Controversy has plagued films since the very beginning. Banned in the UK for thirty years after its release, Tod Browning's Freaks is no exception to that and still causes controversy to this day. It's a great film but it's definitely disturbing in a realistic sense. To this day, it still makes me a little uneasy to watch.
When Cleopatra, a beautiful trapeze artist decides to marry one of the circus' dwarfs, the other carnival freaks realize she is only marrying him for his money. She continues to deceive him until it simply becomes too much. Finally, the freaks decide to retaliate.
The acting is definitely iffy but that's mostly due to the fact that the cast were mostly real circus freaks with little acting experience. The script is tight and flows nicely. Freaks is a great early horror movie that should be more well known than it is. Give it a try this Halloween season.
____ 9/10 Jack O'lanterns
When Cleopatra, a beautiful trapeze artist decides to marry one of the circus' dwarfs, the other carnival freaks realize she is only marrying him for his money. She continues to deceive him until it simply becomes too much. Finally, the freaks decide to retaliate.
The acting is definitely iffy but that's mostly due to the fact that the cast were mostly real circus freaks with little acting experience. The script is tight and flows nicely. Freaks is a great early horror movie that should be more well known than it is. Give it a try this Halloween season.
____ 9/10 Jack O'lanterns
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