@@arbytv5139 If I was planning on making a Looney Tunes film, I'll make sure that the opening or closing credits will say "Loving Memory of Chuck Jones"!
You got to admit, the character development between Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck was actually touching and good. The scene where Daffy tells Bugs "what am I talking to you for? All you got to do is munch on a carrot, and people love you." Bugs actually somewhat thinks on that. Also, Bugs cares for Daffy. How many times do you see Bugs trying to Daffy his job back? Just saying.
The way they treat each other in this movie, they definitely feel like twin brothers, and that Bugs was only messing with Daffy, just to show how he loved the guy; unlike their TLTS iteration where they're more like they hate each other for a completely different reason not involving their original rivalry.
@@robbiewalker2831 Which is why I love the Back in Action them more. That brotherly love. You make some good points too. I mean, both Bugs and Daffy are cool. Both are cool in their own way.
Oh yeah, Looney Tunes: Back in Action. One of my underrated films. As you may know, this and Who Framed Roger Rabbit inspired me for live-action/animation hybrid proyects and be the king of it. It also inspired my own Sonic the Hedgehog movie for Warner Bros., a Cartoon Cartoons movie, a Yin Yang Yo! Movie and an Animaniacs movie
Yes if you played the Sonic the Hedgehog games & love it I'm sure your version of Sonic the Hedgehog would be better than the other one that would be released.
@@EveryMan-yz1ce Yep, I played all of it. In a compilations and re-releases. From Sonic the Hedgehog 1991 to Sonic Adventure, and adding some things of my past like El Paso, Texas and a redhaired girl helper, inspied by Bloom from Winx Club.
Cintrón Productions I honestly have no idea, even though I hate doogal now, I loved that movie as a kid and when I found out people didn’t like it, I was kind of shocked but after rewatching it one time I can see why people hated it and I have no idea what I saw in that movie as a kid.
Also keep in mind that him appearing in less films was partially due to the bodily damage he accumulated due to injuries from performing his own stunts. This is in fact referenced ironically in Back in action when the character played by Fraser stated that he’s Brandon Fraser’s Stunt double.
The meta joke of Timothy Dalton, an actor famous for playing a spy, playing an actor playing a spy pretending to be an actor playing a spy is really quite funny. And yes, there was no typo there. That is exactly what his role in the film is.
Dexter The Nostalgia Toonster I haven’t seen the film and lots of people have different opinions and my dad called it one of the worst movies he has ever seen.
Looney Tunes: Back in Action: “I’m the best live action/animated Looney Tunes movie ever made!” Space Jam: “No, I am!” Who Framed Roger Rabbit: “(sighs) Amateurs.”
This was the last film to be composed by film composer Jerry Goldsmith who died less than a year after the film’s release, the last film to be released by Warner Bros Animation until 2014’s The Lego Movie, and the last film to feature the Looney Tunes characters until 2021’s Space Jam: A New Legacy.
If only they have put Lola bunny in it than the movie would’ve been a lot different And Lola she got a brief cameo in Tweetie’s highflying adventure movie though !
One thing I really liked in the movie is that Bugs actually and genuinely believed that Daffy is amusing and entertaining, wanted him to be brought back, and was reluctant to work on a new movie unless that happened, hinting that he indeed sees him as a friend/ his best friend despite their rivalry written in their movies. Personally, I think it's really sweet. ^^
“The Swan Princess” is next! Hopefully, he’ll give it a decent score like Roger Ebert and Hewy Toonmore and not bash it like Bobsheaux or the Nostalgia Critic.
Parts of that hold up...parts of it not so much..... I do like how the leads question "is there more" to their arranged marriage. Some of the side characters are good like Speedy. Everything else....... ....the animation was good
This movie feels like a love letter to the Looney Tunes. Story wise it’s not that great (but then again Space Jam’s story wasn’t that great either), but it was fun to sit through.
Honestly I prefer "Space Jam" as a Looney tunes movie over this. Without going to spoilers one of my issues with "back in action" is when it comes to the ending.
Samuel Quan Go to the 5:33 part of this video to see the alternate ending they should have used for the film it has one line that completely justifies the romance in the film. th-cam.com/video/cdT7lqXSwc8/w-d-xo.html
@@cintronproductions9430 the ending was Daffy, Bugs, DJ and Kate save the day. Then it turns out the whole adventure was filming a movie without Daffy duck knowing.
