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Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Special Edition, DVD)

Member Name: cath_del
Product:
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Special Edition, DVD)
Date: 27/11/12
Rating:
Advantages: Love the mix of cartoon and reality, great for the family, funny
Disadvantages: None!
Who Framed Roger Rabbit is one of my favourite films of all time, I remember watching it from my childhood and I still watch it once a year! The combination of cartoons and reality makes it one of the best films in my opinion, and adds to its different and cute charm.
I got it for £5 from HMV while it was on sale, and I've seen it with this price in many other stores to. However, sometimes it is on television, so you could always wait for it then. I also think it is on Netflix, I recall passing by it at some point.
The plot focuses around Eddie (played by Bob Hoskins - great acting as Eddie!)in 1940s, where cartoons and real people live together, and he is hired by R.K.Maroon to find out about Jessica Rabbit, the wife of Roger Rabbit. Eddie has a grudge towards toons due to the death of his brother, so he's not exactly the happiest to be around toons all day.
Eddie goes on a hunt to find out the truth on whether she is cheating on this cute cartoon rabbit, and soon finds out there is something fishy going on in ToonTown thanks to evil villain Judge Doom.. .So he and Roger head out to solve it, leading to a ridiculous amount of adventures and mishaps in both reality and the cartoon world.
The storyline kept me interested for the entire time that I was watching, it never gets predictable and there is always a new twist occurring somewhere or other. My favourite part in the movie is that they also throw in quite well known cartoons such as Betty Boop, so it was good watching through it and spotting the ones that I know of!
In my opinion, the thing that kept me watching was the great partnership of Eddie and Roger, as the two of them just seem to cause so much trouble and while they don't have the functional of most relationships, you do start to see them getting fond of each other. I also love the fact that Eddie just seems to hate Roger, but you can tell that really he does care for him and his silliness! Judge Doom was played really well, and I loved the way Christopher Lloyd managed to play him so creepily, he really is a great villain!
The addition of cartoons are great, and while they don't look as amazing as all the fancy ones that you see now in movies, I think they still look great in the movies and add to its overall look. It blends in great with reality and it does look like the real life actors are actually interacting with characters that are there.
Overall, I definitely think this is a film that everyone should watch, a film with everything in it, a bit of cartoon fun, romance and action - there's something everyone in the family can enjoy. A great film which will be a longlasting favourite!
Summary: One of my favourite films

