Is this worth watching?
>Trading Places writersYes
It's not like an amazing movie, if you look at it purely objectively, but it's pretty fun. I'd recommend it to most people. You definitely should just watch it if you have enough interest in it to post about it here.
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>>153939251mid bitch, Bugs Bunny is hotter (in or out of drag)
>>153939294Both together at once is best.
>IN A SKY FULL OF PEOPLE>ONLY SOME WANT TO FLY>ISN'T THAT CRAZYhttps://youtu.be/d_zTU1zinzI?si=1Dqoi_u0pXkus_Sk
>>153939178I don't think it's good.
>>153939178It's not good but it's worth watching as a time capsule for the era.
The soundtrack is great, and I'm not just talking about the lyrical songshttps://youtu.be/a3ASyLGwTC0?si=3WdS52b0lpDLYm5F
It's a shitty Loony Tunes movie that's more of a glorified Nike ad and Michael Jordon is an awful actor. Back in Action, as flawed as it also is, is a much better movie because at least Brendan Fraser doesn't try to steal the spotlight.
>>153939178should be required watching really
Is basketball still as popular as it was in the 90s, or was that its' peak?
>>153939671Nice. Now post the Bugs one.
>>153939593This. Back in Action feels like the future of the Roger Rabbit setting. Brendan Fraser works better with his more cartoony companions in it as well, since he's never been opposed to being over the top and emotive. Michael Jordan is a goddamn plank of wood in Space Jam.
>>153939671I liked these guys. It's a weird feel that their only other appearance was in Teen Titans Go
Terrible movie. Chuck Jones was in the right for calling this shit out.
>>153939695The NBA is the biggest it's ever been on the global stage, but there's no singular star on the level of Jordan.
>>153939777what an idiot that missed the point
>>153939871No matter how hard he tried Lefraud will never live up to the GOAT.
>>153939695>Is basketball still as popular as it was in the 90sNo way, basketball sneakers are meaningless when they used to be cultural currency and there's exceedingly few personalities in the game much less superstars
>>153939777He's not wrong about characterization but the criticism towards the length is weird. Why would he complain that the movie lasts... what a movie is supposed to last? Was the man not fond of full features?
>>153939871I mean, weren't there a fair few big names back in the day?Charles Barkley had some games, Michael Jordan was huge, Scottie Pippin was a big name, Larry Bird was/is a legend, Shaquile O'Neil had a horrible movie, Kobe Bryant, Dennis Rodman... probably others, but I wasn't big into Basketball and I'd heard of those people just like I knew about Gretsky or Tony Hawk.
>>153940019I don't think he's necessarily criticizing the length of the film as much as he's criticizing the aliens as antagonists. What he's saying is that the characterization shifts in Space Jam are pretty much the only reason the aliens survived past the length of an average short.
>>153940055But he's still looking at it from the perspective of a 7 minute short cartoon and not a full length movie.
>>153939178I'd say "you had to be there," but that's not true. Space Jam is a fun peek at what '90s mainstream media was all about: Looney Tunes and basketball. Not perfect by any means, but the vibes are immaculate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdhcbkdQvXEStill hits fucking hard.
The concept is stupid enough for me to say absolutely.
Movies that guest star professional athletes, animated or not, are never good. Come on /co/, give me ONE movie that was good. You can't.
>>153940905Space Jam.Checkmate.
>>153940905Naked Gun
>>153940905Naked Gunhttps://youtu.be/uxviBxaSjyc
>>153940905Little Giants is based.
>>153939593>>153939732Fraser's strength is that he is absolutely willing to be the butt of the joke, his bit on the Mummy ride still cracks me up
>>153939178It's not very good. Mostly boring setup with Jordon being a terrible actor for obvious reasons. The actual basketball game is only like 10 minutes at the end.But it's fine for kids.
>>153940905>"Wait a minute, I know you! You're Kareem Abdul-Jabbar! You played basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers!"https://youtu.be/iSi6iF9kVBs?si=nMCdEtQNRB48N5cA
>>153939178It's less than 90 minutes. What do you have to lose?
>>153939178If you have nostalgia for it sure, otherwise it's a pretty mediocre advertisement disguised as a movie. The only pros are, its animation is good, the musics a bop, it's dumb fun and Lola is hot. Otherwise, it's not that good.
>>153939777Nice trips.
>>153939178No, but it's pure 90's distilled into a movie with the Looney Tunes, who at the time were experiencing a major high with well viewed cartoons, the shorts that came before getting watched a bunch, and merchandising out the ass.God, I wish they could be as big as they were back then now.
>>153939178What an odd concept for a movie this is. Looney Toon characters teaming up with Michael Jordan to beat aliens at a basket ball game.The concept is something only executives from the 90s could come up with. It was truly a different time.
>>153941872It's actually pretty understandable if you know the background.First Michael Jordon did a crossover Nike commercial with Spike Lee to promote a movie he wrote.The ad did well so then they did a Super Bowl ad with Michael Jordon and Bugs Bunny.This did even better so they decided to make a whole movie out of it.
>>153939178It's a popcorn flick for you to turn your brain off and enjoy. I think back in action is superior (and that isn't saying much). The movie sort of lacks a middle act to me, like on moment they get Michael's Uniform and the next are playing the match. There should have been something in between. But whatever, it doesn't overstay, it's relatively short. And it's easy to watch so go for it. Even if it's not my favorite looney toons thing, i'll still sit down to watch it if its airing on TV.
>>153942235Here's the ad by the way.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP1EHeXicRI
>>153939178They didn't already play it for you a dozen times back in school?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgsHgim4SJ4
>>153939178The second one is way better. The original is just brainrot for kids and black folks who wanted to see Michael Jordan play basketball one more time.
