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Brad Miller
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Posts: 17775
From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 08-06-2003 03:36 AM

The summer Suck-A-Thon continues in full force with Freaky Friday.

This movie has been done before...twice actually. Plus we have other variations of it like Vice Versa and The Hot Chick, which were both better than this one. In a word, terrible. Just plain damned terrible. A complete waste of film and effort. This would be mediocre 4am insomnia television at best. The preshow advertising and trailers are definitely the best part of this show. [thumbsdown]

Thanks to Ricky Boyson's theater and the TES inspector "John" for giving me a lovely print with all sorts of little defects throughout that weren't quite enough to warrant replacing this print, but provided constant distractions from this horrible movie.

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Chris Greenwell
Film Handler

Posts: 28
From: West Valley, Ut
Registered: Mar 2003

posted 08-06-2003 03:40 PM

I agree, I watched it last night, almost fell asleep during it [thumbsdown]

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Kristin Wahlund
Film Handler

Posts: 92
From: Eagan, MN
Registered: Jul 2001

posted 08-06-2003 11:56 PM

AWW!!!! You people make me sad. I thought it was very cute, maybe you just have to be a girl to enjoy a movie like this. But I thought it was very funny, and entertaining to watch! I guess I'm a minority here, but the overall response from our customers has been positive. Although it does attract mainly girls, would this qualify as a "chick flick" or a "family" show?

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Chris Greenwell
Film Handler

Posts: 28
From: West Valley, Ut
Registered: Mar 2003

posted 08-07-2003 02:27 AM

Chick Flick!!

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Mike Olpin
Chop Chop!

Posts: 1852
From: Dallas, TX
Registered: Jan 2002

posted 08-08-2003 03:06 AM

The original Review thread for this film compleate with date seperating it from the old version.

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Peter Berrett
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 602
From: Victoria, Australia
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 09-30-2003 09:57 PM

Attendance Palace Cinemas Balywyn, 30th September 2003

I haven't seen the earlier versions of this film so I had no preconceptions about it at all.

Personally I enjoyed the film very much. I thought Jamie Lee Curtis and say Lohan really played their roles convincingly and the production was suitably updated for a modern audience. It was a G rated film without being second rate.

I gave it 8 stars out of 10. In case you think I'm in the minority here if you check out Rotten Tomatoes you will note that this film has been very highly rated (90%).

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/FreakyFriday-1124788/

Cream of the crop. Perhaps those who didn't like it should give it a second look.

cheers Peter

Ps I suspect we will see Freaky Friday 2 soon.

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