Wonderful Film

Rating: 10/10 (2 June 2012)

I loved this film as a child, I would watch it religiously each evening at 7pm (not sure why I picked 7pm, but that's when I put it in the VCR) when I was in grade school. As an adult I have found new enjoyment in this movie for its humor and high quality animation.
Roger Rabbit brought back the slapstick and wild antics of cartoons from earlier years. I recall John K. mentioning at one point, that cartoons stopped being cartoons-- which I agree with. In the 80s although I loved them, cartoons shied away from from over-sized eyes popping out of heads, anthropomorphic animals getting flattened like pancakes, the iconic birds and stars around the protagonist's head, and of course-- faces transforming into steam whistles. Never in my life did I see a My Little Pony and Care Bears episode where characters exploded, caught on fire or were sucked down toilets-- and moreover, if it had happened, I don't think it would be written as something to laugh about.
This film reminded audiences of the potentialities of animation to do something actors on film couldn't do. They can make us laugh because of the medium they are made with (i.e. it's much more funny in my own opinion to see a hand drawn cartoon character dance around, than watching Jim Carrey in "The Mask" dance to big band music).
I digress-- anyways, WFRR played with the jokes and gags from older cartoons, many kids my age hadn't seen or cared for. My God-Children have seen this film, and they love Roger Rabbit and his "girlfriend" (they are three and four years old, still can't seem to remember that her name is Jessica ^^). There is a blend of art and reality that they've been exposed to--that has inspired new play.
Hands down, this film was before its time. Finding a way to meld the world of animation and "real-life" is not an easy one-- and I hope that there will be more of our fuzzy friend on the big screen-- someday.