Mortica and Gomez being in love aligns with the original commentary the original creator was aiming at with the comics. The Addams were supposed to be the opposite to the average American family, weird, gothic, but loving and happy! Not trapped in conformity and a miserable nuclear dynamic

In the show, Gomez usually gets really lucky with investments that make him wealthy. He bought a swamp one time and accidentally found tons of oil in it. And they just have a bunch of businesses around the globe, like a tombstone factory, a uranium mine, etc.

RIP, Raul Julia. 1940-1994.He was perfect as Gomez Addams. He died during filming his last film, Street Fighter. Before the credits rolled it had this: "For Raul. Vaya Con Dios." He was seriously ill during production of Addams Family Values.

Gomez Addams is one of the top 10 wealthiest fictional characters in all of literature, right up there with Scrooge and Bruce Wayne. Some of that money was indeed family money, but most of it came from Gomez’s investments. Gomez Addams is a financial genius, everything he touches turns to gold, and he always makes the oddest investments. He once bought a swamp that no one wanted and discovered an untapped oil reservoir. He owns a crocodile farm he named Crocodiles Unlimited. That’s where the wealth comes from.

Honestly they’re such a cute couple, they’re both passionate, attentive parents and they look after each other’s needs and listen to each other - I straight up told my bf “if we aren’t like that when we’re married, I don’t want it” and he agreed 😂😂 he’s saving up for an engagement ring

"As if she doesn't want that kiss" Honestly I thought it was completely on brand and raunchy humor. She want's the kiss...exactly where she guided him.

15:50 Funny what you said about them sending the kids to school. In the black and white sitcom, they didn't send the kids to school cause they argued why get kids only to get rid of them. And when they do send Wednesday and Pugsley to school, they end up complaining to the school cause Wednesday came home crying after the teacher read them classic fairy tales. She cried about a poor dragon getting slain, and a poor old witch getting burned alive. Hansel and Gretel are delinquents! 🤣

Fun fact Christina Ricci went to the casting call for her brother because he auditioned for Pugsley and the casting directors loved her so much they cast her as Wednesday.

The clock is actually showing Gomez biting Morticias neck like a vampire, there was a similar one in the show but this one is showing Gomez biting her neck over and over to count the three strikes at the beginning of the hour, she is leaning back to accept being bitten not cause she doesn’t want him.

They're not only passionate, but also the most gracious of hosts. They strive to make any visitor feel welcomed and appreciated, and included in family gatherings.

15:56 Well in the 60s tv series Gomez was initially against sending them to school because "why have children only to get rid of them" and when pointed out that while 6 year old Wednesday can already breed thoroughbred spider s (she's a bit more of a perky goth in the tv show but still very memorable, she's also the younger sibling) at school she'd learn how to read Gomez pointed out "What is there for a 6 year old to read?" "Well someday she'll be 26" "See you then". Ultimately though Morticia felt it would be better if the children were given the chance to play with other children their age. They nearly pulled them out of school after 1 day after they found out that the school was encouraging violence by giving the children storybooks where knights in shining armour kill "poor defenceless dragons"

We all wanna be like Morticia and Gomez but lowkey we're all Fester in the second movie 😔😔😔😔

You know, her falling for Cousin It pretty much after one night really says something about how shitty her marriage and husband were lol.

from the creators notes. the wealth is inherited, but also gomez is extremely lucky in the stock market. he just keeps adding to their wealth. also THE ADDAMS ARE NOT EVIL.

In the Adams universe the wealth is explained through Gomez being a "savvy investor" well actually he's just lucky he invests money in something odd for no reason and out of nowhere that industry starts thriving and he ends up making tons of money.

Most of Gomez’s money is made via investments that he makes on a whim and lucks out on. There are times he’s disappointed that he didn’t lose money.

About the beginning: I don't think they hate Christmas. They just don't like uninvited guests, so they're basically, in their minds, defending their castle from an invading force.

19:05 Cousin Itt is an extremely charming and interesting man. Plus he's very attentive when he talks to you - and he's so cultured and talented as well

The Addams Family is my absolute favourite movie! From the family bond, to Morticia and Gomez, just perfect. Anjelica Huston will always be the best Morticia, no one can compete with her cheekbones

You can watch the Adam's Family any time. These characters always makes me smile, and I love how devoted the two are to one another.

It think one of the only other pieces of media I’ve seen the ‘married couple hates eachother’ trope subverted is the ‘my babysitters a vampire’ series from disney? The movie and the show have the parents constantly going on dates, obviously not as iconic as our duo here but it’s refreshing! Loved the commentary as usual sophia!

