Man Bites Dog

A satirical look at how the media affects and promotes violence in modern society. Spoofing reality television, a fascinated documentary crew follows a charismatic yet unrepentant serial killer on his murder sprees. The crew attempts to objectively document the horror, but as the violence escalates, they ultimately get sucked into participating. Man Bites Dog won the International Critics' Prize at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.

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When you click on 3 stars, it says "I liked it." I liked this movie. I wish I really liked it or loved it. The plot seems like a great idea. You got a low-budget crew following a killer around like a reality show. It seems like a wining combination. It works, but like most reality shows, I started losing interest when it came time to talk to the camera. While I got some good laughs from the situations and dialog, some of it just seemed unnecessary and drawn out. I started losing focus at times. Other than that, it was a good movie. I liked the character development a lot of the dialog was very well written. I just couldn't get into it as much as I wanted to.
- blacklikemyheart

If you can handle the subtitles, this movie is more than worth the watch. Gripping, dark, and surreal. Seeing as how the movie was make 16 years ago, it's hard for me to imagine they were making this to critique reality tv etc... like the summary says. But still, the film makers do a wonderful job of making the viewer question themselves. I would put this movie in the same vein as Funny Games in that you can't help but wonder why you would watch such a film, or if you're not in some sick way participating in the mad mans deeds (and if so, what enjoyment do you get out of it?). This movie does not however take an moral finger wagging position like Funny Games does, and I applaud the film makers for just making the film and letting you decide. Great cinema, not for the faint of heart. Makes me wonder what else I'm missing by not watching more foreign films.
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