Lights, Camera and back in Action! I feel like this film could've focused on the antics of the Looney cast trying to make a short or movie in this real world at the studio! Keep it up!
I remember seeing this when I was younger and liking it incorporating into my stories! There was a terrifying deleted scene! Next time the start of Bobsheaux's least favorite franchise!
A live action hybrid film with hand drawn animation made in the 21st century with CGI taking over everything including the third Spongebob movie, I'm happy Back in action has 2D to remind us about the pencil drawings not the computer graphics.
Haven't seen "Back in Action" in a while, but it was decent from what I can remember. The Looney Tunes themselves were easily the best part, especially during the Louvre gallery scene. I wonder what you'll have to say about "The Swan Princess."
Steve Martin was 100% over the top and it was completely on purpose. He plays the perfect cartoon villain. This movie was my absolute favorite Looney Tunes media when I was younger. I still love it today
@@cintronproductions9430 I would feel alittle bad for Mr.Lillard, but that cameo appearence by him, Shaggy (Casey Kasem) and Scooby-Doo (Frank Welker) still gets a laugh outta me.
Dexter The Nostalgia Toonster Space Jam was a REALLY dumb movie that didn’t capitalize on Looney Tunes. It’s only “fun” when you turn off your brain and don’t take it seriously. The opposite happens with Back In Action surprisingly enough.
I agree: I love space jam but there are so many problems with it, The looney tunes aren’t funny, they are annoying and obnoxious. But Looney Tunes Back In Action improves on the tunes, they are way more funny than space jam but the movie didn’t save looney tunes enough to make them have films (or so we thought).
@@monsterjamfan100xtreme4 I guess I can sort of understand the problems Space Jam has. And I guess I believe you're right about the comparisons between these two films.
Fun Fact: The Daleks from Doctor Who make a small cameo in the alien base, but they did not get permission from the rights holders to use them in the movie, and the resulting legal mess almost made it where they couldn't use the Daleks in the revived series of Doctor Who.
One of my favorite lines from Bugs Bunny in the movie: “I think when you go to the theater, you should learn something.” (Plus, I also liked that little segment with Porky and Speedy Gonzales discussing the issue of “political correctness”.) Anyways, I’m glad that AniMat finally got around to reviewing this movie, and the score it got was pretty much what I always predicted he would give it. I’m in the camp of people who enjoys this movie and the Looney Tunes in it, even though I fully acknowledge its flaws (although as far as the”love interest thing”, I can at least be great fun that the movie veered away from having them kiss in the end-apart from a deleted scene). As for Joe Dante making this thing out of a place of hate, I wouldn’t go so far as to say this was like a “revenge fic” like how Stephen King’s sequel novel to ‘The Shining’ was meant to be towards the Kubrick film, but I do think it’s a shame that this was one of those instances where both clashing sides came out losing. I can understand treasuring the Looney Tunes and wanting to remain true to them, as I myself have felt that way about some of my own favorite properties that I’ve felt were cursed with a terrible incarnation (like a sequel or adaptation), but sometimes, you just have to make peace with that hate instead of igniting it into a war that sends everyone and everything crashing and burning.
Full Voice Actor List Joe Alaskey: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Beaky Buzzard, Mama Bear - Eric Goldberg: Tweety Bird, Marvin the Martian, Speedy Gonzales, Michigan J Frog - June Foray: Granny - Bob Bergen: Porky Pig - Billy West: Elmer Fudd - Jeffrey Bennett: Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn Nasty Canasta - Brendan Fraser: The Tazmanian Devil - Bruce Lanoli: Pepe Le Pew - Danny Chambers: Cottontail Smith - Will Ryan: Papa Bear - Stan Freberg: Junior Bear - Danny Mann: Robo Dog and Spy Car - Mel Blanc: Gremlin Car Archival Footage - Frank Welker: Scooby-Doo - Casey Kasem: Shaggy Rogers (Animated) Live Action Actors Brendan Fraser: DJ Drake - Jenna Elfman Kate Houghton (D:
Diego Diaz Space Jam 2:A New Legacy Cast Tom Kenny-Bugs Bunny Tweety Pie RoadRunner Jeff Bergen-Daffy Duck Clancy Brown-Wile E Coyote Nancy CartWright-Granny
@@aliwinchester8794 so far the voice cast for Space Jam: A New Legacy is Eric Bauza as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety and Marvin The Martian Bob Bergen as Porky Pig Jeff Bergman as Sylvester and Foghorn Leghorn Gabriel Iglesias as Speedy Gonzales Originally Pepe Le Pew had a scene in the movie also voiced by Bauza. But a few weeks ago, Warner Bros suddenly banned Pepe from the movie and future media because of the debate about Pepe representing rape and sexual assault. I know bullcrap right?
