Some call them freaks rare documentary featured on hbo in mayjune 1982 part 1 duration. It more closely resembles the kind of horror films being released during the 1930s by universal studios, which had in fact made a fortune with brownings earlier dracula, as well as james whales frankenstein. A charming romance develops between a boy with one eye and an overweight girl, though. By the time the main agenda and text is brought to the forefront, there were elements i was not expecting. A determinedly less sanitized version of the classic john hughes highschoolmisfitsseriocomedy template, some freaks finds three young rhode. May 22, 2019 freaks official trailer 2019 emile hirsch scifi movie hd 2019 well go usa comedy, kids, family and animated film, blockbuster, action cinema, blockbus. Some freaks 2017 stream and watch online moviefone. Freaks is a scifi thriller on netflix that surprises in some truly awesome ways. In style and tone, if not in content, it feels closer to antonio campos afterschool.
Sep 09, 2019 freaks is a scifi thriller on netflix that surprises in some truly awesome ways. This was a completely unnecessary line that added nothing to the plot and only served to alienate me further from the movie. Some freaks explores the way in which those who are teased and tortured for being different can turn on other outsiders, and the emotional trauma of that. The 1932 movie freaks directed by tod browning is one of the most unique films ever made.
Overview of some freaks, 2016, directed by ian macallistermcdonald, with thomas mann, lily mae harrington, ely henry, at turner classic movies. Freaks 1932 tod browning synopsis, characteristics. If you like freaks and geeks you are looking for semi serious, humorous and light movies or tv shows about with high school, teenage life, teacher, slacker, friendship, freak and social misfits themes of comedy and drama genre shot in usa. When oneeyed high school senior matt meets 250 lb jill, he falls. The film follows oneeyed high school senior matt thomas mann who meets plus size jill. The film is about two high school social outcasts, jill, an obese girl and matt, a boy with only one eye.
A decent story with a plot that has been seen before made by other directors and with other actors but with a twist to it that makes this movie stand out among most others. Thats the greatest weakness of freaksits just not special enough. Sep 08, 2018 freaks, written and directed by zach lipovsky and adam b. Sep, 2019 the powers that make freaks super in turn feel more like plot devices, inspired more by cultural appetite than an inspired take on what it means to defy physics, and to use it in a lifeordeath situation. Won best feature and best actress at the princeton independent film festival. Oneeyed matt meets plus size jill and falls more in love than he ever thought possible. Some freaks is a 2016 film written and directed by ian macallistermcdonald and starring thomas mann, marin ireland, and lily mae harrington. Some freaks 2017 official trailer hd, thomas mann drama movie. The freaks turn on hercules henry victor and cleopatra olga baclanova, attacking them during a storm. That is the question i take away from the film some freaks, which opens in theaters this weekend.
This is to denote some criticisms of the third act and final minutes of this film. A romantic drama, it follows the romance between matt, a oneeyed high school teenager falling in love with an overweight classmate, jill. To say that the subject matter of the film freaks and director browning were compatible is a gross understatement. When oneeyed high school senior matt thomas mann meets 250 lb. Aug 03, 2017 some freaks is a far cry from john hughes. Most of the films obvious dramaturgical contrivancesconveniently overheard conversations, the fact that patrick ends up at the same college as jill, and a few other credulitystretching coincidences. You might be lost at first but all will make sense. Some freaks is a 2016 film written and directed by ian macallistermcdonald and starring.
Upon its initial release, freaks was greeted with such revulsion from movie house audiences that mgm spent the next 30 years distancing themselves as far from the project as possible. Its a shame their stories werent regarded as more than plot points to advance the movie, because they couldve. Some people argued that being overweight or wearing an eyepatch does not make a person a freak and that the film presented the idea of that in a false way. Unlike most titles at fantasia fest, some freaks isnt a genre film, but it still absolutely belongs. Sep 09, 2019 freaks is a movie that should be enjoyed knowing next to nothing going in.
The film follows oneeyed high school senior matt thomas mann who meets plus size jill lily mae harrington and falls more in love than he ever thought possible. Some freaks is the equivalent of a john hughes teen movie as told by the makers of degrassi, but not in a bad way. However, after graduation comes and jill moves crosscountry to go to college, she loses over 50 lbs and changes her appearance entirely much to matts surprise. You can watch some freaks online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. Freaks is a 1932 american precode horror film produced and directed by tod browning, and starring wallace ford, leila hyams, olga baclanova and roscoe ates. Freaks jostles you around too much with sequences that may or may not be reallike when she talks to a girl her age named harper, who accuses reclusive chloe of breaking into her sleepoverand the film doesnt come off as intricate, so much as unfocused. But mcdonald never delights in cruelty the way labute can, and the empathy he brings to the material makes some freaks one of the strongest films of its kind in ages. One unintended consequence of this maneuver is that the film doesnt quite stick its landing, leaving you feeling a bit like the final few pages have been torn out of an otherwise excellent short story. Subsequently, what i loved about this film was the slowburn nature of the story as it plays out. Mar 05, 2020 learn about the freaks cast, plot, and more.
