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[lauralh]

You know what I hate? When you're watching TV and your housemate throws a bag of Swedish Fish at you, and it hits your face and neck and you can't breathe for a few minutes. And then as revenge you eat not just half, but the whole bag, and then you feel like absolute crap afterwards. That really sucks.

Another thing I hate is when you accidentally get on the wrong bus home, and so you want to get off as soon as you realize you have no idea where you are, but some sketchy dude is blocking your way - and you don't want to really fuck with him, maybe you'll just wait till the bus completes the circuit. But finally you suck it up, get off, and walk the two miles home.

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Dude, this movie sounds AWESOME:

"When released theatrically in 1932, FREAKS was met with near universal disgust by critics and audiences alike, lasting in theatres for only a short time in the states and banned in England. The film stars Harry Earles as Hans, a suave midget who belongs to the sideshow of a seedy circus and who makes the mistake of falling in love with the beautiful Cleopatra, one of the "normal" circus performers. Learning that Hans is about to inherit a fortune, Cleopatra agrees to marry Hans even though she abhors him, planning to steal his money and get rid of him. When the freaks of the circus, who keep a watchful eye on Cleopatra, discover her scheme, they plan to exact an unforgettable revenge."

Comments

[jvb419.livejournal.com]

"Freaks" is unsettling, in the sense that watching people with microcephaly (for example) is inescapably unsettling--that is, it's unsettling for just as long as their microcephaly remains the most important thing we know about them, which in this movie it always is. The "freaks" are allowed to take their revenge, but they never become real characters--and neither does anyone else. The "plot" (sketched above) is laughably simple-minded and the acting embarrassing. Tod Browning also directed the original "Dracula" (the one starring Bela Lugosi) but to be honest I don't think he was very talented--just a purveyor of thrills 'n' chills. However a key line from the ending is quoted (by Lyle Lovett of all people) in Robert Altman's excellent "The Player," so I guess "Freaks" isn't a total loss.