Personally I've always loved this film. Probably even more than I love 'Space Jam'. Most of it is probably because this was pretty much a love letter to Chuck Jones since Joe Dante was a massive fan of his work. Especially when even Chuck apparently didn't like 'Space Jam' all that much, and it's a shame he'd passed by the time it had come out. Still, It's a shame it's production was so all over the place, no surprise the 2nd 'Space Jam' has been taking so long to get into proper production.
I just reviewed this movie on my channel a few days ago with a lot of similar views haha. I will say though, I really did like this one, that zany tone really worked and enjoyed how the characters were in our world as opposed to being in "Looney Tunes Land"
This used to be my favorite movie growing up. I was born in the mid 2000s. I had the Looney Tunes: Back In Action DVD I used to have several copies of the movie. I also had the Golden Collections and Spotlight Collections with the classic cartoons. I watched the minor stuff like the direct to movies like Tweety’s High Flying Adventure and Bah Humduck: A Looney Tunes Christmas and the shows like The Sylvester And Tweety Mysteries and Baby Looney Tunes. Then when the 2010s came, then there was The Looney Tunes Show which I loved and was a fan of. The Looney Tunes are still my favorite and will always stick with me for the rest of my life.
this movie was a mixbag for me (haven't seen it in like a decade, god I'm starting to feel old as I can't believe that the film turns 20 years old this decade]
I've never seen this movie, but I'll definitely check it out. It's just refreshing to see reviews where you don't know what the final score is gonna be. Also looks like I'll have to wait another month to see if he'll review Treasure Planet but the next one is the Swan Princess I believe. I can already guess what the final score is gonna be. (my prediction is 5/10)
I really miss this film. It used to be on Netflix, but not anymore. As someone who likes Looney Tunes, I agree that the movie may have not been that great. But, I didn't think it was that bad. Let's hope that Space Jam 2 can be better.
I honestly think that Steve Martin has the best acting out of all the live action actors in this movie because he is generally more of an “animated” actor in his personality even in his more humane roles like George Banks in Father of the Bride, Peter Sanderson in Bringing Down the House, and who can forget his role as Tom Baker in Cheaper by the Dozen.
Pop Culture references have always been a Looney Tunes stable. Foghorn Leghorn is a parody of radio character Senator Claghorn. It’s not obvious to a modern audience so I can understand you not getting the radio and movies references in the cartoons (granted the references are mostly in the 1930s and 1940s cartoons)
I reviewed the movie in Toon Corner and I thought it was really good. I'm surprised he said there wasn't much action in that movie. I can actually list off the action that went on in the movie like chasing Daffy throughout the studio or the car chase in Las Vegas for example.
This movie confuses me. Most of it is mediocre and weird, then some of the jokes every now and then are bloody genius. Stuff like the bit where Shaggy and Scooby slag off the guy who played Shaggy in the Scooby Doo movie, or where DJ says "you know those Mummy movies? I'm in them more than Brendan Fraser is" is honestly brilliant
I'd always put this movie on when I was sick for school! I also had the video game for this on GameCube; I remembered it being a pretty good collectathon.
I'm not going to tell any lies. What really bothers me about Looney Toons Back in Action is how the movie treats Daffy. Daffy is one of my four favorite Looney Tunes Characters, joined by Tweety, Yosemite Sam and Speedy Gonzales. So seeing Daffy getting fired just because people like Bugs Bunny better feels unacceptably cruel to me. I'm actually shocked that Daffy's main rival, Bugs Bunny of all people, is the only one who shows any compassion for Daffy at all! In fact, because of this unacceptable cruelty, I HATE KATE HOUGHTON! Kate acts like she does not even care about cartoon characters, which I take as racism. She is the one who FIRES Daffy, and when Bugs tries to get Daffy to come back, Kate throws a temper tantrum. She should have died by the time this movie ended, I hate her that much. Now, the sequences around the world are okay. They're somewhat fun to watch, and the cameos of other Looney Tunes characters makes this feel like a complete Looney Tunes project. I even found a few good laughs in all the jokes. Personally, the jungle sequence is my favorite sequence for its atmosphere. There are some good things to enjoy in this movie, but the problem is all the unnecessary cruelty makes this movie a very hard and uncomfortable watch. No offense Joe Dante, if you love the Looney Tunes, it's your right to express it how you see fit. But I would rather watch Space Jam because that movie is more comfortable.