Freaks is a neat little sci fi thriller, heavy on allegory but satisfyingly selfcontained answering all the questions it sets up my life is a search for answers, though usually of the is that chewedup paper next to the dog my film notes or my sons homework variety, so it was gratifying to get my teeth into something on a bigger scale even if those allegories force us to. Freaks is a movie that should be enjoyed knowing next to nothing going in. Were only two months into 2019, but i can safely predict that freaks is one of the best scifi movies youll see this year. When oneeyed high school senior matt falls meets 250 lb jill. Freaks is a low budget superhero concept that is confusing from the start, but definitely rearranges your expectations along the way. Some freaks 2016 directed by ian macallistermcdonald. Me and earl and the dying girl 2015, as cool as i am 20, andersons cross 2010, the spectacular now 20, outside providence 1999. Freaks official trailer 2019 emile hirsch scifi movie hd. Three rhode island high school misfits bond in an indie drama. Even though theres nothing we havent seen before in this movie, she and some freaks remind us not just of the cruelties of the teen years, the insecurities and secret shame, but of how young. First time writerdirector ian macallister mcdonald does a fantastic job telling the story of a. A charming romance develops between a boy with one eye and an overweight girl, though when she loses her weight after going to college, their relationship is tested in devastating ways they never dreamed would happen. Steins genrebending feature film, which is the best mysterybox movie.
Freaks on netflix is a canadian horror film about a little girl trapped in her house. He falls in love with the cool new girl, jill lilly mae harrington, whos also bullied in her case, for carrying a few extra pounds. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. Its supposed to push sympathy toward jill or make matt appear more desperate to prep for later plot developments, but its unnecessary. It follows a trapeze artist who joins a group of carnival sideshow performers with a plan to seduce and murder a dwarf in the troupe to gain his inheritance, but her plot proves to have dangerous consequences. But working through the movie from chloes eyes can be confusing, especially as it wants to be so intricate. Released august 4th, 2017, some freaks stars thomas mann, lily mae harrington, ely henry, marin ireland the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score of 67 out of 100 on. Aug 06, 2016 a determinedly less sanitized version of the classic john hughes highschoolmisfitsseriocomedy template, some freaks finds three young rhode island outcasts bonding, only to find their.
A paranoid father emile hirsch locks his sevenyearold daughter chloe lexy kolker in their dilapidated house, warning her of mysterious dangers outside. Freaks filmmakers explain their superpowered drama. Jill, he falls more in love than he ever thought possible. We also dig into some plot details at the end of the episode, so if you havent seen freaks yet, be sure to tune out at the spoiler warning and bookmark the end of the podcast for afterward. A husband discovers that his wife is trying to kill him so she can steal his money and run off with her lover. Sep 11, 2018 all of which is death to a thoroughly thrilling cinematic experience like freaks, zach lipovsky and adam b. Currently making the rounds on the festival circuit, its an. Snowcone, an icecream man who kicks it in a flashy, old school ice cream truck. Explain why the movie freaks is freaking awesome taylor.
Freaks starts out or so you think as a film which promises to deliver some uncomfortable moments between an overprotective dad who may or may not be outright crazy as well as possibly dangerous, and a cute, socially inexperienced, awkward and defenseless little girl. Aug 06, 2017 the handheld camera, however, carries throughout, showing that life for freaks can be just as uncomfortable outside of school. Thomas mann in some freaks 2016 lachlan buchanan in some freaks 2016. Best movies and tv shows like freaks and geeks bestsimilar. Its supposed to push sympathy toward jill or make matt appear more desperate to prep for later plot developments, but its. Sep 12, 2019 we also dig into some plot details at the end of the episode, so if you havent seen freaks yet, be sure to tune out at the spoiler warning and bookmark the end of the podcast for afterward. The two main characters are not freaks because of their physical appearance but probably perceive themselves as ones in my opinion. At first, their interactions are a bit awkward, but. Its a shame their stories werent regarded as more than plot points to advance the movie.
Stein, is a scifi thriller starring bruce dern, as the mysterious mr. Freaks filmmakers explain their superpowered drama podcast. However, when graduation comes and jill moves crosscountry to go to college, she undergoes a major physical transformation much to matts surprise when he arrives to visit her. Ian macallister mcdonalds relationship drama some freaks centers on three friends. Jill is punk and overweight at 250 pounds, matt comes from a. Its almost as if the writerdirectors wanted us to think for the first half of the film that there would be some kind of pedophile abuse narrative underpinning a story about superhumans in hiding.
Aug 04, 2017 but mcdonald never delights in cruelty the way labute can, and the empathy he brings to the material makes some freaks one of the strongest films of its kind in ages. Ely henry as elmo, left, lily mae harrington as jill and thomas mann as matt in some freaks. The deeper some freaks wades into what becomes a series of sadistic and masochistic humiliations, the more mcdonalds film begins to feel schematic, with these characters little more than pawns. If there are freaks on display, they are not the versatile performers to whom this 1932 movies. The basic plot of freaks was conventional melodrama. For many years available only in a truncated reissue version titled natures mistakes, freaks was eventually restored to its original release print. Steins genrebending feature film, which is the best mysterybox movie to come along. Three oddball friends attend benjamin franklin high school in rhode island. As a matter of fact, i will break it down into the simplest summary.
Aug 04, 2017 some people argued that being overweight or wearing an eyepatch does not make a person a freak and that the film presented the idea of that in a false way. Aug 03, 2017 some freaks painfully honest look at highschool outcasts. However, irving thalberg, mgms president, noting the success of these two efforts, purchased clarence robbinss. The first half high school of this movie was the cutest thing for me one of the best love story imo especially in term of the body acceptance, two teenagers finding comfort among one another in a very weird and awkward way. Freaks wastes a perfectly good movie title on a whitewashed. Ian macallister mcdonalds some freaks captures high schoolcollege agony. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 2015 movies 2015.
All of which is death to a thoroughly thrilling cinematic experience like freaks, zach lipovsky and adam b. Dec 19, 2019 explain why the movie freaks is freaking awesome. Today it is difficult to believe that the film was produced at mgm. Incredible filmmaking maintains secrecy for the plot and it. In some freaks, matt thomas mann, a lonely teenager who wears an eye patch, is tormented at school and doesnt find much solace at home, either.
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