Review of Live Freaky! Die Freaky! (2006) by Bobby L — 11 Sep 2010

SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS!

A stop motion animated musical spoofing Charles Manson and his cult. With the voices of Billie Joe Armstrong, Travis Armstrong, Davey Havok, Benji Madden, and several other prominent rock/ alt/ pop-rock musicians, it's one of a kind.

Writer/ director John Roecker has a great idea, and in his songs, which he penned the lyrics for, it's a lot of fun. Outside of that, it seems like he's shock and awe-ing his audience, which works to a point, but after awhile, you really want him to get back on track. Take, for example, the murdering scene. The high-strung, idiot actress (who previously sang "I'd Rather Kill A Tree"- second best song in the film) and her cohorts are sitting around, nude, having an orgy (don't ask). Then the cultists show up, and the gay hairstylist answers the door. His penis is promptly cut off, and then he is decapitated. A few more murders and stuff happen, and when we cut back to him, he's sucking his severed dick with his decapitated head. To this, I ask, why?

The movie, when sticking with the satire and the amazing songs, is very good. The animation is excellent, with a very jagged and edged look that serves the mood well. But when it does diverge into things like the above (there are several more scenes that are just as ridiculous), it's hard to figure out what he's aiming to do. However, I guarantee you will never seen anything like this again.