I agree Brendan Fraser was the best of all human characters, he is great as the central character. I also thought the lady playing secret agent Dusty brought some spice in her limited screen time and well Steve Martin's character is a bit overdone but to his credit he embraces his character with full enthusiasm and provides some good goofy moments. The scene where he lets loose the Tasmanian Devil who eats all the flesh of objecting board member right to the bones is really funny. The lead female is of course a bit too generic but the big bad guy Smith plays his part well.
I just find Brandon Fraiser one of those really watchable actors, who can make really bad films at least watchable.. Not this one is too too bad, I still like it
Me personally, I loved Steve Martin as the Chairman. I mean, the way I personally see it, if you're going to be the CEO of a company like ACME, you can have it be one of two ways: you're either a dull and bureaucratic fuddy-duddy ironically killing all the fun by how boring you are, or you're a psychopathic manchild who sells out anvils just because you want people to be hit on the head. And I'm glad they went with the latter, makes him act kinda like if Marvin Acme from Who Framed Roger Rabbit was the real villain.
6:44 fun fact the director of photography, Dean Cundey was also the director of photography on Who framed Roger rabbit. You it's funny how there is alot of similarities between this and Roger rabbit: 1. Both involve a toon(s) and a cop working together: Daffy and Bugs with DJ; Roger with Eddie. 2. Both involve the cop character hooking up with a female character 3. Both involve a cartoony villain who gives the cop character a reason to go after them because the bad guy took a special family away from them; Judge doom killed Eddie's brother, Acme chairman kidnapped DJ's Dad. 4. Both movies star Bugs and Daffy 5. Both movies had a famous animation director directing the animation; Richard Williams for Roger Rabbit and Eric Goldberg for Back in Action. 6. Both films were directed by men who made some classic 80s movies that were produced by Steven Spielberg; Robert Zemeckis directed Roger Rabbit and the Back to the Future Trilogy and Joe Dante directed both Gremlins movies as well as a film called innerspace. All of these were executive produce by Spielberg. 7. Both movies have cartoon characters living in the real world. When thinking about the similarities Dante did infact manage to get that Roger Rabbit feel but not in a way that he might have expected or possibly never even made thought about the similarities between the two movies. Infact the studio probably never made that connection either because all they wanted was another space jam and not a Roger Rabbit but however they got a Roger Rabbit.
Not to mention opens with a cartoon short, but turns out it was acting in the studios. Ends with Porky Pig and that's all folks. So does that make it the Roger Rabbit of the 2000s?
That part with Scooby, Shaggy, and Matthew Lillard never stops making me laugh every time I watched this movie.
That was the funniest cameo appearence I seen from the three of them.
And it makes sense, since WB owns Hanna Barbera and DC Comics.
Yeah, that scene kills me every time.
@@fantasticfreddie5 That goes double for me.
ESQUARE Yeah that scene was a great nod to the live action movies.
@@justsomeokami8867 Referencing it, even.
“Anyway, give me the monkey.”
“No. Forget that man. You’re evil.” 😆
This flim was supposed to be a tribute to Chuck Jones since he passed away a year before it was released
Really?
That would've be nice if that happened.
But I guess it didn't happen, did it?
Gillian Felix Too Bad old Chuck didn’t serve as a creative consultant on this film.
@@arbytv5139 If I was planning on making a Looney Tunes film, I'll make sure that the opening or closing credits will say "Loving Memory of Chuck Jones"!
Dexter The Nostalgia Toonster in that case, I hold high respect for you.
Thanks.
