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Faces of Death VI (1996)
Explanation of Releases
I'm not going to review any particular release of Faces of Death 6, simply explain the fact that there are at least 3 different versions of the film.
1. A film comprised of nothing but recycled footage from 1 through 4 2. Gesichter des Totes 6. A brand new film continuing the serious with minimal recycled footage, only released in Germany with only German audio and no subtitles.
3. A new film, without any recycled footage. A lot of violence in Africa, and most the rest is news footage from around the globe. This was released only via mail order, and the original version that was sold is very bleached out in parts, leaving whole sections of the film practically unwatchable.
1 is rather rare, 2 has been released on VHS and now DVD in Germany, and 3 is practically extinct except for an incredibly rare video file that floats around the internet.
The Many Faces of Death, Part 5 (1995)
A lot of repetitive war footage
This title features numerous news and/or documentary footage clipped together. In the first half of the film there are a couple "running of the bulls" videos where people gets knocked around, 2 bull fights, "roo hunting" in Australia along with some footage of processing the dead animals, a large group of whales forced onto the shore and slaughtered for fun, and a shark eating a seal. After that Faces of Death 5 moves onto war footage from around the world: terrorism, riots, gun fights, primitive style warfare, a couple of firing squads, and a lot of aftermath footage. When all is said and done this is much more viewable than some of it's competition on the Real Death market. This is an excellent piece against animal cruelty and war, but unfortunately it ends up being repetitive and boring.
The Many Faces of Death, Part 7 (1995)
More Entertaining and Easier to Watch
"The Many Faces of Death Part 7" is all real footage, and none of it was recycled from Parts 1-4 as I understand was done with Part 5. Part 7 contains several news clips from an airplane crash, petting zoo slaughter, and a zoo serving insect deserts for people. Most of the rest is war footage from the early '90s. (Despite the fact that I have watched many 'real death' films like this) I despise war, so this works as another strong moral tool against it. There is no hokey pseudo doctor commentating, simply the raw video playing. This installment isn't half as gory as some of Faces of Death's knock offs. I would give this title an enjoyable and satisfactory 6.5 out of 10 stars, which is much better than what I expected it to be. Other Real Death titles that are available to purchase are Traces of Death (gruesome), Faces of Gore (Highly despicable), and Death Scenes (very respectable, presentation of information, not exploitation.)