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Summary: A movie which had a huge impact on me
Review: I was eight when this movie made it's debut, and due to the adult content it contained I was not able to see it for another two years. But, television commercials, coloring in books, pencils, toys, and mugs were all sufficient material to feed my imagination and fuel my love for the accident-prone hyperactive Rabbit. I was entranced by the very notion of Who Framed Roger Rabbit from the beginning, and it played an enormous part in the stories, drawings and games I became involved in my pre-teens. When I finally did see it it fulfilled all of my expectations, and has remained for over ten years in my top five favourite films of all time. I am delighted every time I watch it by the multitude of sight gags, in-jokes and cameos as well as the charming gallery of characters, the unique and original story line and the wonderful blending of animation with live-action. WFRR paints a convincing portrait of life just after WWII, and I could not imagine a better era for the story to be set. 'Toons are a needed force, a source of vitality and joy in a world bruised and damaged. It is easy to believe that they were living right alongside humans, interacting with them in an entirely natural way. I think it is this most of all, apart from the dazzling special effects, curious plot, and loveable characters, which has ensured it's place as a favourite for many years to come: it appeals to the desire within us all to see fantasy become reality.
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Summary: One star for the Movie, None for the DVD
Review: As other reviewers have noted, this is a ground-breaking, hilarious, one-of-a-kind movie. It deserves to be in everyone's DVD collection, even if your collection consists of but two DVDs. It deserves five, even six, stars, but...I urge you to wait for another DVD version, for two reasons: first, if ever a film deserved extras, it's WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?, but we get none on this over-priced DVD. Second, the movie is trimmed by a scant few seconds (on grounds of poor taste in the offending scenes), but the critical thing is -- It IS censored. Strike a small blow for the ability to decide for yourself, and avoid this DVD. Wait -- it'll show up in an unadulterated version at some point in the near future.
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Summary: one 1000..two 1000..three 1000
Review: "my whole purpose in life is to make people lllaugh","..we're supposed to be hiding what's wrong with you??..what's wrong with you?","yeah check the probate,why my uncle lenny had a problem with his probate & had to take big pills & drink lots of water ..not prostate you idiot probate","dear jessica, how do i love thee? let me count the ways one 1000 two 1000 three 1000 four 1000","..no wonder you hate me ..common i don't hate you.. you do hate me if a toon killed my brother i'd hate me..common i don't hate you.. tou do hate me ,you yank my ears all the time..look i'm sorry i yanked you ears.. all the time you yanked my ears?..all the time i yanked you ears.." I KNOW EVERY SINGLE LINE,THIS TELLS YOU HOW MUCH I LIKE IT
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Summary: <oh my god it's DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIPPP>..I LOVED IT
Review: this movie deserves more than 5 stars..i was laghing my head off when i saw it,it's more than funny,i realy realy loved it with all my heart
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Summary: One of the reasons I want to be an animator!
Review: This movie came out when I was 8, and I believed it! Chalk it up to Robert Zemeckis, Steven Spielberg, Walt Disney animators and Industrial Light & Magic FX technicians! The story of Roger Rabbit accused of mudering gag king Marvin Acme makes for an intriguing story as we try to find out who did it. It does seem hard to believe that help could come in the form of Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskin's greatest role). Eddie is a man who's brother was killed by a toon, and since then, his life has gone downhill to teh point of over drinking alochol (making him a joke to many on the police force). Roger Rabbit does what he does best: try to make Eddie crack a smile, and at the same time help him crack the case. But Eddie not only has to put up with Roger, but a gang of insidious weasels out to stop Roger, a loud-mouthed cartoon cab, and the ever evil Judge Doom (Christopher Lloyd during his Doc Brown years). Many people go away form this movi remembering Jessica, and it's easy to see why: modeled after the female contour of aniamtion during the 40's and 50's, the animators capture the feminine charm that was instilled in the cartoons of the greats like Tex Avery. The art is incredible for the fact that the characters do not wield Computer-generated props, but actual items (at times you can see the wires, which is funny), which the animators had to animate around. The visual effects guys did an incredible job of adding little touches like shadows, lighting details on the characters, and much more. Also the fun comes from seeing things that probably would never happen again, like seing Daffy and Donald battling it out over the Hungarian Rhapsody on Piano, and Mickey mouse and Bugs Bunny skydiving.
