Just the title of this movie tells you that "family values" are going to be trashed. It plays up evil, as opposed to goodness, but most of it is strictly to get laughs. In all, it's a funny sequel to the first Adams Family film, very inventive and slightly more entertaining than the first film.
The special effects aren't the only highlight of this comedy. You expect that from this kind of story, but I was pleasantly surprised how much the sound added to the entertainment, especially n the first half of the film.
The first half is better all-around because the second half has touches of mean- spiritedness entering the picture, not just humor. The message that evil is cool and wholesomeness is stupid gets carried away and is overdone. Yes, the camp counselors are very funny but too stupid as the filmmakers use them to bad-mouth good values.
That's basically the message from today's filmmakers: evil is good and good is evil. Wrap that up in a good comedy and your message gets accepted more readily. Too bad they got carried away because this movie has many funny scenes.
The special effects aren't the only highlight of this comedy. You expect that from this kind of story, but I was pleasantly surprised how much the sound added to the entertainment, especially n the first half of the film.
The first half is better all-around because the second half has touches of mean- spiritedness entering the picture, not just humor. The message that evil is cool and wholesomeness is stupid gets carried away and is overdone. Yes, the camp counselors are very funny but too stupid as the filmmakers use them to bad-mouth good values.
That's basically the message from today's filmmakers: evil is good and good is evil. Wrap that up in a good comedy and your message gets accepted more readily. Too bad they got carried away because this movie has many funny scenes.