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Just saw this on A+E (spoilers)


My guess is they'll be repeating it again several times over the next weeks or months like they do with everything. I missed the first 45 minutes but the rest was pretty good.

I don't get why the guy would allow the documentarians to film his crimes. I mean, once the film comes out, the cops are gonna be all over him and with all the evidence they need.

This makes me wonder if he might've faked his own death and split. He sure seemed to think of himself as being awfully clever. Perhaps he could've been saving up his own blood. You know, take out a vial here and a vial there, then after his big score he stages the crime scene?

Just a possibility that crossed me mind. I haven't been googling for case developements yet so I donno.


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You won't find any case developments on Google for one very good reason. The film is not a true documentary (though some would argue that its also not a work of fiction), and there is no Kaspar Carr.

Educate yourself here: http://www.record-eagle.com/2006/aug/03ff-bader.htm

Check out the picture of the director, Malik Bader. Does he look familiar?

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This documentary is just as real as the Blair Witch Project was.

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haha..

Don't feel bad. I didn't realize it was a fake movie until the last 20 or so minutes of the film. I realized the guy in jail was being a little TOO dramatic. If it wasn't for that guy, they would have fooled me too.

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Thanks for the link to the Q&A.
I would like to congratulate Malik Bader on this movie. I found it to be interesting to watch. It was well written and kept me watching. It was an original idea to make it in a documentary style.

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I knew it was too good to be true. You just can't believe anything you see on tv anymore, huh? Thanks for putting my doubts to rest. I too began to question the 'documentary' when I saw just what they were filming. And the filmmakers never get busted for aiding and abetting?

Still, I agree, a great movie. I was very impressed with it and have to give kudos. Original and interesting!

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Okay guys, just so you all don't think I'm a total moron, and then call me one and make me cry, there were things that didn't add up to me too. I ended up seeing the first 45 minutes (including commercials) at the later A&E showing. I guess I just sorta trusted the documentary tag a bit. And yeah, thanks for the link.

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Yea it certainly looked real and it was well done. However the filmmakers would undoubtedly be arrested for aiding and abetting a criminal. I couldn't get past that as i was watching this on A&E.

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cheez, i just saw your post & laffed!!!! i felt the same way as you, but we good!

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Funny thing is... The dude in jail was real and recorded before they started filming. His answer to who Kaspar Karr was in the end however, was acted. (from Q&A after a recent screening)

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The problem with this film was Kaspar Karr's dialogue was too scripted. It didn't seem organic, natural enough. When you film somebody in a documentary sense not everything they say is interesting or relevant. They'll look into the camera too. Kaspar seemed too professional. The people in Blair Witch seemed more natural.

But like other people have said, this film is far more entertaining than something like Blair Witch or any other moc/doc. Enjoy it for what it is.

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That's exactly what I thought, especially when they said there was no body found. I guess they decided to go in another direction, which still worked out pretty well. My favorite part in the movie is the theater, when Kaspar is drilling the safe.

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At the beginning I couldn't say if it was fake or not but by the time he used a crowbar I knew: fake.

Not also he didn't quite know how to use one but he screamed out loud when using it. Now that's a low profile...

And the guy in jail totally confirmed it. On real docs inmates usually are "emotionless", their face stays the same most of the time. This one thought he was being casted for Prison Break...

But it was a real interesting movie. Above average with minimum resources (in Slick's joint you could tell it was a fake: Kaspar sawed the place of the lock but just after they changed scene so that the door could be spared...). I wish people (movie-making people) could realize that the most important thing in a movie is the story not the special effects...

I'm certainly be looking for more Baders releases.

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And the guy in jail totally confirmed it. On real docs inmates usually are "emotionless", their face stays the same most of the time. This one thought he was being casted for Prison Break...


Thats funny given the fact the actor playing the guy being interviewed was actually in several episodes of Prison Break lol.

I know your post is about 5-years-old but its still pretty funny.

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I know your post is about 2-years-old but it still is relevant. lol

I did not know that.

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Damn, I watched & rewatched this weekend, thinking awesome! this is a great documentary! then thinking idiots! why would they turn kaspar in, he'll come back & kill them! Now to find out its not even real? argh!

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I can't believe it aired on A&E when every other word was the f word - very distracting and made me hate the film even more

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