Freaky Tales

I have decided this is what was going on in Oakland while Otto and his fellow repo men were dealing with their problems in Los Angeles. Loads of fun, good acting, and, unlike in the real world, people get their comeuppance. I am old enough to enjoy this film's pedigree and wish the effects were practical rather than CGI, but I am obviously spitting into the wind on that one. Every section is solid although their connections are a little tenuous like a lot of 90's indie films. I couldn't really decide if this was another homage or just the same problem those earlier films had but, in the end, I just didn't care.

Decent weekend movie but tries to be like Pulp Fiction. I watch a ton of movies, about 15 per month so I can give a pretty good point of view. Also, I grew up in in the 80's so I had a good idea of what life was like back then.

First off, casting was surprisingly decent for this flick. Ji-Young Yoo is not an outstanding actor but I'm glad she and so many other Asians are getting so many roles in Hollywood. This was a much different role from her last character role on the TV series Expats so it was kind of difficult to see her as an 80's punk rock kid. She's kinda like the up and coming Korean American female version of Steven Yeun, but she's not as good.

As we all know, Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn, and Tom Hanks are Oscar/Emmy quality actors so having them in the movie helped tremendously. I am actually surprised that Tom Hanks agreed to do such a miniscule role... Everyone else including Jay Ellis were just fillers, and I think they could have found a Too Short impersonator that sounded more like him. Normani and the other girl actually rapped a lot better than the guy acting as Too Short.

The movie format was just like a Tarantino film, multiple different chapters and then all the characters tie into the story at the end. The first 25 mins of the movie is shown in old school 4:3 aspect ratio like TV used to be, but then after that it goes back to normal widescreen.

Overall, the movie was kind of boring up until the last chapter about Sleepy Floyd. And come on, could it be any more like Kill Bill?

If you are looking for a movie to pass the time and were an 80's kid like me, you might be entertained. Just don't expect huge 80's budget sets like Stranger Things(which did the 80's super accurate).

It's probably one of those 'you're either gonna like/love it or hate it' situations. It's definitely not a movie to be taken seriously but i think that's pretty obvious before you're even ten minutes into it.

What I'M wondering is how they got some of the people in it to BE in it...i know one of them grew up in Piedmont(Oakland), but still...he's one of THE most popular actors from the last 45 or so years...i think he did it as a favor. A salute to, 'cool that you're doing a movie in Oakland'.

As far as story elements go, the movie is all over the place...but, overall, it was FUN. Of course, having lived in Berkeley for 20+ years helped me to enjoy it. And i liked seeing Angus Cloud again.

Only first heard about the film a day or two before it opened in Toronto. Didn't have very high expectations, but honestly of everything playing right now, this was the only film that interested me. I couldn't have been more surprised.

"Freaky Tales" is part "Pulp Fiction" (1994), part "Heavy Metal" (1981), and at times reminiscent of another 80s-inspired film, "Mandy" (2018). Four wacky (freaky) tales set in Oakland California, weaving together a diverse and fun cast of characters.

Aspect ratio's are changed between segments, animated characters burst onto screen, blood is spilt, punk music blares through the speakers - there's just a lot of fun being had on screen, and I felt it. I can only imagine feeling the response from a large audience during certain moments of the film; unfortunately there were less than 10 people at my screening.

Without giving anything else away, if you want to have a fun time at the theatre go support this movie. It's rare to see a movie like this get a theatrical release anymore, but it was the best theatrical experience I've had so far this year.

Well this one pleasantly surprised much more than expected.

Each separate story is really entertaining, the writing is great and the cast are brilliant.

It's also great how each one intersects with the other.

What really solidifies the film is the soundtrack. It is absolutely sublime and perfectly helps set the scene throught the film.

So many amazing songs for multiple genres that couldn't have been selected any better.

I found myself genuinely disappointed came to an end, I wanted more.

If 80s retro, killer tunes and ultra violence tick your boxes then you'll not be disappointed.

Thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it.