The Legend of Cocaine Island

Excellent documentary but when Carlos gives Rodney his card it has a phone number of 202-282-8000. If you dial it you will connect with Homeland Security. Great joke!!!

There is so much hilarious real life misadventure packed into an hour and 25 minutes. I love the fact that the story is told as a mixture of documentary and Coen Brothers-style bumbling crime comedy. It would be hard to make up characters like this. Contrary to what some of the negative reviews say, I thought the editing and cinematography were spot-on, as well as the music choice. Someone could have shot the same story in a boring way, but the use of camera angles and clever editing are top-notch and make it all the more entertaining.

So after watching this entire story,I still not sure if it is a spoof or just an insane story told documentary comedy style.I mean come on nothing is this crazy but then I follow the saga of The Florida Man so yes it could be true.The filming and locations are almost movie-like and it has some great plots turns.After watching the entire thing I feel like digging though the internet to see if it's a real story or not.But I am going to rewatch it to see if I can pick up any giveaways.This is probably the 1st Documentary film that absolutely can not be redone or spoofed by Documentary Now!If you enjoy that series watch this,it isn't a serious story telling news piece,how could it be because if it's true nobody would believe it anyway.

You have got to be the biggest, dumbest, gullible idiot, or be this guy, to ever do something so idiotic. It's a movie about a Dope, a Doper, and a hard criminal. How could it not be true, simple minds with simple goals doing a stupid act. And the wife comes off as a spoiled buffoon who clearly doesn't get reality, as other viewers suggest.

As an editor, I really appreciated the storytelling in this documentary. As soon as I met these characters, and the believability of their wild tale, I was hooked. Once his narrative is set, it's up to the editor to keep the story moving with clever transitions and here, Theo was brilliant, not just as the editor, but as the producer/director. He provided himself with plenty of coverage in the way of cinematic material, graphics, and a not-what-I-expected selection of music to keep you on the edge and propel the movie. This is an enjoyable doc that doesn't take itself too seriously. The filmmakers had a lot of fun with it and so did I.