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One of the earliest childhood films I remember and it takes me back every time I watch it.

I laughed my head off at these ill behaved little rapscallions. However, in the real world I would have cheerfully kicked their rascally little butts. Nothing realistic about the behavior of these kids at all, but I don't think that was intended. Lots of zany antics [some re-done from the old shorts from years back] and many belly laughs left me feeling good after the film was over. Thumbs up.

I can not believe some of the peoples comments about this movie being stupid. What did you expect from a kids movie, to come out of it feeling inspired? No, it's just a happy-go-lucky kids movie which i can proudly say i have watched over and over again to this day! And one user commented 'How do the kids expect to marry women in the future, with a Woman Haters club' ? Oh my god, get over yourself! Although i haven't seen the original to this, i can praise this version as a feel good film.

The basic plot is about Spanky and Alfalfa, childhood friends, who have a group called the 'He-man Women Haters club' with their other pals Porky, Buckwheat, Froggy and so on. Though Secretly, Alfalfa loves girls and has a girlfriend,Darla, who he one day has lunch with in the Boys club! When the boys find out Alfalfa lied, they ruin his lunch with Darla (Kitty Litter sandwiches and so-called grape juice!). Unfortunately and accidentally, the clubhouse burns on fire, and the boys must enter a go kart race to win money to fund repairs for their clubhouse! An excellent movie whatever other people say! 9/10 and im sticking to it!

Films and television shows that are trying to be cute to gain laughs can be quite irritating. They often rely on the audience gaining some sort of emotional investment out of seeing an adorable baby character, or young toddler, that says lines that no young kid would say, and the usual reaction is "Aaawwww!" (Full House did this for years). These types of cinema have no reason for existence, and usually try to serve as cheap entertainment that families can enjoy together. This movie is chalk full of little children doing things children would never do, no doubt with the director feeding them lines that they don't understand because they can't read yet. But, where this film is different is it's set up. The universe that these "little rascals" live in isn't the one we live in. It's some kind of parallel universe where children own their own cars and have very elaborate clubhouses, and where very young children go on romantic dates. And never once is this particularly corny. What could be a by the numbers movie turns out to be a sort of charming little movie that is fun and funny in a surreal way.

Little Alfalfa (Bug Hall) is in a group of girl-hating little boys, and they find out about his upcoming romantic date with Darla (Brittany Ashton Holmes), and they sabotage him. Meanwhile a new rich kid Waldo (Blake Ewing) has just moved in and Darla finds him quite appealing, so Alfalfa is down in the dumps. Hopefully the up-coming go-cart race is a chance for Alfalfa to get his lady back, in addition to beat Waldo, and bond with his child pal Spanky (Travis Tedford).

This kids in this movie are actually all really good actors, and that's one thing that makes this movie work. Bug Hall is one of the better young actors out there, and all the ridiculous silly lines that the kids say (though kids clearly wouldn't say in real life) are said with enough conviction, yet with a clear wink from the director and writer(s). The kids say their lines well, but with a slightly over the top script, and the mixture comes off as pretty funny.

The film runs at a brisk pace, with enough jokes to make up for it's overall lack of plot. The sets would have to be pretty cool looking to a child (at least they were to me!). The clubhouse that the kids built is designed to look like it was built by kids, but at the same time, it's so surreally elaborate. And this movie has plenty of surrealism and absurdest humor. Things will happen that make very little sense, but come off as hilarious because of how ridiculous the situation is. In one scene during the big race at the end, giant daggers come out of a kid's car and start stabbing another car. It's so ridiculous, but in the context of the movie, it comes off as normal in this universe, and jokes like this that might normally seem very over the top, play off quite well. If anything was unnecessary here, it was the numerous cameos that usually show up for no reason at all. A few of them were funny, but most of them seemed somewhat forced. Kids probably won't know who most of these people are anyways, so they won't understand that these are cameos.

Overall, this is a very enjoyable family film, with good performances (from kids no less), and a lot of really silly jokes that hit the mark. In an average episode of Full House, I probably cringe about 10 times, but in this much longer film featuring even more kids including cameos by the Olsen Twins, there was not one moment of cringing. It's actually pretty fun.

My rating: *** out of ****. 82 mins. PG for some rude humor.

