Ensofter Overrated and overhyped

Micransix Crappy film

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

slitherk I thought this movie might be a ridiculous guilty shocking pleasure in the mold of Mondo Cane. I was wrong.The footage is almost entirely fake. But it is not fake in a camp cheesy kind of way that would be redeeming, it is just fake in an annoying, utterly transparent way. A few scenes appear to be real newsreel stock footage, but these are a small portion of the total. Most are the kind of quality that would be cooked up by several high school students with red paint and a camera. Plus, there is gratuitous right wing propaganda worked into the narration for no apparent reason.Don't waste your time.

Coventry After suffering my way through the original "Faces of Death", I promised myself NEVER to watch any of the six (or is it seven) sequels, as this was the most inept, pathetic, provocative and boring bunch of nonsense I ever saw. But hey, I've been known to break promises before – especially to myself – and at least I didn't spend one lousy penny on this one. According to random reviews I read on the Internet, part four is supposed to be one of the "better" entries in this wannabe-cult series and I must admit it opens with a positive announcement. Dr. Francis B. Gross, the host of the first four films, apparently died due to his obsession with the other side. Great news, as I really couldn't stand the look of his face and he was the most incompetent narrator ever! A certain Dr. Louis Flellis now fills up his place, and this guy has the craziest pair of eyes I've ever seen! Is he supposed to intimidate us with his overlong stares and forced grimaces, or something? Closely following the outdated formula, he presents a series of obviously fake clips in which people and animals die tragically. There are painful road accidents, images of warfare and sudden deaths, but also a whole lot of "provoked" situations, like drunken fraternity jokes that go awry, incautious sports and even a magician who fails to complete his escaping-act in time. Now that was funny! There's no real guideline or reoccurring theme in "Faces of Death"; the mad-eyed Dr. Flellis simply jibbers about how deceitful the Grim Reaper can be and how we should never underestimate the forces of destiny. Yawn! I can't easily tolerate the looks of stupid people faking their deaths and play along believing it's a documentary, but WHY involve the animals? Yes, we know people eat dogs in Vietnam and we are aware that abattoirs slay pigs for their meat, but why do these phony-controversial makers of "Faces of Death" feel the need to add footage of this in their films and pretend to be educational? People die in accidents and humans kill animals. Imitating these sad events and capturing it on film isn't shock-cinema; it's merely just stating the obvious. We're all going to die at one point, anyway.

one4now4 As many should know by now, most of the things that are shown in these movies (at least, in the first four) are either staged or dull news footage. That said, there are so many mixed feelings I have about this one. I liked the darkly humorous narration of "Dr. Louis Flellis", and some of the nasty stuff was kind of neat (almost all of which was faked, I can guarantee). It wasn't nearly as shocking or effective as I'd hoped, but I suppose that that's a good thing in some scenes (puppy that's really a plush doll getting disemboweled, anyone?). I do like a lot of the no-nonsense political and social commentary the narrator makes, but sometimes it is very dishonest, like when we see the slaughterhouse footage and the narrator goes beyond the educational aspects of that scene's dialogue and panders to sick people's desire to enjoy pain and suffering of an animal. I do eat meat, and that includes pork, but some of the comments seem as if they're made simply to enhance entertainment value of real pigs having the blood drained from their throats. Even if I'm not a vegetarian, I do believe that more respect should be had for an animal instead of just regarding it as something that landed on your plate, as well as a realization that that animal died to help you survive. Also, there is some dialogue in the narration that seems outright right-wing. I don't go for the right or left wings, but that also means that some of the snotty dialogue in this grates on me a bit at times. Otherwise, this is a pretty diverting time-waster for people who might be interested in this sort of thing. I just don't understand what the big deal is when all those series out there that rip off these mostly fake "Faces of Death" movies are usually more real and disturbing than almost any of the things shown here. (Please note: The original "Faces of Death" is very different and it is actually a GOOD movie, even if it's by far more disturbing, as well as nearly as faked. See that one, for sure, no matter what you've heard, for it may surprise you.)

rob brun i think that exploitation has reached its ultimate peak. For those of you unfamiliar with faces of death- it is a weak, fake, and ultimately stupid series of supposed "real death" video series.for all of you jerry springer watching youths- this will probably be the best movie you have ever seen. For everyone else, rent something else. Yeah, i want to spend $3 to watch chinese people cut up a puppy while it is still alive and then eat it. Time to move on with my life.