You got to admit, the character development between Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck was actually touching and good. The scene where Daffy tells Bugs "what am I talking to you for? All you got to do is munch on a carrot, and people love you." Bugs actually somewhat thinks on that. Also, Bugs cares for Daffy. How many times do you see Bugs trying to Daffy his job back? Just saying.
The way they treat each other in this movie, they definitely feel like twin brothers, and that Bugs was only messing with Daffy, just to show how he loved the guy; unlike their TLTS iteration where they're more like they hate each other for a completely different reason not involving their original rivalry.
@@robbiewalker2831 Which is why I love the Back in Action them more. That brotherly love. You make some good points too. I mean, both Bugs and Daffy are cool. Both are cool in their own way.
I'd find this to be the most Underrated Looney Tunes movie ever made
I agree!!!! I love this one!!
KyDogg Batmanfan30 Me Too
I'd rather have new generations of kids be introduced to the Looney Tunes through this film than "Space Jam".
Agreed
@@hunterolaughlin its a great, underrated film for sure but Space Jam has a special place in my heart
Oh yeah, Looney Tunes: Back in Action. One of my underrated films.
As you may know, this and Who Framed Roger Rabbit inspired me for live-action/animation hybrid proyects and be the king of it. It also inspired my own Sonic the Hedgehog movie for Warner Bros., a Cartoon Cartoons movie, a Yin Yang Yo! Movie and an Animaniacs movie
Not to mention its a Guilty Pleasure in my opinion.
Yes if you played the Sonic the Hedgehog games & love it I'm sure your version of Sonic the Hedgehog would be better than the other one that would be released.
@@EveryMan-yz1ce Yep, I played all of it. In a compilations and re-releases. From Sonic the Hedgehog 1991 to Sonic Adventure, and adding some things of my past like El Paso, Texas and a redhaired girl helper, inspied by Bloom from Winx Club.
But Yin Yang Yo! Don’t Have A Movie But Animaniacs Have One
You know, if Warner Bros. would’ve given Joe Dante more creative freedom with this movie, it could’ve turned out to be something amazing.
“...early 2000s computer animation that hasn’t aged well.” You said during your Dinosaur review that you wouldn’t fault early 2000s CGI that much!
That was a good movie.
R.I.P. Joe Alaskey (Voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Beaky Buzzard, and Mama Bear)
I remember seeing this movie in theatres when I was a kid and just like space jam, I was kind of shocked to find out that people don’t like it.
Me too.
Its not THAT terrible and bad.
Its a fun movie that's trying to being one of those James Bonds films or Austin Power films.
Dexter The Nostalgia Toonster I’ve heard people say this movie is a rip off of who framed roger rabbit.
Why does it turn out that many movies I loved as a kid are actually hated?
@@cintronproductions9430 Beats me
Cintrón Productions I honestly have no idea, even though I hate doogal now, I loved that movie as a kid and when I found out people didn’t like it, I was kind of shocked but after rewatching it one time I can see why people hated it and I have no idea what I saw in that movie as a kid.
"Something that has a little bit more grace and elegance...like a swan." Hmm, I'm guessing "The Swan Princess" is next. That's gonna be interesting.
KGrove94 then soon he’s gonna review the swan princess sequels along with the computer generated animated straight to dvd films
Are you gonna do your top 5 mlp season 3 episodes?
No hes gonna review Shrek 1
Can I confess that I think that one sequel where they adopt a little girl could be reworked and be better?
Doemaar Gamen no he said “swan” not swamp
Remember back then when Brendan Fraser would used to be cool back then? Good times.
I'm glad he's got a new groove going on with Doom Patrol.
Keep in mind he did monkeybone before this film so he wasn’t always that cool.
No...
Nexus 525 😂😂😂. Thank you. Monkeybone was utter dogshit. 💯
Also keep in mind that him appearing in less films was partially due to the bodily damage he accumulated due to injuries from performing his own stunts.
This is in fact referenced ironically in Back in action when the character played by Fraser stated that he’s Brandon Fraser’s Stunt double.
The meta joke of Timothy Dalton, an actor famous for playing a spy, playing an actor playing a spy pretending to be an actor playing a spy is really quite funny. And yes, there was no typo there. That is exactly what his role in the film is.
6 out of 10, that's not to bad of a score.
This film doesn't, I repeat "DOESN'T", deserve an Animat Seal of Garbage.
Dexter The Nostalgia Toonster My Dad hates this movie
@@crsproductions2003 Tell him its not that bad.
