Is Freaky Friday Iconic or Problematic?

Does this 'iconic' y2k comedy hold up? Let's find out!
Happy April Fool's day, ya goobers! Check out my besties ‪@ToonrificTariq‬ ‪@Mannof1000Thoughts‬ and ‪@HatsOffMedias‬ for the other videos in this collab. Playlist with all 4 vids is at the end of the video!
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hi, i'm kiki. i use they/them pronouns. i make nostalgia and cartoon based video essays and play music. i try to nurture my inner child's interests while viewing these topics under the lens of modern adulthood. i hope my videos make you feel less alone and help you find joy in little everyday things.
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Lindsay Lohan - Freaky Friday 2003 - Jamie Lee Curtis - Chad Michael Murray - Disney - Buena Vista Pictures

[@josegurrola9021]

Totally forgot about the problematic Chinese portrayals. That's the kinda stuff that pops up when rewatching it and makes u think of all the stuff we used to watch as the kid that wouldn't fly today. Great vid

[@offbeatkiki]

Thanks for watching!

[@NostalgicGamerRickOShay]

The Chinese didn't seem to have a problem with their role in this movie. So why should we? We need to quit pretending that white liberals get to be offended on other people's behalf. Back when they removed Speedy Gonzales from national TV, all of my fellow Latinos immediately protested because we love our Speedy Gonzales. People who insist on getting offended on other people's behalf only end up looking like the fools that they are.

[@ThePoliticrat]

It’s a funny portrayal though

[@ItsMichaelReid]

Freaky Friday is 20 years old….god it’s setting in.

[@StrangerINC]

The amount of care our into these vids bravo a great start to April fool's day.

[@itsmefm]

"Asian Voodo" don't even make no sense in the first place ✋😭 I am so glad you pointed out how no one likes clickbait, thank you!!

[@BugsyFoga]

One of the best Disney remakes out there .

[@pb.j.1753]

Thanks for pointing out Lindsay is a great actress. What a career she could have.

[@Lildeadthing420]

felt the gender euphoria part in my soul

[@itsmefm]

GIRL I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT AMAZING RENDITION OF "THE ULTIMATE" omgggggg

[@lauren6509]

You're not wrong. I loved this movie as a kid but I'm 22 now and have a social work degree so the issues you pointed out were valid. It's definitely a product of it's time so hopefully we won't see anymore problematic portrayals.. then again it's Disney all of their symbolism and representation goes down the drain if their practices and hiring policies are actively causing harm to many.

[@nowlwane9623]

Teen can do her work better than her mom 😂

[@MrEmpoleon2010]

The moment I saw Pei Pei's mom, it made me want to rewatch Fresh off the Boat. Also all four of you put an insane amount of effort for an April's Fools day gag.

[@swampman2670]

HOLY FUCKIN SHIT I COMNPLETELY FORGOT GIBBS IS IN THIS!!!

[@certifiedfanboy]

These collabs are freaking cool

[@icecreamhero2375]

The American Dad version where they switch eyebrows is the best.

[@watabo7257]

I knew it was an April fools video when I saw Tariq’s make a video in 3 days

[@offbeatkiki]

it's an april fools event but they're all legitimate reviews! we've been planning this for a minute

[@Dontworryaboutit961]

@@offbeatkiki great work. Love your video and Tariq’s.

[@watabo7257]

@@offbeatkiki oh I know lol I watched all four of y’all’s vid and as another “off-something” I support you

[@LCCWPresents]

I remember a classmate whose parents took his door off his room back in high school. His reaction was an understanding not cool reaction.

[@bufferino7880]

Things, like the Chinese portrayals, are valid criticisms. But “Jamie Curtis is a bad mom,” is the point. Sometimes characters are supposed to be flawed. Hell, half the point of Freaky Friday is for the mom to become more empathetic to her daughter’s experience. Some of y’all want all of fictional characters to be role models. That is so boring.

[@lucyphillips756]

this movie is probably my favourite movie that lindsay lohan is in

[@tripleaarcade]

Mean girls

[@theresacherco3503]

This is one of my favorite movies as a kid and also feel old because it’s been 19 years

[@samkaranja5709]

Guess I'll ask the fun question - how old is Jake?

[@frailvoid5844]

Watching this in residential psych ward, ty y’all for giving me something to take my mind off things

[@chidivids2005]

No matter what your opinion is, I'm glad we can all agree the 2018 version should not exist🙂

[@Powherkrangunch]

Great review and good singing! I liked Jake and Anna a lot, but they surely arn't an ultimate romance but still one that felt tacked on for me. I like that you found so many cool moments here that were special for you. wonderful story telling!

[@RaiderMaroo]

i like how on the last frame of the discord part the shadow or afterimage of the profile pics lands on the person they swap with

[@charlieedwards4331]

A legendary piece of cinema! Lindsay and Jamie slayed!

[@mathieuleader8601]

discord is certainly living up to this name with all the bodyswapping discord

[@malcolm5.079]

My mind is cooked with all these freaky Friday reviews at once

[@dariogallegos1779]

LMFAO NAAAAH YALL WENT OFF ON THIS ONE

[@itsmefm]

FRR THEY DIDN'T NEED TO GO THIS HARD BUT THEY DID AND THEY KILLED IT

[@sarahtelles1957]

Wow. How haven't I heard of this channel before.

