Was it hated? I can't say how much I remember of it outside of spy girl in a leather catsuit and Brendan Fraser (main character) punching Brendan Fraser (as himself)
I think it was due the stigma that cartoons, especially 2D cartoons, are "just for kids." It's been plaguing the medium for decades. Thus adults don't go to see the film, and families are put off by the content that's not squeaky clean. (As though the Looney Tunes haven't always been full of risqué humor that flies over the heads of younger viewers.)
As in, they were fine movies and rather liked by anyone who saw them, but a handful of people have been spamming that they are GOD AWFUL IRREDEEMABLE GARBAGE for a while to the point where people just assume it must be true.
Like, Space Jam was a fucking masterpiece for its target audience and filled with incredible good for anyone else. Jordan's acting wasn't even that bad. But people love to scream about how it was this god awful movie that everyone knew was awful and had no redeeming qualities (except Lola, sometimes).
Honestly, I give the 93 Mario Bros credit just for the sheer level of creativity and clear effort that went into it. Its probably the epitome of "would be heralded as great if it was original, but because its an adaptation its terrible." I don't think any part of it could ever be a good Mario movie (minus the casting of the two bros), but without the label it would sit aside a lot of other sci-fi dystopian cult classics.
Speedy Gonzales was beloved in Mexico. But he's a stereotype so he's gotta go.
I love the bit in Looney Tunes: Back in Action where he and Porky lament political correctness killing their schticks.
Why is that movie so hated? It wasn't great, no, but Space Jam: A New Legacy was FAR worse.
Was it hated? I can't say how much I remember of it outside of spy girl in a leather catsuit and Brendan Fraser (main character) punching Brendan Fraser (as himself)
It certainly bombed really hard at the time.
I think it was due the stigma that cartoons, especially 2D cartoons, are "just for kids." It's been plaguing the medium for decades. Thus adults don't go to see the film, and families are put off by the content that's not squeaky clean. (As though the Looney Tunes haven't always been full of risqué humor that flies over the heads of younger viewers.)
was it hated? I fucking loved that movie as a kid. it still holds up for a nostalgic movie as an adult.
A lot of movies have what I call "meme hatred."
As in, they were fine movies and rather liked by anyone who saw them, but a handful of people have been spamming that they are GOD AWFUL IRREDEEMABLE GARBAGE for a while to the point where people just assume it must be true.
Like, Space Jam was a fucking masterpiece for its target audience and filled with incredible good for anyone else. Jordan's acting wasn't even that bad. But people love to scream about how it was this god awful movie that everyone knew was awful and had no redeeming qualities (except Lola, sometimes).
I'm the same way with the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie.
It's my favorite guilty-pleasure movie of all time.
I still maintain that, with a couple of changes, it could have been genuinely GOOD.
And yeah, the original Space Jam was a lot of fun--in fact, it's my second-favorite guilty pleasure movie.
Honestly, I give the 93 Mario Bros credit just for the sheer level of creativity and clear effort that went into it. Its probably the epitome of "would be heralded as great if it was original, but because its an adaptation its terrible." I don't think any part of it could ever be a good Mario movie (minus the casting of the two bros), but without the label it would sit aside a lot of other sci-fi dystopian cult classics.