Rummaging through the Old Maids (8/29/08)
Posted by: Matt Gamble in Features, Reviews, TrailersGoing to be a quick post today as there is seriously not much to recommend this week in theaters or on DVD. Babylon A.D. is my pick for theatrical new release of the week, primarily due to my blatant sci-fi fanboy nature as well as to see if the claims by director Mathieu Kassovitz that the film was ruined by the studio are true.
DVD releases are especially slim pickings this week, leading me to choosing another relatively obscure and hard to find release in Cannibal. Cannibal is based on the true story of Armin Meiwes, a man who placed an ad on the Internet requesting someone who would allow him to eat them. Remarkably, someone responded to the ad and allowed themselves to be eaten. I must I have a bit of morbid curiosity over such a tale, though I have no idea how I am going to track down this film as I can’t even find an official site for the film, let alone a trailer. Evidently the hunt is on.
As always trailers are after the break!
Babylon A.D. trailer
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August 29th, 2008 at 11:36 am
There is another movie based on Meiwes? I knew about Rohtenburg, which was banned in Germany (interestingly enough, it was banned because “Meiwes’ rights as an individual outweighed artistic freedom and that he should not become the object of a horror film”).
I was fascinated with the case when it was happening a few years back. While I don’t necessarily understand or agree with cannibalism, I still say that he shouldn’t have been found guilty of manslaughter.
August 29th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Cannibal was banned in Germany as well, my guess is it was probably for the same reason. Cannibal also seems to be attempting to be both more artistic and accurate about the actual events. Should make for a very interesting viewing.
I will admit the whole thing does fascinate me quite a bit, and I have to agree that I don’t think he should have been found guilty either.