r/moviecritic • u/TapAdmirable5666 • 1d ago

Mrs. Doubtfire is a weird movie

So I got to choose a movie to watch with the kids (9, 13 and 15) and decided to show them a childhood classic. Mrs. Doubtfire.

That movie was a hell of a lot weirder then I remember.

I remember Pierce Brosnan being the bad guy but honestly the guy didn’t do anything wrong and is mostly the victim of Robin Williams.

And the part in the restaurant with Robin Williams telling him he has to compete with a vibrator which pounds like a jackhammer. WHAT KIND OF KIDS MOVIE IS THIS!? 😂

I mean the kids liked the movie so mission accomplished but damn the 90’s were something else.

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u/captarne 1d ago

Finally someone else thinks this movie is odd!

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u/kevnmartin 1d ago

I took my nine year old to this when it first came out. Fortunately most of those kinds of jokes flew right over his head. But it is a weird movie. I feel the same way about The Santa Claus, Judge Reinhold played a really nice guy and he was vilified for it.

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u/LordyIHopeThereIsPie 1d ago

I put on the Santa Clause in a fit of nostalgia with my kids last week and they didn't enjoy it at all. It was just a bit weird even for me having enjoyed it as a kid.

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u/kevnmartin 1d ago

Don't feel bad. My son thought Bambi was dumb. He was 4.

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u/Longjumping-Pen5469 1d ago

The opinion of a 4 year old doesn't count