To this day I can still remember seeing this film for the first time. I was about 7 and I thought it was so great. I am now nearly 21 and I still love this film. The casting is great and the acting was great for kids that young. The story was surprisingly well done as well! Probably adults won't enjoy this film as much but I think a good amount will. I definitely think kids will enjoy this film more then adults but as I said I am now an adult and I still am grateful to own this movie.

I rate is 7/10 because there were some points in this film that were a bit unrealistic and a bit too silly. However I still think this film is great

7/10

Such a sweet kids' feel-good cute flick, love all the characters and the wonderful fun things the kids do throughout. It's so adorable and to me barely much wrong with it just a delightful experience for adults and kids alike..

Ah, the 90's remake of the Hal Roach shorts from the Great Depression. I liked this movie as a child and most other kids I knew enjoyed it too. But…as an adult I feel differently about it.

Spanky (Travis Tedford) and his best friend Alfalfa (Bug Hall) are the founders of the He-Man-Woman-Haters Club, a club of little boys who get together and do "boy" things without girls. But when Alfalfa falls in puppy love with a girl named Darla (Brittany Ashton Holmes), Spanky and his other friends do everything to sabotage the relationship. And when Alfalfa accidentally burns down their clubhouse the other boys have completely had it with him, and force him to guard their prized go-cart day and night. Meanwhile, Darla has fallen for a new rich boy Waldo (Blake McIver Ewing), but Alfalfa is still determined to get her back. Everything boils down to the local fair when the boys try to win the go-cart derby, raise enough money to rebuild the clubhouse, and mend broken friendships.

This movie is…weak. The plot itself isn't that bad, and most children who watch it are entertained, but it's just not good. The overwhelming problem with this film is that none of the kids can act their way out of a paper bag. The fact that none of the kids have been in anything more than a few made for TV or straight to video movies since this proves that. Honestly I found the outtakes of the kids' mistakes funnier than the movie itself. In terms of being based off the original "Little Rascals" shorts, they don't have much to do with them aside from the same looks and names as the originals. That being said it's hard to relate children of the 90s to children of the 20's, 30's and 40's. A lot of the old ones are based on poverty, hunger, and child abuse as a part of their lives, along with other themes that were anachronistic or not applicable to children of the 90's. But they tried to integrate some themes like the go cart derby, Alfalfa singing and the He-Man-Woman-Haters Club. With that all said this is still a movie that would entertain most children under ten, but can quickly get annoying for parents that have to sit through it with them.

This movie is a legend in my neighborhood. Because one of the kids from my old school in my grade was one of the bullies. So, my classroom had to watch this. We were all wondering what he had been up too. This is the most exciting thing ever to happened in my neighborhood. Sad, isn't it? The movie "The Little Rascals" is adorable. But it lacks somewhere. The kids are all brats. I don't think I was even able to really enjoy the cameos. But this is more of a kid's film. Not a movie you'd watch as a grown up. But congats to Zac, he made it... somewhat. And the movie is enjoyable if you are 7. Otherwise, you'd might want to skip it.

5/10

Imagine a group of kids from the 1930s somehow inhabiting a modern city. This movie made me and my kids so happy that we went back to see it again the next day and bought the video when it came out. Its theatrical run didn't last very long, so most people never saw it. Give it a try, especially if you're a kid or have kids of your own.

The Little Rascals (1994) is a movie that I recently watched for the first time in a long with with my daughter on Tubi. The storyline follows our favorite group of neighborhood boys who are in a girl hating club...except one member, Alfalfa, whom loves Darla. The boys will make like for Alfalfa tough unless he can convince them to each their own, and they can be friends despite their differences.

This movie is directed by Penelope Spheeris (Suburbia) and stars Bug Hall (Baby Driver), Brittany Ashton Holmes (Humanoids from the Deep), Courtland Mead (The Shining), Mel Brooks (Spaceballs), Whoopi Goldberg (The Color Purple) and Daryl Hannah (Kill Bill).

These characters are brilliantly depicted and wonderfully capture their own magic while staying true to the feel of the original series. The characters are so entertaining that you wish the movie would never end. The acting was first rate and the props, attire and makeup were all perfect. I adored Froggy's voice and the dog was great from beginning to end. The dialogue is hilarious and the boys versus girl concept worked perfectly. The conclusion was brilliant for this genre.

