Fred y Rose West: Una historia de terror británica

Good grief, what just happened; how did this director manage to turn this juicy story into such a slow, sluggish, soporific, limp d1ck of a docu?

Full of pauses, rife with semicolons, padded with empty moments, lingering shots, lingering statements, lingering exposition, flaccid structure, full of... stuff, circling around the same things over and over, you find yourself wandering off midway counting your unpopped corn kernels, confused, mysteriously nauseous, wondering why you are bored with so much original creepy VHS footage of such yucky scary villains.. yet, you are. I watched the whole thing yet I'm unsure what happened to whom or how each one happened.

It's a doc deader than the victims, it's like those Delia Derbyshire recordings of dreams, on and on and on, drifts you to sleep - awful. Ugh.

I don't understand the negative reviews. I found this a compelling mini series. The police footage was intriguing. I had never seen it before. This was a human story that really took the family of the victims into account in a thoughtful way. If you just want gore details then you may be disappointed but for me, it was dark enough. A true life horror story that shone a light on the cruelty and depravity some human beings are capable of. Including many of the people involved in the case then and as they are now brought an added dimension. This documentary stayed with me after viewing. I appreciate Netflix makes by a sensitive, watchable documentary that didn't stoop to gutter level.

Netflix's Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story is a chilling three-part docuseries exploring the horrifying crimes of one of Britain's most infamous serial killer couples. With real police recordings, survivor accounts, and investigative insights, it uncovers the depths of depravity behind the seemingly ordinary façade of Fred and Rose West.

It's both fascinating and deeply disturbing - a stark reminder of how sick some human beings can be. The series is exceptionally well put together, respectful to the victims, and terrifying in its realism. Scary to think that such things not only happened, but remained hidden for so long.

A must-watch for true crime fans who want more than just shock value.

They had everything to make this a perfect documentary on a silver platter

They had visuals, the recordings, the law enforcement and journalists involved, first account witnesses - the victims, victims families, previous tenants, even the West's own children. Yet they still fell so flat when it came to telling the story of such a complex case.

To tell this story, you NEED to go back to the beginning and go through the events that led to them getting caught. Yet so many facts and details were completely glazed over or ignored. A solid timeline wasn't even established. A breakdown of their family structure wasn't given, just that they had kids together and a part. It's so disappointing how lazy the storytelling was. They had THREE episodes and spent majority of it yapping about the more minor details.

PSA: Morbid podcast does a 4 episode deep dive into this case that's really thorough. Puts this to absolute shame.

The documentary feels rushed and that it needed another three episodes at least.

Key events such as Fred's brain injury, Rose's relationship with her father, more background on Rena and Ann McFall, the possibility that other victims such as Mary Bastholm may exist are all missed. Whilst some victims are given some coverage and family interviews conducted, an episode giving background on each victim would have emphasised the person behind the victim.

The new footage is interesting but seems to be the whole purpose behind the documentary rather than an attempt to add further context to the events being described.

Ironically Howard Sounes' (contributor and producer) own podcast contained much more information on this subject than contained in this documentary.

Frankly there have been channel 5 documentaries that are more detailed and informative.