The Animated Addict: "The Addams Family" (2019)

The Animated Addict his The Corner of Terror running today as we pay a visit to the ookiest, kookiest, spookiest family... The Addams Family!

Chased from their home by pitchfork carrying villagers on their wedding night, Gomez and Morticia flee to New Jersey. Once there, they settle into an abandon house to raise their family... safe from prying, judging eyes.

Until one day, the fog surrounding their safe haven lifts... and exposes them to the horrors of "normal" folk...

The story is fairly simple and straightforward, with a couple of side plots to keep things interesting. The theme of family solidarity, and the right to express one's individuality are at the core of this movie- and as become the main theme associated with The Addams Family movies. It's a positive theme to have, and is put forth in a up front fashion without the use of blunt force trauma. Despite the positive message, there are some weak points in the story that made me go, "meh". Most of those weak points involved the "main" plot and the antagonist. It just wasn't as interesting as the more intimate family moments.

The characters are very similar in portrayal to what has come before, while still remaining fresh and interesting. While the family is engaging, and darkly charming, the antagonist is not. They are rather weak and flat. I just couldn't get myself to care about the "threat" she posed.

The CGI isn't bad, but not great. While I loved the character designs of the Addams family themselves, the rest of the characters just seemed to be too generic in look and feel. A lot of the animation reminded me of the sort of stuff that came out around the time of the 1st "Toy Story" movie. It didn't feel or look like it was living up to the full potential of the technology available. As I said, I loved the design of the family itself- especially the fact that they went to the original Charles Addams cartoons for their looks. It's just the overall feel of the movie felt... underwhelming.

I love the Addams Family- dating back throughout the franchise's history. Unfortunately, I couldn't really muster up a lot of emotional involvement in this installment. I'm going to have put it in "The Ugly".

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