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Who was fooled by this?

posted 15 years ago by Cowman
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I wasn't, because I am well aware of the kinds of movies discussed and featured within the film and I would have definitely heard of Eric Rost and his S&MAN series. I figured out what was going on right away. I still thought it was an excellent film, and that the element of one really disturbed (but faked) character was a groundbreaking way of blending horror with legitimate documentary filmmaking.

I showed S&MAN to my dad, who doesn't watch or like horror movies, and he believed Eric Rost to be a real filmmaker. I revealed to him that Eric Rost was just a portrayal played by an actor and he was really surprised. He commented on how great Marcisak's acting was, and I have to agree. This guy's a natural.

I intend to show this movie to more people and see what there reactions are.

What did you guys think? Did you see through Marcisak's performance or did you believe it to be real?

[–] dangus 11 years ago

The video store where I bought my DVD copy for $2 had it in the documentary section. I was skeptical, but, there's a lot of culture out there that is ignored or overlooked by mainstream media.

[–] jinx_malone 9 years ago

I wasn't, but only because I'm a fixture at so many cons and I've never once seen the guy.

Other than that, I thought it was a fun movie and loved the inclusion of people like Carol Clover and Fred Vogel to really confuse the issue.
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