Pee Wee's Big Holiday

[Autbot_Benz]

Not sure if there are any Pee Wee Herman Fans from his days of Pee Wee's Playhouse and Pee Wee's Big Adventure. Coming to Netflix is Pee Wee's Big Holiday

Here is the trailer

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[drgon78]

Looks like it might actually be interested. I always did like his first movie though never cared for the TV show.

[Raph's Girl]

This actually looks pretty funny but it totally contradicts the previous PeeWee movie as it says he's never left the town...

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Maybe it's a prequel?

I'll definitely watch if Mark Mothersbaugh and/or Danny Elfman do the music.

[drgon78]

Didn't think about that but it does contradict the original movie unless it is a prequel or just an unrelated outing.

[Leo656]

I think we're trying too hard if we're trying to look for continuity in the Pee-Wee Herman universe. C'mon. :lol:

[Mew]

Cool that it's out on my Birthday! :tgrin: I'll watch it.

[chrisdude]

Pee-wee's stuff is never connected. Recurring characters, sometimes, but that's about it. But yeah, I'm all about it. I'm actually hosting a party on release day. Pee-wee is probably my third favorite thing, after TMNT and Star Trek.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Wait a minute... is that Simone at 1:31?

[chrisdude]

It sure is. Probably the actress playing a different role, but still. I do wonder how many cameos and returning actors the movie will have.

[sdp]

Loved PeeWee as a kid when it aired then watched again when Adult Swim started airing the Playhouse and was amused by how entertaining it was to watch as an adult. I started watching the show on Netflix last year and I'm almost done, I took so long since I've only been watching one episode a week, I also watched both movies for the first time, both are ok but not as fun as the playhouse and the first is definitely overrated. The Christmas special became one of my favorite Christmas specials of all time and plan to watch the HBO specials and in character guest appearances in talk shows so it'll be good to finish this year and a half year journey of Pee-Wee with a new movie which is likely the last one as well. I remember the original plans Rubens had for the character was two movies, a sequel to the first and a darker version of the playhouse for adults. That was nearly ten years ago but it'd be cool if we still got the darker playhouse movie though.

[chrisdude]

Here are two Pee-wee things I can't stand. Big Top Pee-wee and that Christmas special. I think it's the musical guests I can't stand...

[Powder]

So, this is out now. Who watched it?

I did, & boy, did it suck. They should've called this "Pee Wee's Big F**k Up". I'm a fan of just about everything done with the title character, & given the wide variety of stuff he gets into, I went into it with an open mind. To sum it up, decent concept, horrible execution. For starters, Pee-Wee doesn't really feel like Pee-wee. Is it Rubans, has he lost it? I don't really put the blame on him, at least not in full. He went into the project enthusiastically, he looked absolutely wonderful & you could tell he was enjoying the ride. Buuuut the zest is gone. It's not that the charm has worn off, or that he's fallen victim to modern tropes, no, it's that his zippy personality's been zapped. The iconic catch phrases, trademark laugh, & cycling tone of voice seem all to have called in sick for this feature, leaving us with a very stale & almost passive aggressive exoskeleton. Rather than spunk & spontaneity, we're met with mood swings, snippy remarks, & cowardice. The film comes off as if it were created by a team who had only second-hand knowledge of the series, one who rather than watch the previous installments & learn from them, were given the gist by someone who'd seen the originals 20 some-odd years ago. It's not entirely without humor or heart, it has a few cheap laughs & nods to past material, but putting aside the novelty of seeing the man himself again, there isn't even much of a nostalgia factor to use as crutches. The bulk of the supporting cast were poorly acted, the soundtrack, while pleasant, was generic, every use of effects, be it practical or digital, sucked, & the lack of any continuity with previous films is more of a hindrance than it is a means to expand.

It's not offensively flawed so much as it is prime example of "This didn't need to be made". Boring, uninspired, & ultimately a great waste of potential, given the opportunities, timing, & budget made available to all involved. Under the right direction, with the right script, & a bit more elbow grease, this could've been a banger. Instead, it's bland, forgettable, & makes you want to watch one of the originals.

[chrisdude]

I had a couple friends over, last night, to check this out. We all enjoyed it. It was decent, which is better than I feared. We had plenty of laughs. While the story sort of treaded old ground, they took the character to new places, and, I feel, matured him a bit.

While they were plenty of nods to previous material, it didn't feel like too much. And there's never really been continuity between Pee-wee projects.

This is passion project for Paul Reubens. Something he's been working to get off the ground for years. I'm certain this wasn't a halfhearted effort, on his part. Reubens has lamented that the character never had a proper sendoff, but this doesn't really feel like an attempt at one. I would expect another effort.

[sdp]

I also watched it and I thought it was fine and while not amazing it has entertaining segments. I would rank it second to the other films I'm not really a big fan of either of the two previous movies though but that might have to do that I never watched them as a kid, only the playhouse show which is much wilder and what I like about Pee-Wee the most. I do agree that Pee-Wee's personality felt off at times, like he was turned down a notch but it was still him and it was great to see this character have new interactions.

Like I mentioned I was watching the Playhouse and finished last week and the last episode does work as a "send off" to the character. Rubens always mentioned two movies, one that would be like the Burton movie and one that dealt with the Playhouse. Hopefully we can still get that one made.

[Autbot_Benz]

I just watched it. It was ok not as good as Big Adventure or the Playhouse show. I laughed a little nothing really memorable.

[Andrew NDB]

I just watched it. It was ok not as good as Big Adventure or the Playhouse show. I laughed a little nothing really memorable.

Those are kind of my thoughts. It was OK.