Big Top Pee-wee

Pee-wee's Big Adventure was an unparallelled cinematic delight. It brought to attention the previously unknown Tim Burton, who provided the perfect starring vehicle for oddball comedian Pee-wee Herman (in real life Paul Reubens).The mingling of Burton's kitsch aesthetic with Reuben's... Full review

Don't get me wrong....like most children of the '80s, I am a die-hard Pee-Wee fan. But, this movie is just too much. Unlike "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure", "Big Top Pee-Wee" is too slow-paced and not anything even ressembling the first movie. It's... Full review

Don't get me wrong....like most children of the '80s, I am a die-hard Pee-Wee fan. But, this movie is just too much. Unlike "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure", "Big Top Pee-Wee" is too slow-paced and not anything even ressembling the first movie. It's... Full review

We somehow went from a rousing cross country adventure that was the first Pee Wee movie with lots of colorful characters and some really strange situations, but overall funny to a one town movie that is strange and not in a... Full review

After enjoying the surprisingly-fun "Pee Wee's Big Adventure," I was happy to give this this a look. Well, one out of two ain't bad, I guess. That first movie was good; this was not. However, the first 10-15 minutes was... Full review

Don't believe the low average rating below, Big Top Pee Wee is the only movie I have ever seen that made me cackle throughout it's 90 minute run time. Paul Reubens portrays the childlike Pee Wee with such wondrous physical... Full review

Looks more like a different story then a sequel but it's not really good like the first one. The first one is funnier this one is just lame and not funny. Stick with the first one.... Full review

Looks more like a different story then a sequel but it's not really good like the first one. The first one is funnier this one is just lame and not funny. Stick with the first one.... Full review

Here's the thing, just about every review I've read on here compares this film to Big Adventure. Stop! This is not a sequel to Pee-Wee's first film. It is simply a new movie containing the same character. As you will see,... Full review

I love Pee Wee's Big Adventure, the one in which Pee Wee Herman travels to Texas and California in search of his stolen bike and I bought the DVD for that adorable and funny movie! I saw this sequel and... Full review

Top stands as a truly terrible flick. Was it possible that Top really wasn't a bad film Frankly, we felt absolutely shocked at what we saw, for we could scarcely imagine a less funny and entertaining film. ... Full Review

Rated PG, but inoffensive, "Big Top Pee-wee" is just boring. That can also be said of Kleiser's biggest hit and best film, "Grease. If the movie is sluggish, you should see Kristofferson's performance. ... Full Review

much of the first film's magic and goodwill..... ... Full Review

The jokes are juvenile and stale as week-old crackers.....Herman's magic, on display so aptly in his Big Adventure , is nowhere to be found in this limp sequel.....Big Top Pee-wee 's main flaw is that it isn't funny, ever..... ... Full Review

Show business loves nothing more than a comeback -- that's what comedian Paul Reubens is banking on for his next big adventure, at least. Variety reports that Reubens is reviving his insanely insane alter-ego Pee-wee Herman for a limited engagement... ... Full Article

Those crazy folks over at Asylum.com have come up with a "Top 10 Pigs we Love " list, in honor (?) of swine flu. Check out their list and add your own! : Despite their often adorable appearance (and delicious... ... Full Article

Showing a thorough misunderstanding of what made the daft 1985 comedy classic ''Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' so special, Big Top Pee-Wee , the follow-up replaces visionary director Tim Burton with hack Randal Kleiser (''Grease'') and spends way too much time on... ... Full Article

From Amazon : There's nothing wrong with Randall Kleiser's Big Top Pee-Wee that Pee-Wee's Big Adventure director Tim Burton wouldn't be able to fix. Take the scene in which entwined farmer and botanist Pee-Wee and ravishing circus performer Gina (Valeria... ... Full Article