Say what you want about Jenna Ortega, who is a talented actress, but Christina Ricci IS Wednesday Addams. The 2nd one I think is even better, mostly because they gave Ricci a more prominent role and better lines.
I will not compare Christina and Jenna. They put their all into their performances in their own ways and it’s not a bad thing to enjoy n love both the same
Fun Fact: When the family did the snap at the family portrait, that was how the original was (like, the actual OG show. Not the movies) so it was a nice call back.
31:01 Lakia! The reason the house is pink it’s supposed to represent the original show and how the entire set was mainly pink! To make the set pop on TV bc it was in black and white!!
I find the variations among adaptations to be very interesting, save Morticia - always a willowy goth 😍 and Lurch - a groaning hulky butler. In the comic strip and most animated versions Wednesday is the younger child, but in live action she is the elder. Gomez depends largely on the actor and writing, whether he is a manic madman or smirking jokester. Thing goes from hand in a box to a legit wandering hand (I do not enjoy Thing's look in Wednesday, but the performance is great) Granny and Fester are flipped from the show and comic - Fester was Morticia's uncle and Granny was Gomez's mother.
Both of the 90's Addams family movies were so good back then and so is that animated 2019 movie too. What you now need to do is see is the sequel to that animated one!
There honestly isn't an Addams family adaption that I hate (except The Addams Family Reunion) but the rest are pretty iconic to me. I also really enjoyed the 2019 animated movie. It's sequel was OK but not as good. I really hope you can watch The Addams Family Values. Such a great sequel to the 1991 Addams Family!
It would interesting to do a watch from something of every adaptation: one episode from the 60s series, another from the 1999 series, the 70s and 90s cartoons... just to compare
One thing I will say about the 2 animated films was that they both have so many banger songs in em. Such bops. Love the 2 animated movies but have yet to see the live action movies but I plan to.
2:27 Generally assumed it's something like boiling oil. Jury's out on whether this is a case of thwarting intruders from invading their home, or if this is their way of inviting others to join in their version of holiday fun.
I love Thing! Thing is the only non-human creature from a darker, macabre film that I would actually get a prop of for Halloween, one that wouldn't freak me out, compared to something like Chucky or some horror icon.
14:57 the knock it off always gets me. Also I love both movies but I have always preferred the second movie, especially because I like tested being part of the movie and Joan cusak as the villain, she ate
The live action ones are my absolute favorites! A good rewatch at any time for me ❤ ...didn't care much for the 2019 animated one 🫤 Though your reaction made it funnier & more enjoyable! 🤭
I never watched anything adams family related but Wednesday. I think it looks interesting I might check out some adams family stuff also i can’t wait for descendants 2 and 3
I think the main reason why people don't like the modern Addams family movie is because it's so...off. And by off I mean the character designs don't seem right. While The Addams family themselves are supposed to look off the other characters are supposed to look normal. These characters just look like they've had plastic surgery.
