5/5 Who are we?
  by VeeMo (Eagle Pass, TX)
I think that the real freaks are us. Who are we to call them freaks, unusual, etc. I say this because the people born this way are not curious about our lives as we are about them. Let them be like we are.

5/5 Sensitive portrayals
  by R. Rose (Indiana)
SIDE SHOW takes a look at circus "freaks" in a sensitively done documentary that shows these extraordinary people's lives and loves. No exploitation here, just a wonderful tribute to those who are different and how they managed their unusual lives as performers and privately. Especially compelling were the interviews with 7-foot-7 giantess Sandy Allen and Percilla the Monkey Girl. Well-done!

5/5 An amazing movie about amazing people
  by D. Schneider (Ohio)
In today's Politically Correct climate it might be shocking to see that people, unlike you or me, are so much like you and me. People that today would be forced to stay at home and do nothing but collect a government check, where celebrities and made decent livings. This is an excellent documentary on the amazing world of the American Sideshow.

4/5 Interesting
  by Sandra with Highfunctioning Autism (Sweden)
I thought it was an interesting documentary, especially the interview with former performers. My only complaint that some things were way too short, I would have loved to see some more things about "Schlizie", they only mentioned "her" about a minute, which was kind of dissapointing.

4/5 Inside the tent
  by J. Lang (Internetsville)
A documentary that brings insight on the lives in the sideshow and the era that once existed. Very, very interesting and a chapter in American culture . . .

With interviews done of many of the original circus celebrities, the viewer get's a chance to see what life was like for people in that business. were sideshow good/bad? I don't know? That's up to you to decide. However, if you're too shy to run off with the circus and you're curious to what it would be like then watch this DVD.

Plus Jason Alexander is the narrator-if you're into Seinfield???