Addams Family Values (1993)

"Addams Family Values" accomplishes what "The Godfather, Part II" did: it equals, if not outdoes, the original. In this case, Morticia (Anjelica Huston) has a baby - whom they name Pubert (you read that right), Fester (Christopher Lloyd) marries nanny Debbie Jellinsky (Joan Cusack) and Gomez (Raul Julia) decides that Wednesday and Pugsley should spend the summer at a camp.

The best parts of the movie are the scenes at the camp. Run by airheads Gary (Peter MacNicol) and Becky Granger (Christine Baranski), the whole camp is an excuse for airhead rich white kids to act nice to each other and perform a play about the original Thanksgiving. If there are any ethnic people...well, they can be dealt with. But that's all going to change now that Wednesday and Pugsley have arrived.

Anyway, "Addams Family Values" is a movie that everyone should see. I certainly recommend it to everyone. You just never stop laughing, especially when you hear what Fester says after Debbie gives him a present.

Fmovies: They are just the greatest bunch ever! And I love how they added a baby to the family. They should have had Pubert in the old TV series before. It kinda of reminds me of "Rugrats", the show was more better with a new baby around, like baby Dil. I love how Wednesday and Pugsley torture other people and made sure nobody messes with them. Or to even dare! 0_0 And Joan Cusack playing the innocent-acting villain was gold. I think she's a better actress than her actor brother, John, would ever hope to achieve. Addams Family Values is on the list of my top favored movies of all time. I just miss Christina Ricci as a teenager. Anyways, love the movie, peace out!

The Addams Family movie is great fun with dark humor and a great environment that is pretty original. I have watched this movie tons of times and I never get bored, I mean everything in this movie is enjoyable from the performances from Julia and the rest of the great cast (Ricci is great as Wednesday especially) to the dark, gloomy environment and soundtrack. This movie has a lot of laugh out loud moments in my opinion, while other scenes have a lot of stylish qualities that add up to the value of this movie. For my it is a very well done movie that gives justice to the Addams Family TV show that many people are followers of. 10 out of 10.

Addams Family Values fmovies. It's a pleasant surprise to see sequel live up to the original. All the actors are great, particularly Raul Julia and Christopher Lloyd. Oh, can not forget Anjelica Huston. Sequels rarely live up to their predecessor and that's what makes this movie so special. Filled with humor, Values is highly recommended for all.

Almost everybody who was in the original "The Addams Family" returns to reprise their roles in this sequel which is actually better than the first film. The laughs come at a faster and better pace and Joan Cusack makes a delightfully sinister villain who masquerades as a nanny, marries Uncle Fester (Christopher Lloyd), and wants to get her hands on the Addams Family riches. It's up too all of the Addams along with new arrival Baby Pubert to stop her. Thing and Cousin Itt are also along for the ride once again.

The Addams family just got a little stranger with the addition of a new baby boy. However with the new arrival, Wednesday and Pugsley become isolated and try to kill little Pubert. With all this squabbling, Morticia sounds gets tired and seeks help from a nanny. After many failures, they settle on the sparky Debbie – although Wednesday has her suspicions. These suspicions seem to be justified whenever Debbie convinces Morticia and Gomez to send their children away to a summer camp and then marry Uncle Fester – a man so repulsive that love cannot be the reason.

Many films wheel out sequels by simply adding something to the original film; often it is a child and often it doesn't work. However with this film the child is not the focus but a plot device for bringing in a nanny who in turn splits the plot. The result is a solid plot that basically retreads the mood and humour of the original film which, for fans, is not a bad thing at all. For me I enjoy the dark world of the modern Addams family and felt that the plot did enough to be more than just the frame for it. The silly dark humour works well and it produced many laughs while also achieving a consistent humorous tone. I can understand why some people don't like it because it is the sort of thing you really need to "get" and I "got" it; also slightly more uptight parents may not like the examples set their kids in the film (but f**k 'em if they can't take a joke).

The cast are a major factor in the humour working. Although Fester is the focus of the film, Julia is still a real joy and his chemistry with Huston is really enjoyable and they make their lines work well. Lloyd is a perfect Fester and he is consistently funny. Cusack makes the most of her role and she fits in well with the tone of the film. Ricci yet again steals the film and her deadpan delivery is funny across the whole film. The support cast have lots of cameos and smaller roles and it is fun without being distracting to watch the faces including Kane, MacNicol, Pierce, Shalhoub, Lane and Sonnenfeld himself.

Overall, if you enjoyed the first film then you'll like this, and vice versa. Personally I enjoy the darkly comic tone and consistent laughs that it produced, while the good performances across the board raise the material and provide some real joys in Julia and Ricci.