Saturday, October 09, 2010

20/20 Spoils "CATFISH"

The poster for the movie "CATFISH" implores prospective audience members to not let anyone tell them what it's about.

Yet, last night's 20/20 totally spoiled the entire movie!

I happened to see the movie on Thursday (and liked it) and the 20/20 profile offers a good supplement to the story... but if you HAVEN'T seen the movie, the entire thing gets exposed! Including clips from the ding dang dong moobie! UNIVERSAL was okay with a movie of theirs, which is still in theaters, getting totally spoiled?? When their ad campaign HINGES on "the secret"??

No, the *twist* isn't that difficult to predict. You see it coming from a mile away, but IMHO it doesn't make it less interesting to get to know the full details. The 20/20 show offers some new angles to the story, including fresh interviews. It would be a really good bonus on the DVD... but on its own (I can't emphasize this enough) IT COMPLETELY SPOILS THE MOVIE!!!

FWIW: I think the movie's well made, thoughtfully edited and paced. And despite all the suspicious critics, I'm convinced it's completely real. (This is NOT a Blair Witch movie, nor is it the horror/thriller that the trailer/poster may imply.)

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