Tod Browning Freaks 1932 a masterpiece of avantgarde film history?

Question

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Answer 1

I love that movie. Yes, I think it is a masterpiece.

Answer 2

Tod Browning Freaks 1932  sure is a  masterpiece  i have the movie one great movie  they don't make movies like that classic anymore  

Answer 3

Hi there.

The film is a total classic, 100% attack and nothing held back. I had thought nobody had the cojones to make a full-on film any more, then i saw "Pan's Labyrinth" - check it out!

Anyway, the way "Freaks" combined utter realism with the depths of melodrama and revenge, has remained unmatched. We have the special effects but we don't have the committment and fearlessness to just go for it  - the next film to get close was "Psycho" and that was 30-odd years later.

Cheers, Steve.

Answer 4

I think for that time yes it was. That ending scene with them basically crawling after them gave me nightmares. Creepy movie.