Big fan of everything Tim Burton, and I'm loving Ortega as Wednesday. A solid 8 from me.
This immediately gave me season 1 Sabrina vibes. I would say the shows are the same if Sabrina was forced to go to the school with witches. Thing is Salem.
The first three minutes (the pool scene) have been the best! I want more!!!
Also I love the dark and colourful tone. Only Tim Burton…
It is not what I was expecting...
That was awful. Poorly cast, bad acting and a terrible script. Bringing in Christina Ricci only reminds me of how perfectly she played the character. This girl has zero charisma and cannot deliver those Wednesday-esque lines convincingly at all. I’ll keep watching in hopes it gets better but that was a terrible start.
What Sabrina used to be: funny, dark, with undertones of real adolescent issues. Excellent monsters, acceptable dialog, good acting and what must be excellent editing.
Thing is a delight.
Monster High but with Wednesday Addams. Jenna Ortega is perfect though as is the dark humor. It’s also engaging.
"When I look at you, the following emojis come to mind: rope, shovel, hole."
What an icon.
Since Jenna Ortega announced that she filmed without blinking in the shots I've been obsessed with looking for examples of her blinking.
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Is it Tim-Burton-television version of Harry Potter?
Some nice dark and sadistic humor something I have been longing for. Is this really made by Netflix?
Great pilot. Well directed, cast and designed.
The only thing that felt off is the action.
Christina Ricci eterna Wandinha (Wednesday) :black_heart:
A decent start. Let's hope some Hollywood hack doesn't screw it up after the first episode.
I liked what I saw, the school has a certain Hogwarts feel to it, and if James Potter had been good at Quidditch, here Morticia had been good at fencing. Created by the creators of Smallville and the first 2 directed by Tim Burton.
Interesting. Has potential. I’m not a Addams Family purist but I enjoyed the episode.
This is a fun show to watch! Even for me being 40+ :-). Great cast and acting of Jenna Ortega (Wednesday) is great!
This was great and Jenny Ortega. Hope it develops better than Sabrina
already love it, especially the cast
A bit gorier than I expected, but creepy, kooky, and spooky in good ways. And now I want to read the novels that Wedneday wrote. And Luis Guzmán is the perfect Gomez.
why would she be surprised for her father being a murderer? aren't the Addams family all murderers?
Going into this not knowing much about the franchise, Wednesday's character really blew me away with how unsettling she is. Even for someone who's seen Mr. Robot and American Psycho, Wednesday is one of the darkest and most disturbing characters I've ever seen in TV or film. While deftly written, it certainly makes the show an uncomfortable watch at times, and it oscillates between making me burst out laughing and making me wonder if this is a show that I should be watching.
While the show lacks any dramatic visual flourishes in its premiere, it certainly doesn't look bad. The acting can be uneven at times, which does take you out of the moment occasionally, and for those paying attention to realism, the show daintily tiptoes around what should be incredibly graphic events (yes I say this knowing full well if features multiple decapitated limbs). Still, it's not bad, and shows that Netflix still has a knack for making good shows aimed at a teen-ish audience.
I've never watched any Addams family movies before, and the story seems a bit boring and the school a cliched copy of Hogwarts, though the snarky main character saves the day and makes the show an enjoyable experience.
Jenna is absolutely amazing as Wednesday. And I loved the casting of CZJ as Morticia. Also amazing that Christina Ritchie, the OG Wednesday, is on board this show!
The rest of the "kids'" I'm still unsure about. At times it was a little cringe, but idk if it was a dialogue issue or the acting itself.
Another thing I loved is how this show continued the trend of the old movies of the "villains" always being white, blonde women. I just find that detail hilarious.
Good pilot, establishes characters and setting well. Jenna Ortega is perfectly cast and Enid as her roommate is great. Great look and music is on point.
Ortega plays the perfect Wednesday, but most of the rest of the family feel off. Zero chemistry between Zeta-Jones and Guzman; in fact, it came off kind of creepy. Not sure if this is more in line with the original comics, but Guzman made me cringe more than once.
Not sure what the hell kung fu Wednesday was all about. Almost turned off at that point.
Disappointed that finger-snapping theme didn't make it for the end credits as well. Opening notes convinced me a remixed version was incoming - instead we got a faintly reminiscent, but ultimately disappointing, entry. Using the original theme would've squeezed a high 7, perhaps even a temptful 8, out of me.
As it is, opening episode is a firm 7 from me. It wasn't bad, but didn't live up to the hype I've heard.
scooby doo, but it's edgy
Only read good things about Wednesday on Twitter.
Join me, though I've always liked The Munsters more than The Addams Family.
Would certainly be interesting to talk at work to a social educator about the girl though.
Boy, that CGI at the end. Yeesh. Otherwise it's very enjoyable. Jenna Ortega is VERY good.
An interesting start to the show. Ortega is doing a good job portraying the character and there is enough teen freaks around it feels like a fanfic. I ended up bouncing off the new Sabrina so hopefully this show hits the sweet spot.
Not rating Gomez and Morticia. It's hard not to compare to the films I grew up with but even with those aside, CZJ sounds like she's talking with a mouth full of marbles. She sounds dubbed!
Gwendoline Christie is always a delight on screen.
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Maybe I'm not in the right frame of mind but this was just fine? I understand it's the character and this is what she's known for, but between the eye-rolling dialogue and the overtly edgy interplay between the characters, I'm just not sure this series is for me. I will stick around to see if the overarching mystery takes hold and grips me, but this feels like another nostalgia mine from Netflix to try and stay relevant to the aging millennials in their subscriber pool. Jenna and Gwen are good though, glad they're getting different roles to try out their range.