Steve I've always been guilty of rewarding ambitious films, much like with Birdman and Boyhood. This film is a staple and a must-watch for anybody. There was no digital compositing with this, it was all optical. This means they took stills frame by frame and composited the animation post-production. The animators went through hell to convey fluidity with the real-world cinematography. They included shadows, highlights, tone mattes, etc. Hand-drawn. Frame by frame. Over 82,000 frames. Then you have the live-action issues with interacting with something not present. The filmmakers went out of their way, challenging themselves, with motion control technology and puppeteering. It won three Oscars for the effort. One flaw was perhaps the misguided decision to screw Warner Bros., despite having their blessing. Following Warner Bros.' lead would have had positive results. Overall, however, this film is a technical marvel of the late 80's and great fun to watch. Top 300 film. 8.5/10 — watching Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

shadowranger19 This movie was is an unforgivable attempt at comedy/mystery, it does one thing I have allows found to be wrong and downright unsettling when watching any movie. The film takes place in the big city where the movie industry is booming and cartoons are living members of society, so you have brightly colored cartoons walking around the not so bright real world. The problem I have with this is that the cartoons are where they put all the adult content. The cartoons doing things that are sexual or swearing like a sailor and other adult actions. I find that this was a very common thing during the mid to late 1900s to have cartoon characters doing this sort of thing but not to the extreme that this movie takes it to, i believe more adults watched cartoons during this time so they were catering to them in part.The problem with having adult content mixed with the good humor is the fact that a larger number of children are still watching these cartoons, children idolize cartoon characters and when they do inappropriate things kids may find it OK. At one point in the movie a well endowed female toon is being searched for something and another toon sticks his hand down her shirt between the breasts, This is a PG film with many well-known cartoon characters in it kids are going to see that and may think that's all right, when if any adult did that he could go to jail on sexual harassment charges.Speaking of there over use of sexuality, the female I spoke of earlier is brought to the stage at the start of the film as the main entertainment in a bar. She is a singer and a very seductive presence that the all man club just loves. She is over sexualized for the entire length of the movie from seducing men to get her way to having someone stand up off the ground and run into her far too large breasts.Sexual behavior is not the only adult things the toons are doing. People seem to think that if it's a bright colored moving drawing that they can do whatever and it's not a problem because it's not a real person. The toons do most of the swearing and smoking and are rude and violent quite often, well the human characters do not, except for a select few times. For children that connect with the toons better than the adult characters it could be confusing. Not to mention it is not what anyone is expecting from them making for an uncomfortable environment for many adults.As far as the human characters they don't have much to them they just don't do much except the two main human characters. The side cast of living people just draw attention to the things I talked about earlier by commenting on the nature or appearance of toons objectifying them every chance they get. It reminded me a great deal of racial prejudice, toons are treated like property and loaned between the different studios. The toon vs human dynamic is very strong though the movie, humans have all the power and rights they can act as judge and jury and executioner if they see fit. these things made it a very hard to enjoy.

jimbo-53-186511 Toon hating whiskey drinking private eye Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins) is assigned to prove Roger Rabbit's innocence when he is the prime suspect in the murder of toon town boss Marvin Acme (Stubby Kaye). Roger Rabbit becomes a suspect when he learns of his wife Jessica's affair with Acme. But who actually framed Roger Rabbit? Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a classic blend of live action animation combined with a real world motion picture and it's these aspects combined that make it so memorable (it was also very unique back in 1988). The audience are treated to a wonderful 5 minute cartoon at the start which was great for me as it harked back to my youth - it reminded of the wonderful cartoons from my youth. The story in itself plays as a murder mystery and this aspect alone is strong enough to make the film worth watching (even if it is a little bit predictable). Hoskins initially seems like an unsympathetic character, but my impression of him changed as the story unfolds - we do at least get an understanding of why he is the way that he is.The real stars of the show here are the animated characters and whenever Roger Rabbit is on the screen you're almost guaranteed a laugh. Fans of the 'cartoons of old' are guaranteed some fun here with various cartoon character cameos from the likes of Daffy Duck, Donald Duck, Yosemite Sam & Porky Pig just to name a few. The zany antics of the cartoon characters really do make this a fun and joyous experience. The scene in the lift with Droopy and Hoskins was simply genius. In this film we also get to see Jessica Rabbit who is arguably the sexiest cartoon creation in existence (even though it feels a bit weird saying this).The only minor criticism that I have with this film is that it does sag a bit in the middle, but it's never a major problem as those crazy Tooney characters are never far away and it is definitely they that give us the most laughs.Who Framed Roger Rabbit is an excellent film that was quite a unique experience when it was released and it's a film that still holds up well today. The showdown between Lloyd and Hoskins at the end was also incredibly funny and was also quite imaginative as well. A great little film that is well worth checking out.FINAL NOTE; this film has a PG rating, but it's probably best not to let really young children watch this as it does have quite a dark plot and can be quite violent at times.

Sarah Carlton As someone who doesn't particularly enjoy cartoons as much as I did when I was younger, it really says a lot when I look at a film like Who Framed Roger Rabbit as an adult and say that I absolutely love it. I was first introduced to WFRR when I was very young. (Probably 5 or 6 years old.) And I don't remember much from it, but what I can recall for sure is that I did enjoy it. But now that I'm grown up, I actually enjoy it even more.It's a phrase we hear all the time and more often than not, it gives us false hope that the film will be exactly as it promises: "Fun for the whole family!" they tell us. But most of the time, movies that try to sell by using this title are false advertising and end up as unmemorable failures for both young and old audiences. But you can rest easy because this is not the case with WFRR.For starters, the tone of the story itself is a masterful combination of family friendly humour and dark euphemisms that are so complex they will go right over a child's head. So adults can appreciate them without fear of their kids becoming tainted by suggestive themes. It is perfectly equated in the light as well as the dark side of humanity. And that is something that is not easily achieved by an ordinary film, much less one that is partially geared towards children.There's a whole multitude of things that I could give this film praise for. To name the best ones: there's the skillful animation, the seamless interaction of the human characters with their toon counterparts, the clever themes of a classic 1940's film noir that blend absolutely beautifully with the cartoonist nature of the story, the top-notch acting from Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd and others; and last but not least, the pain-staking amount of detail made to every single interaction between man and toon. Over all, the techniques used worked to excellence and don't fail to astound even by today's standards. You can almost feel the animator's blood, sweat and tears through every great effort to convince us that these toons are real and are just as human as their living, breathing co-stars.Because I consider the film to be so nearly perfect, there is very little that I could complain about (and I don't think I could even if I tried!). Sure, there are some scenes that might come off as a tad out-landish or zany but hey...that's the nature of cartoons. And when used in combination of brilliant acting that's so faultless to the point that you constantly forget that the actors on set are interacting with things that never actually existed; it gives you a better appreciation for cartoons and 2D animation in general but also for the extremely talented cast who gave it their all to make these gimmicks a success.As a whole, the film is staggering in both technical achievement and story. It has a lot of heart to it, great humour and a wonderfully crafted script. If you're looking for a film that both fully grown adults and small children will like, this is the real deal. There's no false advertisement to be found here; you don't get any more genuine than this. Everyone should give Who Framed Roger Rabbit a watch because you won't find more fun anywhere else!