Addams Family Reunion (1998)

This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Such a frustrating disappointment

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

As a big Addams Family fan I wanted to see this movie ever since I first heard of it. But over here in Holland, it isn't available so I wasn't able to see it. Until today, when I discovered the full movie is on YouTube.Since Raul Julia's death I thought Tim Curry would be the perfect follow-up as Gomez Addams. I was wrong. Very wrong. Tim Curry surely has the looks to be Gomez, but his acting in this movie is lame and he doesn't get the heart of Gomez Addams. It's hard to imagine this was the same actor who scared so many people in his portrayal as Pennywise the Clown.Daryl Hannah as Morticia is just another example of miscasting. She does not have the Gothic heart to portray Morticia as Carolyn Jones and Anjelica Huston had.Even 'our very own Dutch' Carel Struycken is not able to reprise his role as Lurch as he did in the movies with Raul Julia and Chrisopher Lloyd and seems to have lost his Lurch-mojo here.Patrick Thomas as Uncle Fester is something I liked. This had some promise. He is way different from Christopher Lloyd's portrayal, but is more close to Jackie Coogan's interpretation of the character. But Patrick Thomas unfortunately also had to suffer from low budgets and bad directing/lighting/production fails and looks more like a guy who dresses up for Halloween in an attempt to be Uncle Fester than that he is convincing, But this is not because of his acting, but because of the cheap and bad make-up.The same goes for the wardrobe of the other characters: cheap, way too 'clean' and all looking like it was bought at the dollar store. Especially the clothing for Pugsley.The special effects are bad, but that's something I could accept as it is a made-for-TV-only movie. The lighting and editing are also very bad.

I have to admit that I was dubious when I bought it and found it much more like the TV show than the theatrical films in mood. Uncle Fenster, in particular, appeared much more someone to laugh at. As I watched it, I found this Morticia nowhere near as good as Angelica Huston's, the children fine, Fenster not serious enough.But, when Gomez stepped out onto the tennis court ... he /was/ Gomez. Tim Curry had a very hard act to follow (Raul Julia's Gomez) but he did it very well indeed. And Fenster turned out to be fine as well, once I got used to his new persona. Still, it is clearly aimed at children and clearly not a sequel to the other two (no Pubert, no Dementia). And it has that indefinable miasma of a direct-to-video production. Hence the not-so-high rating.

This movie was more or less true to form, but it should not be grouped with the first two, which are Tim Burton's. Tim Curry was interesting as Golmez, but I don't think he was an appropriate choice. Morticia was way off. I noticed that Wednesday and Uncle Fester are the same actors as in the new TV series...was this meant to start it off, I wonder? I LIKED Uncle Fester because he is true the original show. I didn't like the fact that Morticia & Gomez's sado-masochistic tendencies are a bit much in this film...Morticia practically has an orgasm every time something dangerous happens. But Lurch, ah Lurch...the same actor in all three movies. The only guy who could do it.Other than that, the gags are cute, and the cheese makes it feel a bit more like the original show, as does the newer TV show. It's not terrible, but if you're a huge fan of the first two movies, and have watched them frequently, this movie might take some getting used to.

Sorry but this sucks. I hate when they change the actors. It's so weak and dissimilar. The whole, well, everything is different, wrong and bad. It's just not right. I love the original Addams Family movies, but this really does spoil it. I'd say the actors could have been better selected aswell. Really pathetic. Really weak. Really wrong!!