Review of Big Top Pee-wee (1988) by Cody M — 16 Jan 2013

This didn't really feel like Pee-Wee.

This review of Big Top Pee-wee (1988) was written by Cody M on 16 Jan 2013.

Big Top Pee-wee has generally received mixed reviews.

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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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By Quentin C (29) on 20 Feb 2011

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Compared to Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, the plot of this film is slightly weak and the jokes are not as fresh as those in Pee-Wee's Big Adventure,…

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I didn't care for this, but the animals were cute and made it worth what I did watch…

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If only Tim Burton could direct Pee-Wee forever, unfortunately Herman grows up a little and gets some nookie but hey even a man-child has a…

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By Robert I (1,833) on 22 Jan 2013

Pee-Wee gets lucky... Ew. Anyway, Kris Kristofferson is a God, so I'll give it an extra star. And an extra star for the hot dog tree…

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A sequel without the cleverness or originality of the first movie....quite boring…

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By Adam D (1,043) on 29 Jun 2009

Disapointed I like naive charming pee wee not sex starved horney pee wee…

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