First of, the 90s were a very good decade for movies, especially the early 90s. Seven, Casino, 12 Monkeys, Toy Story, Heat, The Usual Suspects, Braveheart, ... and that's just 1995!
Now, the product placement aside, Space Jam is just a rollercoaster fun type of movie. It's the Looney Tunes in the real world movie - what kind of story did you expect? The story is tertiray, at best, in a movie like this, much as in about everything the Looney Tunes ever did. Bugs tries to convince Elmer that it is duck season and Duffy tries to convince Elmer that it is rabbit season - that's the plot of EVERY skid with Elmer in it.
Jordan can't act but nobody expects him to do (and I think he did okay, so did most other bb stars in this), again, this doesn't matter much in a movie that literally is a cartoon. They threw in Bill mothereffing Murray, playing himself, for no other reason than to have Bill mothereffing Murray in it and it was a good call.
The soundtrack - excuse me, but this is considered one of the better OSTs. HipHop and R&B stil thrived back then and this had some good representatives of that era. I still play "Hit'em high" in clubs from time to time and people love it. Maybe you just can't stand hiphop, well, that's bad for you, but hiphop and basketball go together like truckers and country music.
Your only valid point is the product placement, but
a)there was actually alot of satire and commentary on the industry in this, including a scene where they mock the idea of product placement and sponsors.
b) I see no difference in today's movies
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ComicNerd
10 years ago
I'm all for Seven and 12 Monkeys, but Space Jam rubs me the wrong way, in that it feels like a group of WB executives sat around and tried to figure out how to turn the Nike commercials into a movie. The wrapped a movie around a flimsy plot of a basketball game against aliens, the Looney Tunes characters personalities are all 90's up to be hip. The movie looks like it took an hour to write. I do agree Bill Murray is always awesome, and I like the soundtrack, actually forgot about Hit'em High.
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reaseltbim
9 years ago
thats exactly what happened
a bunch of studio execs got together and asked themselves (whats cool right now and how can we get a lot of money from kids)
and space jam was born, If this movie was made with original cartoons and didnt use bugs buny it would have flopped
everyone defending this is just looking at it with nostalgia goggles, is that simple.
you dont have to apologize for having an opinion, specially when you are calling it like it is. this was a cash grab
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Redux006
9 years ago
I agree, the blaring music and quick 'n' dirty writing, there was just something very hollow about it. I agree with Chuck Jones that they got the characters all wrong. Also, every character was more of a reference to themselves than an actual character. The movie was based on a series of television commercials though, so it's not surprising it ended up being just a shallow cash grab. Had about as much integrity as a children's cereal commercial.
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veil182
10 years ago
You nailed it...Space Jam is a great kids movie form the 90s that actually has some lasting value, Murray and the Toons have some actually hilarious lines. Criticizing the script of Looney Toons movie isn't that hard
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darkzero
10 years ago
b) I see no difference in today's movies
I do. The product placement and commercialism is MORE blatant now, and there is no irony to it. (See the remake of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty".)
Originality needs a reboot.
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koffeenkreame41-1
7 years ago
Now, the product placement aside, Space Jam is just a rollercoaster fun type of movie. It's the Looney Tunes in the real world movie - what kind of story did you expect? The story is tertiray, at best, in a movie like this, much as in about everything the Looney Tunes ever did. Bugs tries to convince Elmer that it is duck season and Duffy tries to convince Elmer that it is rabbit season - that's the plot of EVERY skid with Elmer in it.
Jordan can't act but nobody expects him to do (and I think he did okay, so did most other bb stars in this), again, this doesn't matter much in a movie that literally is a cartoon. They threw in Bill mothereffing Murray, playing himself, for no other reason than to have Bill mothereffing Murray in it and it was a good call.
The soundtrack - excuse me, but this is considered one of the better OSTs. HipHop and R&B stil thrived back then and this had some good representatives of that era. I still play "Hit'em high" in clubs from time to time and people love it. Maybe you just can't stand hiphop, well, that's bad for you, but hiphop and basketball go together like truckers and country music.
Your only valid point is the product placement, but
a)there was actually alot of satire and commentary on the industry in this, including a scene where they mock the idea of product placement and sponsors.
b) I see no difference in today's movies
Agreed with all of this.
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