My Review of Space Jam · 7:49pm Jun 21st, 2021
Rating Scale:
12/10—a complete masterpiece; flawless and outstanding
11/10—Excellent, near-perfect film
10/10—the standard rating; awesome film with a couple of flaws
9/10—a wonderful film with several flaws
8/10–a great film with numerous flaws but not enough to ruin it
7/10—a fun and entertaining movie; not great but still enjoyable
6/10—a slightly above average film; it is something I might watch again
5/10—mediocre movie; not awful but not great either
4/10—a below average film; it could have been much better
3/10—a bad film; poorly written and poorly executed
2/10—a very bad movie; the few good things in the movie overshadowed by the bad things
1/10—a terrible movie; a total waste of time
0/10—a worthless piece of abomination; should have never been made
Greetings, everyone! Mr. J is back with another movie review! Today, I will be talking about Space Jam, a live-action/animation sports comdey film from 1996. As someone who grew up watching Looney Tunes and Boomerang, this is one of my favorite Looney Tunes films of my childhood and a film that always gives me a smile every time I look back on it. In light of the upcoming sequel that will be released soon as well as the recently released trailer thereof, I thought it would be relevant for me to talk of what I really enjoyed out of this film.
First off, I really enjoyed Michael Jordon’s performance in the movie although I do admit I’m not really the biggest fan of the former professional basketball player. Still, I found his performance in this really enjoyable and entertaining. Equally entertaining were the performances of Wayne Knight as Stan Podolak and Danny DeVito as Swackhammer.
The animation was really solid and well done as well as the amusing cinematography. Also, props to James Newton Howard for the catchy music he made for the film.
As for the Looney Tune characters, I loved seeing Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and the gang working together (in a goofy, amusing manner as usual) as they fight against their alien enemies who steal the experienced abilities of the basketball players in order to become basketball players themselves: the Mon-Stars. Speaking of whom, those alien twerps were a bit annoying but still amusing. I wouldn’t say that I have a favorite amongst them, but I found them all to be amusingly serviceable characters.
As for Swackhammer, he was one hell of an antagonist! In other words, he was full of charisma and personality while also being short-tempered and cruel. His sense of humor was a hit and miss for me though but still entertaining nonetheless. Danny DeVito sounded like he was having a fun time voicing him.
The story for me was really interesting and simple enough for me to follow along. This was basically my first time watching an animation/live-action movie when I was a kid. Ever since I watched it for the first time during my childhood, I always loved it and still do to this day. As a matter of fact, this was the very movie that introduced me the very concept of crossovers. If it weren’t for this wonderful gem, I would’ve never loved or appreciated crossovers in general. It eventually led me to be a crossover master fanatic.
Although it isn’t perfect, it is one of my favorite childhood favorites that deserves a 9/10!
Welp, that’s all, folks!
Bro, couldn't resist?
I’m glad that this is a movie you enjoy seeing.
In my opinion, though, “Space Jam” is openly what I consider to be one of the worst movies ever made.
Nothing about it was fun to me, and it felt surprisingly bland and lifeless compared to most films I’ve watched over the years. A lot of people also say that this movie has a simple enough plot, but I actually couldn’t wrap my head around as to what was going on at all nor gain an understanding of it.
At least “Looney Tunes: Back in Action” was something that actually felt like a Looney Tunes movie and tried being one. It was also much more enjoyable to me, and the plot was something I had a better grasp on.
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Resist what?
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I respect your opinion, bro. 👍
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"That's all, folks"?
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Oh. Yeah, I couldn't resist.
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Not scolding, amigo. I'd have done the same thing.
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Thank you.
Do you have any plans to review “Looney Tunes: Back in Action”, by any chance?
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That’ll be released around late summer.
Yeah, I’m gonna have to disagree with you on this. Swackhammer is one of my least favorite antagonists of all time. To me, he was nothing but a one-dimensional cardboard character with little in the ways of a compelling personality, development, motivation, and sense of humor. Not to mention Danny DeVito’s talents were wasted thanks to a vast sense of restraint that prevented his skills from ever coming through.
I wasn’t a fan of Michael Jordan’s performance in the film either, particularly because it seemed like he had no idea what he was doing or why he was there in the first place.
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I'll probably make my review of Back In Action next month or so.
Wow, I actually forgot that I originally wanted to review that film this past summer. Sorry, bro.