TrueJoshNight
Truly Dreadful Film
WillSushyMedia
This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.
Murphy Howard
I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
k_28
This is rare gem of true journalism. What we see mostly on daily news is not news but propaganda of either govt or corporatist where every story has views of so called experts who has vested interests in giving the opinion they do. Some will accuse this series of being biased against big govt or big corporates but funnily they don't think anything biased in big corporate sponsored news shows as paid opinions. The journalism by definition involves showing two sides of story with neutral eye , but most news channels shows only one side of story, the story which they want us to see. This program speaks for those who cant speak themselves; the common people, oppressed ordinary folks who are victims and whose stories no one is interested in. As for big corporates and govt they always have a media to rest their case but for a change it is nice to have a show which shows other side of coin. You don't have to agree with it , you can still oppose it but how can you truly make your mind unless you see both sides of the story? Those who oppose this series as biased , i will say, see it and make your mind, its unpolished gem with mostly views of ordinary people and tats a big thing which is missing in today's TV media.At another level watching this series is a humbling experience. It shows complexities , absurdities and sheer vastness of the the world we live in. Makes us empathize with them and helps comes out of this little bubble called as America. Its truly eye opening , in most literal sense coz most of the stories shown here are beyond our wildest imagination and if anyone has told that such things are happening in the same world , it would have been hard to believe . ( like Nigeria story or Kazakhstan story ) so thanks for an inspiring and humanizing experience.
ThomasJeff
I was very much a big fan of this. And I watch a lot of Vice News stuff because of their brave journalists willing to go anywhere. Except that they aren't journalists. They're like stunt doubles who go anywhere and have no idea how to interpret anything or present it to the audience. It's like they signed a contract to risk their lives but not trained in any journalistic ethics or understanding of world events.It's sad because it had a lot of potential.But then it's become all about propaganda. Presenting only ONE side of every issue.They just present the views of the owner: Shane Smith.When he wants to do a propaganda piece he doesn't interview anyone from the opposing side. He won't interview any officials or experts.He's more into interviewing random people "on the ground". He interviews non-experts but people whom he thinks "might be involved" and "on his side."
nickdanzinger
I have been a fan of Vice for a few years now and I've always enjoyed their online videos. If you have spare time, I would highly recommend checking out their website or youtube channel. The special on the North Korean work camps in Russia and their videos taken in Columbia are particularly interesting. With that said, the Vice team really took it to another level with the HBO series. Just watching the show is invigorating, from the topics covered to the exotic locations to the people they managed to get interviews with. Everything just comes together perfectly. With all the amazing content found in these short 10 episodes, it saddens me that most of the Western world is more concerned with celebrity bulls---. Do yourself a favour and enjoy the first season. You won't regret it!
malicenbandarlnd
If you don't think that seeing video of the decapitated head of a teenage suicide bomber doesn't alter your view of reality you should really give this a look. Yes, the graphic imagery not allowed on traditional news networks is...shattering...(that's the only word i can think of). However, the real reason to watch this show is that it's the new front of investigative journalism. Real people going into real situations instead of repeating, and re-repeating AP news-wire bullet points. Or worse, spending hours reading tweets on a channel that's supposed to be 24/7 news. No i don't care about CatLov3r69's opinion on the scientific applications of stem cell research.In addition, if you have ever written for a newspaper, even a school newspaper or taken a journalism class or have common sense you know that the only good way to tell a story is to tell both sides. We don't see that in news much these days. Nobody is making an effort to track down lieutenants of Taliban for a non-pixlized interview. These people are. Granted i'm only one episode in but if the rest of them are as interesting/sad/involved as the first one, I'm really looking forward to it. It shows people as people; complicated and confused.
