I appreciated the inventiveness of this when it came out in the late '80s It was quite the "talk" of the business the way they mixed live characters with cartoon characters. That now has been copied, of course, but this was one-a-kind when it was released.
For me, I never could warm up to the film. I tried several times but found Bob Hoskins and the animated characters so loud and so abrasive that it turned me off, big-time. Yeah, I was as amazed as anyone at some of the scenes, how seamlessly they blended it all to make it look so real. However, that abrasiveness wears thin, particularly after you've seen this movie at least once. This is like watching a loud: fun for awhile, but 100 straight minutes?! Tooo long.
Warning: this is NOT a kids' movie. One reviewer here writes "is's a great family film"....antihero writes "any member of the family will like it,",,on and on and on. Oh, man are the film world (and its critics so out of touch .There are some swear words, sexual innuendos and blatant sexual overtones every time the character "Jessica" is on screen with her huge breasts, thin waist and gyrating hips. Folks, that's why this is adult viewing. Adults - not kids - get it?
For me, I never could warm up to the film. I tried several times but found Bob Hoskins and the animated characters so loud and so abrasive that it turned me off, big-time. Yeah, I was as amazed as anyone at some of the scenes, how seamlessly they blended it all to make it look so real. However, that abrasiveness wears thin, particularly after you've seen this movie at least once. This is like watching a loud: fun for awhile, but 100 straight minutes?! Tooo long.
Warning: this is NOT a kids' movie. One reviewer here writes "is's a great family film"....antihero writes "any member of the family will like it,",,on and on and on. Oh, man are the film world (and its critics so out of touch .There are some swear words, sexual innuendos and blatant sexual overtones every time the character "Jessica" is on screen with her huge breasts, thin waist and gyrating hips. Folks, that's why this is adult viewing. Adults - not kids - get it?