The Burbs is one those films that I watched one or twice as a little kid. Now ten years later later, I couldn't remember most of it and watching it after all those years, I see I didn't miss much. It does have some highlights and I found some stuff enjoyable but all in all, it is kind of a mess that needs a lot of work.
Set in a suburban neighborhood, The Burbs is the story of a family who get new neighbours who move in next door and seem very different and out of place. Over a holiday weekend, the family starts to investigate what's up with these people. Overall, it is an original plot that works to some degree.
The film does have some pretty good characters. As usual, Tom Hanks does well with the lead role and the film does provide him with a good character. He moves the film throughout.
The strange and mysterious people here are the next door neighbors. From what I saw of them, I liked them. They are original characters with a creepy side and when they are on-screen, they make the scene much more interesting.
What is neat about this movie is that there is a nice message too and I think this is kind of different for a film like this to do that. The message is only mentioned only one time but it is inspiring in many ways and it had an effect on me.
Unfortunately, this film is just too goofy and over-the top. There are many ways scenes I was laughing but at all the wrong things. Also, many of the characters are very childish. Even though I like him in a way, Corey Feldman's character is very dumb and he has some very cheap lines. Some of his actions at the end are very unrealistic including letting some friends over to watch action in the neighbor's house. Like I said before, Tom Hank's character is good but he can be dumb and unrealistic as well.
The film is also shot in a real weird way. It is shot on Colonial Street at the Universal Studies. With this location, it just makes the film seem more unrealistic and makes me wonder why they didn't choose another location.
The Burbs is a rather dumb film that has the 1980's written all over it. Feel free to pass on it but I would give it at least one visit for a lot of reasons.
3/5
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