Another Manson media venture which reinforces the same old Helter Skelter story which has been told and retold before with the same cast; e.g., Jeff Guinn, Dianne Lake, Stephen Kay, etc. Though Catherine 'Gypsy' Share and Stephanie Schram bring new voices to the cast, what would be refreshing would be an interview with Charles Tex Watson.
Expectations of a different angle to Charles Manson and the family story are initially suggestive with the alternative title of this Helter Skelter series, which bears 'American Myth' in its name. Some may hope that revelations may arise in this six-parter which may hint that the Helter Skelter plot in the Manson trial could be a myth ... alas no.
It's the same-ol'-same-ol' story.
Nevertheless, if a viewer wants an account of this 'myth' in a less one-sided manner, then Rob Zombie's "Charles Manson: The Final Words" is a much better, less time-consuming, more balanced view on Manson. One which we suggest you watch rather than this disappointment.
Expectations of a different angle to Charles Manson and the family story are initially suggestive with the alternative title of this Helter Skelter series, which bears 'American Myth' in its name. Some may hope that revelations may arise in this six-parter which may hint that the Helter Skelter plot in the Manson trial could be a myth ... alas no.
It's the same-ol'-same-ol' story.
Nevertheless, if a viewer wants an account of this 'myth' in a less one-sided manner, then Rob Zombie's "Charles Manson: The Final Words" is a much better, less time-consuming, more balanced view on Manson. One which we suggest you watch rather than this disappointment.