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    This is an original and well crafted documentary that sucks in the viewer with analytical interviews with artists and psychiatrists that have an interest in Albert Fish psyche. There is a painter in this film by the name of Joe Coleman that might seem a little too empathetic for the child murdering Albert Fish. Once I opened my mind and listened to what he had to say I actually learned a lot. What he had to say was very similar to the psychiatrists interviewed in this film. Watching this documentary is educational not only for the true crime aspects but I personally learned that it’s healthy to confront the fact that the world has monsters. The fact of the matter is that sadomasochists, cannibals, fecal freaks and blood drinking vampires exist. Some people are too appalled to delve into the world of this madness whether it be entertainment or educational. Ignoring the problem makes the problem bigger and puts the future in danger. This movie is a showcase for many subjects such as Mental Health, every known perversion and religion. These are the most major problems and practices in Albert Fish’s vile life.

    He grew up enjoying being whipped and paddled and also got aroused watching other boys receive lashings. There was a lot of childhood stuff and family history that may have lead to his painful obsessions. The film deals with his married life and how that crumbled and made him a free man to do whatever nasty stuff he pleased.

    After watching this I discovered that this is one of the most disgusting human beings ever to walk the earth. Also he is one of the most complicated. This is a guy that deserved death and got it by electric chair. The weird thing about that is he may have got some satisfaction. I don’t know how I feel about the death penalty. It’s not something I obsess over like psychotic anti abortionists. I will say that this documentary makes the viewer analyze the problem of eye for eye death.

    John Borowski deserves credit for creating a thought provoking documentary that was very detailed when telling Albert Fish’s story. Also he made a styling documentary with incredible narration by Tony Jay and creepy voice over stylings by Harvey Fisher that made the not so scary reenactment scenes of Albert Fishes crime become disturbing. The reenactment scenes show a lot of bloody lashing and meat preparation. The gore isn’t top notch whatsoever but the crimes against kids was more upsetting than anything I’ve seen in shock cinema. Being that I am a horror fan and this is more of a documentary not all of this film is enjoyable and I mean that in a positive way. I feel the director and his interview subject had a huge effect on me. There are extremely flawed human beings out there and we have to try to understand them. If not we are asking for trouble.

    The DVD includes trailer for this film and HH Holmes, stills of John Coleman’s morbid paintings, a history of the electric chair feature, a live performance by the band Macabre and much more. The sickest of the features are the completely perverse letters narrated by the sadistic voice of Harvey Fisher. I would call this scene  “Vulgar Display of Vocabulary”.

    My favorite parts of the film were the scenes that explained that Albert Fish’s religious obsessions took the bible all too literal. The fact that he eating children was communion is quite captivating. This all made so much sense to him and bible thumpers should analyze the power of the bible. The fact is religion wasn’t his only problem. That’s the charm of this documentary. They explain that when Albert Fish was around there wasn’t forensics or an understanding of cannibals. It was easier for the sickest man ever to walk the earth to get away with children cuisine than it is to shoot someone now days.

    I highly recommend this confrontational documentary that was a well balanced journey into the hell Albert Fish went through and put his victims through. I think it’s sad that some people become fans of serial killers. If Albert Fish was alive today I would like to bash in his skull with a blunt object. Too reasons that would make me an idiot. One, he might like it and Two, that wouldn’t give me any understanding of his human psyche that the world needs to comprehend! Even when someone dies in the electric chair that makes anyone that doesn’t protest a killer. So in someway there is a killer in all of us. This documentary maybe changed my mind about how I feel about capital punishment. Crime buffs should enjoy this and it’s a shame the general public will avoid this. I learned not to avoid the darkness and hopefully one day the rest of the world deals with it.

Rating - ***

-Russ Rutter