Very dark movie. Thought the documentary style was awesome, and sometimes a bit funny, which makes me feel a little dirty

a very interesting movie: at times very funny, at times quite dark. extremely unique in the "mockumentary" genre. It sort of lacks an overarching point of view or helpful way to approach what we are seeing, which I think is intentionally alienating but also made my interest fade.

totalmente fucked up

a filmmaker's movie, brilliant!

Very darkly funny. I loved the way it unfolded and gradually got more and more sadistic. Great film.

Macabre, hilarious, and intelligent, Man Bites Dog is an outstanding black comedy. The faux-documentary concept was handled flawlessly and there were some incredibly well-shot scenes (the factory scene, especially). Poelvoorde's acting in the lead role is nothing to be overlooked, either. The main ideas and themes aren't anything innovative, but it was just executed so well that I can forgive that aspect. It's a good'n.

The subject matter is absolutely vile, but it's so hard to look away. Does a great job at involving the audience and making them feel like guilty participants. The scenes with the camera crew becoming involved in, ahem, the action are extra disturbing for some reason. After a while the gruesomeness becomes a bit repetitive, and since the film doesn't really have a lot of forward momentum it starts to drag a bit around the middle. Ends the only way it can.

Illuminating documentary!

The film has a great sense of humor. On the first viewing some of the violence can seem a bit over the top, but once you slow down and think about it the finer points of what's being said here really become clearer.

Undisputedly the finest piece of art, from my home country Belgium. It has humor, it has gore, it has violence, it has style, and it has Benoit Poelvoorde as your not so typical serial killer. A movie like no other. Watch it.

This is something fresh. Brutal and incredibly funny; despite the fact that one or two scenes are a real pain in the ass, the movie leaves quite an impression. The acting is also superb.

Brilliant black comedy filmed in stylish black-and-white. At times it does make you wonder if you really should be laughing at the things you are witnessing and sometimes you really cannot laugh anymore when things get a bit too disturbing. I guess it takes a bit of a strange sense of humor to get this one.

A wonderfully dark and disturbing satire, right down my alley. The lead actor steals the whole film.

A very interesting low budget effort. It relies a lot on its brutality and the psychopathy of its protagonist to put the viewer in an uncomfortable place and it does its job fairly well in that regard, however, it isn't a stand-out in any other regard, the message it makes is poignant and left me thinking afterward, but I wasn't terribly consumed by the film itself. A good piece, very effectively made and put together, but simply not outstanding. Still worth a watch.

A unique and biting black comedy is what I took this as, and while it may be harsh to watch even once (let alone multiple times, as I have), I'm still proud to have it sitting on my shelf, mocking me.

Extremely hard to watch, but all the violence is in service of an important message. Many images and vignettes you won't soon forget, for better or worse.

We learn that if your a ass hole serial killer who kills old people, rapes a guy's chubby wife then guts her, and then does a bunch of other horrible shit then you get what's coming to you.

This is less about the serial killer portrayed but more about our fascination with exploitative violence and voyeurism. There are a variety of messages in the film itself but it also unashamedly plays with our emotions in exploring the grim subject matter as befitting any dark comedy. I admit I laughed at what I saw on screen, so what does that say about me?

This is a great training movie. It has a lot of useful information: how much weight do you need to add when you are trying to sink a body of a child, old person, woman... What's the best time to kill a postman. When to eat clams and when not to. A really profound and well made documentary about a normal guy who can offer wisdom to every one of us.