Equal parts punk and psychedelia, the Flaming Lips emerged from Oklahoma City as one of the most bracing bands of the late 1980s. The Fearless Freaks documents their rise from Butthole Surfers-imitating noisemakers to grand poobahs of orchestral pop masterpieces. Filmmaker Bradley Beesely had the good fortune of living in the same neighborhood as lead Lip Wayne Coyne, who quickly enlisted his buddy to document his band's many concerts and assorted exploits. The early footage is a riot, with tragic hair styles on proud display as the boys attempt to cover up their lack of natural talent with sheer volume. During one show, they even have a friend bring a motorcycle on stage, which is then miked for sound and revved throughout the performance, clearing the club with toxic levels of carbon monoxide. Great punk rock stuff. Interspersed among the live bits are interviews with the band's family and friends, revealing the often tragic circumstances of their childhoods and early career.
The Fearless Freaks has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Fearless Freaks was released in 2005 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 11 reviews, giving The Fearless Freaks (2005) an average rating of 76%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 95%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 78%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Fearless Freaks than critics were.
With a score of 76%, The Fearless Freaks is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2005, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2005 with similar scores include films like Lord of War, Munich and The Proposition.
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