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Addams Family Values
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Movie:
4K Video:
Video:
Audio:
Extras:
Final Score:
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I KNEW back in 2021 when we got The Addam's Family in 4K that the sequel would be on the way, but I was a bit surprised that it took 3 years for that happen. Not complaining as it’s better late than never, but usually Paramount releases sequels in short order when they do the 4K upgrade (well, unless of course you’re the Friday the 13th series...grumble, whine, moan), so I was anxiously waiting for a 2022 release that never came. Well, 3rd year’s the charm! (or something like that), so now we can finally complete the duo on our shelves and hopefully get a re-release of Wednesday the series on 4K some day.
There’s a lot of contention among fans about which Addams Family movie is actually better. The original, or the sequel. Myself personally, I’m still in the old camp of the original did it better, but Addams Family Values is right behind it on my personal Mike-O-Meter scale of fun. It’s been a few years since Uncle Fester made his way back into the Addams family’s life, and he’s integrated well. Now Gomez and Morticia have decided to have another child, which is seen as a blessing by his parents, but an annoying little obstacle for murder for Wednesday (Christina Ricci) and Pugsley (Jimmy Workman).
Well, poor Uncle Fester (Christopher Lloyd) is now the target of the some mischief this time, instead of BEING the mischief like last film. Morticia and Gomez end up hiring a nanny (Joan Cusack), who’s more than meets the eye. While the Addams family may drolly talk about killing and death, the nanny is actually a serial killer who’s intent on marrying Uncle Fester, and then naturally killing him off and taking his inheritance for herself. The kids pick up on her nastiness quick enough, but she has them shipped off to summer camp so that they can’t interfere, leaving the Addams kids in a serious pickle. Having to fit in with normal kids, and also get back home to foil Nanny Debbie’s plans.
Everyone is back for the sequel and just as quirky as ever, although Gomez had to sort of take things easy as his health was suffering pretty drastically in 1993 (although not as drastically as he was reported to be in when he made Street Fighter the next year), and as such his over the top character was not nearly AS over the top. Honestly, I like both films nearly the same, but I still have to give the edge to the original simply due to how fresh it was and how fantastically Gomez and Morticia worked together. All in all, the sequel is a great followup hit and fans have argued the merits of each film over the other for years without much confirmation of which is the better film.
Rating:
Rated PG-13 by the MPAA
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• Crafting Family Values
Final Score:
Addams Family Values is a very solid upgrade over the aging Blu-ray, with at least a FEW special features this time and a very much upgraded video encode. The 5.1 audio mix has remained the same (which is mildly disappointing) but overall this is in line with what they did with the first Addams Family film a year or so ago. Outside of remixing the audio completely with Atmos, this is about as good as its gonna get, and it fits perfectly in line with 4K UHD of the original film in terms of quality. Solid watch, good 4K UHD package.
Technical Specifications:
Starring: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Joan Cusack,, Christina Ricci,
Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld
Written by: Paul Rudnick, Charles Addams (original comic)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 HEVC
Audio: English: DTS-HD MA 5.1, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish DD 2.0, English DVS
Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 94 Minutes
Blu-Ray Release Date: October 29th, 2024
Recommendation: Great Watch
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