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The Movie G Really interesting doc on the Six Flags that closed because of Hurricane Katrina and never reopened now it's a ghost town amusement park. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/19/24 Full Review Matt C You could tell it was a youtuber trying to be a filmmaker. Soundtrack was questionable. Documentaries need a narrative and this had absolutely no story. It felt like a meandering, over-extended, rushed, lazily thrown together youtube video uhat was trying to pass itself off as a real documentary. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/02/24 Full Review Jeff M As soon as this uninspired, dull as dishwater documentary ended, I thought to myself that this felt like one of those cheap YouTube documentaries with stock footage and computer-generated narration. Lo and behold, I find out that director Jake Williams is listed as "YouTube creator" on Google, so my immediate reaction was spot on. I obviously feel horrible for those affected by Hurricane Katrina and the employees of the amusement park who lost their livelihoods, but sympathy doesn't necessarily equate to compelling filmmaking. There is nothing here that warrants anything more than a 20/20 or Dateline segment. The interviews are generic, much of the Hurricane Katrina coverage feels like stock footage and, with the exception of the hurricane itself, there is nothing extraordinary or dramatic about this story. The park opened, Six Flags bought it, the hurricane hit and Six Flags opted not to re-open. That's it. No scandals, no juicy behind the scenes details, nothing. There's nothing much more to say. There's not even many thrilling scenes of roller coaster rides. I love a good documentary, but this is definitely not one of them. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/24 Full Review Arthur L No point and so boring Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/11/23 Full Review Kurt J Is there a point to this movie? I'm 2/3 of the way in, and it's a park that closed due to Katrina. Nothing controversial or dramatic about it. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/05/23 Full Review patrick f Is this film about the rise and fall of the park? Is it about the greater Hurricane Katrina story? Is it about the failure of local politics on New Orleans East? Is it just a cool urban exploration of an abandoned park? The film tries to be all of these things which hurts it over all. The film could have been sharpened it's focus on one or two of these themes and been better served for it. That being said, it still was an interesting documentary and will hopefully spur some action to help the local residents who want something done with the land. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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