The 'Burbs
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Movie Reviews of The 'Burbs
Movie Review: Watch Out In Your Neighborhood For The Reclusive Families!
Summary: 5 Stars
As Art Weingartner says "I'm telling you these people are Satanists. As I sit here, they are Satanists. Look... look, the world is full of these kind of things; black masses, mutilations. Mutilations! The incubus, the succubus - I'm tellin' you, Walter was a human sacrifice."Such is the hysterical dialog between Art (Rick Ducommun) and Ray Peterson (Tom Hanks) when they discover, along with some other people in their suburban subdivision, their elderly neighbor, Walter Seznick (Gale Gordon) is missing in action.
Other neighbor buddy, Vietnam Vet, Mark Rumsfeld (Bruce Dern) decides to help Ray and Art to find out what happened to Walter. They all three are SURE that the weirdo reclusive new neighbors, The Klopek family, comprised of Dr. Werner Klopek (Henry Gibson), Uncle Reuben Klopek (Brother Theodore) and shy Hans Klopek (Courtney Gains)have something to do with the old man's disappearance.
So...complete with night vision goggles, credit cards to slide in the Klopek's doorlocks to break in and various other spy equipment furnished by Mr. Rumsfeld, they start their little spying games.
Men and their wives even plan a little friendly "welcome wagon" visit to the Klopeks (one of the funniest scenes in the movie!)
Corey Feldman as young neighbor teen Ricky Butler, Carrie Fisher as Carol Peterson, & Wendy Schaal as Bonnie Rumsfeld ALL turn in great performances.
Even Nicky Katt from Boston Public plays Ricky's young friend Steve Kuntz!
What happened to Walter? Did the Klopek's have anything to do with the disappearance? WATCH THIS VERY ENTERTAINING MOVIE and find out for yourself!
Happy Watching!
Movie Review: Is suburbia the problem, or foreigners?
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw the Burbs first in middle school in the early 1990's with a group of male friends in small-town Missouri. It was one of our favorites. I recently bought it on VHS, which is fine for this type of movie, and so I view it with nostalgia and with a more mature perspective at the same time. It's got greath physical comedy, from the sound Tom Hanks makes when he bites into the sardine, to Bruce Dern falling off the roof and shooting a hole through the window of the car. There is also a sense of suburbia being a safe and insular enclave where you know all your neighbors. Maybe this fantasy is comforting, because many people had isolating suburban upbringings that contrast with this depiction. Tom Hanks impassioned speech towards the end of the film gets at one of the themes of the movie. He says, "We're the monsters. It's us, Art, us." He explains that the very closed off nature of the suburb makes them into xenophobic monsters who fear outsiders. This is a profound theme hidden in a comedy. Minutes after, it turns out the the new, vaguely Eastern European ("What's that, Slavic?") new neighbors do really kill people, ruining the earlier point about not fearing outsiders. You shouldn't try to get a clear theme out of this movie, that has to come from thinking about the movie critically. Despite all this, it's still very funny and the plot rarely slows.Movie Review: The 'Burbs' DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
At our house this is one of our favorite comedies. What happens when a mad scientist (Henry Gibson) and his brother and nephew mysteriously move into a peaceful suburban neighborhood? It means laughs from the start of the film to its finish.
Next door neighbors on the right are played by Tom Hanks and Carrie Fisher whose on screen chemistry works perfectly here. Hanks' character is on vacation looking forward to what he thinks will be a rest-filled week off. The crusty neighbor on the left is played by the Gale Gordon who many will remember my for his long years on TV working with Lucille Ball.
Hanks' neighborhood pal (Rick Ducommun) (in a role that could have been written for John Candy) has other plans for Hanks, specifically, spy on their new neighbors. They enlist the retired military man next door Bruce Dern, who has all the necessary army hardware needed in case of invasion. This has to be the funniest role Dern has ever played and his fits it him a tee. Corey Feldman plays the wacky neighborhood teen who also gets into the act.
This movie is a lot of fun....hope to see a special anniversary edition with cast & crew interviews at some point. Highly recommended if anyone is in need of some belly laughs.
Movie Review: "Honey, I think we should move"
Summary: 5 Stars
The Burbs' is simple, pretty short, and to say the least, marvelous. This is one of the best movies that I've seen in a long time. What's so great about The Burbs's is the fact that you can watch it over and over and over. It stars Tom Hanks as a well-mannered surburbian named Ray Peterson. He lives with his wife Carol(Carrie Fisher) and son. He has decided to take a week off from work to sit at home and relax. The only problem is his mysterious new neighbors seem to keep Ray from enjoying his time off. Whether it be digging in their back yard in the middle of the night, or causing ear shattering sounds from their basement, the Klopeks won't let Ray relax. Ray begins to forget about these things until an old man named Walter suddenly disappears. Together with best friend Art (Rick Ducommun) and army vet Lt. Rumsfield(Bruce Dern), Ray begins investigating around the neighborhood. Although this movie may not seem very interesting from description it is. The characters in it are some of the best that I've ever seen in a movie. I suggest buying the DVD since you get an alternate ending which is very funny. If you're not sure about buying The Burbs' I recommend that you go rent it and fall in love with it first.Movie Review: In South East Asia we called this sort of thing a classic!
Summary: 5 Stars
A very good cast including Hank's before he became a total megastar, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher and Corey Feldman really perform well in this lighthearted black comedy. Although slated on its original release this movie typifies a fun, untaxing and seriously funny genre of American comedy. Easy to miss it also features through director Joe Dante's techniques a distinct underlying element of clever humour. The story centres around the everyday Ray Peterson (Hanks), embarking on a mission with other concerned neigbours to uncover the truth about a strange family down their street who have just moved in. Hilarious scenes of normal everyday people snooping around in their dressing gowns at night in order to spy on their neigbours, really has got to tickle you. There a many memorable moments in the film that are well scripted and do geniunely make you laugh out loud, not to mention seriously corny lines said by most noticeably Dern that work really well, 'That kids a meatball'. All in all this is a film you cannot take seriously at all and is in my opinion the king of all the goofy comedies of the eighties. Its a must see, and a fantastic addition to any comedy fans collection.