Comments on Geeky Kitschy Cool: Is the Facebook Documentary Movie "Catfish" Fake?

Those three guys are opportunistic low life's....

2012-01-29T07:20:20.196-08:00

Those three guys are opportunistic low life's. At first I thought the whole thing was contrived but then I realized that early on they saw an opportunity. They made a fool of this woman who wasn't in the best place. There's no way three young computer savvy guys would be fooled by her ruse. Maybe in 1997... Not in 2008. Also you know how hard it must be taking care of those twins? So inappropriate. Those three guys make my skin crawl. Just media whores looking for attention. Passing that trash off as a documentary is laughable,

It's entertainment . And , unlike many large ...

2012-01-26T12:42:49.302-08:00

It's entertainment .

And , unlike many large budget films , it evokes
emotion and a natural curiosity that only comes from creative human interaction .These guys did an excellent job on this project . I have over 200 channels to choose from and this was the one I selected to watch .
Yes , I have recommended it to all my friends .

If this was a fake documentary, then it was brilli...

2011-11-28T06:27:34.437-08:00

If this was a fake documentary, then it was brilliant. And if it is real, Nev was given a true gift in the whole situation. Knowing such naked truth about someone like Angela was by far, in my opinion, more remarkable and touching than a facebook love story. There is always more time for love. But a once in a lifetime experience, captured on film, with the inside of the mind of a person that is really so many of us

sigh, lots of interesting comments, but most can p...

2011-07-25T19:39:18.714-07:00

sigh, lots of interesting comments, but most can probably be explained by the fact they are a film production company and obviously are allowed some creative freedom, the hubcap for example (although i dont rememebr the scene) could have just been added later to dress it up or perhaps they took extra moments to arrange complex shots. shooting a documentary doesnt mean you;re oblivious to the fact you are shooting it, its the opposite, they know there is a story and they are filming it for that reason with great care.

but my reason for thinking its staged is more simple... he's clearly gay. (reinforced by the tattoo on the small of his back) so why would he be so seriously gaga over a hot girl. It's clear that this film is just the result of a "what's a story that everyone can relate to and what's its most simplest common form?" moment that came to light while three guys talked about facebook.

Also, many of the scenes are obviously recreated as mentioned by others(perhaps admittedly, but still..). The one that made me laugh was the one where he reads the sexual correspondance with megan from his phone. clearly they're out of character and laughing sincerely about the absurdety of the "script" they have created and not so much about the actual absurdety of what he supposedly wrote...

anyhoo.. funny, good stuff. but too much is going on to figure what is fake and what is real. i suppose he probably messed around and had some bizarre experience with someone on facebook and this film was the creative result. but real? hardly.

five minutes in u know hes an actor. hes too chatt...

2011-05-03T14:37:42.218-07:00

five minutes in u know hes an actor. hes too chatty always have somethings to say almost explaining the plot to u. most documentrys are full of quiet moments and people correcting what they just said e.g. real life! just look at the guy over dramatises everything over does facial expressions. turned off after 30 minutes thank god

Not to be a fishing nerd here, but Cod are salt...

2011-04-28T22:20:13.070-07:00
Not to be a fishing nerd here, but Cod are saltwater fish and Catfish live in fresh water.

If you put them in the same tank, with the same type of water, one species would die.

I think the "documentary" is fake but th...

2011-03-18T01:52:52.581-07:00
I think the "documentary" is fake but that's the point. Just as you pointed out the plot is about a "catfish," someone who pretends to be someone they are not. The "documentary" is pretending to be true, exactly what a catfish does. Honestly, I hope it is fake. Why? Because that makes the film just completely brilliant. It makes an unbelievably deep statement about what's fake and what's real in the world.

If you want to know the truth, Google the "re...

2010-12-23T22:23:07.345-08:00
If you want to know the truth, Google the "real" name of the girl's who's pictures were used by "Angela". Aimee Gonzales "professional" website for her "photography" was not created until 2007 and has NO activity until September 2010. I think that is more than enough indication that this was a half-assed setup......yes, I'm aware of the excessive us of quotes.

“As the mystery unravels I find myself really invo...

2010-11-29T10:23:10.073-08:00
“As the mystery unravels I find myself really involved in the whole endeavour, I just wish they’d come clean with it. If they’d followed the rules with a fairly convincing viral marketing campaign, but later, when pressed, admitted that all we have here is simply a cautionary tale concerning what constitutes identity on the internet, then I’d feel more inclined to enjoy the film in retrospect. Instead, I’m left wondering why they insisted on treating us like numb skulls and trying to pass off their film as genuine. It just isn’t.”

http://ewfbtw.blogspot.com/2010/11/film-catfish.html

Why would the post office leave mail at a home onc...

2010-11-10T02:28:00.471-08:00
Why would the post office leave mail at a home once they've determined that a person does not live there? Clearly, there is deception at play.

Daniel...did you watch the rest of the trailer?

2010-09-12T09:36:05.259-07:00
Daniel...did you watch the rest of the trailer?

Watch more of the trailer, Daniel and read ALL of ...

2010-09-11T23:14:21.629-07:00
Watch more of the trailer, Daniel and read ALL of the words.

In the trailer it says "Not based on a true s...

2010-09-07T17:30:13.377-07:00
In the trailer it says "Not based on a true story" IN HUGE TEXT.

Great overview, I just saw the film myself and had...

2010-09-03T11:31:58.960-07:00
Great overview, I just saw the film myself and had to write a speculation post. I personally decided to believe that it was true, and I explain my rationale here: http://bit.ly/cJUTWJ Would love your feedback.

of course, there is this: http://www.miningjourna...

2010-09-03T08:37:59.795-07:00
of course, there is this:

http://www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/516869.html?nav=5007

Ronald's obituary...

For a woman who was able to fake 3 elaborate faceb...

2010-09-03T08:17:59.375-07:00
For a woman who was able to fake 3 elaborate facebook pages, which you can't find now, the apparent lack of past web presence before November 2009 strikes me as suspicious.

she has a ton of blogs.

http://www.google.com/profiles/artbyapierce

All of Angela's sites are owned by "Panorama Management Group, LLC" which conveniently hides ownership.

Also on Oct 11, 2008 her son Ronald died.

http://www.bittersweetharvest.com/intro

I have not seen the movie, but am I correct that both stepsons were alive at the time of the "filming?" So that ages the film considerably.

The film premiered January 2010, right?

She makes no mention of the filmmakers in any of her blogs, maybe vague clues, but no hint that her life is about to change. Did she have to sign a nondisclosure agreement along with her release? ;)

And all her books have sold out!

I'd like to see blog postings from the 3 dudes during that time period to see if there is any mention of the Pierces.

I'm spending way too much time looking into this, for what I suspect is little more than an ARG for the Cloverfield sequel.

Thank you for the shout out! ♥

2010-09-03T07:56:28.344-07:00
Thank you for the shout out! ♥