God I love these movies. Literally THE perfect casting, Raul Julia and Angelica Houston ARE Gomez & Morticia.

The original comic strip by Charles Addams was actually about them being stuffy old money creeps (based on his own family), who were so detachted because of that. Thee ooky spooky aspect was then exaggerated for the 60s tv show.

I love this series so much. It was a big part of my childhood. The second is so iconic and I still feel like Joan Crawford was not given enough praise for her role as Debbie. And Morticia and Gomez are forever couple goals for me. Also, my mom's boyfriend looks like fester but he's an actual creep lol

Darn right they’re goals. They were pretty much made for each other!

16:28 So glad to see Wednesday's parents appreciate the importance of education. I'm hoping Wednesday will major in drama, she has a natural stage presence

I love Christina’s version of Wednesday ❤ I’m also really happy she will be in the new Wednesday Addams series.

Morticia & Gomez 🤝🏼 Bob & Linda Marriage goals ❤️❤️✨

Pretty sure the Addams have so much money is because of how eclectic and devoted the family is to each other. Despite being unwanted in high social circles, they still participate in them. They also don't really give a shit about money, so a lot of it are from risky investments that they lucked out on (stocks and bonds), unwanted property deeds that became lucrative all over the world, gold bullion in the vault (some of the Addams clan used to be pirates, swindlers, gamblers etc), and possibly ancient bribes and blackmail hoping to drive them out from countries all over the world. The fact that their family is still huge in number (they seem pretty indestructible for human standards) and strongly attached to the family means more money will come in from every weirdo all over the glove that identifies as an Addams for decades to come.

i’m pretty sure christina ricci was only 10 in this, she’s incredible

The sequel is one of my all time favs! Although no one will beat Christina Ricci's Wednesday, I'm still really looking forward to Tim Burton's take on the iconic macabre family.

When you and your partner love each other the way Gomez and Morticia do, you know it's real.

I wonder if she hadn't clipped the roses and just let them die and become brown, if Morticia would just keep them on the bush instead of deadheading them. But yeah, Fester with hair looks kind of like Beetlejuice to me. Whenever my family gets Girl Scout cookies, I always quote, "Are they made from real Girl Scouts?"

The Addams family sets an unreasonable standard for family unity. And I'm not saying that to be obtuse, I really think they set a standard that is tough to follow because they are immortal, therefor making it impossible for them to truly connect with the community they live in. Tish and Gomez love each other to death, yeah, but think about the family dynamic in general. They have almost no political association outside of their own family values (rim-shot), no axe to grind with any person or group or entity. They are obscenely wealthy and therefore want for nothing, beyond engaging with each other in some kind of edgy discourse or activity. Even the kids get along in a way that is enviable. They don't hate or even really dislike each other...how could they, when they are both functionally un-killable? The Addams are undying wealthy indifference personified. They can't related to (and often irritate) their neighbors, they seem strange and almost alien to those who encounter them directly and they are immune to most forms of antagonism. They CAN expand their influence by expanding their family and inviting new members to join (such as Margaret becoming Cousin It's wife and starting a family with him) but they remain apart. They like it that way, but since they cannot die and rarely suffer from any permanent financial/social setback, they remain the gleeful, undaunted, implacable "other" that makes all other families seem insincere and vapid by comparison. As fun as it is to watch them get the better of those we clearly find inferior, single minded and jealous of their happiness, in reality, if we knew a family like the Addams in real life, we'd probably secretly hate them. It's a fun little escapist fantasy thought. 😅 I can't wait for the pageant scene from the second film. Also what do you think about "Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey"? Another good film with Thanksgiving vibes. Great Vid!

So much of this delves into the original material, the original magazine cartoons and the TV series development. All of the characters had a particular look. Gomez in the cartoons was squatter and creepier-looking, but Raul was perfect because of his eyes. Even many of the original cartoon jokes wound up in this script ("Are you happy, darling?" "Yes. Yes, completely!") No explanation where their wealth came from, but Gomez, whose development is largely thanks to actor John Astin (Sean Astin's step-dad) was an active businessman, constantly reading stocks and throwing around money. He established Gomez as super passionate, kissing his wife's arm every time she spoke French, and being deeply in love with his wife. The result was the most openly physically romantic couple on TV at the time (not as much heavy breathing though). Many of their eccentricities here were present in the TV series. Morticia clipped the tops off roses, in between feeding meat to her man-eating plants. Gomez was an active swordsman and loved to crash his toy trains. Fester often entertained the children by putting light bulbs in his mouth. Grandmama flung knives. Lurch was a more important character in the TV series, due to the actor Ted Cassidy. His groaning is iconic. One of the most famous episodes includes a scene with little Wednesday trying to teach Lurch how to dance. Some backstory is different, but I'm not sure if it was completely consistent in the TV series anyway. In many episodes, Uncle Fester seems to be the children's uncle, but in other episodes he's Morticia's uncle.