Overall, this is an underrated family gem that is an absolute must see. I would score this a 7/10 and strongly recommend it.

Amazing , sweet ,little ,funny ,feel good cinema thats what "The Little Rascals " is all about .Quite amazing to see how small kids doing big deeds.The starcast is full of lovely kids and they make this movie a treat for the eyes to watch. The basic foundation of the Heman woman hater club shakes down when one of their member,Alfaalfa, falls for Darla and there it all starts the fight for Darla and the story moves ..... When the movie is over there is something which makes u feel good.Director penelope spheeris completely justifies the subject the movie needed a good screenplay and its brilliant in the movie. Overall a good delightful movie to watch.

I see both people comparing this film to ones intended for older audiences and people comparing the film to the original 1930s series.

Kids movies, and most movies for that matter, made in the early 90s were not made to be realistic. They were just done for laughs. Does anyone complain about Home Alone being unrealistic with an 8 year old thwarting two armed thugs over and over? No. Possibly because it was a much better movie.

However, to complain that this movies isn't like the 1930s series is also laughable in and of itself. I mean, what would you have them do? Film it in black and white? Reinsert long pauses between lines? Even poorer quality acting? Make it less comprehensible?

Go watch an episode from the 30s, then imagine sitting through that for 110 minutes in the era of online streaming. Forget even that. This movie came out in the era after, Aladdin, Hook, The Lion King, Home Alone, The Sandlot, just to name a few, and people want 1930s style comedy back?

You'd think the original was on par with Game of Thrones for the time it was made the way some people are talking. Not to mention the overt racism. Literally dressing black character 'Buckwheat' who they literally dress up like a clown and talks in incoherent slave speak. Want that back too?

All that said, the original show was meant to be endearing and it is. As is this 1994 remake. I don't like to use the excuse, 'it's made for kids' as an excuse for poor artistry, but at the same time you can't expect something like this to be Citizen Kane. You gotta take it for what it is, and what it is, is still a mediocre guilty pleasure with many funny moments that you can watch in the background and be moderately entertained if you turn your brain off.

If you're looking for a similar film that's much more well done, I would recommend watching the Sandlot.

This is a film that will mostly be enjoyed by kids ages 6-12. For adults it might be somewhat drawn out and boring, or it could remind you of your childhood. There is no real bad language, so it's appropriate for kids.

As for the action and acting, I'd say it's average, as most of the acting is by kids. And the action is pretty entertaining for a family friendly movie. The cameo appearances are probably the most memorable; Whoopi Goldberg and Donald Trump.

I enjoy movies where kids are the main stars, and except for a few, have always highly rated them. This ranks as one of the better ones I've seen. Though I never had the chance to watch the series, I can imagine how hilarious it must have been judging from the movie. The antics of the group of young boys and girls in their eternal 'war' against one another is uproarious and a delight to watch. Watch how one of the boys try to stay within the girl-hating club while trying to woo a girl at the same time - it'll remind some of us of our childhood just before we enter adolescence. Fact is, I think the parents would probably enjoy this just as much for the same reason - how cute we were before we became 'teen horrors'!!

Childhood favorite movie for me and the nostalgia vibes are still pretty strong but I don't think anyone needs to go pulling this one out of the vault. It's pretty problematic these days but I still kinda dig it.

I don't know how someone could not fall in love with this movie! It's nothing like I've ever seen. And the guest appearances are just an added bonus

My son is almost 4 years old and has repeatedly watched this movie so many times that he can recite line after line. At first I thought how cute, but then he repeated the note one of Alfalfa's "woman hater" friends read to Darla..."Dear Darla, I hate your stinking guts. You make me vomit. You're scum between my toes." My son started to recite that out in public. It seemed that many lines in the movie that he picked up to repeat were ones that he shouldn't. "I'm really gonna kick your butt." (With his fist in the air). I don't think I would have gotten this for my 3 year old had I known what would transpire. It is a very cute movie but I'm not sure some of the language is appropriate. I'm not a fan of "woman haters club" either. Live and learn. ps. My son also sings Alfalfa's "You are so Beautiful" song he sings to Darla in the movie. That we liked.