing. I personally enjoyed the ending, and he had said throughout that he wanted his 'sabbatical' so that he could go elsewhere to live out his final months, in peace, alone as far as humans go and on his own terms, so clearly that was where he was going, and with his dog. I found this in another review an indication that some people had completely missed the point though: "living life to its fullest is always highly recommended, but it’s sad to think people put so much focus on this temporary existence and so little thought towards the afterlife". What thought are we meant to put towards the afterlife exactly? The point of the film was surely that people do NOT focus properly on this temporary existence, and in fact wither it away, wasting it, failing to realise it could end at any time, and will at some point, whilst they are engaged in other things. I wasn't expecting much, given the poor ratings and the pretty awful and misleading trailer, but I was pleasantly surprised.

The Professor

24 likes

Excellent. I watched it without having any idea what it was about, which made it all the more gripping, as I had to follow the story as it unfolded, having no idea who the subject of the documentary was, and being unfamiliar with the real life stories involved. As other reviewers have said, they covered all the important details, and showed how the story, events and group developed over the course of weeks and months, which made it all the more interesting. I was also pleased to see they showed as little of the videos involved as possible, and avoided sensationalising them, which would frankly have put me off watching, and given publicity to the wrong places. I nearly didn't watch this, but once I did, I found myself having to rewatch particularly satisfying parts, towards the end. You'll now what I mean when you watch it, but I don't want to give away any spoilers.

Don't F**k With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer

2 likes

Brilliant and needs to be watched. I write of the documentary, as I have not read the book. I particularly appreciated the fact that the 'Mother' was not treated as though she was some rare and unusual beast, never before seen, and neither was the abusive 'Father', which sadly is how most abusers are portrayed nowadays, this making abuse seem rare and unusual, when it is quite obviously not. As the Scapegoat child myself of a Narcissist Sociopath, I do not doubt for a second the veracity of the accounts in this documentary, or the actions of their 'Mother', having had the misfortune of a similar 'Mother' myself. It brought back difficult memories and the actions of both the 'Mother' and the 'Father' were of textbook abusers. Anyone who finds that difficult to grasp or believe has clearly had the benefit of a better childhood, and any decent person should surely think themselves fortunate, not crassly attack the subjects of this documentary. The 'reviewer' who thinks a 'review' should consist of her rantings regarding the subjects' personal lives and sees fit to question their motives should frankly be ashamed of herself. Does she not think people who have had parents like this have had a bad enough time already, without complete strangers like her uttering frankly defamatory nonsense like she has. As for why they made the documentary if they were 'ashamed', perhaps because they rightly decided they should no longer be ashamed. Is she suggesting they should have remained so? Good for them for making this documentary. So that 'Mothers' like ours can be exposed for what they are, and ignorant arrogant fools like that reviewer can be exposed for what they are, ignorant and arrogant. It is only because the victims of Narcissists, Sociopaths and Psychopaths are 'programmed' to live their lives in silence and shame, that these people continue to abuse the way they do. The more we expose these people and this ongoing and frankly pretty standard and sadly common abuse, the more likely it is that its victims will be helped, and its perpetrators will be stopped. Do you know what won't stop it Karen? People like you. Abuse deniers and apologists. Abuse Blame Shifters and Victim Blamers. You do a disservice to all children and adults of abuse, and a great service to all abusers. Shame on you. If I were those brothers I'd sue you for the contents of your review. A brilliant documentary that is better watched knowing as little as possible about it.

Tell Me Who I Am

72 likes

The overly 'rave' reviews here, particularly placing this in their 'top 10 movies' are somewhat confusing and suspect, particularly given this film's actual rating on reliable rating sources. Tries too hard and its storyline is far too all over the place to ever reach a satisfying conclusion. If its makers can't decide what they want the film to be, how can the audience? Even the title is a giveaway, why not just 'Dead In A Week'? Why add '(Or Your Money Back)? Especially since that is NOT actually true within the film's own storyline's rules? Presumably because someone somewhere couldn't make a decision, much like someone somewhere couldn't make those same decisions with the script and storyline. If they had, this film would have been all the better for it. It had potential certainly, but it was unfortunately wasted.

Dead In A Week (Or Your Money Back)

7 likes