Space Jam Review Celebrating 30 years of this film.

 

My Review of Space Jam.

Space Jam was a '90s classic that I watched a lot when I was a kid, and this movie is the reason Basketball is my favourite sport. Space Jam was actually inspired by the Nike promotion in which Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny sold Nike shoes. So decided to make a film about it. Now, Space Jam is a film about Michael Jordan playing himself, how he gave up Basketball to become a Baseball player (which he did in real life), and how he wasn't good until he came back to Basketball. 

Fun Fact: Chuck Jones, the creator of Bugs Bunny, didn't like this movie because he said his Bugs Bunny could have defeated the Monstars all on his own. He's not wrong. Bugs Bunny has taken on many bigger people than him, and he's come out on top. 

In the film, the Monstars threaten to take Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes back to their home planet to serve as entertainment for their boss, Swackhammer (voiced by Danny Devito).

So they challenge them to a basketball game, which they think will be easy, but the Monstars steal the talents of each NBA all-star. So they come out being powerful, and the Looney Tunes need help. So they get Michael Jordan to join the team. 

In the film, we are also introduced to Lola Bunny, who, as we all know, was one of the main causes of furries. She's a skilled basketball player who hates being called a doll and is Bugs' love interest in the film. I'll be honest, I like Lola, but I like the Kristen Wig version the best. 

Honestly, this was the Lola we should have gotten in the Space Jam Legacy film, not that Zendaya version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_ywo1FcylU

Check out Fan Scripts, What if Lola was Funny, and let me tell ya, Kristen Wigg is the best version of Lola. 

Now, in the film, there are some funny moments that made me laugh as a kid, like the Looney Tunes, and the cast did a good job, too. Like Michael Jordan, he's not an actor, but he was good at it. Also, Wayne Knight, Danny Devito, Bill Murray, Theresa Randle, and Billy West as Bugs Bunny. Also, the soundtrack of Space Jam was great, especially Seal's Fly Like An Eagle, For You, Space Jam, and I Believe I Can Fly...It's hard to enjoy that song knowing what a scumbag R Kelly is. 

The team plays the Monstars, struggles at first, but improves after Bugs gives them Michael's Secret Stuff, which is just water. However, it helps the Looney Tunes during the game. 

I think Lola liked the buffed Bugs a little too much during this scene. 

Now the team starts playing better, but during the last period, Mr. Swackhammer makes a deal with Michael: if he wins, Michael goes to his home planet and is forced to sign autographs and play basketball, but he will always lose. If they loose they never bother the Looney Tunes again. 

Now, during this, Bill Murray comes in and saves the day. The team is at the last minute, and Michael unleashes his inner Tune. 

The Looney Tunes and the Monstars send Mr. Swackhammer flying in a rocket to the moon. They also return the talent to all-star players. The film ends with Michael returning the basketball, and all is right with the world. 

Space Jam is still one of those films from childhood that I still enjoy watching, like it's very nostalgic for me because it's the reason I love Basketball. I give Space Jam a 7 out of 10.

Also recommend watching The Last Dance documentary on Netflix about Michael Jordan it's really good.

 

Fun Fact: Their original plans for Space Jam 2 included Michael Jordan's return, but he declined, preferring to focus on basketball, saying he wasn't an actor. The original plot had the Looney Tunes kicked out of their world, forced to live in the real world until they agree to another basketball game to win back their world. As well, there were some rewrites like a Space Jam with Tiger Woods or Tony Hawk, but they never happened; instead, we got that awful LeBron James film. Makes you think did we really need another Space Jam film it was fine just being a 90s classic. 

Why am I concerned about Brave and the Bold?

 

Why am I concerned about Brave and the Bold?

So recently, it was announced that screenwriter Christina Hodson will write the film adaptation of Brave and the Bold. Now, Christina was known for writing Bumblebee, which I like by the way, I think it's the best live action Transformers. However, she also wrote the Flash film and Birds of Prey. So already many fans are seeing red flags, especially since Andy Muschietti is directing, and he made Flash. I liked the first It film, but the second one wasn't as good, and I did hear good things about the Welcome to Derry Show. 

The concern that the writer and director of the Flash film are making the DCU Batman film raises many red flags for fans. Like, after the Flash movie bombed, why did they still keep these guys? I would have replaced them with better writers and a director. I mean, I trust Matt Reeves with Batman, but with these two, I see some red flags in their film history, and Andy did defend Ezra Miller. 

