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Snuff: A Documentary About Killing on Camera

2008 1h 10m Documentary List
Tomatometer 0 Reviews 38% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
Filmmaker Paul von Stoetzel examines the existence of snuff films.

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Audience Member i think i saw this, at any rate a pretty interesting documentary on the history of snuff. i found it quite entertaing and funny at how appaulingly stupid law enforcement can be. does snuff exist? yes it does, you're just too stupid to find it. not sure this should be PG however... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member i think i saw this, at any rate a pretty interesting documentary on the history of snuff. i found it quite entertaing and funny at how appaulingly stupid law enforcement can be. does snuff exist? yes it does, you're just too stupid to find it. not sure this should be PG however... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member There's an interesting documentary to be made on the topic of snuff films, and the film titles simply "Snuff" touches on a few fascinating points. I liked seeing the film clips and there are enough tantalizing moments to peak your curiosity enough to keep you watching. It doesn't answer any hard-hitting questions, and some of the film's "expert" panelists are highly suspect. In fact, R.P. Whalen gives this the sensationalistic quality it was so desperately trying to avoid. He's animated enough, but he doesn't really seem to know what he's talking about. He even goes as far as to call "Bowling For Columbine" a snuff film, which is pretty far from factual. Almost as bad is the over-emotional Mark Rosen, who is particularly unconvincing in the film's finale telling of an "actual" snuff film from the Philippines he witnessed in the 1970's. He can't even convince us of how much it disturbed him. But there are some people here I related to, especially Julie Wilson who discusses her love of all things gory. Frankly, I was disturbed by the was portion of the movie however. It doesn't feel like it belongs here, and it comes to close to showing an actual beheading of an Iraqi hostage. That really does go too far. But there is enough here to like and recommend, and even though it never gives the viewer any concrete answers I was intrigued more by not knowing. Clearly "Snuff" will not get the respect that other documentaries get, but that doesn't make it any less valid. It crosses the line one time too many to be taken completely seriously, but there are moments here that will intrigue you. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Un documental acerca de este supuesto mito urbano, existe o no? tiene escenas reales, si no soportas mejor ni la veas Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member On netflix streaming. Not for everyone since it shows clips from faces of death and canibal holocaust. I also watched another movie S&man that on streaming about fake snuff movies. Disturbing tuff but intriging. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member This film would of be more interesting if I hadn't watched 3 guys and 1 hammer, which is a snuff video. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Filmmaker Paul von Stoetzel examines the existence of snuff films.
Director
Paul von Stoetzel
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 10m