TGME Round 1: Batman Begins Vs. Who Framed Roger Rabbit

[Tripe]

I watched ReBoot in College...

Ditto, well Sixth Form, er I think, it's sort of a blur.

[RoninFox]

I read Who Censored Roger Rabbit a few years ago.

The movie bears almost no resemblance to the book except for these three facts.

1:  There is a "toon" rabbit named Roger.
2:  He hires a detective.
3:  He is married to a human-looking toon named Jessica.

That's it, the plot, the motivations of the characters, the way toons are presented (they're mostly described as comic strip characters that even mostly communicate by word balloons coming out of their mouths and floating over their heads), the relationship between Roger and Jessica, who gets murdered, why they get murdered, how toons can appear to take the damage that they can without dying, and even Roger's ability to hold his liquor are completely different from one version to the other.

But is it worth a read?

I'm planning on reading it again when I can find a copy, it was a fun read.

[Pak-Man]

They're way easier to find than they used to be. I remember looking for these years ago and not turning up anything under 80 a pop...
http://www.amazon.com/Censored-Roger-Rabbit-Gary-Wolf/dp/0345303253/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214543513&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/P-P-P-Plugged-Roger-Rabbit-Hare-Raising-Mystery/dp/067940094X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214543513&sr=1-2

Maybe I should get around to reading these. Can't be a fan of the movie unless I've read the books, right? :^)

[RoninFox]

Hmm, I didn't even know there was a sequel...I don't really see how that's possible to tell you the truth, but I'm intrigued.

[Tripe]

Aparently the sequel has a Bobby Ewing type moment

[Nuke Mayhem]

BB was a really good movie, but WFRR had heart and a certain magic to it that you just can't find in most movies today.

[bettertomorrowamy]

BB was a really good movie, but WFRR had heart and a certain magic to it that you just can't find in most movies today.

I would totally listen to WFRR.  I love AM radio.

[GLaDOS]

Who framed roger rabbit is shit next to Batman Begins. Don't take that the wrong way though, that's still a big, BIG compliment.

[ScottotD]

YAY! 

[GregMcduck]

VOTING IN NOW CLOSED

Batman Begins *sigh* moves on to Round 2

[Pak-Man]

Awwww.

[bettertomorrowamy]

Neither one of these movies should be in a list of greatest movies ever.

[Pak-Man]

I disagree. To me, a movie is all about how it can impact you. Roger Rabbit has had more impact to me than any other movie I've ever seen. Maybe I was just the right age when it came out, or maybe it had just exactly the message I needed, but it taught me a very valuable lesson about the value of laughter and bringing joy to others that helped shape my outlook on life as a whole and form the personality that I have today.


No, but Batman was fun too. Go Batman, I guess. :^)

[esoobaC .T bocaJ]

PORQUE?!?!?!?!

[mrbasehart]

I disagree. To me, a movie is all about how it can impact you. Roger Rabbit has had more impact to me than any other movie I've ever seen. Maybe I was just the right age when it came out, or maybe it had just exactly the message I needed, but it taught me a very valuable lesson about the value of laughter and bringing joy to others that helped shape my outlook on life as a whole and form the personality that I have today.

I'd agree with you to a certain extent - I felt the same way about Roger Rabbit when I was a kid - but does it still hold up for you? A great movie should be something that's great forever, not just when you were a kid.