Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jan 18, 2019 2:12:06 GMT
Since I saw it 4 times that summer, I have to say Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
It was also the last Hollywood movie I greatly anticipated seeing that almost entirely lived up to expectations.
After that, I can't recall any film that I felt was a complete success. The disappointment factor grew more and more.
In some ways WFRR exceeded expectations since I assumed they would use modern Bugs Bunny and co. designs for their appearances so it was very cool they used retro designs instead.
It was also the last Hollywood movie I greatly anticipated seeing that almost entirely lived up to expectations.
After that, I can't recall any film that I felt was a complete success. The disappointment factor grew more and more.
In some ways WFRR exceeded expectations since I assumed they would use modern Bugs Bunny and co. designs for their appearances so it was very cool they used retro designs instead.
The scene where Bob Hoskins walks into the club and Daffy Duck and Donald Duck were on the pianos was sublime.
The animated FX were done pre-CGI so they held up well until the Mask and other things came along--then a great deal of the animation began to look flat.
These days, a kid can do a Roger Rabbit style cartoon figure with proper 3d shadows and shading on a home computer.
In 1986 it took 2 years to do the animation for the film with hundreds of animators.