"Stop it. Stop this cannibalism. Let's have a thread about clean, decent human beings."
Posted on 01/10/2006 8:11:01 AM PST by Millee
A German cannibal is taking legal action to stop the release of the horror film "Butterfly: A Grimm Love Story," which he claims is based on his life.
Keri Russell ("Felicity") stars as a graduate student researching imprisoned cannibal Simon Grobeck (Thomas Kretschmann). Russell is drawn into Grobeck's world and becomes obsessed with the Internet cannibal community. "Butterfly" is scheduled for a March 9 release in Germany.
But not if Armin Meiwes, who was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison for eating a man he met over the Internet, has his way. In a statement Monday, Meiwes's lawyer, Harald Ermel, said the film is a "slavish re-enactment" of the real-life events and his client did not give permission to producer Atlantic Streamline to fictionalize his story.
"I feel used," said Meiwes, who filmed the killing and confessed to the crime but denied it was murder since his victim volunteered to be eaten.
Berlin-based distributor Senator Film said it had no plans to pull "Butterfly," which was directed by Martin Weisz.
Meiwes goes before court again Thursday in the second stage of his trial. He faces life imprisonment. His lawyer said Meiwes wanted to prevent "Butterfly" from depicting a "false and stigmatized" version of cannibalism that could adversely affect the trial's outcome.
Meiwes also is suing German rock band Rammstein, claiming its song "Mein Teil" (My Piece) refers to his case.
Meiwes has given Hamburg production company Stampfwerk the rights to his story. Stampfwerk is producing a 90-minute documentary on Meiwes and his trial.
So you were sucked in by that headline too huh?
I thought it was going to be some funny joke, but noooooo, real life sucks.
What did the cammibal victim say to the colon on his way out?
"I feel like crap"
I think I'll use that one. How do we find humor in this stuff? Really sick coping skills right?
I think anyone who lives with that kind of mind, those thoughts and desires, needs to be quickly exterminated.
I'm not sure if our world is more sick than it used to be, or if it just seems that way because of the way it is reported.
"Stop it. Stop this cannibalism. Let's have a thread about clean, decent human beings."
Not just the way it's reported, but the fact that it is. I think news organizations even fifty years ago would be agast at such a story and drop it like bad rubbish. As far as whistling in the dark, I've always found it easier to hide from the monsters if your as quiet as a church mouse.
Whoa; There's an 'internet cannibal community'? Finally, I can get some good recipes...
"Do you think the guy's history is as sicko as Dahmer's?"
Hey! Dahmer was one of the largest contributors to the United Negro College Fund!! When asked why, he replied "I like their slogan - 'The Mind is a terrible thing to taste!'"
/apologies to the UNCF
~sigh!~ Are you off your meds again? Can I have 'em?
"~sigh!~ Are you off your meds again? Can I have 'em?"
Lortabs are your friend. Well, they're mine, anyways!!
Check out their Leg-of-Sam, Scrambled Legs and Moo-Goo-Guy-in-a-pan. Deeeelicious! ;op
A Hannibal Lector rip-off.
Ha ha, you reminded me of a company Christmas party we had one time at a Hunan restaurant ... and there was a typo in the announcements ... we made up menu items like yours for weeks afterwards.
Brokeback Mountain meets Eating Raoul
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