Loved it as much as the first one!
Addams Family Values
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A dark comedy teens will love.
Themes in this movie include: dating/crushes, family relationships, peer pressure
updated 09.22.09
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for Ages 13–14
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Addams Family Values was written by Polly M. Robertus
Parents need to know that this movie takes the original Addams Family cast to its logical extreme -- and that means more violence (often involving newborn Pubert), more sexual innuendo, worse language and a lot of themes that are just too much for kids. Even so, the dialogue remains extremely witty.
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What’s the Story?
The Addams Family is back in this sequel in which the children's jealousy of new baby brother Pubert leads to the hiring of an evil nanny named Debby (Joan Cusack) with designs on Uncle Fester (Christina Ricci) and Pugsley (Jimmy Workman) sent to a snobbish summer camp and marries Fester, things look grim. Finally, Debby the nanny is exposed, the children get to come home, and Pubert becomes his old Addams self again.
Is It Any Good?
More complex and just as witty as the first film, Addams Family Values is also more disturbingly violent and sexually insinuating -- too much so for the youngest ones who might enjoy the first movie. Joan Cusack is marvelous as the greedy black widow and the addition of Pubert to the family offers a lot of laughs, especially when we learn how much his parents are enjoying Morticia's painful labor. However, a lot of violent action (with too-near misses) involves him, and some parents might feel uncomfortable with it.
The scenes at camp are among the movie's cleverest. Youngsters who have felt isolated at camp will identify entirely as misfits Wednesday and Pugsley struggle in a world of conformist blond snobs. Although the action here occasionally drags, the other campers and the enthusiastic, uncomprehending counselors make great foils for the Addams children's macabre revenge. Again, some parents might find that the humor goes unnecessarily far. And it's a satisfying relief when the family members are reunited, and return to their bleakly cozy mansion.
Movie Details
Studio: Paramount Pictures, Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Run time: 94 minutes
Theatrical release: 11/19/1993, DVD release: 8/29/2000
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature themes, sexuality and violence.
Run time: 94 minutes
Theatrical release: 11/19/1993, DVD release: 8/29/2000
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature themes, sexuality and violence.
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I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it
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I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
Hilarous movie
This is one of my favorite Adams family movie and there was barely anything that was major bad but like people it's a comedy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!They are only doing this stuff out of funny not really being rude.
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Little Scary But gREAT!
It Was one of the best kids horror movies, and a little scary for me lol
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