Long Awaited Sequel to Who Framed Roger Rabbit!

[QuasarVM]

Ok, why are they just now making a sequel to this -- and does anyone really care anymore?

Maybe they should title the sequel: Who Cares About Roger Rabbit?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/nov/03/robert-zemeckis-roger-rabbit-2

 

[RoJoHen]

That sounds like a crappy idea. Classic cartoons really aren't that popular anymore, and I'd rather not see Toon Town populated by SpongeBob and Pokemon.

 

[JustKate]

What? No!

I guess there's a remote chance they'll do it right, but the emphasis there should be on "remote."

 

[QuasarVM]

What? No!

I guess there's a remote chance they'll do it right, but the emphasis there should be on "remote."

Yeah, but folks...the original film was made over 20 years ago. Do you think anyone would even go see it? Is the original cast even still alive at this point?

 

[RoJoHen]

I have a feeling it's gonna turn into some really lame kids movie starring Miley Cyrus.

 

[JustKate]

My definition of "do it right" doesn't necessarily include using the original cast. Doing it right means doing it so that it's as clever and as funny as the original.

As for whether anybody would go to see it...heck, I don't know. They won't go just because of the original, probably, but they might go for other reasons.

But of course, as I mentioned earlier, I very very very much doubt they'll do it right.

 

[QuasarVM]

My definition of "do it right" doesn't necessarily include using the original cast. Doing it right means doing it so that it's as clever and as funny as the original.

As for whether anybody would go to see it...heck, I don't know. They won't go just because of the original, probably, but they might go for other reasons.

But of course, as I mentioned earlier, I very very very much doubt they'll do it right.

I just think the "ship has sailed"...could be wrong though.

BTW, I think the "ship has sailed" on Ghostbusters also...

 

[davejames]

I loved the original at the time, but honestly it just looks incredibly corny and dated to me now. I can't say I'm terribly excited at the idea of a sequel.

 

[Talosian]

This is fantastic news. I hope they continue to use traditional cell animation for Roger and his ilk.

I don't really think the original looks dated in a bad way. It's cartoon noir, it's supposed to be vintage. If anything, a too modern, squeaky clean touch for the sequel could spoil it. We've seen George Lucas make that mistake before.

 

[JustKate]

I think the original is still fabulous. I can't understand, really, why anyone would think it looks dated. I accept that some people do, but I don't get why.

 

[bigdaddy]

How can a cartoon look dated?

Anyways this is a horrible idea. I see it being ditched in favor of a reboot.

 

[Broccoli]

Maybe the live action/cartoon blending effects. I dunno, I still think they hold up.

 

[QuasarVM]

I think the original is still fabulous. I can't understand, really, why anyone would think it looks dated. I accept that some people do, but I don't get why.

Yeah, I think the original holds up fine...it wasn't contemporary to 1988 anyway.

 

[AvBaur]

While I'm not completely against a "Roger Rabbit" sequel, Zemeckis' most recent comments make it sound like he wants to portray the human characters via motion capturing (or "performance capture") like in Beowulf, Christmas Carol etc. At least the cartoon characters are supposed to stay traditionally animated, but still...

The whole performance capture thing is a great tool for creatures like Gollum, King Kong or the Na'vi in Avatar, but just looks ugly and creepy when used on normal human characters. I definitely don't want to see a Roger Rabbit film with a dead-eyed CGI Bob Hoskins.

 

[Guy Gardener]

Jessica Rabbit is doing a fine job on Californication these days and the other female lead was T'Pol's mother T'Les in Enterprise not too long ago.

 

[Captaindemotion]

The original is a classic. But as has been said, it's hard to see what a sequel can add, especially 20 years later. And I for one, don't like the CGI animation that Zemeckis seems to exclusively make nowaways. I can't see the point of a RR sequel made in that style - part of the fuss about the original was the way in which it mixed traditional animation and the real world so well.

Who F*cked Up Roger Rabbit?

 

[dru]

They waited too long. Whatever they do now will not be a sequel, it will be its own thing no matter how they try to portray it.

 

[Guy Gardener]

Well the original was set in the 50s. Does that mean that the sequel will be set in the 70s?

God help us about the 70's toons like Scoobie Doo and Butch Cassidy and Sundance kids, Josie and the Pussy cats, Happy Days in Space which we'll have to suffer through.

 

[Australis]

I always thought it was a film for adults not kids, really.

That said, in a sequel I wanted to see Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny as billionaire recluses, so big as stars they can't get a movie made, the audience expectation would be too high. Lounging by their pools, taking calls, maybe some species-appropriate babes in skimpy bikinis in the bg, which would be something for the furries, though Mickey always struck me as the Jimmy Stewart of the toon world, while Bugs was more Clark Gable.

 

[Broccoli]

Well the original was set in the 50s. Does that mean that the sequel will be set in the 70s?

God help us about the 70's toons like Scoobie Doo and Butch Cassidy and Sundance kids, Josie and the Pussy cats, Happy Days in Space which we'll have to suffer through.

That said, in a sequel I wanted to see Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny as billionaire recluses, so big as stars they can't get a movie made, the audience expectation would be too high. Lounging by their pools, taking calls, maybe some species-appropriate babes in skimpy bikinis in the bg, which would be something for the furries, though Mickey always struck me as the Jimmy Stewart of the toon world, while Bugs was more Clark Gable.

You know, I don't know what story could be framed around that, but the fictional universe background such as that would be incredibly clever and probably be fun to play with.