GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Wordiezett So much average

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

vincentlynch-moonoi In just the last year I have come to appreciate Martin Short as being one of the funniest interviewees you will see on television...as well as being a remarkably funny man when paying tribute to other performers at various Hollywood tributes. And I began to wonder how I had had such a negative opinion of him in the past. And then I watched this film, in which I found him negative and grating. Of course, this film was over 20 years ago, and perhaps he has matured into a genuine wit (although I did like him in "The Three Amigos" back a while).The concept is funny -- a wildly precocious boy who seems at time to be in league with the devil, and how he ruins his uncle's life...for at least a while. Perhaps it would have been funny as a skit. But long before the 90 minutes was up I was more than tired of the story, and was just plain annoyed. However, if you can get by that, it is clear that Martin Short is very talented. But in this film he reminded me too much of an out-of-control Jerry Lewis.The other actors here do their jobs, but I was not overly impressed. Charles Grodin is "okay" as the tormented uncle, but this was not his best movie (it may have been more the material than him). Mary Steenburgen as his fiancé was "okay", but I have liked her far more in other films. And Dabney Coleman could be a hoot...but wasn't here.You know, when I think of the cast and the premise, I conclude that the problem here was probably the director, who has done a lot of sketch work on television, but sketch work is not the same as a movie. Paul Flaherty should stick to television and stay out of movies.

mark.waltz The incredibly talented Martin Short crosses the line here in an obvious home alone rip-off where he attempts to play an adolescent who happens to be the biggest demon child since "The Omen's" Damian, no medication invented to give him time out. An equally obnoxious uncle and his ridiculously naive fiancée are forced into Clifford's mad world which surrounds revenge because uncle Groton didn't take the vicious kid to dinosaur world. Even as an apparent fable told to a brat in the far off future can't hide the fact that there is truly nothing funny here and that short is over-the-top obnoxious and totally unbelievable. Poor Steenburgen, always lovely, seems embarrassed by all goings on, and Dabney Coleman ("Nine to Five's" comically evil boss) is totally misused in another male chauvinist pig role. Do yourself and your kids a favor and stick to the original "Our Gang" series.

Elswet This work falls in there with movies like Howard the Duck, Oliver Stone's Alexander, Cherry 2000, and Taylor's Cleopatra in that tons of money was spent in the making, only to have the audiences reject the work.None of the works named stunk, indeed, there are endearing moments and qualities to every ONE of those works, but as far as average audiences were concerned, they were dismal disappointments, for one reason or another. Clifford is generally considered to have fallen into that category.Martin Short portrays a 90 year old priest, and a 10 year old holy terror of a child who will do anything he can (and what he can do is formidable) to get to Dinosaur World to fulfill his dream.I found this work amusing. I was highly entertained by Clifford's constant, non-stop, one track obsession and his total lack of that little voice which tells most people that their inappropriate actions are a BAD idea! It makes me thankful I'm not raising children at this point in my life; that part of my life is done, so I can appreciate the humor herein.I do not understand why this work is generally despised, other than Clifford IS a holy terror. He is the epitome of the Demon Seed. But the work is endearingly quirky, amusing, and entertaining.I liked it and own it. It rates a 7.8/10 from...the Fiend :.

supersach I just watched this movie on TV and came here to see what other people think about it. I was very much shocked to see that the lead actor Martin Short was 40+ when this movie was made. He is playing a 10 year old brat in this movie and I got to say he has done very well at that. Though he doesn't quite look like a 10 year old but he surely comes close to it. This is a movie about a 10 year old boy, Clifford, who is very mischievous and raises hell everywhere he goes. Sick of his mischiefs, his parents leave him with his Uncle who is a middle-aged man and is trying to convince her fiancée that he likes kids and that's the reason why he agrees to keep Clifford with him. As the movie goes on, Clifford completely destroys his Uncle's life with his pranks because he didn't take him to the local Dinosaur Park. Although the ending wasn't the best but most of the movie is really good. This may not be the best movie you'll ever see but its a nice one to watch with your family. I think kids will really like it. It is really hilarious. I was very surprised to see the IMDb user rating for this movie being a moderate 4.2 and that's why I thought I should stand up for this movie. I think its far better than what the rating suggests.