DVD : Space Jam

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Rating:

- Jordan does a slam dunk with a classic!
Man I have so many great memories of the days during most of the 1990s when the Chicago Bulls were the ultimate NBA basketball team and that I myself enjoy playing basketball and have won several basketball competitions when I was in school. To add to this great era in NBA history is a really quirky but absolutely entertaining movie that is called "Space Jam" which brings the NBA legend Michael Jordan onto the big screen for the first and only time as of writing this review.

In the case of this, Michael Jordan plays himself but as a golfer with a peaceful life with his family. However, his peaceful life is suddenly interrupted when he is pulled through a golf hole while trying to retrieve the golf ball and finds himself in the world of Looney Tunes. The characters from The Looney Tunes are in grave danger. A gang of vicious cartoon aliens from outer space have taken over the cartoon world and the Looney Tunes, striking a deal with them, decides that their fate will be decided through challenging the aliens to a basketball game. If they lose this game, the Looney Tunes are doomed to becoming slaves to the alien race for the rest of their lives by telling the same jokes every night to entertain their race. Realizing what's at stake for them, Elmer Fudd, Bugs Bunny, Sylvester, Tweety Bird, Pudgy Pig, Tasmania and the remaining Looney Tunes cartoon characters call on the aid of Michael Jordan to challenge the aliens to this basketball game. The aliens make things a lot more complicated when they steal the basketball skills away from several `real life' NBA basketball players rendering the players almost inept at NBA games and the aliens grow from mere small annoying creatures into gigantic troll-like beings who call themselves the "Monstars" as a basketball team and the newly grown aliens are just about experts at basketball due to them draining all the skills away from the `real life' NBA basketball players. It's a lot at stake as the Looney Tunes are far disadvantaged against the formidable "Monstars" basketball team. With the help of Michael Jordan and cameo appearances from Wayne Knight, and Bill Murray, the basketball game will decide the fate of the cartoon world's future.

"Space Jam" I think is one of the most brilliant movies that came out around this time (Around in 1996) during the Chicago Bulls at their heights in the history of the NBA and "Space Jam" blends the glory of this time and combines it with the Cartoon World in the greatest live/cartoon hybrid movie since "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" from eight years before then. This may have been Michael Jordan's only stab at acting in movies (at least at the time of writing this review) but Jordan was absolutely amazing in this movie and showed that he was absolutely capable of great acting. I also loved seeing "Seinfeld" actor Wayne Knight also play for the Looney Tunes basketball team against the "Monsters" team as well.

My favorite of the Looney Tunes were Bug Bunny and Tasmania whose eccentric cartoon characters really added so much fun, and humor to the movie. Bugs Bunny was so funny and witty and Tasmania's sometimes feral personality was absolutely a riot. I actually didn't care much for Lola Bunny a whole lot. The movie went on to become a smash hit and deservedly so because it's one of the best movies of the mid to late 1990s. I haven't been a major fan of the Looney Tunes on a historic note either except for Tom and Jerry but man, even the Looney Tunes characters were absolutely a riot in this movie. If you can, I would also recommend the soundtrack to this movie as well as it has all the fun that the movie itself has, and this is taking into account that while I have had a very intense dislike for most modern day rap music, the rap on the soundtrack is fun and excellent. Man do I wish there was another movie that blended cartoon styles with live action movie footage the way "Space Jam" did but at least where it stands, "Space Jam" is up there with "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" as the best live/cartoon hybrid movie of all time.

If you can find it, I say get a hold on the 2-disc collector's "Special Edition" as the edition carries a lot of cool extras on it and has much better sound and visual quality than the VHS edition. I've watched the VHS version countless times and wore it out as a result a long time ago and went for years without seeing it so I replaced it with the "Special Edition" DVD and let me say, it's worth every penny. If you love basketball-themed movies, then this is the movie for you but anyone who wants loads of fun and entertainment along with intelligence, wit and smart craftsmanship will find much on "Space Jam".

Rating:

- A Review of the Two-Disc DVD
The new "Space Jam" 2-Disc DVD is a fun addition to any Looney Tunes or family DVD collection.

Disc One features the film, which can be enjoyed with commentary from the director, as well as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. Most DVD commentaries are a bore to sit through--and this one does have its over technical moments (especially if you have young children who "believe in" Bugs or Daffy), but the comments from the characters are very witty--including a jab that Bugs throws at Michael Jordan early in the presentation (concerning his brief baseball career).

Rounding out the first disc is the theatrical trailer of the film (this is almost a MUST with me for any DVD).

The Second Disc is a nice bonus and could have easily been packaged as a stand-alone item. It features a "Making of Space Jam" and several Looney Tunes shorts (from the 1980's and 1990's), as well as the 1988 television special, "Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars". Speaking of music videos, the second disc also features "Fly Like an Eagle" and "Monstars Anthem".

This is a great gift for any Looney Tunes fan. Folks who liked it as children in 1996 (when the film was released) should still like it as teens. Children who have never seen it will also enjoy it. In short, it's a keeper.

Rating:

- Good Wholesome Movie
I've seen the movie and think that its an ok movie to see, if u want a movie that u can see with your kids and not be worried about seeing anything that would be innapropriate for them. If u want a movie that the whole family can see i recommend this one. Also does anyone know if the dvd contains R. Kelly's music video "I Believe I Can Fly".

Rating:

- Don't do it!
They won't let you rate anything with zero stars otherwise that's what I would have given it. This is one of the worst things ever created. I can't even call it a film. Don't buy it. Do yourself a favor, buy the Looney Tunes Box set instead. You won't regret it!

Rating:

- If you liked Who Framed Roger Rabbit, You'll love Space Jam
This movie and Who Framed Roger Rabbit are the best Movies of this nature. The Looney Tunes and Michael Jordan (the best ball player since Allen Iverson) playing basket ball? IT DONT GET NO BETTER THAN THAT. Michael Jordan cant really act in my opinion but those basket ball scenes and the looney tunes classic stunts make up for that. You'll love it. Just for the fact that the worlds funniest cartoons and biggest ball player are in the movie. Get it just for those reasons alone.

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