When Vincent sees his mother Elena kicking out the stranger who just showed up at their door, he has no doubts: that's his father. For those of you who grew up reading 'serious' Science Fiction, you will appreciate this movie. A bold girl discovers a bizarre, threatening, and mysterious new world beyond her front door after she escapes her father's protective and paranoid control. Looked interesting and I said that this was gonna be either amazing or horrible. 58 out of 92 found this helpful. Stocked with solid performances, Freaks is a clever sci-fi/horror hybrid that suggests a bright future for co-writers/co-directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein. Some of his students come looking for him and get trapped in the cave as well. Incredible acting, Freaks is way better then I ever expected! The daughter, mother, father and grandpa family tree that forms the film is a messy tangle of branches and unwieldy roots, which slowly align as the plot unfolds. It starts a little slow and takes it's time to gain momentum, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing, particularly given where it ends up. Adrenalin rush level 10. They don't know where they are, or how they got there. Stocked with solid performances, Freaks is a clever sci-fi/horror hybrid that suggests a bright future for co-writers/co-directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein. Some of his students come looking for him and get trapped in the cave as well. Was this review helpful?

I went into this movie thinking I was seeing a horror film. Was this review helpful? A bold girl discovers a bizarre, threatening, and mysterious new world beyond her front door after she escapes her father's protective and paranoid control. The father is probably the only character who feels like an actual human being. I had my doubts about Lipovsky and Stein, their portfolio is not exactly reassuring, but they have done a great job with little budget (which also, on the flip side, makes the movie feel restrained) & the solid cast, including an impressive performance by the 7 year old Lexy Kolker, helps greatly. A British Special Boat Service commando tracks down an international terrorist cell. Once you watch this film you'll be amazed by how the dialogue goes with the story. Remind me classic movies like Stephen King's "firestater" but in a more intense and suspense and of course better cinematography. Originality is something it seems to possess, but, as the credits are rolling and I put the whole thing together in retrospect, it's more convential than it wants to be. In the wake of humanity's extinction, a teenage girl is raised by a robot designed to repopulate the earth. On the way she enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker named Billy, who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past. 136 out of 165 found this helpful. Then, they wake up around a table, with no memories of what happened in between... Freaks is a movie that like Nolan's batman is realistic, but unlike batman takes place in a world much like our own and reveals how society would react to these 'freaks'. A big family that like any other one includes relatives that see each other often and others that rarely meet, reunite to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of grandma Alba and grandpa ... Was this review helpful? 81 out of 115 found this helpful. A victim of a car accident awakens in a mysterious place called "the kingdom of the dead". Bruce Dern and Emile Hirsch star in this sci-fi thriller and with those two you know the movie is off to a good start. Ciro is a skilled advertising graphic. A group of young offenders doing community service get struck by lightning during a storm, and begin to develop superpowers. Taking on a well worn mutant story line that's been part of the mighty Marvel universe from day one, where the line between good and bad is hazy grey, "Freaks" is less about showy CGI but more about familial relations. Now, two adult brothers seek answers after an old videotape surfaces and brings them back to where they began. a list of 38 titles It was just that good. a list of 38 titles It's an extremely entertaining movie, I actually liked it enough that I'll probably watch it again before too long. On the way she enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker named Billy, who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past. Was this review helpful? They don't know they've been chosen - for a very specific purpose - The Hunt. Was this review helpful? The cast and performances were great, the story had some unoriginal elements but was original enough not to seem repetitive(the genre is getting tired). Retrospective is amazing, as close to the end everything makes perfect sense.