Dexter The Nostalgia Toonster I haven’t seen the film and lots of people have different opinions and my dad called it one of the worst movies he has ever seen.
And a lot of people didn’t like it as much as Space Jam
@@crsproductions2003 Weird
Looney Tunes: Back in Action: “I’m the best live action/animated Looney Tunes movie ever made!”
Space Jam: “No, I am!”
Who Framed Roger Rabbit: “(sighs) Amateurs.”
Roger rabbit doesn't really count because it's not a Looney tunes movie but yeah it's better than both of these
This was the last film to be composed by film composer Jerry Goldsmith who died less than a year after the film’s release, the last film to be released by Warner Bros Animation until 2014’s The Lego Movie, and the last film to feature the Looney Tunes characters until 2021’s Space Jam: A New Legacy.
If only they have put Lola bunny in it than the movie would’ve been a lot different And Lola she got a brief cameo in Tweetie’s highflying adventure movie though !
If it's "the looney tune show" lola it would be hillarious!
I miss her, she was a hyperactive female version of daffy duck!
Wako Doodle Yeah she was funny but I would prefer the space jam Lola version
Cast Of Characters 13 remember, the film’s director Joe Dante absolutely despises space jam, which explains why Lola was never in this movie.
@@arbytv5139Being among the crowd that hates the Space Jam movie, crazy right?
One thing I really liked in the movie is that Bugs actually and genuinely believed that Daffy is amusing and entertaining, wanted him to be brought back, and was reluctant to work on a new movie unless that happened, hinting that he indeed sees him as a friend/ his best friend despite their rivalry written in their movies. Personally, I think it's really sweet. ^^
They're always back in action to kick some ass.
Can't Wait to see the new Looney Tunes shorts on HBO Max soon Both Space Jam and Back in Action were my childhood.
All I remember from this movie was the art gallery scene with Elmur Fudd. It was both weird and at one point uncomfortable for me to see.
Alex The Blueman - Reviewer & Gamer Good thing the Marvin scenes were more comfortable.
“The Swan Princess” is next!
Hopefully, he’ll give it a decent score like Roger Ebert and Hewy Toonmore and not bash it like Bobsheaux or the Nostalgia Critic.
I hope so, too.
I highly doubt he’ll give it a decent score...
He’ll give it a 5 or a Seal of Garbage...
TheBranMan100 This probably won’t be his idea of fun, so to speak?
Parts of that hold up...parts of it not so much.....
I do like how the leads question "is there more" to their arranged marriage. Some of the side characters are good like Speedy. Everything else.......
....the animation was good
Devan Hinskey Exactly!
Fun fact! One of the former Disney animators, work on the film.
Really?
Cool.
Dexter The Nostalgia Toonster Eric Goldberg who was one of the Directors for “Pocahontas” and was the lead animator on the Genie for “Aladdin”.
James Moyner I know who Eric Goldberg is!
@@Abbimation. I barely know him.
This was the ONLY Movie or TV media where I've heared of him.
Dexter The Nostalgia Toonster He was the animation director for this film, eventually he went back to Disney serval years later.
This movie feels like a love letter to the Looney Tunes. Story wise it’s not that great (but then again Space Jam’s story wasn’t that great either), but it was fun to sit through.
Lights, Camera, Actio-*Gets hit by an Acme Anvil*
Animat: Complains about cartoony movies
Also Animat: Praises Cartoony movie
Honestly I prefer "Space Jam" as a Looney tunes movie over this. Without going to spoilers one of my issues with "back in action" is when it comes to the ending.
Samuel Quan Go to the 5:33 part of this video to see the alternate ending they should have used for the film it has one line that completely justifies the romance in the film. th-cam.com/video/cdT7lqXSwc8/w-d-xo.html
How was the ending exactly? I remember nearly everything about this movie but not the very ending.
Samuel Quan Disagree because Back In Action felt like more Looney Tunes. Ending was meh but it’s not that bad.
@@chillplayer1234 I never said the movie was bad. I was just saying which one I preferred.
@@cintronproductions9430 the ending was Daffy, Bugs, DJ and Kate save the day. Then it turns out the whole adventure was filming a movie without Daffy duck knowing.
This is actually my favorite Loony Tunes movie. Too bad it didn't do that well.
