When these came out over 15 years ago they were very much mainstream events that seemed a bit over-hyped, and perhaps not as funny as you hoped. But either the world has changed, or surely I have, because they now seem witty and utterly hilarious. Perhaps I was looking for a goth-fest in the manner of Tim Burton at the time, but when you accept and engage with these now as black comedy spectacles, you will have the time of your life (at least I have). It's amazing now to see Carol Kane, virtually unrecognizable as Morticia's mother, and Raul Julia in prime form, sadly now deceased. The charismatic performances of Christina Ricci have proved to be everlasting, not flashes in the pan. Anjelica Huston eats up the screen, whenever Christopher Lloyd isn't stealing it away. This is a perfect double-feature. Please enjoy them.
September 15, 2008I am very satisfied with this transaction and the quality of the dvds is very good.
July 22, 2008 |  | Love them; slightly dissapointed. |  |
I love both movies although Family Values has a slightly better plot than Values. I do like Values better though. Both movies are highly recommended for watching and buying if you like funny "horror" movies. Horror in the sense that it is an atmospheric horror type movie without any actual gore, etc. on the screen. It's all implied and left up to the viewer's imagination. If you've seen the tv show, then expect more of that. Anjelica Houston is perfect as Morticia and Raul Julia is perfect as Gomez. The rest of the cast is excellent also in both movies.
Features:
Both movies are widescreen and on one dvd. Unless there are hidden easter eggs, the only special features on the dvd for both movies are the theatrical trailers for both movies--a total of 4 trailers on the dvd. Both movies have English subtitles only. The audio options are English 5.1 surround and English 2.0 surround. The dvd transfer looks fine. The dvd itself plays fine in my old, cranky player, which is rare since it usually has trouble playing discs because of the copyright protection on the discs I have.
Why I'm disappointed is that I expected more special features on the disc itself. I was surprised when I opened the disc and found both movies on one disc. If the lack of special features does not bother you (and it doesn't bother me a lot), then this set is the one you want since it a reasonable price for both movies. Recommended.
July 16, 2008 | | Adams Family Double Feature | |
Great actors expecially the late Raul Julia. You get both movies in one set at an even better price. Once you see these movies you will add them to your favorties.
April 20, 2008the adams family is all right but the adams family values is lame painful to watch and not suitible for children
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