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[Ray Wonder]

I bet at least half of the people saying how awesome Space Jam was weren't even alive or old enough to remember when it came out in 96. A case of the internet forming their opinion on a terrible film.

96 was the most eventful

Spacejam
Tupac died
Best NBA draft class


I'm sure more happened.

 

[Redd]

Haters gonna hate but a I loved Space Jam as a kid. Watched most of it again a few years back and it's still enjoyable.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

Who the fuck watches the first Space Jam and says it's a "terrible movie"... It's a fucking basketball movie with cartoons and the greatest basketball player of our time aimed at for kids...

Like what kind of schtickler do you have to be to have such a negative opinion about something that's supposed to be lighthearted and fun and is not even directed at you?

Hoping that this movie will be just as fun and looney tunes zany, and that Lebron is capable of making fun of himself with a decision spoof.

Because something can be lighthearted and fun and also good at the same time.

 

[Krejlooc]

So is lebron gonna join the monstars when the going gets tough?

 

[Abounder]

I believe this will touch the sky. Era of cinematic crossovers + China's rise in both basketball and box office = $$$

 

[Brinbe]

KD/Wade/Melo/Curry-Paul/AD

There's your marketable co-stars/Bron banana boat buds. I'd put Blake on there but he's iffy after that dust-up last year.

 

[RBH]

Space Jam's soundtrack was so underrated:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4_3PVFSUxE

 

[icespide]

is this actually real? I feel like a Space Jam 2 story pops up a few times a year

 

[phanphare]

No reason for this film to exist.

The first Space Jam was terrible. Literally nobody is asking for this. More of Warner Bros. throwing money into a hole I guess.

The original is a piece of shit

 

[chaislip3]

is this actually real? I feel like a Space Jam 2 story pops up a few times a year

THR is legit

 

[Hot Coldman]

Who the fuck watches the first Space Jam and says it's a "terrible movie"... It's a fucking basketball movie with cartoons and the greatest basketball player of our time aimed at for kids...

Like what kind of schtickler do you have to be to have such a negative opinion about something that's supposed to be lighthearted and fun and is not even directed at you?

Hoping that this movie will be just as fun and looney tunes zany, and that Lebron is capable of making fun of himself with a decision spoof.

You literally can't criticise lighthearted entertainment. You heard it here folks. This changes everything.

 

[Ray Wonder]

As long as there's a scene where Lebron is a kid shooting basketball with R Kelly singing I believe I can fly.

 

[icespide]

I'M CONVINCED I CAN SWIM

 

[SpaceWolf]

Dude on the left forcing that headbump.

 

[SatoAilDarko]

The basketball game is still entertaining. I wish this film will have more actual games were the Looney Toons can use their abilities.

So is lebron gonna join the monstars when the going gets tough?

It would be amazing if this actually happened.

 

[soul creator]

Why not Curry?

They're saving the reveal of him as the villain until after the Warriors beat the Cavs again this year

 

[Frozenprince]

Man, my boy Ewing was soooo bad.

So bad.

 

[captmcblack]

So fucking ready for this. Doesn't matter that it's not Citizen Kane. NBA stars doing dumb shit, sequel to a childhood favorite... I'm down.

 

[retroman]

Wow, people actually liked Space Jam? I thought the Looney Tunes characters (plus Bill Murray) were wasted on such an uninspired story, especially in comparison with the true classic live action + animation mash-up that was Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

 

[Sanjuro]

As long as there's a scene where Lebron is a kid shooting basketball with R Kelly singing I believe I can fly.

I'd be fine for a scene for scene remake.

 

[FUBAR McDangles]

As cool as it is, I was hoping for an eventual sequel with a new sport.

Basketball is zzzzz

 

[Ray Wonder]

I bet Steph Curry is at least in it though

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Can't wait for next year's breakout summer blockbuster, "'90s Kids Get a Free Blowie With Every Ticket," which isn't really a movie so much as it is a mid-level VP at Warners mouths your genitals for 90 straight minutes while you livetweet the experience.

 

[Onemic]

Why must Lebron try to follow in Jordans footsteps...Leave this movie alone. Make your own damn movie Lebron.

 

[sketchsanchez]

Lebron's taking his talents to space, Cleveland fans outraged again. Seriously there better be a The Decision spoof

This better fucking happen

 

[Krejlooc]

Man, my boy Ewing was soooo bad.

