This film is about a notorious cult that was in Oregon for about four years in the early to mid-1980s. While at first they seemed pretty benign, over time they showed themselves to be very dangerous...with some attempted murders and dozens of other crimes which were committed by the leaders of this weird group.
"Wild Wild Country" is a very good documentary....though it's far from a great one for several reasons. First, it's well over six hours long...and could have easily been edited down to four hours without missing a thing. Second, because there is no narration and folks are just allowed to talk and talk, many of the lies and half-truths some of the folks say are never challenged in any way. So, when you research and find out more, you are left very angry because so many lied and used the documentary to sell books or get attention. In other words, some VERY bad and evil people used this film to gain money and attention....and ALL of them minimized and distorted their own actions...their own CRIMINAL actions! They really needed a rebuttal portion at the end...and I felt betrayed, in a way, for the film NOT exposing all these lies and distortions by the cult leaders as well as many important negative details about the cult. For these reasons, I was left a bit frustrated with the film....though it is worth seeing...particularly if you are interested in learning more about destructive cults.
"Wild Wild Country" is a very good documentary....though it's far from a great one for several reasons. First, it's well over six hours long...and could have easily been edited down to four hours without missing a thing. Second, because there is no narration and folks are just allowed to talk and talk, many of the lies and half-truths some of the folks say are never challenged in any way. So, when you research and find out more, you are left very angry because so many lied and used the documentary to sell books or get attention. In other words, some VERY bad and evil people used this film to gain money and attention....and ALL of them minimized and distorted their own actions...their own CRIMINAL actions! They really needed a rebuttal portion at the end...and I felt betrayed, in a way, for the film NOT exposing all these lies and distortions by the cult leaders as well as many important negative details about the cult. For these reasons, I was left a bit frustrated with the film....though it is worth seeing...particularly if you are interested in learning more about destructive cults.