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Summary: Low Key Dark Humor in Suburbia America
Review: A little bit of life comes to a rather mundane suburban neighborhood thanks to director Joe Dante. Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern and others get obsessed with the strange goings on with their new neighbors (Henry Gibson and his strange looking family) that move in to their average American neighborhood. Gibson's relatives look like a barrel full of weirdoes to say the least. They were really a product of great casting. Corey Feldman is excellent as a teenage neighbor observer who sits on his porch and invites his friends over to watch the would-be commandos (Dern and Hanks) in action as they attempt to unravel and protect the neighborhood from Gibson's strange goings-on. Jerry Goldsmith composed a very good score that is in touch with his subject and keeps the pace of the film moving. His score also includes a very catchy end title for this bizarre little film. In fact Jerry Goldsmith's Dolby Digital 5.1 score is one of the best attractions on this DVD. I found this movie to be very amusing containing some real gut wrenching laughs along the way. Highly recommended viewing.
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Summary: In South East Asia we called this sort of thing a classic!
Review: A very good cast including Hank's before he became a total megastar, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher and Corey Feldman really perform well in this lighthearted black comedy. Although slated on its original release this movie typifies a fun, untaxing and seriously funny genre of American comedy. Easy to miss it also features through director Joe Dante's techniques a distinct underlying element of clever humour. The story centres around the everyday Ray Peterson (Hanks), embarking on a mission with other concerned neigbours to uncover the truth about a strange family down their street who have just moved in. Hilarious scenes of normal everyday people snooping around in their dressing gowns at night in order to spy on their neigbours, really has got to tickle you. There a many memorable moments in the film that are well scripted and do geniunely make you laugh out loud, not to mention seriously corny lines said by most noticeably Dern that work really well, 'That kids a meatball'. All in all this is a film you cannot take seriously at all and is in my opinion the king of all the goofy comedies of the eighties. Its a must see, and a fantastic addition to any comedy fans collection.
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Summary: Is suburbia the problem, or foreigners?
Review: I saw the Burbs first in middle school in the early 1990's with a group of male friends in small-town Missouri. It was one of our favorites. I recently bought it on VHS, which is fine for this type of movie, and so I view it with nostalgia and with a more mature perspective at the same time. It's got greath physical comedy, from the sound Tom Hanks makes when he bites into the sardine, to Bruce Dern falling off the roof and shooting a hole through the window of the car. There is also a sense of suburbia being a safe and insular enclave where you know all your neighbors. Maybe this fantasy is comforting, because many people had isolating suburban upbringings that contrast with this depiction. Tom Hanks impassioned speech towards the end of the film gets at one of the themes of the movie. He says, "We're the monsters. It's us, Art, us." He explains that the very closed off nature of the suburb makes them into xenophobic monsters who fear outsiders. This is a profound theme hidden in a comedy. Minutes after, it turns out the the new, vaguely Eastern European ("What's that, Slavic?") new neighbors do really kill people, ruining the earlier point about not fearing outsiders. You shouldn't try to get a clear theme out of this movie, that has to come from thinking about the movie critically. Despite all this, it's still very funny and the plot rarely slows.
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Summary: Awsome!
Review: The 'Burbs is an extremely funny movie movie with an A+ cast and plot. New neibhors move in to a house and nobody ever sees them but one time they saw them digging in their backyard like gravediggers!
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Summary: Suburban Paranoia is Halarious
Review: After hearing strange noises coming from the house next door, Ray Peterson (Tom Hanks) becomes suspicious of his new neighbors. His best friend (Rick Ducommon) and a close neighbor (Bruce Dern) begin to investigate the disappearance of an old man (Gale Gordon) that lives down the street. They think the new neighbor (Henry Gibson), with the help of his two relatives, may have killed the old man and buried him somewhere on their property. Ricky (Corey Feldman), a teenager on the block, watches the antics of the men for entertainment and invites his friends to watch as well. There is never a dull moment in this movie and there is one laugh after another. Carrie Fisher, Wendy Schaal, and Cortney Gains also deliver great performances. Joe Dante directs this wonderful comedy about normal people becoming paranoid in the suburbs. This is one of those movies that you will remember and laugh about for years.
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Summary: FUUNIEST FILM
Review: THIS IS THE FUNNIEST TOM HANKS FILM IVE EVER SEEN. EXCELLENT. MUST SEE. TOM HANKS IS BRILLIANT
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Summary: Watch Out In Your Neighborhood For The Reclusive Families!
Review: As Art Weingartner says "I'm telling you these people are Satanists. As I sit here, they are Satanists. Look... look, the world is full of these kind of things; black masses, mutilations. Mutilations! The incubus, the succubus - I'm tellin' you, Walter was a human sacrifice."Such is the hysterical dialog between Art (Rick Ducommun) and Ray Peterson (Tom Hanks) when they discover, along with some other people in their suburban subdivision, their elderly neighbor, Walter Seznick (Gale Gordon) is missing in action. Other neighbor buddy, Vietnam Vet, Mark Rumsfeld (Bruce Dern) decides to help Ray and Art to find out what happened to Walter. They all three are SURE that the weirdo reclusive new neighbors, The Klopek family, comprised of Dr. Werner Klopek (Henry Gibson), Uncle Reuben Klopek (Brother Theodore) and shy Hans Klopek (Courtney Gains)have something to do with the old man's disappearance. So...complete with night vision goggles, credit cards to slide in the Klopek's doorlocks to break in and various other spy equipment furnished by Mr. Rumsfeld, they start their little spying games. Men and their wives even plan a little friendly "welcome wagon" visit to the Klopeks (one of the funniest scenes in the movie!) Corey Feldman as young neighbor teen Ricky Butler, Carrie Fisher as Carol Peterson, & Wendy Schaal as Bonnie Rumsfeld ALL turn in great performances. Even Nicky Katt from Boston Public plays Ricky's young friend Steve Kuntz! What happened to Walter? Did the Klopek's have anything to do with the disappearance? WATCH THIS VERY ENTERTAINING MOVIE and find out for yourself! Happy Watching!
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Summary: RAY YOU'RE NEIGHBORS ARE MURDERING PEOPLE!!!
Review: This is the greatest comedy of all time,second is Clue. It has a whole bunch of great lines and an outstanding score by Jerry Goldsmith (Patton). Even though Tom Hanks is really, really funny, the best character in this is Art, played outstandingly by Rick Duccomon. You have to add this to your comedy collection. The movie itself is about three men (Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, and Rick Duccomon) who get obssesed with what is going on in Tom Hanks' neighbors house. Art thinks that the neighbors are killing the other people who used to live there. But he can't be right. Can He? This is a must have for people who love comedy and mysteries. The lesson: Don't judge a person by his cover....... but don't be too careful.
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Summary: Tom Hanks at his funniest
Review: This is a very excellent film. Tom Hanks is halirously funny in this film. Very crazy antics and it will keep you glued to your seat. Co-stars are just as crazy as Tom Hanks is. One to definately add to your comedy/mystery collection.
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Summary: An Oldie But Goodie
Review: Have you seen a movie with Tom Hanks as star that wasn't outstanding? Well, I have not, and this movie is no different.
Tom, playing Ray Peterson just wants to have a quiet weeks vacation but that isn't in the cards. His neighbor and his friend aren't about to let that happen. It seems there is a new family on the block, and a strange one at that. Why would they be digging up their back yard in the middle of the night? Just who were these people? Tom and his group go on a hunt to try and find out leading to some outrageous adventures and a giggle a minute. I really liked this movie, I give it a thumbs up.
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