It seems that history repeats itself. That seems to be the case with movies these days. There’s a new cycle of rebooted Star Trek movies. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are getting new movies. There’s even a new Ghostbusters movie. Netflix decided to get into the game with a new Pee-Wee Herman movie. Yes, that Pee-Wee Herman, the childlike alter ego of Paul Reubens that started as a stage act in the early 1980s. (Reubens is in his 60s now, even if Pee-Wee is forever young.)
The story is similar to Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure. Instead of a stolen bike, Pee-Wee is set off on his adventure after meeting Joe Manganiello. Joe shows up in the diner where Pee-Wee works. After becoming best of friends, Joe invites Pee-Wee to his birthday party in New York. There’s just one problem: Pee-Wee has no interest in leaving Fairville. Joe leaves Pee-Wee to reconsider, which Pee-Wee does. He sets out on a trip that takes a lot of unexpected turns. He meets several interesting characters along the way. The journey may not have gone to plan, but Pee-Wee ends up where he needs to be.
It’s strange how some movies or songs will always be enjoyable to some people while other people will have no use for them. It seems like most of the people I know love Pee-Wee Herman or could do without him. When I told my parents about the new movie, they weren’t all that excited, but I know that there are a lot of fans that won’t be disappointed. Even if the movie is similar, it’s fun for me to see the character again. Paul Reubens will forever be known for this character and still manages to play him well. Throughout the movie, I was rooting for Pee-Wee to make it to New York.
The only real downside to the movie is that, so far as I know, you have to have (or know someone who has) Netflix to watch it. I’m not sure if there were any plans to continue the franchise or if this was a one-off deal. Wikipedia mentions some projects that may happen, but I don’t see anything new for the character on IMDb. I don’t know if anyone will be signing up for Netflix just for this movie, but if you do, tell them Large Marge sent you.
The story is similar to Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure. Instead of a stolen bike, Pee-Wee is set off on his adventure after meeting Joe Manganiello. Joe shows up in the diner where Pee-Wee works. After becoming best of friends, Joe invites Pee-Wee to his birthday party in New York. There’s just one problem: Pee-Wee has no interest in leaving Fairville. Joe leaves Pee-Wee to reconsider, which Pee-Wee does. He sets out on a trip that takes a lot of unexpected turns. He meets several interesting characters along the way. The journey may not have gone to plan, but Pee-Wee ends up where he needs to be.
It’s strange how some movies or songs will always be enjoyable to some people while other people will have no use for them. It seems like most of the people I know love Pee-Wee Herman or could do without him. When I told my parents about the new movie, they weren’t all that excited, but I know that there are a lot of fans that won’t be disappointed. Even if the movie is similar, it’s fun for me to see the character again. Paul Reubens will forever be known for this character and still manages to play him well. Throughout the movie, I was rooting for Pee-Wee to make it to New York.
The only real downside to the movie is that, so far as I know, you have to have (or know someone who has) Netflix to watch it. I’m not sure if there were any plans to continue the franchise or if this was a one-off deal. Wikipedia mentions some projects that may happen, but I don’t see anything new for the character on IMDb. I don’t know if anyone will be signing up for Netflix just for this movie, but if you do, tell them Large Marge sent you.
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