i could immediately tell you were going for a Morticia look so i would say it worked well lol

Fester with hair probably isn't the freakiest Christopher Lloyd looked in a movie. Just give him a small tuft of white hair, cartoon red eyes and a high pitched voice and I think you know who I'm talking about. Also, that thing you said about who hired Thing. I'm sure there's a joke somewhere about how he's a...hired hand! :D

The 2nd movie is a must watch, it is one of those rare sequels that is even better than the first.

Morticha was my first crush as a kid and definitely explains the kinks I have now 😂

Many of the quick scenes in this movie were based on the original one-frame comics by Chas. Addams. In fact, that opening scene, pouring boiling oil on the carolers is arguable one of his most well-known drawings.

In the 60’s sitcom the Addams actually enjoyed celebrating Christmas. And not some weird off-shoot like full on Christmas with a tree and Santa and everything.

i love these two movies 💜💜🤌🤌 Christina Ricci as Wednesday Adams is gold 🖤🖤

Fun fact: The girls scout is Harmony from Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Not well known is that the brother Pugsley is played by the older brother of Ariel Winter who played Alex Dunphy in Modern Family.

When she mentioned something dark with Christmas I couldn't help but think about Krampus, Wednesday must be waiting to see Krampus every year >♡

Get well soon!! As someone who also experienced COVID this year, I understood how movies can cope your sickness.

There is an octopus on the bed because they had a pet octopus named Aristotle in the show.

21:22 I never thought of that til now, lol. But I read a similar quote (that nearly brought me to tears lol), "At some point in your childhood, you and your friends went outside to play together for the last time, and nobody knew it."

My biggest question I always had with this movie and the sequel is what happens to Tully and Margaret's son after she marries Cousin It? Also a couch tombstone is kind of iconic.

THE INTRO IS GIVING EVERYTHING LMFAOOOO

S'ok, Sophia: If you ain't got a man that wants you like Gomez wants Morticia, you don't want that anyway ;)

Maybe instead of Santa they want his polar opposite Krampus to visit them

Morticia and Gomez are absolutely couple's goals... but Wednesday is my spirit animal lol.

This couple own my heart and I love it and I love this movie it’s safe and happy and kind and idc about anyone else’s opinion on this movie because it’s perfect

Wonderful review! Please watch Cinema Therapy's video about a therapist who uses Morticia & Gomez's relationship to show that yes, they do have a beautiful relationship worthy to emulate!

Sisiw is a Filipino snack that is chicken intestines barbecued on a stick. Around the world, people eat liver. Haggis is sheep stomach filled with other foods. So, yes, Morticia is quite cultured. 👌

I've watched this move dozens of times and I never picked up that gomez playing with trains when he's stressed is a normal dad thing to do 🤣

I don't know if you know this (I was waiting for you to bring it up) but the girl selling Girl Scout cookies shows up in the second movie and plays Amanda, the "it" girl who bullies Wednesday and Pugsly and gets the main part in the play!

22:11 Thar's such a lovely pendant! I love the green-and-silver.

There is a fantastic queer reading to this film, more-so in the sequel. The latter was confirmed by the writer, who was brought on late for the first film to do rewrites. Fester in this one, however, is a man without a loving family because of how different he is from ‘normal’ society. Being an Addams in this case is being loved for who you are. To be truly accepted for things that close-minded people shun you for.

1:04 I love how no one talks about the new-ish animated ones 😂😂 let us all continue to forget that those 2 movies exist 👍🏾

Nice to see you preparing for Netflix's 'Wednesday' TV series.

Gomez Addams is originally a Lawyer. In the original comic. Although he rarely practices, he boasts of having put many criminals behind bars while acting as their defense attorney. In the original TV show, he is the executor of the Addams family estate. Also Debbie mention a gold mine, so they certainly have that too.