So bad.

Dream fucked him up

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Blake Griffin would have been the perfect choice for this before his real life heel turn made him an unlikable douche.

 

[Toothless]

It sounds weird to say what a waste of Justin Lin when the man's only done Fast and Furious movies and soon a Star Trek movie but damn. He's a great PG-13 action director; this seems like a really bad career move for him.

 

[SenorArdilla]

Are they after meme money? Because it sounds like they're after meme money.

 

[Frozenprince]

Blake Griffin would have been the perfect choice for this before his real life heel turn made him an unlikable douche.

Blake's always been an unlikable douche, tho.

 

[Ray Wonder]

Can't wait for next year's breakout summer blockbuster, "'90s Kids Get a Free Blowie With Every Ticket," which isn't really a movie so much as it is a mid-level VP at Warners mouths your genitals for 90 straight minutes while you livetweet the experience.

Is this supposed to be a bad thing? This sounds like the best thing

 

[Fuu]

At this point the only thing I remember about the original is the soundtrack, which I listened to nonstop for months on end in my youth.

Oh, and a scene with Daffy breaking and entering a house? Idk.

 

[Krejlooc]

Blake Griffin would have been the perfect choice for this before his real life heel turn made him an unlikable douche.

But he's been an unlikable douche since the moment he suited up for blow u.

 

[Fjordson]

Should be Curry.

Space Jam is weird. I was obsessed with it (and Jordan) when I got into basketball as a kid, but once I got a little older and tried to watch it I came to the realization that it was an awful movie. Even for a kids movie it's not great I'd say.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Blake's always been an unlikable douche, tho.

Yeah but he was better at hiding it before he went and punched his friend's lights out.

 

[m_shortpants]

I loved the movie as a kid.

I recently bought it on Blu Ray for $5 but it's still wrapped...I don't know if I want to ruin those memories like 20 years later.

 

[Parallax]

this is all i can imagine

 

[Violence Jack]

Blake Griffin would have been the perfect choice for this before his real life heel turn made him an unlikable douche.

I'd pay good money to see them turn Blake into a Monstar.

 

[Dishwalla]

They are still talking about doing this? Seems like they've been trying to make this for several years now.


And yeah the first Space Jam isn't good beyond nostalgia. The Looney Tunes characters are rather disposable in the film and mis characterized compared to their original incarnations in the classic cartoons(the idea of Bugs Bunny being so desperate for help is laughable), and while everyone loves Jordan he's just not a good actor. There ain't much there beyond that.

You know what I do have nostalgia for? The PlayStation game. Sure it was just as terrible as the movie, but I loved it. Looney Tunes B Ball on the SNES rocks too.

 

[Suite Pee]

If it sucks, I won't see it. If it doesn't, I'll probably rent it.

Kerblam!

 

[phanphare]

Dude on the left forcing that headbump.

so what you're saying is that it was the perfect response gif for the posts I quoted

 

[Frozenprince]

But he's been an unlikable douche since the moment he suited up for blow u.

Still caught them L's though.

 

[Dead Prince]

The first Space Jam was terrible. Literally nobody is asking for this. More of Warner Bros. throwing money into a hole I guess.

boo this man.

 

[thebeeks]

Hmmmm, do I want 2d Looney Tunes like the original?

Or do I want 3d/CG Looney Tunes because when this trainwreck becomes a giant flop, the execs won't have "See, no one likes 2d anymore!" as a scapegoat?

Choices.

 

[HStallion]

I always thought they should have made a sequel about Hockey and get Wayne Gretzky to be the star but it would have to come out near the original to be at all relevant.

Could have down a bike racing version and it would have starred Lance Armstrong!

 

[sixteen-bit]

Quad City DJs theme song or no sale.

 

[What did he mean by this?]

WHAT MONTH IS IT

 

[Nafai1123]

For a second I read that as Jeremy Lin...

You weren't the only one.

 

[itwasTuesday]

I NEED to know what are the current events on Moron Mountain. Fill me in Warner Bros.

 

[ohNOitsRO]

You literally can't criticise lighthearted entertainment. You heard it here folks. This changes everything.

That's not at all what I'm saying so thanks for molding my words into your rhetoric.

It just boggles my mind that people can have such negative opinions about the most irrelevant shit, like they can't just enjoy it for what it is. There's always something wrong with everything.