CheerupSilver Very Cool!!!

Steineded How sad is this?

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Pjtaylor-96-138044 A hard-boiled, detective drama film noir combined with a rubbery, slapstick Tex Avery cartoon, this unique and wonderfully inventive flick masterfully combines two mediums and genres into one intrinsic piece with a cohesive and believable visual style and a thrilling and compelling narrative. 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)' is a beautifully animated, incredibly inventive and brilliantly put-together picture that plays like the best of both of its core inspirations while also acting as a nice satire to them, ending up a remarkably impressive and wholly entertaining experience that's as awe-inspiring as it is fun and breathlessly enjoyable. 7/10

leplatypus Except « ice age », it's the only animation with which I remember to laugh so much and so hard : the opening cartoon ranks among the most funny ever done and this Roger Rabbit is really a wonderful character, goofy, crazy, with a good heart ! The idea to mix real world with Toon world is original and the production is astounding in both situations and it's even done when digital effects weren't there ! There is a real story, worthy of a film noir and this Golden age Hollywood is nicely done. The cast is excellent with late Hoskins totally believable and an amazing dark side « Doc » ! Silvestri delivers a jazzy, upbeat soundtrack as good as « BTF » and for sure « Looney Tunes » meeting Disney is a dream come true ! However, all this is lost as tears in the rain because it's totally old-fashioned ! For a movie aimed to a young audience, it's a total failure because it has nothing that the new generation likes ! As it means a lot for me, i offered it to the kid years ago and he didn't smile a lot : old Disney, Looney Tunes, Hollywood, jazz means nothing to him and watching a dusty, drinking private investigator really didn't appeal to him. So in fact, this a animation for old adults or more accurately for old movies aficionados so there are are a few of them in the world….

powermandan Who Framed Roger Rabbit was not the first movie to combine cartoon with real things. It was just the best movie to do so and still remains the best. Who Framed Roger Rabbit helped popularize the double usage. Yogi Bear, Smurfs, Casper, and Alvin & The Chipmunks are some of the best known movies like Roger Rabbit of recent times. The first reason Roger Rabbit surpasses those is because of the kind of animation that is used. The pure CGI stuff used in Yogi Bear and Smurfs is easy as hell in comparison with this. The 80s was when people needed to draw out cartoons by hand. I highly doubt there were 50 frames drawn by hand per-second used for the cartoons, but whatever. I saw a special feature that looked through how the actors would be communicating with the cartoons, and that was enough. Roger Rabbit provides constant asking "How do they do that?" I don't want to know anymore behind-the-scenes tricks because the magic would be lost. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is not specifically for children. Kids under the age of 9 should be accompanied by adults. There's sexual innuendo, drinking, smoking, and profanity out of youngsters' reach. Besides, adults would appreciate the work that went into it and understand the story better. This is a neo-noir, so the story is guaranteed to be complex. Bob Hoskins plays a down-on-his-luck detective named Eddie Valiant who is sent to spy on Roger Rabbit's wife Jessica who is suspected of cheating on him with the owner of Toontown. It is true and Roger is heartbroken. The next day, the man is murdered and Roger is the prime suspect. Baby Herman explains Roger is innocent and mentions the man's plans of Toontown. Soon, Valiant uncovers a deadly conspiracy of betrayal, lies, deceit and murder in which Roger and his wife are just a small piece of the puzzle.This is a truly funny movie and all characters are lovable. This uses every film noir trick in the book but adds warmth and hilarity with wonderful cartoons.

SnoopyStyle Roger Rabbit is a distracted Toon performer in the Maroon Cartoon studio. R.K. Maroon hires Toon-hating private detective Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins) to investigate Jessica Rabbit and break up their relationship once and for all. Toons supposedly killed Eddie's brother. A private company called Cloverleaf buys up the public transit Red Car. Bartender Dolores (Joanna Cassidy) is an old friend. At the nightclub to see Jessica perform, Eddie photographs Jessica playing pattycake with the owner of Toontown Marvin Acme. Roger Rabbit is distraught and when Marvin Acme turns up dead, he's the prime suspect. Creepy Judge Doom (Christopher Lloyd) intends on tracking down the Rabbit and bringing order to Toontown with the use of his dip. Acme supposed to have a Will leaving Toontown to the Toons. Eddie starts finding evidence of wrong-doing as he investigates.This is a great marriage between the cartoon world and an old style hard-boiled detective story. The only problem is that future live-action animation never lived up to the imagination and shear audacity of this work. The genre becomes mostly kids movies. This is great for kids and for adults who see the influence of classic noirs like Chinatown in this. Bob Hoskins is a great unconventional lead and Jessica Rabbit is the breakout cartoon character.