Product Details
- #19270 in VHS
- Released on: 1996-06-25
- Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, HiFi Sound
- Number of tapes: 1
- Running time: 102 minutes
Editorial Reviews
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This somewhat more cohesive follow-up to The Addams Family has the same director, Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black), but a better story line. Joan Cusack plays a busty gold digger who ingratiates herself into the Addams home and convinces Uncle Fester (Christopher Lloyd) that she wants to marry him. Besides Lloyd, the cast includes Anjelica Huston and Raul Julia, ideal as those Brontëan lovers, Morticia and Gomez. But Christina Ricci again walks away with the best moments as the chilly Wednesday Addams, making life miserable for two camp counselors (Peter MacNicol and Christine Baranski) who want her to fit in with other kids.--Tom Keogh
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A rare sequel that outshines the first movie!
I really liked the first Adams Famil movie, but I LOVE this one! It made me laugh so hard in so many places. I especially loved the summer camp and poor Fester's honeymoon. You don't have to be a fan of the TV show, and it doesn't matter if you've seen the first movie. You have to see this comedey gem!
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DON'T EVEN BOTHER
THIS MOVIE IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO ADAMS FAMILY TV SHOW. NO STYLE JUST
A BUNCH OF KNOCK OFF FROM THE ORIGIN GREAT SHOW. UTTER BLAH.
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Even Funnier than the first one
We watch this movie every year on Halloween while we give out candy.
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VERY FUNNY
This movie is GREAT!!!
I laugh so hard everytime I watch it!
The Thanksgiving scenes are some of my favorites!
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Biting satire!
Probably one of the most satirical, brilliant and funny commentaries on the American family that has ever been produced! Excellent acting, timing is superb, and the lines come fast and furious! This is a 'must have' in your collection!
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Better Then The First Because....
I actually liked this movie better then the first one, simply because Christina Ricci's portrayal of Wednesday went from wonderful to brilliant. Slightly older, Ricci further developed her character and projected pure evil. I thought she "stole the show".
In addition, I liked the actress who portrayed "Grandmama" better then the previous one. Like Wednesday, she turned up the "evil meter". She just seemed to fit in better.
Addams Family Values has to be watched a number of times to catch all the funny little phrases and one liners. Brilliant writing combines with great characterizations to produce a movie to delight those who love dark humor.
Payback time at the camp was simply delicious. As a child, I would have found a lot in common with Wednesday's attitude towards the whole camping experience, with its fake facade of peace, love and all that BS. It brought back a lot of my own feelings as a youngster who was a bit out of the ordinary and often mocked because of it. Go Wednesday!
Usually sequels fall short of the original, but this one, IMO, went beyond the first film for comedy and originality. No fan of the Addams family, and especially Wednesday, should miss adding this gem to his/her DVD collection.
And I wish to add a big postumous thank you to Charles Addams himself, whose dark sense of humor and brilliant artwork produced this deliciously gothic family in the first place. I'm sure he would be pleased as punch at these fine portrayals of his ghoulish creations.
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Estimable continuation of first part
Still funny, nice and amazing. New evil nanny (that hunts for money), new evil child (whom other children don't like), summer camp for Wednesday and Pugsley - hilarious!
First and second part of Addams family is that movie that have to be in home dvd collection... in gold dvd collection, cause it's really Classics of Hollywood.
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Didn't Live Up To The First Movie, But Still Wonderful
The cast returns in the sequel that just didn't live up to the first movie. "Addams Family Values" is still full of jokes and is overall enjoyable. The problem with the movie was that the new characters introduced in the movie just weren't that good. Baby Pubert had his moments. But by the end of the film, the baby just became annoying, especially when he ends up saving the family at the end. Joan Cusack's character, Debbie, was also more annoying than villainess. The best parts of the film were the scenes with Raul Julia and Anjelica Huston as Gomez and Morticia. Even with what seems negative things being said, this movie is still a must see, and the reason being that even though it wasn't as good as the first movie, it is still one of the best movies of that decade.
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As good, if not better than the series.
A winner of a sequel. Carries on the tradition of the original series with spectacular acting and a great story line. Had Raul Julia livied there would have been more installments of these great movies.
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Joan Cusack's a gold digger honey!
This film is a platform for the comedic and charactered talent: Joan Cusack. Her performance is not flawed in the least. She delivers these lines with such a funny affect and vocal character, you can't help but laugh. The writing is just as important to Joan's performance as her talent.
Anjelica Huston is just serene and gothic enough to pull the character of "Morticia" off. She is a great performer in this film. She slinks across the stages with such fluidity. The lighting design for "Morticia" is excellent as well. Again, as with Cusack, the writing is just as important.
My rationale for subtracting a "star" is Christopher Lloyd. His attempt to pull this character off the comic pages is tiring. He attempts to take this ogre into a slapstick routine. It doesn't work. Were it not for Cusack's assistance, this performance would have fallen as with the first film.
The Head Counselors are a scream too. They infiltrate the film with a whisp of villany. The hills ARE alive....
"Addam's Family Values" is far superior than the first "Addam's Family" film. Enjoy.
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