Lights, Camera and back in Action! I feel like this film could've focused on the antics of the Looney cast trying to make a short or movie in this real world at the studio! Keep it up!
That would be pretty great. If we didn’t bring in Joe Dante into the mix!
I remember seeing this when I was younger and liking it incorporating into my stories! There was a terrifying deleted scene!
Next time the start of Bobsheaux's least favorite franchise!
A live action hybrid film with hand drawn animation made in the 21st century with CGI taking over everything including the third Spongebob movie, I'm happy Back in action has 2D to remind us about the pencil drawings not the computer graphics.
Haven't seen "Back in Action" in a while, but it was decent from what I can remember. The Looney Tunes themselves were easily the best part, especially during the Louvre gallery scene.
I wonder what you'll have to say about "The Swan Princess."
Steve Martin was 100% over the top and it was completely on purpose. He plays the perfect cartoon villain. This movie was my absolute favorite Looney Tunes media when I was younger. I still love it today
Did you forget that Shaggy, Scooby-Doo, and Matthew Lillard made a cameo appearence in this film?
Probably you didn't forget.
LOL, Shaggy threatened to come after Matt Lillard, and Scooby threatened to give him a "Scooby Snack". XD
@@cintronproductions9430 I would feel alittle bad for Mr.Lillard, but that cameo appearence by him, Shaggy (Casey Kasem) and Scooby-Doo (Frank Welker) still gets a laugh outta me.
@@cintronproductions9430 I believe Scooby said "Scooby Smack".
@@rodneyda96 SOunds like "Snack"
@@rodneyda96 He could have also said "Scooby Snap", LOL. Imagine Scooby snapping some guy's neck. XD
I actually like Looney-Tunes Back in Action.
Its way better and funnier than Space Jam!
Dexter The Nostalgia Toonster Space Jam was a REALLY dumb movie that didn’t capitalize on Looney Tunes. It’s only “fun” when you turn off your brain and don’t take it seriously. The opposite happens with Back In Action surprisingly enough.
@@chillplayer1234 I sort of get it.......maybe.
I agree: I love space jam but there are so many problems with it, The looney tunes aren’t funny, they are annoying and obnoxious. But Looney Tunes Back In Action improves on the tunes, they are way more funny than space jam but the movie didn’t save looney tunes enough to make them have films (or so we thought).
@@monsterjamfan100xtreme4 I guess I can sort of understand the problems Space Jam has.
And I guess I believe you're right about the comparisons between these two films.
I just hate it.
Fun Fact: The Daleks from Doctor Who make a small cameo in the alien base, but they did not get permission from the rights holders to use them in the movie, and the resulting legal mess almost made it where they couldn't use the Daleks in the revived series of Doctor Who.
This movie came out the year i was born. Man do i feel old.
Same
One of my favorite lines from Bugs Bunny in the movie: “I think when you go to the theater, you should learn something.” (Plus, I also liked that little segment with Porky and Speedy Gonzales discussing the issue of “political correctness”.)
Anyways, I’m glad that AniMat finally got around to reviewing this movie, and the score it got was pretty much what I always predicted he would give it. I’m in the camp of people who enjoys this movie and the Looney Tunes in it, even though I fully acknowledge its flaws (although as far as the”love interest thing”, I can at least be great fun that the movie veered away from having them kiss in the end-apart from a deleted scene). As for Joe Dante making this thing out of a place of hate, I wouldn’t go so far as to say this was like a “revenge fic” like how Stephen King’s sequel novel to ‘The Shining’ was meant to be towards the Kubrick film, but I do think it’s a shame that this was one of those instances where both clashing sides came out losing. I can understand treasuring the Looney Tunes and wanting to remain true to them, as I myself have felt that way about some of my own favorite properties that I’ve felt were cursed with a terrible incarnation (like a sequel or adaptation), but sometimes, you just have to make peace with that hate instead of igniting it into a war that sends everyone and everything crashing and burning.
I honestly loved this film when I watched it. Even though it didn’t do well in the box office, it was cool to experience some nostalgia for a change
Joe Dante And Chuck Jones Are Like The Persons That You Don’t Want To Mess With Or Else!
I appreciate this movie mainly because it introduced me to the Daleks before I’d even heard of or become a fan of Doctor Who.
