Friday Movie Review - Addams Family Values

This choice may surprise you . . . but even if the Addams Family seems more Halloweeny than Thanksgivingy, they are after all a very close family. And there is a wonderful Thanksgiving play scene in the film.

Addams Family Values (1993)
Directed By:Barry Sonnenfeld
Written By: Paul Rudnick

In the opening scene of "Addams Family Values," we find out that Morticia Addams is expecting a baby . . . now. The new arrival is a little boy, Pubert Addams. Having a new sibling is disturbing to Wednesday and Pugsley, and their dangerous antics with their new brother is driving their parents up the wall. Morticia and Gomez decide to hire a nanny for the children in order to give Morticia more time to pursue her own interests. The nanny they hire is Debbie, a cheerful blonde who wears pastels and seems to have an eye for Fester - or at least for the Addams fortune. Soon Debbie manages to convince Gomez and Morticia that Wednesday and Pugsley want to go to summer camp, all the while managing to win Fester's odd and lonely heart.

Summer camp is a horrific experience for Wednesday and Pugsley, who are often relegated to the Harmony Hut to suffer hour upon torturous hour of Family Musicals and Disney films. Even worse for the children is knowing that their Uncle Fester is about to marry the cleverly fiendish Debbie. How Wednesday and Pugsley manage to escape from camp, and how little Pubert is the one to ultimately save the day, makes for a wonderfully fun and quirky film.

The highlight of the entire movie, however, is the "Thanksgiving" play the campers put on for their parents, starring Pugsley as the Turkey, and Wednesday as Pocahontas.





I give "Addams Family Values" two paws up and a chirp for being well-acted, quirky, full of dark humor, and great quotable lines!

Mancat Monday - Evil Squirrels!

Yesterday afternoon, I was minding my own business, admiring the pretty fall colors outside my front door.


And then I saw him. I couldn't believe my beautiful blue eyes.

It was Timmy the squirrel! And he was eating my jack o'lanterns! My pretty pumpkins that had kitties and witches carved into them! THE NERVE!

Timmy is just a no-good vandal! Look what he's done!


If only mommy would let me go outside, I'd give that evil squirrel some discipline . . . with my claws of doom.

I'm also sad to report that today's post and Friday's movie review post are the only ones that my mommy is going to have time to help me with this week. Work is busy and she has lots of classwork to get done as well, so something is going to have to slide this week, and sadly it is my blogging. I'm sure somehow she'll manage to keep up with facebook, though. Does that make my mommy selfish? I think it does. I may have to rethink snuggling with her tonight.

Friday Movie Review - By the Light of the Silvery Moon

Happy November, kitties! A lot of great things happen in November. My mommy's birthday is in November, and TURKEY DAY is in November, too! That's right, everyfurry! November is definitely a month for being thankful. That's why this November I am doing movies about family togetherness . . . because I am most thankful for my family!

Today's movie is an oldie but a goodie, "By the Light of the Silvery Moon."

By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
Directed By: David Butler
Written By: Irving Elinson
Robert O'Brien

"By the Light of the Silvery Moon" is based on Booth Tarkington's "Penrod" stories. The story is set in a small town in the early part of the twentieth century (around World War I, to be exact). This movie and it's predecessor "On Moonlight Bay"(1951) both center around the daily lives of the Winfield family, especially the daughter Marjorie (Doris Day) and her relationship with her boyfriend Bill Sherman (Gordon MacRae). Marjorie, once a tomboy uninterested in boys or girliness, becomes all woman when she meets Bill, much to the mixed feelings of her father (Leon Ames). Marjorie and Bill's relationship is amusing, if you can stand a lot of mushy singing. Mommy finds as she grows older she has less tolerance for some older musicals and sappy singing, no matter how good the singers are.

As amusing as the whole movie is, the real star of the show is Marjorie's little brother, Wesley (Billy Gray). Really, once you've seen this movie, you watch it again, if only for Wesley.

Wesley is a very smart, very funny, very imaginative little boy.

Why is this movie perfect not only for family togetherness but also for the month of November?

My furry friends, the answer is one word: Turkey.

Young Wesley has the wonderful idea of raising a turkey for Thanksgiving. Wesley, being the sensitive soul he is, of course bonds with the turkey . . . which leads to a lot of amusing incidents when it comes time for Thanksgiving.

One of the best quotes from the movie comes from young Wesley:

"Well, if he's good enough to be on the table, he's good enough to walk around it."

I give this movie two paws up and a chirp for being a true classic, and full of family fun!

Dona Nobis Pacem

Wordless Wednesday - Attack Cat!

Tortie Tuesday - Recovering

Halloween sure does take it out of a tortie. I think I need about a squillion naps.

Mancat Monday - The Big Day

Hey kitties! I hope all of you had a spooktacular Halloween.

Mommy carved her pumpkin. Here it is in the daytime:

And here it is all lit up at night!


For the longest time this is the only trick or treater we had - Cousin Sebastian! Mommy didn't give him any candy. Instead, Cousin Sebastian got a bite of steak. I wonder if he'll trick or treat more often at our house now.

Mommy wore her new fancy witch hat. Here I am giving her kisses. I love giving mommy kisses. There are some more pictures of me attacking the netting on her fancy witch hat. Maybe I'll save those for later . . . I'm a little embarrassed that I didn't know the spiders on her veil are fake.


I can't believe the spooky season is over already!