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Publisher: Columbia Tristar
Salesrank: 33698
Released: 2004-06-01
Theatrical-Release: 2003
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Amazing and tragic story
I honestly wonder how much of her final tirade was real (at least in her mind) or just another story she made up to get attention.
She appeared to have been quite intelligent, so who knows what she might have become had she been raised under different circumstances?
I had to crack up when her friend Dawn said she believes homosexuality was only invented in recent years. lol
The Real “Monster”.. 
After seeing the movie Monster which was based on the life of the first female serial killer Aileen Wuornos, I was interested in seeing the real Aileen herself speaking of the murders she commited. This film does a great job of delivering to us a glimpse into the childhood and mind of a disturbed woman. The interviews are great and Aileen holds nothing back while talking to Nick. We get to see actual footage of her trials and of her proclaiming her innocence to admitting the she lied about being raped and having to kill in self defense. We are able to look into her black eyes and see the rage she felt. We see interviews with her few close friends who explain the terrible things that happened in Aileen’s life that led her to Florida and eventually to being a hooker. She’s labeled a serial killer because as she said, “she has a number”. She murdered 7 men with the motive being to take their money and their vehicle. She admits that she had to kill them so they wouldn’t go to the police. Aileen always believed that the police knew it was her killing these men but that they let her kill so they could make money off of her. However way you want to look at it, Aileen was a murderer but also a victim of circumstance. It is almost sad to see her speaking of her execution right until the day before it took place. Aileen came clean before her execution in 2002 by lethal injection after serving many years on death row. In her own words….”You have to kill Aileen Wuornos or she will kill again”. Also, I must say what a Excellent job Charlize Theron did playing Aileen in the movie Monster. It is no wonder she won an award for the movie. This DVD of real interviews is very revealing and very interesting for anyone who is curious about the real “Monster”.
A MUST SEE !!!
This is Mr. Broomfield’s sequel to “The Selling of a Serial Killer”. Both are very well researched. It isn’t often that you are treated to the facts as they really are. We are usually served the psycho-babble of distortion which is not present in either of these films. After viewing these films one is left feeling that maybe, just maybe there might be something wrong with our system of justice. When someone (Tye) is an accomplice to murder,an accessory after the fact and received stolen property (victim’s cars and cash) can walk away with movie and book deals and their freedom there is a serious problem with the system. This movie is very well done and left me feeling that I knew Aileen Wournos as a person not as a serial killer.
I highly recommend this movie and the prequel.
Get to know the real Aileen
Interesting look at the life of Aileen Wuronos Serial Killer. Powerful informative Documentary about the life and trials of Aileen. It tells her whole story from when she was born up until the last minute of her death. Covers all aspects and you get to meet the real Aileen. Charlize Theron did a great job portraying her in Monster but this is true to life and in your face reality. We get to see Aileens motives for killing , why she did it, how she feels etc. At times you feel for her and think this is a real human being and does she deserve this, at other times one could think she might be mentally ill due to her accusations that the police knew she was going to commit her crimes. We get to see her anger, hate, fear, pain and all the human aspects of her personality. At times she can come off as normal and engaging and at other times full of hate and anger. We get to find out her last meal, see her last interviews and know what song she requested at her funeral. This is a must see if you liked Monster. 4 Stars.
Rambling, Tendentious 
The interviewer has an obvious agenda; he is anti-death penalty. He seeks to portray Wuornos as insane. The reality is much more complex than that.
