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Title: Why do viewers freak out over this film?
Review: While this an interesting and highly original film, it is NOT the greastest movie ever made, as some of the other reviews here would lead you to believe. Not surprisingly, due to the lack of cinematic experience by much of the cast, most of the performances are amateurish and difficult to watch. The story also makes the fatal error of taking it's supremely sympathetic characters and turning them into extremely unsympathetic ones by the films end.It is, however, a very disturbing film to watch, in an almost voyeuristic sense. Ultimately, it IS a must-see for real cinema buffs.This particular DVD's picture quality is fair, but the audio is quite awful, which is of course not Tod Browning's fault, as the bulk of the rest of the films shortcomings are.
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