Tonight's marathon comes from beyond the grave, starting off as an old fashioned murder mystery in which bodies pile up dead, and the survivors band together to find the identity of their killer. Then continues with a loving couple who died in a tragic car accident and end up ghosts in their own house or rather slaves to an obnoxious family. That story continues with an odd and twisted evil worshipping family who finds their long lost relative, while at the same time welcoming a new one. Tonight's all about experiencing the unusual and the twisted. We have on our menu for this evening:
Clue 1985, Beetlejuice 1988, The Addams Family 1991, The Addams Family Values 1993
Now this is what a fun lineup is all about. Beginning with the classic board game coming to life on film starring the high profile talents of Tim Curry, Leslie Ann Warren, Christopher Lloyd, Michael Mckean, and Colleen Camp. Who can forget Tim Curry's unforgettable performance as Waddsworth the Butler, the highly intelligent, often hilarious, and cunning Butler who figured out everyone's motives for being at the scene of the crime. Clue is living proof that board games can be turned into great movies. It was a childhood favorite of mine. Beetlejuice is another childhood classic with unforgettable performances from a surprisingly young Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Winona Ryder, and most importantly, MICHAEL KEATON AS BEETLEJUICE. He was beyond amazing here , he was perfect for that role. The costume design, art-set decoration, and makeup were all terrific in this film, as in every other Tim Burton movie. This was back when Burton made great movies, and his team up with Michael Keaton was magical. The Addams Family is a wonderful but wicked story about a twisted family who finds their long lost sibling after years of being missing, but having to win his heart back into their circle after having forgotten everything and being corrupted by an evil old lady and her manservant. The Addams Family Values continues the story arc of Uncle Fester living his life with the Addams Family, but this time he longs for a female companion, except the one he finds turns out to be far more wicked than anyone anticipated. The movie itself also turned out to be one of the rare movie sequels that outdoes the first movie. Most of that is thanks to the flawless performance of Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams and the performance of baby Pubert and Joan Cusack as Fester's evil wife. Is there anyone else on the planet who could've done a better job with this role than Christina did? Highly doubtful. Christina Ricci IS Wednesday Addams.
Tonight is all about fearing the unusual, and solving murder mysteries. This marathon is old fashioned, hilarious, and ultimately tons of fun with great costume, art-set decoration, and makeup effects. I wish more movies would go back to the basics that these movies demonstrated.
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