I see both people comparing this film to ones intended for older audiences and people comparing the film to the original 1930s series.
Kids movies, and most movies for that matter, made in the early 90s were not made to be realistic. They were just done for laughs. Does anyone complain about Home Alone being unrealistic with an 8 year old thwarting two armed thugs over and over? No. Possibly because it was a much better movie.
However, to complain that this movies isn't like the 1930s series is also laughable in and of itself. I mean, what would you have them do? Film it in black and white? Reinsert long pauses between lines? Even poorer quality acting? Make it less comprehensible?
Go watch an episode from the 30s, then imagine sitting through that for 110 minutes in the era of online streaming. Forget even that. This movie came out in the era after, Aladdin, Hook, The Lion King, Home Alone, The Sandlot, just to name a few, and people want 1930s style comedy back?
You'd think the original was on par with Game of Thrones for the time it was made the way some people are talking. Not to mention the overt racism. Literally dressing black character 'Buckwheat' who they literally dress up like a clown and talks in incoherent slave speak. Want that back too?
All that said, the original show was meant to be endearing and it is. As is this 1994 remake. I don't like to use the excuse, 'it's made for kids' as an excuse for poor artistry, but at the same time you can't expect something like this to be Citizen Kane. You gotta take it for what it is, and what it is, is still a mediocre guilty pleasure with many funny moments that you can watch in the background and be moderately entertained if you turn your brain off.
If you're looking for a similar film that's much more well done, I would recommend watching the Sandlot.
Kids movies, and most movies for that matter, made in the early 90s were not made to be realistic. They were just done for laughs. Does anyone complain about Home Alone being unrealistic with an 8 year old thwarting two armed thugs over and over? No. Possibly because it was a much better movie.
However, to complain that this movies isn't like the 1930s series is also laughable in and of itself. I mean, what would you have them do? Film it in black and white? Reinsert long pauses between lines? Even poorer quality acting? Make it less comprehensible?
Go watch an episode from the 30s, then imagine sitting through that for 110 minutes in the era of online streaming. Forget even that. This movie came out in the era after, Aladdin, Hook, The Lion King, Home Alone, The Sandlot, just to name a few, and people want 1930s style comedy back?
You'd think the original was on par with Game of Thrones for the time it was made the way some people are talking. Not to mention the overt racism. Literally dressing black character 'Buckwheat' who they literally dress up like a clown and talks in incoherent slave speak. Want that back too?
All that said, the original show was meant to be endearing and it is. As is this 1994 remake. I don't like to use the excuse, 'it's made for kids' as an excuse for poor artistry, but at the same time you can't expect something like this to be Citizen Kane. You gotta take it for what it is, and what it is, is still a mediocre guilty pleasure with many funny moments that you can watch in the background and be moderately entertained if you turn your brain off.
If you're looking for a similar film that's much more well done, I would recommend watching the Sandlot.