The Little Rascals (1994)

The Little Rascals (1994): Dir: Penelope Spheeris / Cast: Bug Hall, Travis Tedford, Brittany Ashton Holmes, Kevin Jamal Woods, Zachary Mabry: Misguided family film about trouble and innocence. It regards a group of children who hang out at a club house with a strict rule against girls. This becomes a problem when one of the members is caught courting a little girl. This is the film's first problem. There might be nostalgia for fans of the classic TV show but for a family film this presents themes that may be above the age group this is aimed at. The relationship between one of the Rascals and the girl comes off somewhat disturbing in terms of dialogue that skirts adult. After the club house burns down they attempt to raise money and the method is a kids race for a cash prize. This might have been the proper angle to present this material. Director Penelope Spheeris is coming off great success with Wayne's World but here she is backed by a production that resembles the classic program but without a screenplay worthy of it. It doesn't even seem nostalgic for those whom may celebrate the popular TV program. The young cast play out their roles with certain appeal but the adult communication is a distraction. Another issue is the lack of parents. There is numerous celebrity cameos supporting the show's popularity but the end result is a bigger mess than anything the rascals conjure up. Score: 4 / 10

How come this movie have got only 5.6, it should be above 7.5 at least ? My rating is 10/10!!!My wife recommended this movie 3 years back. Though I must admit I was not very much interested to watch this, still rented the DVD. As soon as I start watching, immediately I came to know my wife was right. I cannot think of a single portion of a movie which can get better. The child stars are phenomenal, The storyline could get no better - I cant believe my eyes how come the kids deliver such a perfect actions - the direction just took my breath away.Its the best children movie I have ever seen and my recommendation if for all ages. Now my 1.5 years daughter also loves this one.

I liked the film "The Little Rascals" ever since my parents took me to see it at the theater in 1994 when I was 6. It would be years before I saw it again but I like it even more now.The film did not receive positive reviews and most considered it to be an average movie at the most, but in my opinion the film is above average. The film has a very 'cuteness' feel to it. You have children acting as if they were adults and actual adults rarely appear in the film or have a small contribution to the plot. It's entertaining to watch the romantic relationship between Alfalfa and Darla. It made me warm and tingly inside! I won't spoil the movie for you, but if you haven't seen this classic, do check it out.

Yes, it seriously was. I'm not joking. I would rather tattoo 'Pocket Ninjas 4 life' across my chest with Brad Bufanda's face beneath it. Luckily, throughout the movie I was considerably stoned, and if I hadn't been, I probably would have gone downtown with a knife looking for something to kill. This movie made me the most angry I had ever been, which is surprising because I never get angry. Anyway...The movie starts out with a gang of homosexual children (who fear women more than having acid thrown in their faces) who are members of a club located in some decrepit shed, the proprietor (a 7 year old child) not in the least concerned about the state of the shed, nor what could be lurking inside it. This is just one mistake that the producers made, out of hundreds, most of them can be called 'Common sense & logic deficiency error'. There are so many factual errors, continuity errors, audio errors, and any type of error within this movie that there are at least 3 happening at any given moment, from start to finish. For a start, what kind of parent would let their 7 year old child roam free through wherever they are (Detroit?) and get pursued by a pair of crackhead 12 year old mulletheads, congregate within a shed that's falling to pieces, and follow a child called Alfalfa trying to get him to leave a joke of a relationship he has with -holds breath- a girl. I lost track of the movie from around that time. Had I been alone, I would have started screaming at the television. Had I taken acid, I would have died. Actually, if you gave me anything (sedatives, benzo's) something would have been stabbed or broken. Had someone injected a pound of crystallized Valium directly into my brain, I still would have gone into some hysterical stabbing frenzy.Maybe.