Eternal. One of the looniest toons ever. Far, far, far better than 'Space Jam'.

Rating: 10/10 (13 December 2010)

'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' is a successful movie in every way. And I'm not referring only to the commercial success. I doubt it is that commercially successful now. What I mean is that this is a very good movie, a crazy comedy and a timeless classic. It's original, imaginative, creative and unique. I love its dark atmosphere, which makes it something close to a thriller. This is a quite noisy movie with crazy toon humor, but the fact of being loud and crazy doesn't bother me, it is actually perfect for those who tolerate its noisiness. It's got suspense either. I also love its nostalgic and old-fashioned atmosphere, even in small details, which accent its charm.
Much of the soundtrack is jolly and typically cartooned, but there are also brilliant instrumental tunes usually carried with suspense except for an emotional one that plays during a sad scene when Eddie Valiant is looking at old pictures reminding happier days of his life (and briefly in a few more scenes).
Although people tend to think that this movie was one of the pioneers in combining live-action and animation, in reality it wasn't. At the time this was already an old Disney tradition. Nevertheless, it's always a clever and delightful combination (when successful, of course). This one is among the most successful on that combination.
This was one of my childhood movies. At one point, I even used to watch it nearly daily when I was a child. It was an important part of my childhood. After all these years, it still holds up greatly. However, looking at it through an adult's perspective, the story may be complicated for children to understand and, for a kids movie, it deals with heavy subjects. If there are still kids who watch this, I guess they do it more because of the cartoons - as I did as a kid.
As for the cast, Christopher Lloyd is a great Judge Doom and his make-up makes the character look more sinister. Bob Hoskins is terrific as Eddie Valiant and he speaks with a very good American accent (which disguises well his English roots for those who don't know his nationality). The things he does are amazing (acting against the air and other stuff). Alan Tilvern is great as R. K. Maroon (this was one of his last or maybe his last movie role and sadly that actor already died). Kathleen Turner is the right choice to voice such a hot character like Jessica Rabbit with that sexy voice of hers.
The later but unrelated 'Space Jam' was a pretty poor attempt to repeat the idea of combining live-action and animation. "Roger Rabbit" is a classic, but 'Space Jam' will never be one.
Title in Portugal: 'Quem Tramou Roger Rabbit?'.