Live Freaky! Die Freaky! (2006)

Truly Dreadful Film

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

The acting in this movie is really good.

When I first found out about this movie, I was automatically intrigued. As a Green Day fan, I wanted to see Billie Joe playing Charles Hanson. I finally got to see it this weekend, and as disturbed as it is, it was lower in quality than I thought it would be in aesthetics. However, I'm the type of person where if I'm in not in a theater, I won't necessarily watch it, but will listen to the movie, especially if it's on a computer and I'm doing class work at the same time. Look past the gore and sex, the disturbing scenes, and listen to the words and you'll see that it's one huge commentary on murder in Hollywood, as the judge says at the very end, "You just don't (mess) with Hollywood!"Granted just listening to it does have its drawbacks, as I noticed right before the Hate murders that there was a moment of slowness in terms of story. I had to skip that part and just go into the moment. Other than that, it was good.Simply put, if you're offended easily don't bother. If not, if you laugh at the most obscene things, then go for it.

The only reason I bought this film was because of the cast (mainly Davey Havok!) and I must admit that when I watched it for the first time I was shocked by the sexual content and apparent disrespect for the Manson murders.Director John Roecker claims he doesn't mean to offend, although I'd find it hard not to be if I was anything to do with the subjects. Victim Sharon Tate's name has been changed to Sharon Hate, and Charlie Manson becomes Charlie Hanson, but all this is a weak attempt at detaching them from the real victims.All this said, though, I admit that the movie is enjoyable if not thought about too deeply! There are a few comical moments, though they are mainly crude. Not for the faint hearted...

i think these people should stick to playing music......well maybe they should quit that too. id say that tim armstrong sounds like a retard in this movie but at least retards can read. i understand these people aren't actors but were talking about voice overs for stop motion characters...... and they can't even read the dialogue without sounding like they belong in special ed. the animation was awful and the characters where poorly crafted. i understand that this thing didn't have much of a budget but i don't think saying that they maxed out at about the $20 mark is a bad guestimate. i think I've made better movies on VHS when i was 10. all in all, it's an all-star cast of non reading, non acting wannabe punks.....and asia argento is as lame as ever. i cant believe this thing was ever released much less now getting reviews. i already thought that tim armstrong should stop producing crap music and now i think he should stop producing crap movies.

Before I begin my review, I would just like to point out that I am quite the purveyor of underground, campy, and tastless entertainment. Even though I just turned 30, I still have an adolescent sense of humor: I loved Team America and I watch South Park religiously. Based on the clips from the website, I didn't have very high expectations of Live Freaky Die Freaky, but was hoping at least for something along the lines of Meet The Feebles: some trashy obscene fun in a medium typically reserved for children's entertainment.My main problem with this movie is just how low budget and amateur it is. This movie should be a lesson to not attempt stop motion animation unless you actually have the money and talent to back it up. As mentioned in the title of this review, the animation is about as bad as the Late Night with Conan O'Brien special that was done in claymation form. They put no effort whatsoever into sculpting the characters' bodies. It basically looked like a second grader rolled clay really fast in his hands to form arms and legs. Perhaps I would have found the pornographic scenes to be more shocking and offensive if they hired real artists to do the job. Instead it was just kinda silly and immature, like the "naked lady" bodies I'd make out of clay when I was 7. I think in any given scene there is never more than one thing moving on the screen, this includes eyes blinking and mouths moving. And in some scenes NOTHING is moving. You're just looking at still pieces of clay.I'll admit, I did laugh a couple of times, but for the most part the scenes were way too drawn out. It was kind of like a high school play where everyone involved is more concerned about getting through their lines vs. actually making the scenes work. After the 50th time Sharon Tate's gay friend makes a "c*ck joke", it gets really tiresome.Other random complaints: -The music is not very good at all. I like musicals, but only when they put real time and effort into making good songs. -This movie was not filmed, it was made with a videocamera. The theater just screened it on a projection TV. This always kinda bugs me when I pay $10 to see a movie. -What's the deal with this being in black and white? The trailers on the website were in color. Kind of misleading. -Why did they decided to start and end the movie "in the future" (the future is basically a man in a robe wandering the desert for a couple of minutes). It seemed like another pointless plot element.I think anyone who has written a good review about Live Freaky Die Freaky is either an employee of Hellcat Records (who otherwise produce some fine bands) or in someway connected to the production of this film. Either that or they are too young to have seen enough bizarre cinema that is actually good. This is the type of movie that at the most will be watched by stoners in the background of their college dorms....for about 5 minutes before they say, "This sucks, let's watch Dead Alive". Meet the Feebles was very low budget and very trashy and I wouldn't say it's a great movie, but at least you can see a certain level of talent in Peter Jackson's directing.Instead of watching Live Freaky Die Freaky, I recommend finding the bootleg video of Davey and Goliath episodes in which someone redubbed the audio to have more vulgar content. That is probably 10 times funnier and has better animation.