17 out of 17 people found the following review helpful:

Hanks' best film!

Matthew O'Connor from Rutland, England, 22nd June, 2004

The 'Burbs must stand as one of the most underrated films of all time.

Every performance in this movie is pitch perfect and it features Hanks at his comedic best, just before he became Oscar worthy (and more than a little bland).

Look out also for Bruce Dern and Corey Feldman in a brilliant turn before he slipped into drug fuelled oblivion.

The director Joe Dante was also responsible for Gremlins, The Howling, Innerspace and another true lost classic The Explorers.

This, however is his masterpiece (however did he end up making Looney Tunes: Back In Action?!)

See this film now!

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8 out of 8 people found the following review helpful:

Great fun

snowyte from West Glamorgan, 19th April, 2005

Tom Hanks is one of my favourite actors and always leaves one in awe of his talents. Here he is joined by some fabulously funny and weird neighbours in 'the burbs' where he lives.

Great acting from Bruce Dern, veteran actor Gayle Gordon, Carrie Fisher as Tom's long suffering wife (an old cliche brought to life here) and Corey Feldman leaves a long lasting impression of his likeability.

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7 out of 10 people found the following review helpful:

AWFUL

A Customer from UK, 23rd September, 2005

TERRIBLE AWFUL RUBBISH

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5 out of 5 people found the following review helpful:

Overstressed suburbanite Tom Hanks

A Customer from Lincoln, 4th December, 2008

This is a classic 80s film and must see for all fans of that wonderful decade when storylines where truly random. 'A comedy about a solitary serial killer family moving into a Middle-American suburb and their neighbours trying to catch them out?' Any director these days wouldn't look once at such a script. I first saw this film when I was about 12 and to be honest I remembered it all. The stereotypical characters; the annoying one, irritable one, military one, and the pleasant enough plot of adults acting like kids spying on their creepy neighbours is a good mix. Although the film has its moments I was left thinking that if this was a truly classic film you notice new things on the second or third watch. However The 'Burbs is as 2D and flat a film as you can get and you are left feeling that a film with Tom Hanks in deserved a little more. Did I mention that what's her name (Carrie Fisher) from Star Wars is in it too? Yet these sorts of eccentric movies to me will always hold a place in my childhood. Wacky idea and not poorly made. Fits in nicely as a light comedy movie for say a Sunday evening, but don’t expect anything more.

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A fun, hysterical movie..

Sarbs from , 3rd February, 2010

If you haven't yet seen The 'Burbs where have you been??? It's a funny, highly entertaining, must see Hanks movie, by far one of his best! This is one of those little gems that pretty much went under the radar which is a shame becuase it's a comedical genuis. Black comedy which is great for one of those lazy sunday afternoons.

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Burbs

A Customer from Norwich, 30th January, 2010

Absolute rubbish. One of the worst films I have ever seen.

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Weird and dated

A Customer from Sheffield, England, 2nd November, 2009

This film is weird and very dated. Not the Tom Hanks we know and love. Boring and not worth the watch. It's on the lines of Ghostbusters or The Adams Family genre, but even worse!

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the burbs

HAMMERTIME from from Stafford, 16th October, 2009

IM A BIG TOM HANKS FAN MOSTLY HIS 80S COMEDY. THIS WAS A LITTLE OF A LETDOWN . I D RATER WATCH THE MONEY PIT AS A LOST 80S CLASSIC.WORTH SEEING ONCE TOO PASS AWAY 1 AND HALF HOURS.

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