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  • Freaky (2020)

    From Andrew@1:229/2 to All on Monday, May 03, 2021 11:11:13
    From: manowarkills@NOSPAMnetscape.net

    A serial killer, played by Vince Vaughn, swaps bodies with an
    introverted high schooler played by Kathryn Newton in this horror
    comedy. Think a cross between FREAKY FRIDAY and FRIDAY THE 13th. The
    filmmakers are very much aware of the tropes of the horror genre and
    have a lot of fun with them. Vaughn is especially good at acting like he
    is a teenage girl.

    Recommended.



    Andrew

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  • From Giallo_Vera@1:229/2 to Andrew on Wednesday, May 05, 2021 12:59:52
    From: giallovera@ULTRAMEGAgmail.com

    On 4/05/2021 2:11 am, Andrew wrote:
    A serial killer, played by Vince Vaughn, swaps bodies with an
    introverted high schooler played by Kathryn Newton in this horror
    comedy. Think a cross between FREAKY FRIDAY and FRIDAY THE 13th. The filmmakers are very much aware of the tropes of the horror genre and
    have a lot of fun with them. Vaughn is especially good at acting like he
    is a teenage girl.

    Recommended.


    Part of this weird cycle of ironic millennial horror comedies that it
    hurts to admit are quite entertaining. HAPPY DEATH DAY and its sequel,
    THE BABYSITTER and its sequel and FREAKY... all films i've put on
    expecting to be utter shite and have had to concede to having enjoyed on
    a basic level. They seem to be nailing that TCM2 vibe better than most
    films of the last few decades.

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  • From Andrew@1:229/2 to All on Wednesday, May 05, 2021 11:03:28
    From: manowarkills@NOSPAMnetscape.net

    On 5/4/2021 9:59 PM, Giallo_Vera wrote:
    On 4/05/2021 2:11 am, Andrew wrote:
    A serial killer, played by Vince Vaughn, swaps bodies with an
    introverted high schooler played by Kathryn Newton in this horror
    comedy. Think a cross between FREAKY FRIDAY and FRIDAY THE 13th. The
    filmmakers are very much aware of the tropes of the horror genre and
    have a lot of fun with them. Vaughn is especially good at acting like
    he is a teenage girl.

    Recommended.


    Part of this weird cycle of ironic millennial horror comedies that it
    hurts to admit are quite entertaining. HAPPY DEATH DAY and its sequel,
    THE BABYSITTER and its sequel and FREAKY... all films i've put on
    expecting to be utter shite and have had to concede to having enjoyed on
    a basic level. They seem to be nailing that TCM2 vibe better than most
    films of the last few decades.


    I haven't gotten around to watching HAPPY DEATH DAY yet but should
    remedy that.

    THE BABYSITTER is a fantastically hip, meta, and above all else
    entertaining watch. The sequel, not so much. I don't know what mojo it
    is missing but it just doesn't capture the magic like the original.


    Andrew

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  • From Adam@1:229/2 to Andrew on Wednesday, May 05, 2021 21:43:25
    From: AdolanNoSpam62@gmail.com

    Andrew <manowarkills@NOSPAMnetscape.net> wrote:
    A serial killer, played by Vince Vaughn, swaps bodies with an introverted high schooler played by Kathryn Newton in this horror comedy. Think a
    cross between FREAKY FRIDAY and FRIDAY THE 13th. The filmmakers are very
    much aware of the tropes of the horror genre and have a lot of fun with
    them. Vaughn is especially good at acting like he is a teenage girl.

    Recommended.



    Andrew

    Vaughn's performance makes this one.

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  • From Jared@1:229/2 to All on Wednesday, May 05, 2021 19:52:14
    From: bijgh@hotmail.com

    On Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 12:59:58 PM UTC+10, Giallo_Vera wrote:
    On 4/05/2021 2:11 am, Andrew wrote:

    Part of this weird cycle of ironic millennial horror comedies that it
    hurts to admit are quite entertaining. HAPPY DEATH DAY and its sequel,
    THE BABYSITTER and its sequel and FREAKY... all films i've put on
    expecting to be utter shite and have had to concede to having enjoyed on
    a basic level. They seem to be nailing that TCM2 vibe better than most
    films of the last few decades.

    Haven't watched any of these but sounds like I should.

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