Freak

I rented this movie because the cover was cool looking, the first 15 minutes of the movie are okay and somehow interesting, but once the young woman and her little sister go on their trip everything goes to hell and the movie becomes boring.

FREAK is a low-low-budget horror film about two sisters on a trip / move to Virginia from Indiana. Along the way, the two bond while enjoying the scenery.

Meanwhile, a murderous maniac escapes his transport van and heads out on a killing spree. Fate and destiny intervene, bringing the sisters and this madman together for the creepy climax.

This is a throwback / homage film that does a pretty good job of mimicking the feel of the early 1970's.

While simple and fairly non-gory (except for the horrific prologue), FREAK manages to sustain an atmosphere of dread throughout its running time. So, if you love the horror movies of the 70's, then this should fill you with nostalgia...

Yawn, that is my reaction to this film. I was really hoping this would have been a good modern day slasher but it doesn't even fall into the category of slashers. Instead, it tries to be something it isn't, which is a psychological thriller, and it fails so miserably at this. Even the title "Freak" suggests that this might be interesting. Match this with the cover art on the DVD and you think "OK, maybe I will give this one a try". Not worth the time.

The story actually starts up a bit interesting with a poor deformed child with bandages wrapped around his head being chained up by his fat Mother. She yells at him and probably beats him since in one scene we see her actually slap him for no reason. After all this, he decides he has had enough and smashes her face in with (I believe) a rock. Present day, he is now in insane asylum and is being transfered. On his way he breaks out of the van he is in and escapes. Introduce also the 2 leads characters, a little girl and her older sister. They are moving and hit the road. So most of the movie is them riding around in the car talking amongst themselves. But, the bandaged "Freak" is now on the loose and is about go on a rampage of grueling murder! (This is me being totally sarcastic)

I can't believe how boring this movie turned out to be. The budget was on the smallest ever with absolutely no special effects and the dialog I could just care less about. This is one of those movie where the packaging is better then the flick itself. And to compare this to Halloween?! Rubbish! I am not even a fan of the the Halloween series (except the 3rd one) but Halloween is far superior than this. At least with Halloween we have a great score and some genuinely creepy moments. With this, there is virtually no music except some piano here and there and there is nothing creepy about this movie. Maybe this movie would have fared better if it had a solid score because even the worst of movies are tolerable if the music is good.

Well, that is just my opinion on the movie. I thought it was just a complete waist of time and money. But, since the movie has over a 4/10 rating on IMDb, there must be people that like this movie. I am not one of those people. 2/10

A girl and her adopted daughter drive cross-country to their new house in another state, while an escaped mental patient stalks them both.

"Wow, what an original storyline" you must be thinking and yes, we get all the usual tricks..like ominous shadows being cast and strange noises at night. But sadly, rather than being frightening, these little gimmicks smack of desperation on the part of the director. Worse, rather than follow these cheap tricks up with blood and gore he chooses instead to concentrate on his character's boring conversations. This is a big mistake as these tedious, one-dimensional people wouldn't hold our interest at a bus stop for five minutes, let alone a 90 minute movie.

If you're expecting this film to deliver in an explosive climax, you'll be disappointed too there I'm afraid. There's lots of running around, tons of screaming and crying, plenty of spooky music.. but because it is so ineptly acted and directed, you'll probably either be staring at the screen in disbelief or be rolling around on the floor laughing your head off.

Basically, the whole thing is a complete waste of time, and the low budget is no excuse for its awfulness.. I've seen pictures which cost less than the price of a packet of crisps to make which are far more effective than this atrocity. Heck.. even I could do better if you lent me your camcorder and gave me the afternoon off. So how about it, Spielberg?? 0/10

In telling the story of a masked psychopath (institutionalized since childhood for the murder of his abusive mother) pursuing his blood sister, director Tyler Tharpe (who plays the adult "Keller boy") borrows more from John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN and its first sequel than he is able to adequately repay. His closing shots even ape the dénouement of John Carpenter's landmark killer-on-the-loose film - and it's this derivative approach that ultimately does FREAK in; still, Tharpe manages some effective moments, particularly his upsetting opening. Tharpe gets good use out of his stark Midwestern settings, but in styling FREAK so heavily after HALLOWEEN, Tharpe ultimately cheats his story of depth. For those looking for cheap and bloody thrills, FREAK doesn't offer those either - which makes one wonder who Tharpe made this film for after all.