Now, look, I know many writers and directors have their fair share of good projects and bad ones. Some of them started out rough but got better later, and some started great but fell from grace. Good examples are Shawn Levy and Taika Waititi. 

He made Just Married, Cheaper by the Dozen, and the 2006 reboot of The Pink Panther. Those were bad films, but he later went on to make the Night at the Museum Trilogy, Real Steel, Free Guy, Deadpool and Wolverine, and of course, he's making a new Star Wars film called Starfighter. Shawn made some bad films in the beginning, but now he's one of the best directors out there because he tried again it worked out for him. 

He made Boy, What We Do In The Shadows, Hunt for Wider People, Thor Ragnarok, and Jojo Rabbit. However, after that, his storytelling started to fall flat, like Love and Thunder was awful and poorly written, and it was the Batman and Robin of MCU films. He made Next Goals Wins, which got bad write-ups. To be honest, I don't think he's the right guy to make an Akira film. So Taika started out strong with his comedy and storytelling, but after Jojo Rabbit, he's fallen from grace. 

Again, I like both directors, but to me, they show that a director/writer can start out great, then lose touch, while a director who was bad to begin with can grow and learn from it. Unless they don't see the errors of their ways and make up poor excuses for why people didn't like their project. Quick advice: if you get criticism for your work, whether it's good or bad, learn from it to see what you did right and what you did wrong. Acknowledge the criticism and don't demonize your fans for being passionate about your story. 

Now, getting back to The Brave and The Bold, I am worried about the direction they are taking this film. I heard rumors that he may not end up directing, but the direction of where this film is going depends on what they do. I want this film to be a great Batman film with the Bat Family and a good father-son story with Bruce and Damian. However, it depends on how they make it, but I just don't want it to be a goofy Batman film because Batman does not work as a goofy film, like we don't want that we got it back in the 90s, Batman Forever and Batman and Robin were too goofy and were bad films. I know Gunn has said he wants a dark, gritty, serious Batman; he doesn't want him to be light-hearted. I don't want a goofy Batman in the DCU; I want to see a dark and serious Batman in this universe. 

Most fans prefer a dark and gritty Batman over a light hearted Batman.

We shall see what they do, but yeah, I'm not keen on who they hired as the writer of the film, but hey, I could be wrong, and they might surprise us, like look at Fantastic 4 First Steps, and Thunderbolts didn't have much hope for those films, but I was proven wrong in the end. Still, I am concern on who they have chosen to direct and write but only time will tell if they do a good job or a bad job. 

So that's my thoughts, what do you think? Do you think DCU is making a mistake, or are you going to wait and see what they do?

 

Sonic Fan Cast for Future Heroes and Villains

 

Sonic Fan Cast for Future Characters 

Now that the Sonic movies have been a big hit, they have broken the video game-to-movie curse. Without these movies, we wouldn't be getting video game films. I don't know what the next Sonic film will be; all I know is that Amy is in it. Here is my fan cast for Sonic characters they could introduce in the future films or shows. 

Evan Peters as Silver the Hedgehog 

Kimiko Glen as Amy Rose

Scarlet Johansson as Rogue the Bat 

Henry Cavil as Vector the Detective 

Colleen Clinkenbeard as Charmy Bee

LaKeith Standfield as Espio 

Bill Fagerbakke as Big the Cat

Lilly James as Blaze the Cat

Arica Himmel as Cream

Zazie Beetz as Tikal 

Jack Quaid as Mighty the Armadillo 

Caleb McLaughlin as Ray the Flying Squirrel 

Dave Baustista as E-123 Omega 

Now the villains of future films or shows.  

Ben Schwartz as Metal Sonic 

This would be a interesting casting idea because the idea of Metal Sonic being voiced Ben shows that he is more of robotic clone of Sonic but evil. 

Andy Serkis as Black Doom 

Charlie Hunnam as Scourge The Hedgehog 

Christina Ricci as Fiona the Fox 

Jai Courtney as Fang the Sniper 

Kevin Hart as Bean the Dynamite 

Jacob Batalon as Bark the Polar Bear

So that's my Sonic Fan Cast for Future Characters.