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Behind the Artist (2013)
Annoying soundtack.
Ridiculous punk/new wave music does not blend with the documentary. Just terrible at times.
Silence (2012)
Dog deliberately drowned! Awfully upsetting scene
The poor animal has it's legs tied together and is tossed out of a boat. I did not need to see this. The movie was peaceful and enjoyable up to that point. Does the film maker read these reviews? If so I'd like a reply as to why that scene was included. Beautifully filmed countryside and the main character's introspective silences were necessary to allow the viewer to share the moment, but murdering a dog was not something I can accept even if it's to establish a point in an indulgent art-film. The best line came from the old guy who wanted a song. He said "You'll find if you stand still long enough you'll find there's nothing you can learn from out there, it's all right here where you are rooted." A Buddhist type of philosophy. He also says that the space between birth and death is just a lot of wind or noise. So there is some clever thought here but honestly the dog scene caused me to not watch the rest.
Man About Dog (2004)
Since when is cruelty to animals funny?
About 8 minutes into the movie the 3 "hilarious" lead characters decide that a dog has to be killed. It will be smacked with a shovel. Funny stuff eh? You don't see the dog get killed but you hear the shovel hitting something with a clunk. The "hero" emerges from the woods with a "job well done" look. This is the kind of "comedy" that continues throughout the movie. Later a rare peregrine falcon is mistakenly shot from the sky by the same dog basher as before. Do you really think any audience would be laughing at this? Irish or other? We're not done yet. Now there's a scene were the "lead" dog falls out the back of a moving van because the "robustly funny" characters left the rear doors open. You see the dog hit the road and tumble about. Is this funny? Now we move to a scene where a horse trainer is selling drugs that will improve the dogs speed. Yeah there's a lot of genuine caring for the dogs going on here. At this point I'd had enough. I threw the DVD in the trash. Anyone who has the least amount of compassion for animals will find this movie very offensive. I would give it a minus 10 rating if this comment forum offered it.