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I just finished watching the documentary Catfish. What a fantastic film! I have never watched a documentary quite like this, it literally had me riveted. I highly recommend this one!!!! This is the description from Netflix which does not give all of the info, and that is a GOOD thing!
Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman document the strange series of events that unfolds when a gifted 8-year-old artist named Abby contacts Nev, a 24-year-old photographer (and Schulman's brother), through Facebook. After Abby sends Nev a remarkable painting based on one of his photos, Nev begins corresponding with her family -- including her seductive 19-year-old sister. Realizing that something's not quite right, Nev sets out to uncover the truth.
I haven't seen Catfish, but I have heard quite a bit about the controversy surrounding it. Did you get the impression that the story was made-up? IMO a good movie is a good movie...not particularly important if it's not "real". It's not a Serious Documentary about social injustice or dead dolphins, so I don't take issue if the line between real and make-believe is fuzzy.
All my life, I have felt destiny tugging at my sleeve.~ Thursday Next
I don't want to "go with the flow". The flow just washes you down the drain. I want to fight the flow.- Henry Rollins
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My impression was that the documentary was the real deal. I didn't even know that there was controversy related to the movie!! I may have to go Google that now...Originally Posted by AJane
There was a trailer that led viewers to believe it was a scary/horror/thriller type movie and that it was definitely not. Fortunately I didn't see this trailer until AFTER I watched the movie, but it did lead to a number of negative reviews on Netflix from people who were expecting something completely different.
ETA - I just went and read a short interview with the filmmakers and this is a two-line excerpt:
The main guy they were following in the film (Nev Schulman) is the brother of "Schulman" in this excerpt and I completely agree with this last line. This guy was completely believable to me in this film. I don't think it is a fake, but if it were Nev would deserve an Oscar!!Joost: It would be amazing if we had faked it. I don't know how we would have done it, but ...
Schulman: And my brother would be the best actor since Marlon Brando.
Morning Glory - I'm not a big fan of Rachel McAdams, so I was going to skip this one. I changed my mind after hearing some good reviews so I picked it up thru Netflix. It had a cute ending, but a huge chunk thru the middle was just kinda "meh". Overall, unmemorable.
Knight and Day - I'm not a Tom Cruise fan and am definitely not a Cameron Diaz fan, but I gave this one a chance anyway and was pleasantly surprised. It's totally over the top and comic book-y, but fun.
Micmacs - I can't say enough good things about this movie! I can only say that it is absolutely delightful. Jean-Pierre Jeunet is a favorite of mine and this one didn't disappoint. Visually stunning, quirky, funny and just plain wonderful. I am in LOVE with this movie!
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.' - Isaac Asimov
I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "... I drank what?"
Arthur - the original one... Wow Dudley Moore was fantastic. Loved it.
Deep Blue Sea - such a horrible fish killer movie, but because it was so bad, it was actually good. If that made sense.
Tombstone - Love me some Sam Elliot
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I'm hopping over to Netflix to place it in my queue. I love the house Glenda Jackson (?) lived in.