Thursday, September 27, 2007

Minority opinion here - Who Framed Roger Rabbit Reviews

This was a major hit, and a very well loved movie. My friend and I, lovers of all animation from Betty Boop to The Simpsons, saw it together, and felt the same thing. This is a terrible movie. There is so much unpleasant about it I don't know where to begin. Roger Rabbit is such an obnoxious character, with a horrible voice, that I really wish HE was the one to get killed. But we do see a cute little pair of animated boots who is frightened beyond belief dropped into a vat of acid and destroyed by the laughing bad guy. We see a guy strangled in an editing machine. This is a family movie? The lead character is so manic its as if the creaters thought that by pushing him over the top that it's funny. Well, it's not. My son didn't even laugh. My friend and I both mentioned after viewing this that each time we saw a classic character make a "cameo" we were jarringly reminded about good animated efforts, and wished they were on longer. Who would have thought seeing Mickey Mouse would be a sight for sore eyes? Felt that way to us, but it didn't last long. You may like some of the technical prowess in this film in the way the animated characters interact with the real ones. Ok, the technical effort is what keeps this from being an F. Loud, brassy, obnoxious, and no warm heart.

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