Welcome everyone to the finale of Looking Back at the Films of 2020. Today's movies are Freaky and The Croods: A New Age.
Why Didn't I See Freaky?
I actually did want to see this movie. It seemed like it was going to be a very funny horror-comedy. But what with theaters still being shut down because of Covid, I didn't have much of a choice.
What is Freaky?
Freaky was a slasher comedy film. The movie was produced by Blumhouse Productions and Divide/Conquer and distributed by Universal Pictures. Freaky was written by Christopher Landon and Michael Kennedy and directed by Christopher Landon. The story is a young teenage girl named Millie has swamped bodies with a legendary serial killer known as the Blissfield Butcher. Now Millie and her friends must find a way to get the bodies back in their proper host, before the Blissfield Butcher can continue to murdering people in her body without anyone knowing it's him.
My Thoughts
The Good: One good aspect of Freaky is Vince Vaughn's performance. He really did a fantastic job being comedic and quite terrifying as both Millie being in the Butcher's body or him having to play just the Butcher. Another thing I enjoyed was the humor. I had a lot of good laughs with this movie. One of my favorite lines is when Millie's friends are running away cause they think they're in danger is one the guy said "You're black. I'm gay, we are so dead!". The other thing to enjoy from the film is it really captured that slasher tone. You got a masked serial killer, teenagers doing some underage stuff, and all sorts of things we've gone to love about the slasher genre.
The Bad: I've got nothing to say. Let's move on.
The Okay: Now while the movie is predictable I don't think that should be held against it too much. Because as long as the movie is good it can be forgiven. Which is the case for Freaky. Another gray area is the dialogue. One line in the very beginning was "Don't underestimate a straight white man's propensity for violence". Okay Twitter, you got any other terrible hot takes you'd like to share with the class? Then we had a really cliched bit about the dad where the mother basically goes "You've been so shut in since your father....you know". A line like that is the most obvious way to tell the audience that someone is dead. Now that's a cliché I was would stop. But other than those two lines for the most part the rest is good or passable.
Final Verdict: Good.
Why Did I See The Croods: A New Age?
Same thing as Freaky. Covid, theaters were shut down, and I didn't have a say in the matter.
What is The Croods: A New Age?
The Croods: A New Age (aka The Croods 2) was a 3D animated adventure comedy and the sequel to 2013's The Croods. The movie was produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. The Croods: A New Age was written by Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders and directed by Joel Crawford. The story is the Crood family along with Guy are still trying to find a new home. Along the way they find a walled-in paradise and they think they can enjoy it all to themselves.....unfortunately they discover they have neighbors named the Bettermans, who are a little more evolved than they. Tensions start to rise between the two clans, but when a threat comes along the two neighbors will have to up aside their differences and work together in order to survive.
My Thoughts
The Good: One positive thing is the voice work. Much like the previous film, the cast really brings these characters to life. Not only that but they've got good chemistry. Another thing to enjoy about the film is the humor. Sure not every joke worked, but for the most part I found myself laughing at lot more than not at all. Then we an insane conflict. Yeah there's a lot more going on than the two families issues. There's this completely bonkers twist that I didn't see coming, and it really worked in the film's favor. The last thing I'll give The Croods: A New Age is the animation. It's better than this time around, cause it felt like the animators were doing a lot more experimenting with this one. There were I think two montages that were absolutely beautiful. And that big fight at the end of the movie was pretty awesome.
The Bad: I've got nothing to say. Let's move on.
The Okay: Now the story is still good, but there just needed to be more of a balance. Cause one story is giving more attention than the other. Because of that one story kind of does suffer compared to the other one.
Final Verdict: Good.
Alright, I'm all done here. Come back on Thursday, Nov 25th for my review of Black Friday. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.
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