Michael_Elliott Faces of Death: Fact or Fiction? (1999)* 1/2 (out of 4) Rather stupid and disappointing "interview" with FACES OF DEATH creator Conan le Cilaire who has his identity hidden and his voice altered because he claims there are people still after him. A fake reporter begins to ask him questions about what parts of the series were real and which ones were fake.This could have made for an excellent documentary but sadly it's just more pathetic lies and in the end a rip-off for fans. While the "creator" does talk about the monkey brain and puppy sequences were fake, he also doesn't talk about so many other things in the series. This was being sold as a definitive behind-the-scenes look at the series and its history but sadly it's just a fake interview that doesn't add up to very much.Conan le Cilaire is of course meant to be John Alan Schwarz and I seriously doubt he has people wanting to kill him unless it's angry fans who paid money for dumb stuff like this, FACES OF DEATH III or the other entries in the series with no new footage.

Zbigniew_Krycsiwiki This annoying little time-waster begins with flashbacks to the opening credits of the first film. Oh, good. We're doing that flashback padding thing again, just like "The Worst of ...", and FOD part 5, and at least two versions of FOD part 6 did. So we are watching the exact same footage for about the ninth time here, in this bogus documentary about a bogus documentary, written by "Richard Head and Johnny Getchakokov," and produced by "S. Pew" and Thomas Jefferson, co-starring bug-eyed Louis Flellis, with a cameo appearance by his goofy as ever glowing red lava lamp. There is a difference between *satirical* and *stupid*. This is a bogus documentary detailing supposed life story of director Conan LeCilaire, played by writer/ director/ producer Alan Black, his voice distorted and his face nothing more than a silhouette in a darkened television studio. Like the supposed sniper from the first film, if they tell his name, why bother to distort his image and voice? That doesn't add "realism" or mystery to the proceedings, it just makes it annoying to watch and listen to. Mockumentary purports to tell the story of the making of Faces Of Death, but amounts to nothing more than yet another flashback-padded rehash of it, trying to cash in on the late 1990s reality TV craze. The wash-effect with lifeguard's white jeep with a surfboard on roof on the beach leading to end credits, was that supposed to be a segway? Did they plan on them driving in front of the camera like that?

Daniel Graves Something that always had me puzzled about faces of death was the single question "is it all real, or what?". After reading the synopsis in the Psychotronic video guide, i was hoping that gorgon would eventually release a "making of" video for the series, and in true Faces of Death tradition, they did.The acting is bad, and it would seem odd that Conan Le Cilaire (Director John Alan Schwartz) someone supposedly born and raised in Marseille, France would speak English with an American accent. The filmmakers expose the scenes of animal cruelty (the eating of monkey brains, and dogs) first, and even though the scenes are explained while being shown, it's still pretty gruesome to watch. Also, some light is shed on how and where a few of the real scenes are acquired.The most amusing part would be the "interview" with "Dr. Lewis Flellis" (Schwartz's brother James), due to z-grade acting, and the way he reacts to the interviewer's question about a simulated scene. This flick gives a nice insight to some of the "re-enacted" scenes from faces of death, and tries to be funny at it, in a very tongue in cheek way.This might not be for everyone, but if you like cheesy acting, and bad tongue in cheek humor, you might enjoy this. I know i sure did :-)

Andy-422 I haven't seen the faces of death series, though being 28, I grew up hearing about them from friends, and the mystery has always remained. I thought this might be a good explanation of the series - I was wrong. However, I should have known that it would be a waste of time, since it was made by the same people who made faces of death. Adding to the comments of others, I have to ask, what is the deal with that horrible "Doctor" actor? Is this thing tongue in cheek, or are they really assuming the audience is so stupid that we won't see through this?If you want a good documentary, watch PBS or Discovery.If you want a good fake documentary, rent Spinal Tap.