![]() ![]() If pungent ever applied to a Rascals escapade, it was for a bit in which someone broke wind. We also get the same kind of humor, which was never the sharp satire of Swift. Which means we get that same funny kind of good/bad kid acting that always worked for the originals. The new kids are plenty appealing - especially the three Texans: Travis Tedford (Spanky), Bug Hall (Alfalfa), and Kevin Jamal Woods (Stymie) - and none are the polished kid pros you might expect (excepting Blake McIver Ewing, who is deliciously supercilious as rich kid Waldo). It preserves that part of the Rascals' appeal that lies in their ragtag nature they're mutts, like their dog Petey, beating the bullies and rich snobs with their street smarts and will. But - yea! - they're still low-tech scamps, crafting a go-cart from a washing machine and old crates and a defense system that pelts thieves with pickles. Given Hollywood's gift for screwing up updates of old films (Anybody recall the 1976 King Kong?), it would have been par for them to make the Nineties Rascals microchip whiz kids and gameboys. Best of all, the Rascals still sparkle with spunk and ingenuity. Alfalfa still warbles like a wounded Weimaraner pup. Spanky is still the brains of the outfit. Our gang of heroes still have a clubhouse, still race go-carts, still think girls are icky. Sure, the faces are different, but the attitude, the spirit, the sense of fun are the same. ![]() And that's the refreshing news about the Nineties version of Hollywood's original Brat Pack the kids are basically the same as the ones Hal Roach trotted before the cameras in movie short after short starting 70 years ago. ![]()
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