Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

Spoonixel Amateur movie with Big budget

ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "Hotel Torgo" is a Canadian English-language documentary from 2004 that runs for slightly under half an hour and takes a look at the making of the 1960s Harold P. Warren movie "Manos: The Hands of Fate", what is widely considered one of the worst films ever made. Strangely enough the filmmakers even won awards for their work here, but I cannot share any of the praise for this little documentary. It becomes painfully obvious that the people who made this (directors/producers) had no experience in film before and it does indeed look pretty amateurish. Honestly, the only reason this documentary is known today is because of the film it is about. The interviewees here are all forgettable. There is a film critics rambling on about Manos without telling anything interesting, a judge and I have no clue why he was allowed to give his opinion and finally Bernie Rosenblum (who died recently) and cast and crew member from the movie who had basically nothing memorable to say about the film at all. Maybe they could have included an actress instead as some of them are still alive today. And lets be honest, Rosenblum had such a tiny minor part in the entire project that they really should not have picked him. Shockingly weak documentary we have here. The part with the interviews of cinema-goers at the very end basically summarizes this film perfectly. I guess they needed to get past the 27-minute mark and that's why they included this viewing. They had no idea what they were doing and they were doing it pretty badly. Stay far far away. I see the producers I mentioned earlier are back to working in film after a break of a decade roughly and I really hope they improved since then. For us and for them.

Michael_Elliott Hotel Torgo (2004)** 1/2 (out of 4)Decent documentary about the making of and eventual popularity of MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE, which is considered by a great many to be the worst movie ever made. MANOS historian Richard Brandt is on hand here talking about the film's production and we get a first-hand account from Bernie Rosenblum who is perhaps the only crew member still living from the film.HOTEL TORGO runs just 28-minutes and for the most part it's entertaining, although there's no question something a bit more polished and detailed would be welcomed. The film does manage to at least give you some basic ideas about the production of the movie as well as what happened to some of the cast members. Rosenblum tells some nice stories about the making of the picture and the highlight of the film comes when we visit the locations where the movie was shot. With such a small running time there's not too many details shared here but for fans of the film it's worth watching.

TBJCSKCNRRQTreviews This is a documentary regarding the infamous "Manos". It does a fine job of both telling the viewer what it is, in case they haven't seen it(I have the feeling it's something you don't forget once you have, though I suppose it's a little early for me to say), and examining why it was and got to be the way it was. I'm not sure I'd claim that this left me with a lot of answers, but the process wasn't bad, and it never lost my interest. It's nicely paced, moves at basically the speed it should. This consists of clips of the flick itself, it even holds a brief spoof of it(some of which relate to the subject or such, and all of them aiding in informing those in doubt of the sheer awfulness of the quality of it) and a few interviews, including one with the person that worked on the piece that they could find, and another with what appears to be a historian on it, both of whom are well worth listening to, and have good things to say. Bernie's got a mouth on him, though, which is really the only language in this, but in spite of the amount being fairly low, it gets pretty rough(apart from strong words, there are a few detailing... male anatomy). He reveals a great many things about the production as well as the crew and cast. This also has footage of the filming locations, and comparisons between how they look, now and then. I recommend this to anyone wondering how the thing got made, and those that are curious about it, in general. 7/10

Newski_the_Hippie I'm not going to lie about who I am and how I saw this movie. There are plenty of people here on the IMDb who just can't wait to see this film. I'm a film student who got into contact with Bernie Rosenblum, who sent me a copy of this film. Jackey Neyman-Jones, who played Debbie in Manos the Hands of Fate, asked me to burn the DVD and send it to her. I rather have that approved by the people who made this movie. Unfortunately, they think she is dead.This is, as everyone who is reading this knows, a documentary about the making of Manos the Hands of Fate. And it's one market is to fans of Manos. And I will give my guarantee that they will not be disappointed. The documentary is thoroughly enjoyable. This is mostly because of Bernie Rosenblum, who talks about his experiences with such passion and wit. Joining him in the commentary is the man who owned the ranch, Colbert Coldwell himself.Colbert is one of the old men you see rambling on the bus, and you listen to his stories and laugh, but don't want him to know you are paying attention. Then there is "Manos Historian" Richard Brandt, who wrote the two great articles on the film where most of the lore come from.I said the movie was not disappointing, but only because it is worth watching. It's a very enjoyable film. But even with Richard Brandt, Colbert Coldwell, and Bernie Rosenblum, it seems like they simply could not get all the facts right.Everyone has either died or mysteriously disappeared? No, this is an overstatement of Fact. Robin Redd, John Reynolds, and Tom Neyman are dead. The rest are people who are known as "Private Citizens." Just because you can't contact them mean it's some sort of freak occurrence. These are people who were in one movie, which by a stroke of luck still exists. Well, it's lucky the film existed in the first place.The movie does not give any new juicy bits of Trivia, nor does it cover all of Manos Lore. Even still, it's worth watching.