Wonderful Movie

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Before SpongeBob Squarepants came, Freakazoid was, so do I think, the most hysterical cartoon in children's programme (hysterical cartoons are normal nowadays). The theme song is an ear worm, of which I can't get out. Now to the series: Kids can have fun at watching dumb superhero's. But they don't understand some references. That's the reason why Freakazoid is so underrated. It's actually a shame, because that series is sometimes very funny. With the recommended audience should it have been here similar to the recommended audience for The Flintstones: entertainment for kids and adults. While the series is too hard for kids to understand, the series is too harmful to be an adult cartoon.My thought: For everybody who likes SpongeBob Squarepants or similar hysterical cartoons, is Freakazoid a good series, not only because it's so funny. But it should be seen by older people, who understand the references, so they can think about if this series is good for children.

I rediscovered this show through the wonders of (how fitting!) the Internet. The show is funnier for me today than when it first aired, mainly because I now understand that the main target were not children but people of more age, something that is relatively unknown. The show is wonderfully silly and smart, referencing itself constantly, spoofing Hollywood, breaking character and being as "Brechtian" as possible. Live action sequences are constantly used and clichés are consciously overdone. It is a fantastic piece of work that makes fun of TV and movies in a wacky and enjoyable way. I wish it could be revived, I really do.

POSSIBLE SPOILERSFREAKAZOID!: One of the funniest, most original shows ever. A kid who gains superpowers from the internet and becomes an insane superhero is one of the best ideas ever! The laughs were great in this(loved the Batman jab in the first episode). Or that one cartoon show Freakazoid loved(I forgot its name though). And then there's that horror movie spoof(house of Freakazoid), and the E.T. parody, where they cut it early to do an Animaniacs rerun! HAHAHAHA! This was a great show. One of the funniest from WB.BOTTOM LINE: This has DVD release written all over it.

Who exactly is this cartoon for? While kids probably won't get most of the references and allusions, there's really very little else here that's supposed to be funny or entertaining. Meanwhile, adults are likely to find it forced and derivative. There are also some supporting segments, of which the best is Lord Bravery. The central conceit there is "Basil Fawlty as a superhero," which is somewhat amusing momentarily, until you realize you could actually watch "Fawlty Towers." The other segments, Toby Danger and Lawn Gnomes, are one joke parodies of Gargoyles and Jonny Quest. Freakazoid himself is a pretty shoddy one off of The Mask, except his major shtick is Jerry Lewis. In fact, just about his only shtick is Jerry Lewis, which isn't funny shtick when Jerry Lewis does it. I guess you'd dig this cartoon if you like that little flash of recognition that comes from the realization "Hey! The writers of this cartoon have seen all the same movies I have!" but me, I prefer jokes and stuff. It's not really hard to see why this didn't last. Good for fanboys and other nerds, everyone else should avoid.