Long Pigs (2007, Chris Power & Nathan Hymes)

The 'fake snuff' thing has completely run it's course, as far as I'm concerned. I was never really a huge fan and now it's just become even more boring to me. So why did I watch "Long Pigs"? Because a few people told me it had some notably decent practical gore effects and because I'm just a sucker for the "extreme" variety of cinema.

Two documentary film-makers follow a cannibalistic serial killer around as he kidnaps, kills, mutilates and cooks his victims. They also try to delve into his personal life involving his sickly mother, hockey buddy and job. There's also phony interviews with a radio host, detectives and crime experts, as well as the grieving father of a 9-year old girl whom the killer had abducted and consumed.

As for the effects, they were fine, but based on what I had heard I guess I was expecting a bit more. The most detailed scene of human slaughtering is shown in ultra-fast motion and is nothing all that 'shocking'. Overall, the gore was actually pretty tame in this flick. So, basically, "Long Pigs" is just a Canadian "Man Bites Dog" rip-off. The acting passable, I will say. Otherwise, "Long Pigs" is a pretty unremarkable 'mocumentary'.