November 27, 2014'The Addams Family' is the kind of movie that seems to get better each time you watch it. I love this movie! We actually meant to watch 'Addams Family Values', seeing as that one is more Thanksgiving theme, and today is that day, but who cares about Thanksgiving anyway? Plus, I don't really like to watch sequels without first watching their predecessors for a quick refresher. Anyway, for those of you who haven't seen this movie, you really need to. Based on the characters created by Charles Addams, 'The Addams Family' is about a family who celebrates the macabre and morbid side of life on a daily basis. Gomez (Raúl Juliá) and Morticia (Anjelica Huston) are perfect as the lovesick parents of Wednesday (Christina Ricci) and Pugsley (Jimmy Workman). Their lawyer, Tully (Dan Hedaya) owes a lot of money to some loan sharks and decides to take advantage of Gomez' secret fortune. Tully's loan shark bears an uncanny resemblance to Gomez' long lost brother Fester (Christopher Lloyd), so they hatch a plan to make Gomez think that is his brother, who has returned from the Bermuda Triangle with amnesia to rejoin the family. Seeing as Fester is the older brother, he would then become the rightful heir and owner to the Addams family fortune. Fester's doppelganger quickly falls in love with the family, and is torn between his obligations to his mother and his desire to be part of the family. I won't give away anything else, but I will say this is one you need to see. Even if you've already seen it before, go give 'The Addams Family' another watch.
No comments:
Post a Comment