>>153939245For kid me it was the coolest shitAs an adult it's a really funny movieThis movie is legend
>>153939871wemby's about to win his first ring in his first playoff run lol
>>153939871that's just because ten million chinks view Yao Ming as their idol. in the US, the NBA has fallen to the bottom of the Big 4 sports in popularity. I think college basketball has overtaken it in popularity. whereas in the 90s, the NBA was in second place only behind the NFL.
>>153939178The music really slams.>EVERYBODY GET UP, IT'S TIME TO JAM NOW>WE'VE GOT A REAL SLAM JAMMIN' NOW>WELCOME TO THE JAM SLAM (JAM SLAM)>HERE'S YOUR SLAM, DO YOUR JAM, AT THE SLAM JAAAAAAAAAM>COME ON AND SLAM, AND WELCOME TO THE JAM>COME ON AND JAM, IF YOU WANNA SLAM
>>153939671I see warner bros really wanted to get the most out of their "low budget 3d porn monster" folder.
>>153943201NHL is literally bleeding viewers
Yeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PY5rQY4J1I
>>153943273and the NBA is already at rock bottom. precisely zero people want to watch some zoomer mulattoes make free throws all night after the opposing team drew a penalty for playing the post. Guys like Stockton would've been ejected in the first five minutes if they played today.
>>153940019I think what he was mainly criticizing was the movie’s premise. The idea that there was a threat so big that even Bugs Bunny couldn’t handle it without outside help. In the classic shorts, Bugs was always above whatever threat the villain of the week brought. The villains were really just there as vehicles for jokes, not to create some big epic drama. So regardless of the runtime, the movie didn’t really need to put the characters in a desperate situation or make them fear for their fate. That time could’ve been spent on a story that simply lets them be in their element and doing what they do best. That said, I still like Space Jam, even though I know a big part of that is nostalgia.
>>15394350990 minutes of Bugs clowning on the villains going from one gag to another wouldn't be very entertaining. The shorts work because they're short. You can't just have a sequence of jokes, you need an overarching plot to tie them together. think of it like a YTP; 2-5 minutes will put you on your arse laughing, but an hour or more of it will drive you to want to pull your hair out. there's a reason why Jones never directed a feature-length film. there's a reason why his literal job was to be the opening act for feature-length films; to warm audiences up for what they actually paid to come see.
>>153939178Its highly satanic because it has basketball the sport of the devil
>>153943332>not furry enoughnoty
>>153939695Only among black people.
>>153943621I think the most important thing Jones was criticizing is the idea that a few little aliens that show up out of nowhere can put the entire Looney Tunes universe at risk. In that sense, the movie didn’t need stakes as big as the characters’ freedom. The basic premise of the basketball game would have worked if it had been a simpler bet, something that appeals to the characters’ ego or money, for example. That way they could have leaned more into the dynamic of them cheating (like bringing in Michael Jordan) and built jokes around that instead of turning it into a fight for their survival.On the other hand, I get the point that “Bugs clowning on the villains” doesn’t hold up for 90 minutes. But they weren’t forced to stick to that format, they could have done other things like using a road trip structure, with the characters traveling through different places and interacting with different situations, even in the real world. Something like that is maybe what Looney Tunes: Back in Action is about, though I can’t say for sure since I haven’t seen it.
>>153939178It got way, way too much hate
Should use Penelope instead of making up a girlboss bunny.
As other people have said, it's a mediocre episode of Looney Tunes with wrong-sounding voices, and MJ can't act. It's entertaining enough for kids, but when you watch it as an adult it's just sort of dull. It is a quaint little look into the 90s though, so there's that novelty if you weren't alive or were extremely young.>>153941020The joke that Fraser is playing Brendan Fraser's stunt double from The Mummy films always makes me laugh.
>>153945269>so there's that novelty if you weren't alive or were extremely young.I watched it for the first time this month (19yo) and I enjoyed it for what it was. I agree with criticisms given to the film but it still has its worththough I gotta say, I think I prefer back in action more with how the characters act and interact with the humans
>>153943939It got hate?
>>153939178More so than the sequel.It's stupid fun, but I agree with one thing.In any normal situation, Bugs Bunny would've resolved the crisis in 5 minutes.
>>153942235>>153942293
>>153947299>they didn't end up gang-banging himFucking RETARD
>>153943626>basketball the sport of the devilSatan plays basketball?
>>153940408The perfect non-Disney villain song.
>Animated partsKino>Hybrid animated/live action partsFun largely just because seeing super animated characters bounce off of someone that can't act for shit is really funny>Live action partsActually dogshit and drag the movie down substantially, like I mean just straight up actual fucking trash
>>153947438I only liked the live action only parts when wayne knight was in them.
>>153947478lifeis better with Wayne Knight
>>153947729i'm slobbering like a retard
>>153947478
>>153947945Okay this is horrifying tho
The best thing it did was lead to the Looney Tunes Show version of Lola.
>>153948353I am going to cum buckets.That's it, I'm rewatching the show today.
>>153939178The script is well done. It still has some funny moments at any age. It works best if you actually know most of the basketball "characters" though and aren't too cynical about the Nike/Jordan stuff. I doubt the zoomer generation and below would get too much out of it.
>>153944028Forever shunned, the Casablanca parody is her highlight so far.
>>153948566I've watched Carrotblanca more times than I have ever spoken to a woman in my life. I love that cartoon
>>153940260>this ugly jew shows up>does the typical black vs white bullshitNo get the fuck out you despicable ugly hateful jew your subversion pulled me right out of the movie. We know you aren't white and the second we call you out you'd cry JEW.
>>153949308Take your meds.
>>153949970>no muzzle flashawesome
>>153950047It has an integrated suppressor.
>>153950283Impressive!
