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       O.J.: Made in America (TV Mini-Series 2016)
       By: Chiprocks1 Date: June 19, 2016, 12:54 am
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       [center]O.J.: Made in America (TV Mini-Series 2016)
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       So, I just spent the day watching the entire Mini-Series, a 5
       Part Documentary, clocking in at 7.5 hours long. I haven't been
       paying attention to what anyone has been saying about the
       series. The only thing I heard prior to watching this was that
       it was being hailed as the be all, end all about the Trial of
       the Century and that it was very good. This seems to be the year
       of O.J. First there was the FX series that aired a couple of
       months back and now this series drops. The FX series was good,
       but it felt hollow. O.J.: Made in America goes above and beyond
       in telling the complete story. The first 2 Parts deal with
       O.J.'s early life as a college football superstar. Part 3 deals
       a lot with Rodney King and the LA riots and ends with 911 audio
       of a major fight between Nicole and O.J. Part 4 deals with the
       murder and Trial and Part 5 covers the Civil Trial and the
       kidnapping and robbery that eventually leads him to jail.
       Out of 7.5 hours of this doc, there is one unshakable thing I'm
       never going to be able to get rid of and honestly, it's
       something no one should have to see. They preface each episode
       with a Parental Warning disclaimer that the content is
       unsuitable and that viewer discretion is advised. This series
       was produced and shown on ESPN of all places. What exactly are
       they going to do? Yes, I was surprised at how many F-Bombs were
       making it into each episodes and that's what I thought the
       disclaimer was referring to. But then Part 4 rolled around and
       shocked me in a way I never expected. Up until tonight, whenever
       the news talked about the murders or if I saw other
       documentaries on the subject, they would only show the bloody
       sidewalk and maybe a image of a blanket covering Nicole at the
       scene of the crime. Well, that all went out the window tonight.
       When the first image came up showing Nicole Brown drenched in
       her own blood from different angles as well as Ron Goldman, it
       shocked me in just how much blood there was. But it was seeing
       her laying there that really drove home the brutality that was
       only talked about during the trial. I was stunned and sickened
       by the images. But the worst was yet to come. Near the end of
       Part 4, they go into account of exactly how it all happened and
       in the middle of visually piecing it all together, they slipped
       in the image of her nearly severed head as well as Ron. I was
       truly horrified as it brought tears to my eyes and it infuriated
       me. I really wish I knew this was coming because if I did, I
       wouldn't have watched this Part. This is a bell I want to
       un-ring.
       As a doc, everything you've heard about it is true. It's
       riveting from start to finish and the film maker went to great
       lengths to find and use footage that I never knew existed. Well,
       it's footage that I have never seen before until now. I'm not
       going to give this a Star rating because it's not something I
       want to do. The doc is well made and is probably one of the best
       docs out there. But there is a part of me that doesn't want to
       recommend in large part because of the images. It just leaves me
       feeling sick inside. It's up to you to decide on your own.
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       Re: O.J.: Made in America (TV Mini-Series 2016)
       By: Mac Date: June 19, 2016, 9:08 am
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       Great review.
       I've just had a passing interest in the man and the events. I
       know I could handle a lengthy docu. But it's summer  ;)
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