The Addams Household vs Addams Household Values

They’re creepy and so they’re kooky. Mysterious and spooky. Okay, we’re not gonna recite the entire thing, however you already know their theme and love ‘em. They’re the Addams Household: an completely weird, aristocratic household who, beneath their macabre look, is finally charming and utterly devoted to one another. Created by cartoonist Charles Addams, they initially appeared within the New Yorker earlier than being tailored to different media akin to TV reveals and movies.

Shockingly, it wouldn’t be till the ‘80s that curiosity in an Addams Household function movie ignited with producer Scott Rudin spearheading the thought. Whereas the gothic manufacturing design would lead you to assume Tim Burton was in some way concerned, it was really directed by one other expert filmmaker. After breaking out as a cinematographer working with the Coen Brothers on Blood Easy, Barry Sonnenfeld made his directorial debut with 1991’s The Addams Household, leading to an enormous hit on the field workplace but a blended crucial response. It’s humorous to assume that technically this can be thought of one of many earliest profitable “comedian e-book” diversifications for the silver display screen.

The sequel, Addams Household Values, premiered in 1993 with even higher critiques than the primary one. It was additionally the ultimate movie starring Raul Julia to be launched in his lifetime, as he, sadly, handed lower than a 12 months later in 1994. Due to this movie, the actor really went out with a bang. However is the sequel actually superior? Or does the unique deserve one other shot? With Halloween proper across the nook and the Wednesday tv sequence premiering on Netflix quickly (from the thoughts of Tim Burton no much less), it’s prime time to take a better have a look at this peculiar household and see how they stack up.

So snap, snap to it trigger it’s time for… FACE OFF!

This episode of Face Off is written by Matthew Hacunda, narrated by Dave Davis, and edited by Matthew Hacunda. However don’t allow us to have the ultimate phrase — inform us within the feedback which spooky flick is your decide — The Addams Household or Addams Household Values?