The Devil We Know

Very well made film. The whole thing was informative and well directed. I was particularly impressed with the editing. Certain sequences, especially one near the middle of the film are Oscar worthy. Content of the film is invaluable and well communicated. This is a BBC Storyville documentary film and is of higher quality than what you typically see on Netflix, from younger inexperienced filmmakers. BBC Storyville released another good documentary last year that is also worth seeing: The Work (2017). Different writers/directors, yet still good.

The pacing in this is better than your average Netflix documentary, thanks not just to better editing, directing and writing, but the presentation being in documentary film format, and not the stretched-out documentary series format we see so much of now. Where documentaries which should be 2 hours are stretched out over 6 to 10 and puffed out with much repetition (an awful trend to increase viewing time for their shareholders at the expense of quality and people's time). Wild Wild Country being a prime example of such abuse of the viewer's time, which should have been two episodes and not six. Or preferably documentary film format, like this hidden gem-where filmmakers are forced to cut the unnecessary. If you can find it, watch it. A theatrical release would have been handy. No sign of it on DVD or streaming at this point-Dec 2018. Update: someone uploaded it to YouTube ;-)

I was scrolling through my Facebook yesterday when I saw a preview for Dark Waters. I'm looked up who it was based on because I was intrigued . Needless to say 1 NY Times article and this documentary. Has me repeating it to anyone who will listen. The sheer negligence of blatant disregard for human life on the companies involved is disgusting to say the least. My daughter who is 10 was watching this and her face when she realized what we were watching affected her as well was heart breaking. Great documentary. Good enough you had a 10 year old with attention issues to sit and watch.

As a former resident of Parkersburg, I always heard people talk about the danger of the chemicals produced and disposed of by the multiple plants in the area but never thought much of it because I never had more than hearsay. This documentary is excellent investigative journalism and exposes how DuPont corporate's blasé attitude about toxic chemicals hurt their employees health and the health of surrounding communities. Im so glad this was produced and I hope it prompts government agencies to take more action in regard to unregulated and potentially dangerous chemicals.

All I can say is Dupont should be shut down completely for this disaster. It doesnt matter what "good" the company does when it is responsible for this level of destruction. Just unbelievable they are still making these chemicals... Can almost guarantee this show will piss you off but I strongly urge you watch it. It changed my life about using Teflon in anything. Saying this is a travesty is a vast understatement... Crikey

This Chemical is in ALL our blood, in the plants in the animals and as long as it's a BIG GREEDY MONEY CORPORATION nothing bad happens to them. They get a slap on the hand, throw a few dollars at the problem and keep on going. Just proof that this world SUCKS and the only one looking out for you and your family is YOU! And your still screwed cause this poison is in your blood already, but as long as your food don't stick to the pan, the government says it's A-OK! Because switching out this chemical would be too expensive for Dupont and they are just gonna switch it with another toxic chemical anyway. God HELP US! Because No ONE ELSE is Going to. :(