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Summary: MEMORABLE AND TIMELESS CLASSIC
Review: This is an absolutely brilliant camp classic. The characters are charming and memorable, especially the understated Morticia, the swashbuckling Gomez, the stone-faced Wednesday and the villain, Dr Greta Penterschloss. The double entendres and ironic lines have since become part of the vocab of lovers of the Addams Family movies. Other interesting characters include the helpful "Thing," the weird butler and Fester, of course, while at the family ball Cousin It and the twins Flora and Fauna really impressed. The funniest scenes include the school play, the séance, the first visit of Fester to the vaults (where they watch an old home movie) and the psychotherapy session: "love, hate, hate, love - ze thoughts they bubble und collide." I have made a habit of watching this one at least once a year. It's a timeless classic, with great gags, excellent acting and a culture of its own. No wonder it has become a cult classic.
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Summary: Fine Big-Screen Version of a Small-Screen Comic Classic
Review: As I have not read any of Charles Addams' material, my only standard for comparison is the old television series, which was a childhood favorite of mine. I expected to be disappointed by this film, as I did not think anyone could duplicate the original cast. The story is not the emphasis; the weird and zany cast is the emphasis. Therefore, I plan to review the performances more than the overall film.Cast List
Anjelica Huston ... Morticia Addams - Truly outstanding, stunning! I didn't think anyone could match Carolyn Jones, but Ms. Huston pulls it off.
Raul Julia ... Gomez Addams - A little too suave for Gomez, who was suave-covering-goofy when played by John Astin.
Christopher Lloyd ... Uncle Fester - I didn't think he could do it, but he did.
Elizabeth Wilson ... Abigail Craven/Dr. Pinder Schloss - A bit overdone, although that fits the film.
Christina Ricci ... Wednesday Addams - Just as good for the role as Anjelica Huston was for Morticia!
Judith Malina ... Grandma - Okay, but not memorable.
Dan Hedaya ... Tully Alford - Perfectly sleazy.
Carel Struycken ... Lurch - Eerily reminiscent of the original.
Christopher Hart ... Thing - Steals every scene, as Thing always did.
Jimmy Workman ... Pugsley Addams - Okay, but not memorable.
John Franklin ... Cousin Itt - Voice was wrong, and a bit too tall, but otherwise fine. Overall - A fun romp.
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Summary: The Addams Family Rocks!
Review: I loved this movie, and I watch it every week. I am a huge Addams Family fan, so I loved the movie. Christina Ricci did much better than Nicole Fugerman, who makes a terrible Wednesday on the show, if I must say so. There are great special effects, and you will sigh dreamily at Gomez and gorgeous Morticia's undying love towards eachother. I love it!
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Summary: The Addams Family
Review: Even though this is not a laugh out loud film, it is an excellent example of sarcastic humor. The theme of good vs evil is evident. What isn't so easily discerned is who is good and who is evil. In this film perception truely is everything.
Gomez(Raul Julia) and Moricia(Anjelica Huston) Addams are not your typical people next door. They do, however have an extended family to make them somewhat like a typical modern family. Daughter Wednesday(Christina Ricci), son Pugsley(Jimmy Workman), Grandma(Judith Malina) and Lurch, the butler(Carel Struycken) help fill the hideous family mansion with life and after-life.
The Addams' have family values they try to pass on to the children, though they are quite different from most value.
The trouble starts when so called normal people enter the picture. The family lawyer(Don Hedaya), Abigail Craven(Elizabeth Wilson) and her son(Christopher Lloyd) plot to steal the Addams family fortune. Using deciet and trechary, the son masquerades as Uncle Festor, Gomez's long lost brother. The schemes they hatch and the obsticales they encounter make for interest and entertainment. The family home is well worth a look. It is filled with props and devices that are a perfect compliment to this unsual family. The characters are protrayed with such skill, it makes them perfectly believable. In fact is is hard at times to tell who the main characters are for the entire cast moves in and out of the spot light to first take the lead than support each other as the story unflolds. A twist at the end makes the finish as unique and unsual as the rest of the picture. This is a great change of pace film fitting neatly between the hilarious and the riduclous.
