New on DVD: Freaky makes Friday the 13th magic
Katie Foran-McHale
Tribune News Service
A body-swap horror movie that equally frights and delights tops the new DVD releases for the week of Feb. 9. Freaky : It s homecoming week, which, in the town of Blissfield, is also The Blissfield Butcher s (Vince Vaughn) hunting season. This means trouble for high-schooler Millie (Kathryn Newton), who waits and waits on a bench outside her school for her mom (Katie Finneran) just one night after The Butcher has struck their community. Grief-stricken after Millie s dad s death, her mom has passed out drinking on the couch again, leaving Millie to fend for herself when The Butcher finds her. After a brief chase, it s mayhem on the football field, as The Butcher has Millie in his clutches, raising a cursed knife stolen from a rich collector and plunging it into Millie s shoulder as the full moon fills the sky. Only, as Millie s cop sister (Dana Drori) interrupts, the stab wound makes The Butch
FREAKY: Vince Vaughn/Kathryn Newton Body Swap Slasher Comedy Is Now Available On Blu-ray & Digital HD
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has now officially released Christopher Landon s hit slasher comedy
Freaky, which stars Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton, on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD.
KingPatel |
2/10/2021
Filed Under: Horror
Source: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
While the film industry didn t have too many bright spots in 2020, Blumhouse Productions managed to have a relatively good year all things considered, releasing ten films, including Leigh Whannel s runaway blockbusterÂ
The Invisible Man and Christopher Landon s unexpected late fall sleeper hitÂ
Freaky.Â
Wedding Crashers;
Supernatural;
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania), on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD.
Watch body-swap horror movie Freaky with Vince Vaughan at home on Blu-ray, streaming services
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Here’s a look at what’s new or notable in home video. Movies and TV series are available on streaming sites such as iTunes, Amazon and Vudu unless otherwise noted.
New Blu-ray
“Freaky”: This horror comedy goes hardcore on the horror, dispatching four small-town teens with R-rated zeal in the first few minutes. All the better for the comedy when the Blissfield Butcher (Vince Vaughan) and mousy high school senior Millie (Kathryn Newton) swap bodies thanks to some mumbo jumbo involving an ancient Aztec knife.
FREAKY Blu-ray Review: Killer Special Features Include Director’s Commentary and Easter Eggs
FREAKY Blu-ray Review: Killer Special Features Include Director’s Commentary and Easter Eggs! By Michelle Swope
Written by Michael Kennedy, Christopher Landon
Directed by Christopher Landon
Freaky, is here on Blu-ray, and you’re going to love the special features. Director Christopher Landon, who found success with horror comedies
Happy Death Day and
Happy Death Day 2U, has outdone himself with his new film
Freaky. The film tells the story of a teenager named Millie (Kathryn Newton), who is attacked by the maniacal serial killer the Blissfield Butcher (Vince Vaughn), and ends up switching bodies with him. If Millie doesn’t figure out how to switch back in 24 hours, she will be trapped in the body of the Butcher forever. Milie’s lovable best friends, Nyla (Celeste O’Connor) and Josh (Misha Osherovich), are