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trixster
loyalfromlondon
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Catfish
CatfishQuote: Catfish is a 2010 documentary film involving a man being filmed by his friends as he builds a romantic relationship on the social networking website Facebook with an attractive girl, and the mysterious results when they all go to visit her.
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Sat Sep 25, 2010 12:20 pm |
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Bradley Witherberry
Extraordinary
Joined: Sat Oct 30, 2004 1:13 pm Posts: 15197 Location: Planet Xatar
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Re: Catfish
Thank goodness it didn't end up being a guy! Otherwise, a very interesting topic for a documentary kinda spoiled by the three smug bastards filming it. 3 out of 5.
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Groaning
Us v Them
Joined: Fri Jul 07, 2006 3:17 pm Posts: 2759 Location: Austria
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Re: Catfish
homophobia alarm
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Bradley Witherberry
Extraordinary
Joined: Sat Oct 30, 2004 1:13 pm Posts: 15197 Location: Planet Xatar
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Re: Catfish
Groaning wrote: homophobia alarm Heh - - do you have an inferiority complex? I have no problem with your homosexuality, Groaning - - nor with anyone else being gay. The reason that I was happy that it didn't turn out to be a man, was because that story is so common now that it has become a cliche. Out of every 100 of this type of story, 99 of them turn out to be a tragically closeted gay man who can't find any legitimate outlet for his sexuality. Catfish at least explored an unusual central antagonist who created a pleasantly byzantine fantasy world over top of her mundane reality.
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jmovies
Let's Call It A Bromance
Joined: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:22 pm Posts: 12333
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Re: Catfish
Catfish shows the ways of desperation and manipulation within the aspect of the Internet but it's message is all too familiar in today's society and as such isn't gripping. Nev's connection with a young painter and her family is a sweet one and could of made alone a good scripted movie but as the film really begins to take off and hit its peak, it becomes boring and drawn out too far. The results could be seen a mile away come the half-hour mark and the film tries to build suspense when the true story is just a desperate sob one. Both sides have been tricked in their own matter and the film tries to make a resolution to this but it is too dragged out. Yes, there are evils to the Internet, people should know that, but there is nothing unique in this ending that is different from many of the similar situations people face though it can still be sad. If the film was enjoyable as the first half, this documentary would of worked but with the dull second portion it just quite doesn't, even if in their own ways these people are likeable. **
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Sat Oct 02, 2010 10:58 pm |
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nghtvsn
Extraordinary
Joined: Fri Mar 11, 2005 7:13 pm Posts: 11015 Location: Warren Theatre Oklahoma
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Re: Catfish
CATFISH
I saw this today because I was pretty interested after being affected by the publicity and commercials that made it has this big secret to keep.
I won't spoil it but it didn't blow me away. I did find the beginning interesting but after a bit you knew there wasn't something right about the Megan girl. I will say that it is interesting and crazy about what happened (speaking of I'm not even sure if this was real. I haven't googled/wiki'd it yet), so if it was real then that's crazy. I did enjoy the opening credits and the use of google maps.
Grade - C
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Bradley Witherberry
Extraordinary
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Re: Catfish
Bradley Witherberry wrote: Thank goodness it didn't end up being a guy! Otherwise, a very interesting topic for a documentary kinda spoiled by the three smug bastards filming it. 3 out of 5. This is a rare example of a movie that has improved in my estimation as I continue to reflect upon it. As I said in my original review, the filmmakers come off as smug bastards, however my admiration for them has grown because of the fact that they allow themselves to be seen hoist by their own petard. They could have easily hidden the fact they were the ones who turned out to be the mean spirited scammers, not their subject - - but they laid this whole mess bare. It really is a quite brave turn. We've been fortunate in 2010 to have already had quite a few great feature documentaries playing in theatres: Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work, Oceans, Babies, Exit Through The Gift Shop - - to this list, I must now add Catfish and I hereby revise my grade to: 12 out of 5.
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Sun Oct 17, 2010 9:26 am |
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movies35
Forum General
Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:53 pm Posts: 8626 Location: Syracuse, NY
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Re: Catfish
I saw this today and I absolutely loved it. It was very relevant and surprisingly moving. Brilliant movie and one of the best films of the year. It's not real though, from what I've heard. 9/10 (A)
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Sat Oct 30, 2010 8:20 pm |
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zingy
College Boy Z
Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:40 pm Posts: 36662
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Re: Catfish
This sucked.
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Magic Mike
Wallflower
Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 4:53 am Posts: 34876 Location: Minnesota
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Re: Catfish
Excellent! A very intriguing documentary.
8/10 (A-)
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Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:32 am |
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Magic Mike
Wallflower
Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 4:53 am Posts: 34876 Location: Minnesota
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Re: Catfish
movies35 wrote: It's not real though, from what I've heard. It is real. The Blu-ray/DVD has a very interesting Q&A with the filmmakers.
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Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:34 am |
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Jmart
Superman: The Movie
Joined: Fri Oct 22, 2004 8:47 am Posts: 21157 Location: Massachusetts
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Re: Catfish
I watched it a couple of nights ago and I've been back and forth on it ever since. On one hand I think it's well made and interesting. On the other hand the last third screams of bullshit, and if it isn't it then comes across as borderline offensive. I know many documentaries have shown far more worse and disturbing things, but with what the three guys do here is pretty much manipulative, heartless, and exploitative. The three filmmakers could argue that it wouldn't be a truly fair account if the entire family wasn't shown, but I thought a line had to be drawn somewhere. And the scene at the end with the husband...he's clearly missing a couple of tools in the shed and he drops that profound metaphor that just happens to explain the title of the movie? No...
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Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:57 pm |
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David
Pure Phase
Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:33 am Posts: 34865 Location: Maryland
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Re: Catfish
A compelling mystery with a poignant conclusion. If it's real, they stumbled upon a fascinating story and captured/presented it well. If it's (partly) fiction devised by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost, then they're skilled storytellers--and very good at simulating a "real," no-frills, shot-on-the-fly documentary. Either way, this is a good, valuable film.
B+
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