Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Tom Dooley The Angulo family live in an apartment on Manhattans Lower East Side and their 'hippy' father decided early on that he wanted ten children all inspired by the teachings of Krishna and he would have them all with his wife. He also decided that he did not want them to be sullied by the nasty outside World with its drugs and bad people. So he kept them locked up for years.This documentary tells their story. It uses original footage and also tapes from the families past to show how their life developed and existed in this microcosm of a society. The boys and daughter were allowed to watch movies and so developed their ideas of the outside world through the medium of film. They loved films so much that they re-enacted their favourites. This includes 'Reservoir Dogs'' and 'Batman'. They even make all the props out of household materials.Now this is fascinating in terms of the story itself and in many respects is a documentary for people who don't normally watch documentaries as it is very accessible and the subject matter is not too depressing – quite the opposite in fact.There are some painful scenes but these are all of the emotional kind and are all to be expected. There are also a lot of unanswered questions and issues that are glossed over or ignored and that is where this film falls down. We don't get to really hear the father's story or have it explained where they get their income from – seven kids and two adults and no one working? There are more too but I don't wish to do a plot reveal. This is one that is being widely touted so there is clearly merit here and well worth a watch but you may feel that you wanted to know more of the back story as I did.

pcrprimer I had never heard of this movie before but saw it was available on a flight back home so I thought it was worth a shot based off of the description. Having watched it, it definitely has a lot of awkward and difficult to watch moments in terms of what poor children were put through. The psychologist in me found it a fascinating study of how far some parents will subject their children to very harmful effects based on their own insecurities. I was surprised with how candid the family was about their pay experiences and the emotional scars that still persist. An interesting documentary that takes got behind closed doors of a truly unique family

Hellmant 'THE WOLFPACK': Four and a Half Stars (Out of Five)Critically acclaimed documentary flick; about seven siblings, six brothers and a sister, that were locked away for fourteen years, by their father, in an apartment in the Lower East side of New York City. Everything they knew, about the world, was learned by watching movies. The film was directed by first-time feature filmmaker Crystal Moselle; who discovered the Angulo brothers, walking down First Avenue (in Manhattan), re-enacting their favorite films. I really enjoyed the movie, and think it's one of the best documentaries in years!The film tells the story of six brothers (Mukunda, Narayana, Govinda, Bhagavan, Krisna and Jagadesh), and their sister (Visnu), who were locked up in an apartment, in New York City, for 14 years. Their mother homeschooled them, and their father (who had the only key to the place) forbid them from leaving. One day the eldest (Mukunda) escaped; and then courageously explored the city, for the first time, in a Michael Myers mask. He was soon arrested, and sent to a mental hospital; the Angulo siblings' world changed forever, after that day.The film is beautifully shot, and scored; and it always seems a bit haunting (and disturbing), but ultimately inspiring. I could really relate to the six boys; having grown-up obsessed with movies, and overprotected by my mother. I was also really shy, and socially naive (and still am today); but I also really relate to their relentless passion for film. The scenes of the brothers reenacting all of their favorite movies, are priceless. There's some moral question, of whether the filmmakers exploited these children (in order to tell a great story); and I'm not sure what I think about that. It's still a great movie though!Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: https://youtu.be/f4ptmnmXTWE

jdesando In Wolfpack, winner of the Sundance Grand Jury Award (2015), the Angulo family is indeed alone and secluded from its environment. Secluded in their Lower Eastside of Manhattan apartment, the 6 children have rarely gone outside because father deems New York too dangerous. That's not the exceptional part of this odd-ball documentary.The WOW factor is that the kids have grown up relatively unscathed by their isolation. Their saving grace has been their movie addiction, wherein they re-enact scenes from famous films such as Reservoir Dogs and The Dark Knight. Although we don't actually see them filming, we do watch them create ingenious costumes and devise tableaux to emphasize the drama, albeit fictional, found outside their cramped world. As in the recent Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, young people are turning to movies for their societal awareness and outlet for their creative impulses. It could be much worse.That's all there is, Folks. First-time helmer Crystal Moselle doesn't allow much more depth, for instance on what makes their strong but not particularly articulate father, who gave his children Sanskrit names, do the things he does like imprisoning his kids to avoid their ruin from the streets of New York. Or why mom has been mostly withdrawn yet loving. However as in Grey Gardens, we are privileged observers without restraint, a virtue in documentary film making.It's just that beyond the cardboard box Batman costumes and impressive toy guns, not much else happens. Perhaps it's the Seinfeld "about nothing" motif but only without Jerry's wit.