Not because it's a bad film, it's probably one of THE greatest films ever made, but the reason I may never watch this film again is because of how disturbing I found it first time round. I was about 15 or 16 at the time and I'd never seen a film before 1940, let alone a film of this magnitude. Yet it's hardly ever talked about, that's the hallmark of a great film, if it can still be as challenging in this day and age as it was when first released nearly seventy years ago then the film obviously has something very few films have. I too was thinking for most of the film how they achieved those mind blowing special effects, it's only when you realise that the effects are very real that the film takes on an entirely new dimension. You cannot hide behind the façade of the special effects (something that is killing modern movies) you have to accept the film on it's own grounds. Tod Browning did a fantastic job with the groundbreaking work that really needs to be seen. In defence of the comment that stated, `you have to be a freak to like freaks', well then I guess I am a freak, because I think this film is remarkable. But it will be quite a while before I decide to watch it again. 10/10
