A true masterpiece doomed to ignorance (screen) (vhs)

Rating: 10/10 (14 April 2016)

Except « ice age », it's the only animation with which I remember to laugh so much and so hard : the opening cartoon ranks among the most funny ever done and this Roger Rabbit is really a wonderful character, goofy, crazy, with a good heart ! The idea to mix real world with Toon world is original and the production is astounding in both situations and it's even done when digital effects weren't there ! There is a real story, worthy of a film noir and this Golden age Hollywood is nicely done. The cast is excellent with late Hoskins totally believable and an amazing dark side « Doc » ! Silvestri delivers a jazzy, upbeat soundtrack as good as « BTF » and for sure « Looney Tunes » meeting Disney is a dream come true !
However, all this is lost as tears in the rain because it's totally old-fashioned ! For a movie aimed to a young audience, it's a total failure because it has nothing that the new generation likes ! As it means a lot for me, i offered it to the kid years ago and he didn't smile a lot : old Disney, Looney Tunes, Hollywood, jazz means nothing to him and watching a dusty, drinking private investigator really didn't appeal to him. So in fact, this a animation for old adults or more accurately for old movies aficionados so there are are a few of them in the world.