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Summary: A Worthy Successor To The 60's TV Show
Review: A near-worthy successor, to be more exact. The 1991 remake of the classic 60's series was taken into the hands of director Barry Sonnenfield (Men In Black films). Sonnenfield's use of computer enhanced effects and tongue-in-cheek, slapstick surrealism contributed to the success of this film, which spawned a sequel, "Addams Family Values" and a made for video film. The 60's tv show magic is lost in the wake of modern cinema and even the actors, try as they did, could not match the sophisticated humor that John Astin and Carolyn Jones shared- they were the original Gomez and Morticia. But nevertheless, the film is worth watching, if anything for the special effects and performances by Christopher Lloyd as Uncle Fester and Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams. Noteworthy is also Lurch and Thing, whose dismembered hand is a computer generated illusion. The plot of the film revolves around Uncle Fester's amnesia. He has returned from the Bermuda Triangle (something which in itself is impossible, says the doubting Christina Ricci's Wednesday) and brought home his mother. His "mother" is a villainous woman bent on claiming the Addams Family fortune, their estate. When she has managed to influence Fester, the rest of the Addams are forced out of their home and obligated to work for rent in a slum's apartment. Eventually, the villainous woman is defeated and the Addams reclaim their home, and Uncle Fester regains his memory. The film has its comic moments, i.e. when Gomez (Raul Julia) is watching day time talk show Sally Jesse Raphael and asks where voodoo witch doctors have their meetings, when Pugsley and Wednesday engage in a play and duel (with fake, splurting blood) and the Halloween party in which all the Addams are invited- a host of grotesque, zombie creatures appear, including the two-headed sisters. Cousin Itt also makes an appearance. Although Raul Julia and Angelica Houston try to imitate the artistic, witty repartee and passion that John Astin and Carolyn Jones shared, they fail to do so. Raul Julia can pass off for Gomez, especially because he is Latin, but Angelica Houston does not portray a convincing Morticia- cast only because Angelica Houston's has pale, dark, "witch" like features. A striking element in the film, besides its cinematography, is its music. The soundtrack, elegant, haunting, romantic, Gothic, which sounds like the same music to the scores of "Edward Scissorhands" or "The Nightmare Before Christmas"- orchestral subtle tones, lush romanticism, tango, etc. An enjoyable film, although what would have been preferable was for the producers of the original tv show (which ran from 1964 to 66), would be to have had John Astin, Carolyn Jones and the rest of the black and white tv show's cast- Ted Cassidy (Lurch) Blossom Rock (Grandmama) Lisa Loring (Wednesday), Ken Weatherwax (Pugsley) and Jackie Coogan (Uncle Fester) to star in a color film directly after the show ended (1966) in an attempt to save the show from a brief syndication. Apparently, this was done in the late 70's, but by then the series had ended years before and a lot of the cast members were quite old.
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: I can't believe Tim Burton didn't think of this, this is compleatly his style of movies! THIS MOVIE ROCKS! Great for everyone! this movie is a classic! if you like beetlejuice get this, if you like this get beetlejuice!
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Summary: Ooky and Creepy but the sequel is better.
Review: Plot mechanics muddle everything in this so-so big screen version of the entertaining 60's t.v. show based on the famous New Yorker cartoons. The screenwriters have altered the original family and given us a rather ordinary predictable plot that involves an Uncle Fester imposter (Christopher Lloyd) which alters the chemistry of the well-known family. It's called fixing something that wasn't broken. They spend too much time setting up and positioning the characters. The casting is quite good, and there are some funny moments and extremely inventive camera-work, but the script isn't sharp enough and instead of being dark, campy and clever, it's often strained and stupid. Tops are the perfectly cast Angelica Huston, and Christini Ricci with Raul Julia being an acceptable Gomez. The sequel Addams Family Value is much better. Chris Jarmick, Author of The Glass Cocoon with Serena F. Holder....
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Summary: Good Movie
Review: This is a real Tim Burton style comedy, even though he had nothing what so ever to do with this movie. See this, you'll like it. A Short and Crappy Review by dylan.
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Summary: So much fun, just like the show!
Review: I wouldn't have bet that anyone could pull it off. The original series had such a unique and whimsical voice, I assumed that a movie maker would either overplay the feel of the film or just miss the point entirely. But Barry Sonnenfeld gets it! And the cast is top-notch. Christina Ricci is more menacing than words can express. The late Raul Julia nails the character of Gomez. Wonderful in its humor and its overall feel, this one is a keeper to enjoy over and over again.
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Summary: OF COURSE IT WAS GREAT!
Review: Anyone my age would have to love this movie (I'm not telling how old that is) because we grew up seeing these characters every week on television. The plot......well someone is trying to take away the Addams house and fortune...interesting!
Anjelica Huston and Raul Julia were perfect for their roles and Raul Julia will be missed greatly by us all.
The children were great, spooky, ooky and everything you would expect to find in their personalities was there. Good job!
I enjoyed this one, it was quite entertaining!
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