Product: The Addams Family [VHS] (1991)
Rating: 5.0
A blast from the past redone with style
I loved the Addams Family when it was first a television show. Not sure why I waited until now to see the movie. The casting was brilliant. Anjelica Huston is perfect as Morticia and Raul Julia is a red-hot Gomez Addams. The effects are great. Thing is just as I remembered and so is Cousin It. The music is also inspired. Hammer was not my first choice for the soundtrack, but once I heard the songs, I agree he did the update with style.So, what's the story? A cash-strapped Addams Family retainer wants to cash in on the gold doubloons in the family vault. What better way to do that than find Gomez's long-lost brother Fester and return him to the fold? Only the man isn't Fester....or is he?The plot had me laughing from beginning to end. This is the kind of story I remember from the original shows. The best thing about this film is that my non-horror fan husband can watch it with me without a problem.After I've seen the film on Prime, I'm buying it for my Halloween collection. Thanks, Amazon!Rebecca McFarland Kyle, October 2012