The internet exploded when “that” cat documentary dropped on the streaming platform, Netflix. Don’t Fuck With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer is about all things Luka Magnotta. If you have not watched it yet or heard about it, where have you been? First and foremost, I love cats. I also like many furry creatures. Once, I took care of 2 little fat fish and three guinea pigs for the Christmas holidays. I have a water lizard that has held residence in my backyard for several years. My kids named him Foxy and he likes watermelon.
Don’t Fuck With Cats, threatens to unravel all that soft and fluffy feeling goodness. Is the Netflix series just an exploitative cat torture show? According to the jury online, that is supposedly true. I’ve seen posts on Facebook about not being able to watch the documentary because of hysterical crying. Others claim it will mess you up. This crime documentary is less about messing with animals and more about the criminal behind it. It’s interesting AF and if you’re wondering about that cat documentary just watch it.
I’m too inquisitive for my own good and there were so many posts about this subject I put in on to watch and buckled in. I’m here to tell you, it’s not that bad. It’s not even bad if you are thinking this series will supply you with imagery. If you watch the evening news at night and can sit through reports of Wombats being stoned to death or horses dying of starvation then you’ll be fine after watching “Don’t F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer”. The story is hard-hitting, but filmmakers have refrained from showing the viewer what happened on screen.
Hunting an Internet Killer Review
The subject of the story follows the perpetrator and how internet sleuths tracked him down. Sure, there is half an episode about ‘Rule Zero’ and that includes a blow-by-blow account of what Luca Magnotta did to the four cats and one puppy. You will even see some footage of the kittens while still alive and a still frame of the puppy. But what you won’t see is the act itself.
Anything shown on the camera is blurred or pixelated. The sound is muted in all but one frame where you can hear a puppy bark. You’ll see the frightened eyes of one of our furry victims before this guy ends their life. Again though, nothing is shown to us, the viewers.
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Look, I’m not going to say my bar for horrific scenes is higher or lower than someone else. I’m sure this particular story about Luka Magnotta has sent a few people into a pretty low state knowing there are people out there like this. Again though, the daily news events sometimes make me emit some kind of liquid from my cold, cold heart. But what the filmmakers show is the people telling the story watching the videos and how they are reacting to what they’re seeing.
Should I Watch Don’t F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer?
Don’t Fuck With Cats was a great documentary series. It’s short and it’s told in a non-exploitative way. Unless of course, you’re the antagonist’s mother and think that living in a crack pipe is more your cup of tea. The story, however, is all about how a Facebook group or internet sleuths tracked him down.
18 months later, the police got on board to hunt this guy down as well. The story is riveting. Luca Magnotta is the kind of villain a writer of films could probably dream up for a horror movie.
His story is a tangled web of everything you’ve ever wanted in a horror movie. There are enough movie references throughout that you will be hard-pressed to contain the excitement of how this narrative travels along. Why are there movie references you ask? This nut case was the type of unhinged person who linked everything to films he loved. From his backstory of trying to gain notoriety via the internet to his eventual acts of violence against animals, it will blow your mind just how the world contains someone like this guy.
Does the Series Show Cat Torture?
The final scenes of this documentary are poignant and reflective. The cat torture is blurred out, leaving the grisly details to your imagination. The vicious cycle of what some people will do for fame is incredible. And Don’t Fuck With Cats is not something you should be afraid of watching. It’s something people should watch to understand the gravity of people power in stopping criminals that need to be away from the rest of society.
I give Don’t Fuck With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer
4 people are sick fucks out of 5
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