Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

hyped garbage

Highly Overrated But Still Good

A lot of fun.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

The animated rabbit is accused of killing a man and he is to be punished by "deleting" sentence. His beautiful animated wife and a human private detective are trying to solve this case and save the rabbit and the whole animated world from destruction.For me, this noir-mystery-comedy-thriller to this day remains the best movie that combines live action and animated film. I saw it countless times, never found a flaw, and I could count the qualities until the day after tomorrow. The story is simple but well-written, the combination of the noir atmosphere and the atmosphere of short cartoons is captivating, and one-liners are hilarious. This is the only film in which Disney and Warner characters appear together on the screen, and there are also several characters from other studios. The film has several parallels to "Chinatown" and "Back to the Future", and it parodies or pays homage to many more iconic movies and characters. It is full of awesome details that you have no chance to notice all during just one viewing, and for some it is necessary to watch the movie in slow motion because they are put in single frames.What fascinates me most about this movie is that computer animation wasn't used at all. Everything was done old-school and 326 animators hand-drawn over a million drawings, of which nearly one hundred thousand frames were used in the movie. With 70 million dollars invested, this is the most expensive film of the 80's. It had six Academy Awards nominations, out of which it won three. I must also mention the excellent music by Alan Silvestri (Fandango, Cat's Eye, Back to the Future franchise, Predator, Young Guns II, The Bodyguard, Judgment Night, Forrest Gump, Judge Dredd, Identity, Van Helsing, Night at the Museum, Captain America, The Avengers).I recommend this movie to everyone, and if you end up amazed like me, you can find tons of interesting trivia online. I just spent a couple of hours reading interesting things about this movie and rewinding the movie to find the details I'm reading about.10/10

Sights and Sounds - This movie has some pretty good cinematography. Even better and more impressive however, are the effects. The cartoon characters are almost perfectly incorporated into the real sets in a ways that are actually a lot more impressive than what more recent films have attempted with modern technology. The voice acting and overall sound design are also pretty good. Characters - Though there are a few minor inconsistencies with characters, they're pretty entertaining and interesting for the most part. The acting is pretty good as well. Everyone clearly had great direction here.Plot - Though there are some dumb moments, this movie is overall very clever and entertaining. Rating - I'm not entirely sure why this movie was trying to go for a PG rating. There are lots of dark and sexual themes in this movie that could've been better explored with a higher rating. I guess its because this movie features child-friendly characters like Bugs Bunny.

Film includes an extraordinary cast of actors: Charles Fleischer (the voice over of Roger Rabbit, Benny the Cab, Greasy, and Psycho), Bob Hoskins (Detective Valiant), Christopher Lloyd (Judge Doom), Kathleen Turner (Jessica Rabbit), the legendary voice artists of Mel Blanc (aka "The Man of a Thousand Voices" who does Bugs, Daffy, Tweety, Porky, and Sylvester) and Mae Questel (who does Betty Boop!), just to name a few....Alternately hilarious and suspenseful, this film is replete with the kinds of throwaway gags, inside jokes, and one-liners that audiences would expect to see in an old-time cartoon short, while at the same time it unfolds into an intelligent who-done-it mystery worthy of Bogart's Sam Spade. Movie represents the apex of 20th century film-making, but it is also wholesome family entertainment that offers something for kiddos and adults alike. This one will still be enjoyed by audiences of all ages long after it becomes an icon in the history books.Overall rating: 9 out of 10.

1988 had some major animated movies.Just like Who Framed Roger Rabbit? This movie are having an all star cast.With Bob Hopkins and more.Including an overload of classic cartoon characters.They rank from Mickey Mouse to various Fantasia characters.The movie is set in the golden age of Hollywood.Here Bob Hopkins must face Judge Doom and his henchmen.He also meets the wild Roger Rabbit.So, this movie are having everything for the whole family.Remember to see the movie with comments on the DVD.10/10