Review of Mr. Freedom (1969) by Billie W — 03 Nov 2010
This is a documentary of the TeaParty movement. Except that it was filmed in 1969. And it's French. And it is totally insane. The most virulently anti-American film I've ever seen, and that has probably ever been made.
Oh yeah, so what is this about? Mr. Freedom (who the NYT describes as a "patriotic lesbian drag queen") travels to France to fight off the Red China Man (which is a gigantic inflatable Asian smoking worm ballon in the subway) and the French Anti-Freedom (FAF) which is a big guy in a fat red wetsuit.
He is joined by a female sidekick whom he randomly abuses. He runs around in a ridiculous costume doing anti-communist rallies, eating gigantic bowls of corn flakes, killing people randomly, raping his way across France, and eventually blowing up the entire country.
This movie is crazy, and fascinating, and stunning in how relevant it is. And how also completely wacky and irrelevant it is in other parts. This is a clumsy disaster of a movie that you just have to see to understand.
And even when you do, you won't understand it. This is a movie that clearly had a lot of drugs involved. But god help you if you decide to watch this anything but sober or you'll be having nightmares forever.
This is an indescribable film. It has a bunch of rainbow-painted Michelen-Man guys. There are a bunch of hoses and teleporters happening. Mr. Freedom shows up in harlem and kills some black people then darts off.
This is a terrible movie, and I really don't know what to think. Absolutely ridiculous.
This review of Mr. Freedom (1969) was written by Billie W on 03 Nov 2010.
Mr. Freedom has generally received mixed reviews.
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