Review of Big Top Pee-wee (1988) by Tianaphylius P — 19 Feb 2006

Still great but nothing beats the big adventure!

This review of Big Top Pee-wee (1988) was written by Tianaphylius P on 19 Feb 2006.

Big Top Pee-wee has generally received mixed reviews.

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I remember seeing Big Top Pee-Wee in the theater in 1988, I enjoyed it but was a bit disappointed…

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I'm a big Pee-wee Herman fan. This film is about Pee-wee falling in love with a hot circus girl. This is not like Tim Burton's film…

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No tim burton. the first one was much better…

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I kinda wanna see this again, I had no idea Benicio Del Toro was in this movie…

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By Aj V (1,538) on 13 Feb 2011

This movie was a horrible follow up to the awesome original Pee-wee movie. If only they could have got Burton back to direct it…

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Couldn't come anywhere close to touching the brilliance of 'Pee-Wee's Big Adventure'. It might have had a chance if Tim Burton were attached again…

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This follow-up to 'Pee-Wee's Big Adventure' (1985) might be less satisfying, but still has a sense of uncomplicated fun about it…

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As in cooking, there are times when you tinker with the recipe too much and the end result is less than satisfying…

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I've always thought this movie was hilarious even though many people consider it an awful sequel…

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