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Through his many fascinating and compelling documentaries, Louis Theroux has made the off-beat, the unsavoury and the less-visited aspects of life his own domain. Through his unique intimate, un-confrontational interviewing style, Louis is able to present intense and surprisingly revealing portraits of the most disparate of subjects. 'Louis and Gambling'
Louis heads for Vegas to reveals the world behind the myths of casino culture – the slot slaves, high rollers and casino men who keep this town in the middle of the desert green with money. 'Louis and the Most Hated Family in America'
Louis gets to know the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas – whose members are nearly all from one family and are infamous for picketing funerals for fallen soldiers... 'Louis Under the Knife'
In California, where you can be whatever and whomever you want at the flick of knife and a few thousand dollars, Louis attempts to get under the skin of extreme plastic surgery. 'Louis Behind Bars'
Louis goes inside California’s San Quentin – one of America's most notorious prisons – to meet serial murderers, gang members, at risk inmates and guards. 'Louis’ African Hunting Holiday'
Louis Theroux journeys to Limpopo Province in South Africa to join the holidaymakers who flock there to hunt big game. Extras: Exclusive "in vision" commentaries
Louis heads for Vegas to reveals the world behind the myths of casino culture – the slot slaves, high rollers and casino men who keep this town in the middle of the desert green with money. 'Louis and the Most Hated Family in America'
Louis gets to know the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas – whose members are nearly all from one family and are infamous for picketing funerals for fallen soldiers... 'Louis Under the Knife'
In California, where you can be whatever and whomever you want at the flick of knife and a few thousand dollars, Louis attempts to get under the skin of extreme plastic surgery. 'Louis Behind Bars'
Louis goes inside California’s San Quentin – one of America's most notorious prisons – to meet serial murderers, gang members, at risk inmates and guards. 'Louis’ African Hunting Holiday'
Louis Theroux journeys to Limpopo Province in South Africa to join the holidaymakers who flock there to hunt big game. Extras: Exclusive "in vision" commentaries
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2.4 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: 3-DVD Set, Box Set, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Through his many fascinating and compelling documentaries, Louis Theroux has made the off beat, the unsavoury and the less visited aspects of life his own domain. Through his unique intimate, unconfrontational interviewing style, Louis is able to present intense and surprisingly revealing portraits of the most disparate of subjects. Louis and Gambling (2007): Louis heads for Vegas to reveals the world behind the myths of casino culture - the slot slaves, high rollers and casino men who keep this town in the middle of the desert green with money. Louis and the Most Hated Family in America (2007): Louis gets to know the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas - whose members are nearly all from one family and are infamous for picketing funerals for fallen soldiers... Louis Under the Knife (2007): In California, where you can be whatever and whomever you want at the flick of knife and a few thousand dollars, Louis attempts to get under the skin of extreme plastic surgery. Louis Behind Bars (2008): Louis goes inside California's San Quentin - one of America's most notorious prisons - to meet serial murderers, gang members, at risk inmates and guards. Louis' African Hunting Holiday (2008): Louis Theroux journeys to Limpopo Province in South Africa to join the holidaymakers who flock there to hunt big game. ...Louis Theroux - The Strange & The Dangerous - 3-DVD Box Set ( The Most Hated Family in America / Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas / Louis Theroux: Under the Knife / Louis Theroux: Behind Bars / Louis Theroux's African Hunting Holiday )
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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This dvd includes the five specials Louis made for the BBC in 2007 and 2008. These hour long shows are slightly different to the previous Weird Weekends and When Louis met... series in that they provide a more mature and sophisticated take on the weirdness out there, usually in America. The targets are less obvious and often less appealing than before.
The best is the gambling episode, in which he looks at Vegas from both the viewpoint of the gamblers and the casino owners. This demonstrates Louis at his most playful, amusing himself with people who are essentially good-natured other than that they waste every cent they don't have on gambling. In the same style is Behind Bars looking at prisoners and guards in San Quentin prison in which again the people, despite the situation, come over as being interesting people with interesting stories of personal crisis to tell. Only the occasional creepy person intrudes to worry you. To me that is the strength of these episodes and also the slight weakness of the others. To be entertained you need to enjoy being in the company of the wacky people he meets, and it's hard to feel much empathy with the characters in the other three episodes.
Hunting Holiday takes us to Africa and the people who like to shoot wild animals, no matter how endangered they are. Louis finds it hard to hide his disgust and so will you. The Most Hated Family is even worse and takes us to meet some people you'd never want to know. This episode seems to have been made purely to get your blood-pressure soaring as a fundamentalist religious group take their misapplied beliefs to illogical and nasty conclusions. Slightly back on form is Under the Knife looking at the cosmetic industry, but again it's hard to feel much compassion with the people he meets and in this case the revelations don't feel like anything new.
Despite some small reservations, these documentaries are ultimately entertaining and more sensible than the more frivolous ones of old, and Louis and his style remains as engaging as ever.
The best is the gambling episode, in which he looks at Vegas from both the viewpoint of the gamblers and the casino owners. This demonstrates Louis at his most playful, amusing himself with people who are essentially good-natured other than that they waste every cent they don't have on gambling. In the same style is Behind Bars looking at prisoners and guards in San Quentin prison in which again the people, despite the situation, come over as being interesting people with interesting stories of personal crisis to tell. Only the occasional creepy person intrudes to worry you. To me that is the strength of these episodes and also the slight weakness of the others. To be entertained you need to enjoy being in the company of the wacky people he meets, and it's hard to feel much empathy with the characters in the other three episodes.
Hunting Holiday takes us to Africa and the people who like to shoot wild animals, no matter how endangered they are. Louis finds it hard to hide his disgust and so will you. The Most Hated Family is even worse and takes us to meet some people you'd never want to know. This episode seems to have been made purely to get your blood-pressure soaring as a fundamentalist religious group take their misapplied beliefs to illogical and nasty conclusions. Slightly back on form is Under the Knife looking at the cosmetic industry, but again it's hard to feel much compassion with the people he meets and in this case the revelations don't feel like anything new.
Despite some small reservations, these documentaries are ultimately entertaining and more sensible than the more frivolous ones of old, and Louis and his style remains as engaging as ever.
1 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Excellent dvd with some of Louis Theroux's best work, a must buy for any fan!
0 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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A great documentary, another way to do jornalismLouis Theroux: The Strange and the Dangerous [DVD]
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