“ Throughout the course of this Blog I will be reviewing the history of Hollywood past, present and maybe even the future.”
Mr. Bee August of 2014
Hello, It has been five years to the day since Mr. Bee’s Brilliant Movie Buzz was started. Since then I have done a total of 107 blogs! I have also expanded into other frontiers such as facebook and youtube, and let me tell you I have enjoyed every minuet of it (apart from some of the horrendous movies I have had to suffer through!)
To celebrate this momentous occasion I have chosen to review a movie that I mentioned from the blog that started it all: Who Framed Roger Rabbit! My first readers might remember that at the end of my reviews during my first two months, I gave the Rotten Tomatoes score and the awards that each movie I reviewed won, or was nominated for. I have discontinued this, simply because I have forgotten and I don’t feel the need to backup my opinion with someone else's. With this in mind, in that first blog I mentioned that Who Framed Roger Rabbit was the movie that won the Saturn award over The Land Before Time. So now I decided to review this movie and give my opinion on which of these two movies I think should have actually won the award.
Background
There is so much information on this movie, that if I gave it all this blog would be as long as War and Peace. So here is some of the most interesting facts. This movie is directed by Robert Zemeckis, the same guy that directed the Back to the Future movies. This movie features lots of cameos of classic cartoon characters. Warner Brothers agreed to have their characters appear in the movie only if their characters get the same amount of screen time as Disney’s. Sadly this is one of the last times you will hear voice acting legend Mel Blanc voicing the Looney Tunes.
Plot
For the two of you that have not seen this movie yet the plot is simple. Detective Eddie Valiant gets hired by cartoon producer R.K. Maroon because toon star Roger is worried that his wife, Jessica, is having an affair with someone else. But everything changes when Marvin Acme is found dead, and Roger becomes the prime suspect. It is up to Valiant and Roger to prove his innocence before he gets the “dip”, which, fun fact, is the main ingredients of paint thinner.
Opinion
What can I say about this movie that has not already been said? The blending between live action and animation is probably the best we have or will ever see. If you didn’t know any better you would believe the cartoon characters were really there. The story line is nearly perfect. Bob Hoskins is perfect casting as Eddie Valiant, I would even go so far as to say that this may be his best role. Christopher Lloyd is fantastic as Judge Doom, he is terrifying in the role, let’s just say I still have nightmares from that guy! The lighting and cinematography fits the mood of the scenes perfectly.
Overall it is a funny, emotionally driven, and an exciting movie. I am proud to give it the highest rating I can bestow, five gold stars! If you can’t tell by now I believe the Saturn awards clearly made the right choice.
To everyone that has read or watched any of my content in the past five years I will be forever grateful for you. Goodnight and Bee Happy!™
Mr.Bee
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