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The graphics in this documentary are unforgivably childish. I cannot explain the disconnect between the research and presentation of intriguing and challenging information with these goofy, immature visuals. George H. W. Bush certainly had a questionable past, and egregious political career. The facts that have come to light over the years are difficult to refute. Whether it was his involvement with the CIA in the early 1960s, something Bush denied under oath when appointed Director of CIA, and throughout his 1988 presidential campaign, or his bargaining with Iran behind the scenes in the lead-up to the 1980 presidential election, George H. W. Bush had a lot to answer for. The information conveyed in this documentary is good. I cannot understand why the filmmaker would undermine his research by presenting it in such a childish manner. Push past the sophomoric visuals and listen to the information.

This documentary answers many of the unexplained parts of the presidential assassination but also opens many questions that cannot be fully explained nor have they been proven as fact enough reach the legal standard of beyond reasonable doubt. This film explodes several controversial theories and conspiracies but really does not answer many of the important questions.

* Who really killed President Kennedy?

* If there was a government cover-up link the parts together in a coherent way that establishes a who, what, how, and why of the assassination plot? And more importantly, was it important enough to kill a sitting president. Were they really afraid that President Kennedy would dismantle our national defense structure with the luming threats of international terrorism, communism, and world peace ever before us knowing that it is not likely that we would ever be able to trust world peace to them permanent care.

To Tcart...Watch the Video of Pres. Kennedy's car coming onto Elm St..just as it passes in front of the book depository , slow it down and you will see Oswald standing in the doorway next to a Black woman...while the rifle is seen sticking out the window.n Impossible to be in 2 places at once...THERE GOES YOUR OSWALD THEORY ! HE WAS A PATSY ! The KILL shot came from the front as the reaction of Kennedy's body shows.A body goes back when shot from the front !

For many, if not most, Americans the material John Hankey presents challenges some of our most deeply held cultural beliefs. That can make the video very hard to watch for many. But that in and of itself does not render Mr. Hankey's hypotheses as false. Can our deeply held, culturally instilled, predispositions prevent us from accepting information, facts, when this information is uncomfortable and threatening to what may be our preexisting world view? Having experienced the national trauma that accompanied the JFK assassination and, along with many others, having the lingering, inescapable impression that the official explanations were blatantly evasive and incomplete, I am glad there are scholars such as Mr. Hankey still working on the matter.

I started watching this with an open mind, but quickly the one-sided bias became evident. I love documentaries but this is not a documentary. The makers have hand-picked facts and tried to fit them into what they want the story to be. The fact they digitally added a swastika armband on Nixon is an inflammatory image that shows the whole piece can't be taken seriously. I'm open to legitimate facts of a conspiracy and have watched many documentaries that provide facts and leave it to the viewer to form an opinion. This piece is far from legitimate, and it's scary that others have given it a higher rating.

'Dark Legacy' is a film that everyone interested in the Kennedy assassination and its circumstances should watch. It's on Netflix instant streaming, which greatly increases its accessibility.

First of all, the film presented tons of pieces of evidence that prove JFK was probably murdered as the result of a conspiracy. It proves why the single-bullet theory is absolutely ridiculous. It uses government memos to prove the points it makes. Basically, it has more detail and convincing arguments than other works that try to do the same thing. The person who made the film claims that it proves the conspiracy's existence beyond a reasonable doubt. Maybe so.

Unfortunately though, even the most casual of viewers could tell that this is a low-budget film. There's nothing wrong with low-budget films, but this one had a couple of spelling mistakes (i.e. "Napoleon" being spelled "Napolean," and lack of punctuation in a crucial sentence (i.e. at one point it says, "Hoover knew that the Bushs were Nazis"). This is not good for a documentary, because it lowers the credibility.

Also, I couldn't help but notice that some of the facts presented were biased after doing some research. #1: Allen Dulles actually was not a Nazi sympathizer. #2: Saying that Bay of Pigs was done without any of JFK's approval or foreknowledge is kind of misleading. #3: JFK's head moves forward a little before going back and to the left.

Parts of this film are eye-opening, and much of it is good film-making. However, it's obviously low-budget and some of it is kind of biased. I guess I'd say the good kind of outweighs the bad.