[@shaunavolkening3772]

Never realized the step-dad is Gibbs!

[@canaryqueen4050]

Yeah I don’t wanna switch bodies with somebody I’m good

[@tjsmith5276]

4:20 Shut up, 🤣🤣🤣

[@ExSpheriment]

14:02 could you please go into more detail about what happened to Lindsey Lohan? I vaguely remember her as the girl from parent trap and don't know much about her past, if you don't want to that's fine but will you make a video about that, too?

[@offbeatkiki]

yeah after making this video i'm honestly considering doing that cause most people don't know how bad her young life was.

[@ExSpheriment]

@@offbeatkiki thank you!

[@ExSpheriment]

Ay new upload!

[@zacharygordon2983]

Great video!

[@stuffwithsoph8264]

Racism aside I love the vibes of this movie and genuinely laugh and cry along side with it

[@heyitsnovaa]

I'm loving this

[@ararebeast]

How do I keep seeing Mark Harmon in places I don't expect? Am I haunted by Mark Harmon?

[@samuelhodgson4238]

This is freakin genius

[@nemtudom5074]

7:55 Yea but iconic is not the same as realistic

[@robertlucido3686]

I think what Anna and Tess needed was a neighbor like Wilson on Home Improvement

[@hannahmetzger6622]

You're a REALLY good singer!!! 😃.

[@offbeatkiki]

Thanks so much! There's a playlist on my channel with over 100 covers and original songs :) they're much better than the singing in this haha

[@jus9744]

Hold on a second

[@swampman2670]

lmaooo this is great shit guys

[@VDOTU5]

* Kiki sings * Me: *GET OFF THE STAGE* --Nah, I kid I kid 😂. Ya sound good tbh!

[@offbeatkiki]

Watching til the end just to boo me off is wild lmao

[@scott2k23]

Any Lindsey Lohan Disney remake is the best 👍🏾👏🏾

[@mathieuleader8601]

this was fun

[@DDarkestKnight]

Oh yall playing games now? Well jokes on yall I'm gonna watch you first cause uploaded first lol

[@DigiRangerScott]

Please don’t yell at them, they just want you to suffer

[@fitzytail896]

Just rewatched this last month back when I was watching this when I was a teen the I never really saw the problematic themes and I'm part chinese who grew up in a Filipino-Chinese culture I just thought they were funny and I was happy there were Asian people in a Lindsey Lohan film, hey even my Aunt who raised me saw this movie with me and she's a chinese conservative had a few laughs and she is not the laughing type.

[@devernepersonal3636]

i think problematic is a silly term. things from the past are from their time and time moves on. There is no doubt that in movies often cliches are used though. in a lot of ways this movie is true to life from the time

[@drewbarton196]

Are you Hats Off Kiki or Offbeat Media? Either way something is off.

[@offbeatkiki]

definitely offbeat media

[@drewbarton196]

@@offbeatkiki But still hats off Kiki. Hats off to you and this fun little collab you and the guys did today.

[@nemtudom5074]

It does hold up, but there are some serious flaws with it, like the oriental portrayals

[@Aria_ariesmagi]

Hopefully you probably review a Hidden Gem movie no one remember someone in the comments section will probably remember this movie

[@offbeatkiki]

I think Chico and Rita is a hidden gem and I reviewed it a while back but the video is hidden in some countries. More hidden gems to come

[@bsignsstudios]

I hate this movie because Anna is abusive and disrespectful towards her mother

[@kianab6880]

Fortune cookie is not a thing in china

[@razkable]

Ana needed a dad in her life to show her discipline

[@ZGKIV]

I think if you can clearly see that it's a caricature, it isn't offensive. They go out of the way to make sure you can tell that's it's all the extreme version of all this

[@razkable]

The movie hammers in the whole her teacher hates her and the former girl pal turned popular bully stereotypes...sure the mom is wrong but in reality those characters would be more subtle and thus harder for the mom to find out about or believe her lying kid over cause they wouldn't be painted so broadly evil in plain sight...like come on...usually the popular girl only bullied you cause you did something first or you take their man...and Anna is a drama queen so....I get the mom pov

[@lukelichtenthal5407]

It’s still not right watching Anna suffer. Also that teacher should be fired.

[@CinnamonsunTV]

Ik y’all not-

[@razkable]

Mom's don't have to care about their kids needs when it comes to shutting off the breaker...it's that's the bill she pays in her home...Anna can go live somewhere else if it's that big of an issue...power costs money

[@offbeatkiki]

found the mom

[@razkable]

Unprompted? Clearly they have history so that's not fair...and sometimes someone yells or pushes something and you just listen to make them go away....that's not a big issue

[@razkable]

To be fair to the mom you are seeing one part of their life not what led up to this..if you were around for years as your kid was this dramatic you would be over it to and become numb...single moms deserve to care about themselves for once...she provides for her kids...thats close to enough they should be happy their spoiled brats kinda...if they were poor and living in poor conditions sure then she should be a better mom but their not so....they should be thankful

[@offbeatkiki]

kids have needs past food and shelter, that's a very outdated mindset that is easily disproven by psychology. all my movie reviews are informed by psychology. thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts though

[@lukelichtenthal5407]

Oh yeah removing someone’s door is totally something to be thankful for!

[@Truekingr6]

Right ...society...totally not her actions and choices. I forgot rich Hollywood actors are a marginalized minority who suffer so so so much.