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Summary: Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Review: "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" was a breakthrough in technology by being one of the first movies to successfully combine cartoons with real action, and it's also a good movie. Mr. Valiant's (Bob Hoskins) brother was killed by a toon, but he doesn't have any hard feelings toward toons because he still tries to save them all the time. However, he does remember what the toon that killed his brother looked like and he's still enraged by the thought of that particular toon. Roger Rabbit needs Mr. Valiant's help to escape from a madman who kills toons and especially wants to get his hands on Roger. "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" has some great special effects and it's funny. You'll see a lot of familiar toons such as Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Dumbo, and many others. When you first see Toontown and the response of the audience when they see Jessica Rabbit, that's when you'll see why this movie was a breakthrough in technology at the time. The movie also has an interesting plot and some cool dialogue to make the movie even better. I recommend "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" to anyone.
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Summary: Amazing
Review: Wow I can't say enough good things about this movie. I remember being amazed at age 14 when I first saw it. It is great fun trying to spot all the different characters. Absolutly entertaining I can't watch it enough.
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Summary: The movie is dated, but still fun
Review: Zemeckis hybridized the too-adult world of Ralph Bakshi and the too-juvenile world of Looney Toons and make Roger Rabbit "just right". Mixing the cartoon zanyness of classic Disney and Looney Toons shorts with the film noir hard-drinking detective and the very adult Jessica Rabbit was a brilliant idea. Although I started to find Roger Rabbit's constant hyperactivity a bit annoying by the end of the movie, they kept his endearing traits strong enough that I was happy that the fatal "dip" was not to be. At the same time, half the thrill of the movie was to see the juxtaposition of the Disney and Warner Brothers cartoon characters (all contractually paired up and given equal time), as well as the insider jokes spread through the movie. The movie was considered groundbreaking in its mixture of live action and cartoons. Although it was not by any means the first, the level of quality was very high. This movie was on the leading edge of a wave of animation, wherein animation became popular again. As a consequence, much of the terrible low-quality Saturday morning animation of the 70's and 80's suddenly had a higher bar to reach. Toons became decent again! Like a great Disney movie, Roger Rabbit works for both young and old audiences. The very young may find some of the violence intense, and their guardians may have some discomfort explaining Jessica Rabbit's anatomy, but otherwise age 9 and above is probably fine.
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Summary: Love the movie but refuse to buy a flawed DVD
Review: I have been waiting for this movie to be released (in Australia) for ages now, and I have been thinking about buying this DVD version, but I have decided to register a protest vote against Disney and the tactics they appear to be using to make the world a sanitised artificial place by censoring anything that does not agree with their world view. It was pointed out on a local TV show that Disney spent millions on their lifelike CGI dinosaurs and yet they have no 'waste removal organs'. How lifelike is that? If enough people refuse to buy their products (especially the well informed DVD buying market), then we may be able to force them to release more complete versions of their old classics. Register a protest vote today!
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Summary: A Great Experience
Review: After buying the video, and watching it three times in two days, I still want to see it again. I remember taking my sister to see it the day after I saw it for the first time at the theater. This is a roll-down-the-aisles funny movie. Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins) is called in to spy on Roger Rabbit's (voiced hilariously by Charles Fleischer) wife Jessica (voiced by Kathleen Turner). The pictures he takes of Jessica are assumed by most to be the cause of Roger murdering Marvin Acme. But there's one catch. Roger didn't do it. Judge Doom (Christopher LLoyd), the menacing villain and residing judge of Toontown is hot on his trail. Through it all, we see an enjoyable send-up of private eye movies, and a cast of thousands of stock cartoon characters from the 30's, 40's and 50's. Don't miss the sizzling singing number when we first meet Jessica Rabbit. "That's Jessica Rabbit! " The singing, by the way, is not Kathleen Turner, but Amy Irving.
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