I've never seen anything more contradictory in my life and I'm not one to comment on anything but the timelines, especially with the CIA in 63 when it was William Colby but this idiot is claiming George Bush Sr was director then but that didn't happen until years later in 1976. Things may have transpired we don't know but to put this out there and pollute people's minds who do not know any better is despicable. This is not the end all be all of what our history says. Look for yourselves. Be individuals and do not follow this paranoid venom. I watched it with open eyes and heart until the inconsistencies started to come along. Man... Am I disappointed.

I would love to see a detractor of this film go through the information provided, piece by piece, and explain how or why it should be dismissed - instead of just umbrella-dismissing anything and everything that's been labeled by WHOEVER as a a 'conspiracy theory.' Conspiracies actually exist, therefore it is an absolute fact that some 'conspiracy theories' are valid, & to dismiss an argument solely on the basis of it being labeled a 'conspiracy theory' is idiotic at best. Its truly odd that intelligent individuals can dismiss so many eye witness accounts & mounds of physical & circumstantial evidence, going so far as to vehemently attack anyone that doesn't agree with the Warren Report? If everyone thought like this we'd all still be the loyal subjects of a king, worshiping whatever gods we were told to...

However I digress, Dark Legacy is the most fleshed out, thought provoking JFK assassination theory I've encountered. Again, I would love to see a detractor of the film go through the information provided, piece by piece, and explain how or why it should be dismissed.

This is a film that will have all the tin foil hat crowd all up in arms. It's proof that stupid has no bounds. I always have to laugh at conspiracy theories that idiots come up with to hate Bush. People that were born before the end of the cold war have been buying this stupidity for years. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, plain and simple. He was a mentally unstable. He was the kind of communist that communists would run from. If you ever see some of the forensic evidence and recreations.The "magic bullet" reacted just like most bullets do with that rifle. One shot took out an electrical cable. The car was a parade car so Kennedy was elevate. All reputable forensic investigations say the Warren Commission got it right. Please stop believing in magical unicorns. This film is best watched by people that need a good laugh.

As far as Bush goes, idiots come up with theories of some evil plot because they are to stupid to think for themselves and look at reality. The real problem with Bush the elder was that he didn't get a second term. The whole "New World Order" and "Shining light on the hill" wasn't some corporate conspiracy. The fact is that the guy ran the CIA before being Vice President. His term came when the Cold War ended. This "new world order" conspiracy is bunk and what he was really saying is that we did business with and backed some really bad people to keep us safe. Now that the Soviet Union was out of the game, we could start to make things right, and better for everyone. That is why he went after Noriega and Saddam. CNN and Ted Turner, big anti-war nut jobs cause Saddam to be left in place. Had that not been the case, the world would be a much better place.

I quite enjoyed this documentary and I'm a big fan of JFK and curious about how he was really assassinated. This gives a well put together argument as to why George H Bush and certain other parties were involved. It's possibly the best case I could expect to see with a lot of information hidden and kept from the public. Quite plausible that he got a lot of things right. R. I. P JFK you were taken too soon.

I was going to say this was the most ridiculous documentary I've ever seen but you can't call this show a documentary, its more like a comedy based on the most ridiculous assumptions. If you're looking for a good laugh, this is your show, if you are looking for unbiased truths, you won't find them here.

I wasn't born yet when JFK was killed and knew nothing about the Warren Report or the conspiracies that surrounded it until Oliver Stone's movie. Since then I have watched several docs on the subject, all of which I found to be good but really just a rehashing of all the sane facts and continuation of the more questions than answers narrative.

Until now. John Hankey does a wonderful job presenting new, never seen before evidence that I didn't know and makes a compelling, albeit confusing, effort to tie in all the alleged players in the conspiracy.

Hankey could've done without the animated swastikas, I found his narration to be somewhat amateurish, glib and greatly opinionated - you're armed with the goods, present it as facts, not opinion - and the one thing that really irked me was when he said that everyone ran towards the Grassy Knoll to "catch the shooter". No, people run when they hear gun shots to SAVE THEIR LIVES.

And shame on IMDB for allowing a "J. C. Graham" - who the heck is he? - to write the childish Storyline complete with name calling. CHANGE THAT TO THE OTHER STORY LINE YOU HAVE LISTED.