"...the human dramas of individual gamers are what really make this
technically polished docu so fascinating and potentially commercial." (more...) - Joe Leydon |
"Mixing expert opinion with amazingly true testimonials, Second Skin
might just be the most accurate and entertaining glimpse of the economy
and psychology of technology since Tron." (more...) – Darcie Stevens |
"Probably my second-favorite documentary of
SXSW… Second Skin is wildly entertaining, but also manages to be
informative and worthy of contemplation of where our society (or a
portion of it) is headed." (more...) – Steve Propky | "Another doc generating significant buzz: Second Skin, … a
fascinating film… gets audiences who've never considered spending 18
hours in front of their computer to sympathize with those who do." (more...) – Randee Dawn |
"When it comes to documentaries, it takes a lot to impress
me. Thankfully Second Skin surpassed all of my expectations and earned
a spot on my list of favorite docs, which is incredibly rare. " (more...) - Alex Billington | "Behold, the first truly great, visionary film from this
year's SXSW Film Festival. At its core, this is a brilliant vision for
a film. Like a 101 level college course for understanding an entire
generation, it provides insight into a cultural phenomenon that is
often looked down upon by those who don't take the time to understand
it." (more...) - Neil Miller
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 "Last night I was able to catch a great movie called Second
Skin... Second Skin is a fantastic look into the lives of people that
live in two dimensions, but at what cost or gain? You don't have to be
a video game player to enjoy Second Skin, and you might even enjoy the
film more if you you aren't." (more...) - Peter Sciretta | 
"A deft combination of dramatically animated statistical
graphics combined with artfully incorporated machinima give the film a
visual punch to match its compelling subject matter... overall it is a
deeply engaging and effective film, sure to entertain gamers and
non-gamers alike." (more...) - Kevin Buist |
"The research gone into the film was mind-blowing...if you see this gem come your way, don’t miss it." (more...) - Vatche, Lonely Reviewer | "...the film is an interesting tour of a strange new subculture
that's becoming increasingly impossible to ignore, and for that reason,
Second Skin is well worth a look." ( more...) - Chris Tilly, IGN |
 "Documentary nuts walk away having seen a window into yet another
strange world. And gamers walk away feeling like they had seen seen
their life story, with slick editing, a peppy soundtrack, and the
seductive polish of an Apple commercial." (more...) - N.Evan Van Zelfden |
"This is by far the best documentary of the online gaming phenomenon
known as MMORPGs out there. The filmmakers touch on just about every
angle of these online games as they could." (more...) - Monki |
"Second Skin will likely be a big hit. The documentary explores the realm that gamers visit through an incredible look at online life, love and friendship." (more...)
- Joanne Sloane | "A must see for World of Warcraft fans and anyone interested in
online gaming, but I suspect this doc will appeal to a much wider
audience. Excellently crafted, Second Skin follows the lives of a
number of serious World of Warcraft devotees and explores how the game
has united them, destroyed them or otherwise changed their lives
forever." (more...) - Tim Shore |
"Ironically, my first official film of the festival was my favorite—a tiny-budgeted indie documentary called Second Skin. [The
filmmakers] covered the wide spectrum of this addictive and
increasingly common form of entertainment by expertly juggling multiple
storylines (each with a surprisingly involving story arc). This movie
deserves to be picked up, and fast. Marketed with the right savvy, it
could have a huge potential audience." (more...) - Eric Melin | "The film avoids passing judgment on any of its subjects and the
filmmaker takes care in telling both sides of the story. Director Piniero has
a lot of ground to cover and by the end never answers the most
important question: are these games good or bad? Do these games bring
on anything positive or simply destroy the gamers? I think that this is the key
to the over all success of the film. Piniero has resisted answering
that question. After all who is he to judge?"
-Jimmy D |
“Second Skin” does a really nice job
introducing the newbie to the world of online gaming. We see what the
games are all about and what kinds of people play them.I walked away from the film thinking of
MMORPG’s as more like, interactive chat rooms from when the internet
boom first happened. But with swords. -Don R. Lewis
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"Director Juan Carlos Pineiro-Escoriaza takes a sobering and
enlightening look at people who play Massive Multiplayer Online
Role-Playing Games - MMORPGs - many of whom evidently prefer their
online lives to their corporeal ones.
"Second Skin" does what the best documentaries do: introduces you to a community with which you may not be familiar."
-Christopher Loyd
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"After seeing the film, it stacks up as quite an accomplishment that the
filmmakers were able to drag these folks away from their computers to
attend." -John P. Meyer
| Self Reliant Film"...my two favorites of SXSW were two very polished documentaries, Second Skin and At the Death House Door. Not being a gamer, I wondered how much I would care about Second Skin’s
subject... Happily, the film finds some dynamic people to follow and it
does superb job of chronicling their lives, both on- and off-line. I
suspect this will have a healthy life on DVD, and perhaps
theatrically." (more...) - Paul Lovell |
Nexeus Fatale
"Second Skin is a beautiful, well crafted film. There are great effects,
animations, game graphics and story arcs. This is the first real and
honest look into the lives of those whom actively participate in MMOG,
not just gamers. While there are stereotypes, it does bring upon the
question of the gamer stereotype and challenges how they are viewed
upon. Rather than focusing on the negative or the surreal aspects of
their lives, it humanizes its subjects and presents a fair and balanced
look. It does a great job at presenting the many different sides of the
MMOG world, and its stories." -Leo Newball Jr.
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