ChanFamous
I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
FirstWitch
A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
Usamah Harvey
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
mrstragus
I love this show, one of the best if not the best show ever made. Why? First of all, statistics say it all, look up Wikipedia to see how many of the predators have been captured because of the show. Second of all, I think every single detail about the editing of the show is awesome, the music, the transitions, the footage itself, I feel like it is incredible. Yeah, I am not gonna lie, it gets a bit scary sometimes but that is why it is underneath the category "Crime" TV Show, right? John Walsh does a great job, has a great judgment and if you are not familiar with his story, check it out, that is why he is so great at what he does, he is very authentic.
OllieSuave-007
This is a somewhat riveting reality TV series featuring John Walsh hosting stories targeting some of America's most wanted fugitives. As he narrates, actors reenact events of those crimes, but the reenactments are more like dreamy flashbacks.There are some intrigue, but the suspense seems to be limited and not as intense as some of the earlier crime reality shows. Still, Walsh does a great job narrating, providing eloquence, professionalism and authority, and the show does make you want to root for justice and the nabbing of the bad guys.Grade B-
kols
For a very good reason.Like the previous reviewer, the pacing of The Hunt drove me nuts, initially, and then I began to get it: this show is about presenting the crimes and criminals it profiles as nightmares. The agonizing pacing is the introduction, case by case, to each hellish violation of the crime's victims.Even so, once I understood, I still found The Hunt very hard to watch, with that pacing and the show's enormously dark patina still driving me away from the screen.Eventually, after 6 or 7 episodes, I acclimated and now view each episode as a well-crafted essay on the depravity of person or persons deliberately doing harm to another or others.Not an easy consumable - to get its full value you're going to have to invest the time and energy it takes to break through and appreciate the qualitative tone it intends to portray. It's worth it.
targa9
After watching 30-40 minute forensic files, and being a big fan of the genre of true crime, I thought this would be a real treat. But the absolutely pondering pace of this show left me checking my watch and anxious to do something more constructive with my time. The first episode was about some killer, and they spend the first 10 minutes discussing the town in Shasta County, how quiet and peaceful it is, how it's like a paradise to many people, interviewing people about how the town is so crime-free. Ugh. I fast-forwarded to John Walsh, but he talked slowly and I sensed this was trying too hard to be some dramatic build-up instead of a documentary about true crime. Forensic Files, on the other hand, is paced well, and does not try to hit us over the head with the dramatic elements, because the shock and horror of the true crime is dramatic enough.A real bore. 3 points.
