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User Reviews for: Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel

MaiahAndrade
CONTAINS SPOILERS1/10  3 years ago
So, just like the Netflix "don't f**k with cats" """""documentary""""", it shows a bunch of internet... sleuths, it's the term they use in the film– and I would say crazy instead, but I wouldn't like to offend all the crazy people out there– destroying the life and almost killing a innocent man, Pablo Vergara, just so they could satisfy their inflated disturbed Ego. Congratulations to everyone involved in this, y'all freaking disgusting!

Elisa's death was treated like a hobby for a bunch of obsessed "sleuths" (I'm saying this word in my head as an insult), who fancied themselves investigators but that in truth are just a bunch of conspiracy theorists, and of the lowest caliber, because 10yo kids could invent a better story than what they tried to push. I mean, that thing about a random piece a shoe appearing at some point in the elevator video (spoiler: there's no other shoes other than Elisa)? Really? That's all you could come up with? About the timestamp: do you really think that police would disclose such an vital information to the public? Really? REALLY?
In short, they didn't contribute with anything to the investigation, just wasted people's (police) time.
The police did what they needed to do, didn't listened to those wackos, investigated with competence and respect, an example of good investigative police work.

The history of Skid Row neighborhood is actually the most interesting part of the film! I would gladly have sat though a documentary about this place, and the future of it... it could easily include the history of Cecil Hotel too, and I would watch it intently. The former resident was really interesting to listen to, sounded like he had a lot of stories to tell about both Skid Row and Cecil Hotel.

Just want to say I'm sorry for what you went through Pablo, and I hope you get better soon and that inspiration finds you swiftly.

Overall, when not talkning about police work, the actual reason behind her death, or historcal informations, it's a waste of time. And I have to say this is one of the worst docuserie I ever watched. "Don't f**k with cats" it's a masterpiece compared to this piece of filmage.
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tonywd40
1/10  3 years ago
I'm sorry but this programme is utter arse. It deals in random speculation, irrelevant interviews and comments from self important YouTubers offering one sided takes on their interpretation of the data at hand, mainly sensationalising the video. Why does a video have to be doctored if it stutters? It could be an old CCTV system struggling with multiple cameras and bad buffering. Have they never had network problems streaming video and it skips frames? It would have been nice to have heard the flip side to speculation rather than presenting it as facts.

It makes a mockery of documentaries and true journalism. One for conspiracy theorists and people after their next crime fix regardless of balancing both sides of the evidence.

Shite with a capital “S".

Edit: episode 3 is full of twats.

Edit 2: having now watched episode 4, I can safely say the YouTubers are c***s who have gone so far down the path one way that they can't except an accidental term. What proof do they have of LAPD mischief? What proof of a hotel cover up. Stick to the facts. A truly awful, awful production. Joe Berlinger should not be allowed to put documentaries under his list of credentials. This plays straight to the heart of those that cannot accept an answer that does not fit their agenda. Probably relevant to a lot of Americans right now. I quite liked The Killing Season and it introduced me to Web Sleuths. This however has destroyed that reputation for me.
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