The movie might be inappropriate for your children's age (a la "Shrek"), completely devoid of substance (like any of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" movies) or a form of boredom torture for parents (think "Pokemon: The First Movie"). And while cartoons are risky, live-action family movies qualify as high-stakes gambling.
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That's why I didn't have high hopes going into a recent screening of "Like Mike." I thought this live-action film had as much chance of entertaining me as a high school bench warmer would have beating Shaq to the hoop. But I was pleasantly surprised to discover this family flick features high-flying fun, a substantial message and a magical, entertaining plot.
Child star Lil Bow Wow, who became just Bow Wow after the film, is likely on his way to yet another successful career or two, demonstrating strong basketball and acting skills as the irrepressible Calvin, while Lipnicki adds to his resume of solid performances. And while this movie belongs to the children, the adults - including the NBA players who have cameos - offer the assist that makes the slam dunk possible.
As of this writing, almost 200,000 people have shared the tweet and nearly 350,000 have liked it. Though there is very little information available, Anime News Network has reported the movie will be an anime, not live action, and that Toei Animation will be behind it.
The producers of this week's new Ghost in the Shell film must really believe nobody has seen its source material. That's the only way to enjoy this live-action reboot: oblivious to 1995's original anime film or its manga comic-book precursor. Scarlett Johansson runs around futuristic, CGI-filled worlds in a skin-tight outfit. She shoots guns, kicks faces, and beats the bad guys. Not bad.
A live-action reboot seems like a solid way to right that wrong, and the film's decades-old template still feels topical: humans toy with robotic upgrades; governments and major companies embrace the robotic future a little too much and get burnt as a result; characters mull the impact of how life is changed by a fully connected world. But this live-action reboot doesn't just miss the subtle interactions, buried beneath the basic-plot surface, that made the original such a remarkable film. It also nukes the entire plot structure.
LeBron James and the Tune Squad made an impressive showing at the box office over the weekend with Space Jam: A New Legacy dethroning Marvel's Black Widow from the top of the charts. Early projections had the live-action/animated hybrid sequel bringing in around $20 million in its opening weekend, but the film surprised industry experts by raking in $31.6 million. Not bad for a sequel with 31% on Rotten Tomatoes, a streaming release on HBO Max, and the hurdle of an ongoing pandemic.Variety has the Space Jam 2 box office numbers that pushed the sequel over Marvel's Black Widow, which was expected to hold the top spot for one more weekend. Though $31.6 million wouldn't be an opening weekend to celebrate for a movie like this in the days before COVID-19 steamrolled across the globe, it's a solid box office debut for a wide release that also has a simultaneous streaming launch, not to mention hesitant audiences who aren't ready to go back to theaters just yet.Space Jam: A New Legacy is also the largest family film debut of the pandemic, surpassing The Croods: A New Age, Tom and Jerry, The Boss Baby: Family Business, Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, and Spirit Untamed, all of which failed to make anywhere near as big of a dent on the charts.
Slam Dunk Ernest is a 1995 American direct-to-video live-action sports comedy film that was produced by Emshell Producers. It was released on June 20, 1995 on the VHS format, though it was also planned to be put out on LaserDisc.
If you loved the original "Space Jam" in 1996 -- and box-office numbers and digital cult status for the animated-live-action hoops hybrid suggests you did -- chances are you'll be flying high with "Space Jam: A New Legacy," the sequel out this week in theaters and on HBO Max.
Lee throws everything he has at the screen trying to produce a cartoon version of the corporate synergy achieved by "Avengers: Endgame." It's no go. This mashup of corporate product placement is less a slam dunk than an overcaffeinated exercise in excess.
If you loved the original \"Space Jam\" in 1996 -- and box-office numbers and digital cult status for the animated-live-action hoops hybrid suggests you did -- chances are you'll be flying high with \"Space Jam: A New Legacy,\" the sequel out this week in theaters and on HBO Max.
Lee throws everything he has at the screen trying to produce a cartoon version of the corporate synergy achieved by \"Avengers: Endgame.\" It's no go. This mashup of corporate product placement is less a slam dunk than an overcaffeinated exercise in excess.
Jackson Murphy: On the San Diego Comic-Con At Home virtual panel you did for the show a couple weeks ago, you said that Phil Lord & Christopher Miller (who are also EPs) told you that in order for the show to happen, it had to transition from being live-action to animation. How shocked were you when you first heard that news?
Their characters were supporting players in the first three Madagascar films, which touted high profile live action actors voicing the leads. As is often the case, the secondary roles are filled with the best character voiceover actors in the field. It is truly a delight to see them carrying the movie. Anyone paying attention notices just what a difference a performer that specializes in voice work can make to an animated film. 2ff7e9595c
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