Oh man, I LOVE The Addams Family. So happy you did this movie! Not even just this movie. I love the sequel, the 1960s series, I even like the 2019 animated movie. The follow up to that movie was OK but I didn't like it as much. I also love The New Addams Family series which is a 90s version of the 1960s series. Not a lot of people like it but I personally really enjoy it. I feel like both versions have what the other doesn't if that makes sense. The one Addams Family production I cannot bring myself to watch is The Addams Family Reunion. Anyways, looking forward to your Addams Family Values video! Hope you can get around to watching the classic series on your own time or for a video! I highly recommend the series! Both the 1960s series and the 90s series!

A nightmare before Christmas should be up your alley

i love that Thing isn’t treated like a pet. Thing treated like a person, because, Thing is not a pet.

Canonically from comics and original media Gomez Addams is descended from Castilian royalty, thereby inheriting a large sum of money to provide to the Addams family net worth. From there he made alot of investments which grew it further

Addams Family Values is a perfect movie, I think. So I'll be looking forward to that one The first movie is alright. The cast and the production design are perfect, but the writing lets it down a bit. It's okay.

The 'kiss' isn't a kiss. She's leaning back so he can motorboat her. It's love.

Adams Family Values is 100% a Thanksgiving movie, tho.

I loveee the Addams family movies so I'm excited for you to do the sequel as well!

I think Morticia's figurine leans back so that Gomes' kisses her breasts lol

I adore every video of yours I get to watch. This movie I think I prefer to the sequel but it's a very close race. Like 55-45% instead of 50-50%. I don't think the casting could have been more perfect for this or the Clue film. Honestly they're all great ensemble casts.

Watching your reactions makes me appreciate these films even more. I forgot how great Addams Family is (even though I love it and watch it whenever I can)

you should watch at least one episode of the original it's cute and Gomez and Morticia are just as adorable.

I love this movie so much!

I am a big fan of the Addams Family TV series growing up. I watched the reruns. This movie and the sequel did the best job of capturing the essence of the series.

I love your videos ! They are so fun!!!

This is good to watch all year round lol. Awesome hair and background and intro lol and reaction

YES THEY ARE COUPLE GOALS! Gay, straight, non-binaries... they are couple goals!!!!

Sorry you were sick. Thanks for the video and you look great!

For the Money of addams family, it's explained by many things : 1- We know gomez got a salt mine, buzzard farm, tombstone factory & stock in insurance company. Others family members are shown to be way less poor except cousin itt that we knew very little about. Gomez share a part of his stock with Uncle feister to protect him from bein poor. Morticia is native of a noble family which help her

This movie was a classic since the TV show

So at 2:14 you say Morticia’s cuckoo is leaning away from the kiss, but look where Gomez’s cuckoo ends up kissing.

Granny could have been replaced 😅 Carol Kane is fantastic as Granny in the sequel.

You're a pretty adorable and funny person. Glad i subscribe.

NO WAY I WAS LEGIT GONNA SUGGEST YOU WATCH THIS AHHHHHHHHHH LOVE THIS MOVIEÈEE

Fun fact: the reason Morticia cuts the heads off the roses is because Gomez is allergic to roses.

Giiiiirl you're really treating yourself by watching the big AF! I hope corona didn't beat you down too hard!

commentary as blue cousin IT....I'm here for it!

Love the intro 😂also I have an idea of a series you could react to! Its from the same people that made/animated Avatar: The Last Airbender so I thought you might like it cause you liked avatar. The series is called The Dragon Prince and it has 4 seasons

Happy and safe Nomember month, Sophia.

HAHAHA THE INTRO

Much of their wealth is due to the business activities of Gomez Addams. The character is portrayed as being heavily invested in Wall Street, and owning multiple businesses around the world. This includes a uranium mine, an exotic animal farm, a salt mine, and even a factory that manufactures tombstones.

I love how pure you are lol Gomez is motor boating morticia on the coo coo clock

The only thing that confused me about these movies is that Tully and his wife had a child, where did he go on the sequel? I also used to watch the show and Uncle Fester was, Mortica's uncle and a goofy doofus. Pugsly was also older than Wednesday. I'm not complaining, just saying it's strange how they changed the characters to fit a plot. The kids also weren't in school. I also was upset when Mortica's plants didn't move, the vines do but not the potted plants.

I dunno about the old TV show, but based on the "dubloons" they have in THIS movie, I always kind of assumed some past generation of Addamses were pirates, and that's where they got all that loot from lol.

09:50 Yes she is. You should see the original Morticia played by Carolyn Jones. Equally as beautiful and hilarious.

Something dark about Christmas is that there is a legend called krampus and basically he takes naughty kids away from his parents

i too love the second one more.