Benoit Poelvoorde's film swings from the hysterical to the horrific and caused a storm when it was released in the cinema because of its disturbing violence. Multiple killer Ben Patard shows off his skills to documentary maker Remy Belvaux and his team. The filmmakers gradually fall under Ben's spell and become entirely caught up in the brutal facts of his life, changing from voyeurs to accomplices.
S**N
... might find this film bizarre or shocking but I loved the black humour and laughed a lot as each ...
Sensitive viewers might find this film bizarre or shocking but I loved the black humour and laughed a lot as each scene unfolded. I particularly liked a scene near the beginning where the assassin is dumping a body off a railway bridge into a river and a train goes past. He makes no attempt to hide what he's doing as if everything was perfectly normal.The film takes the extraordinary and makes it ordinary.It wasn't so great the second time I watched it.Definately worthwhile though.
R**R
A deliciously dark pseudo-documentary.
Man Bites Dog is an unrelenting, brutal work of self-awareness and one that will be hard to forget.The film is packed with dark humor with a straight faced delivery of absurd accounts and circumstances.Not for the faint of heart.
A**L
Disturbing
When I first saw this I wondered if it was real as the acting is so good it looks like a genuine documentary about a guy killing people in different way whilst being filmed by a documentary crew. The most shocking scene for me was how he kills a pensioner in her own apartment and the way he disposes of the bodies. You will despise him by the end of the film. Showed it to someone else who said it was the most disturbing thing they had ever witnessed.
B**E
Great
Excellent transfer
M**Y
Is not a roncom, the documentary still makes it credible
Saw it mid nineties, wanted to see it again,
J**N
... tv but only the end so got this and loved the twisted concept of a film crew following a ...
Seen this year's ago on tv but only the end so got this and loved the twisted concept of a film crew following a nutter and ultimately joining in on his escapades
J**5
Fantastic film needs a remaster.
A masterful piece of filmmaking in desperate need of a HD remaster. Picture quality was below average, with English subtitles actually scanned/burnt into the picture.
C**N
Good!
I had seen this film before and I was happy to see it again, being able to share it with my boyfriend this time. We both like it in a kind of sick way... What I like most is the main character's theories on important and less important aspects of society, and his reciting poetry...
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