Full Voice Actor List
Joe Alaskey: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Beaky Buzzard, Mama Bear - Eric Goldberg: Tweety Bird, Marvin the Martian, Speedy Gonzales, Michigan J Frog - June Foray: Granny - Bob Bergen: Porky Pig - Billy West: Elmer Fudd - Jeffrey Bennett: Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn Nasty Canasta - Brendan Fraser: The Tazmanian Devil - Bruce Lanoli: Pepe Le Pew - Danny Chambers: Cottontail Smith - Will Ryan: Papa Bear - Stan Freberg: Junior Bear - Danny Mann: Robo Dog and Spy Car - Mel Blanc: Gremlin Car Archival Footage - Frank Welker: Scooby-Doo - Casey Kasem: Shaggy Rogers (Animated)
Live Action Actors
Brendan Fraser: DJ Drake - Jenna Elfman Kate Houghton (D:
Diego Diaz
Space Jam 2:A New Legacy
Cast
Tom Kenny-Bugs Bunny Tweety Pie RoadRunner
Jeff Bergen-Daffy Duck
Clancy Brown-Wile E Coyote
Nancy CartWright-Granny
What are you talking about? Was there another planned cast for this movie?
@@aliwinchester8794 so far the voice cast for Space Jam: A New Legacy is
Eric Bauza as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety and Marvin The Martian
Bob Bergen as Porky Pig
Jeff Bergman as Sylvester and Foghorn Leghorn
Gabriel Iglesias as Speedy Gonzales
Originally Pepe Le Pew had a scene in the movie also voiced by Bauza. But a few weeks ago, Warner Bros suddenly banned Pepe from the movie and future media because of the debate about Pepe representing rape and sexual assault. I know bullcrap right?
Personally I've always loved this film. Probably even more than I love 'Space Jam'. Most of it is probably because this was pretty much a love letter to Chuck Jones since Joe Dante was a massive fan of his work. Especially when even Chuck apparently didn't like 'Space Jam' all that much, and it's a shame he'd passed by the time it had come out. Still, It's a shame it's production was so all over the place, no surprise the 2nd 'Space Jam' has been taking so long to get into proper production.
I just reviewed this movie on my channel a few days ago with a lot of similar views haha. I will say though, I really did like this one, that zany tone really worked and enjoyed how the characters were in our world as opposed to being in "Looney Tunes Land"
The Looney Tunes have referenced and parodied pop culture many times in the class shorts.
This used to be my favorite movie growing up. I was born in the mid 2000s. I had the Looney Tunes: Back In Action DVD I used to have several copies of the movie. I also had the Golden Collections and Spotlight Collections with the classic cartoons. I watched the minor stuff like the direct to movies like Tweety’s High Flying Adventure and Bah Humduck: A Looney Tunes Christmas and the shows like The Sylvester And Tweety Mysteries and Baby Looney Tunes. Then when the 2010s came, then there was The Looney Tunes Show which I loved and was a fan of. The Looney Tunes are still my favorite and will always stick with me for the rest of my life.
Looney Tunes is one of the greatest cartoons of all time
I still enjoy Back in Action (and Space Jam), not the best, but still fun and enjoyable!
They're underrated and Guilty Pleasures.
Swan Princess is next!
No its not
Doemaar Gamen - Then what is?
@@MegaSoulHero Shrek 1
Doemaar Gamen - You’re not good at trolling.
@@doemaargamen2994 oh i didn't know that are you sure it's sherk
this was one of my favorite childhood movies growing up :)
Honestly this movie is quirky in just the right way and it sticks to its guns, and I love it for that
SWAN PRINCESSES IS NEXT?!
Aspen Karch then soon he’s gonna review the swan princess sequels including the computer generated animated straight to dvd films
9:10-9:12 it's pro wrestler Bill Goldberg
He is the head henchman named Mr Smith for The Chairman
I used to watch this when I was a kid.
Just watching this review has encouraged me to rewatch Animation Lookback Looney Tunes. I love that one
Gosh, the decade of 2000's was a massive world of possibilities.
this movie was a mixbag for me (haven't seen it in like a decade, god I'm starting to feel old as I can't believe that the film turns 20 years old this decade]
Oh, Personally I really liked this film
I've never seen this movie, but I'll definitely check it out. It's just refreshing to see reviews where you don't know what the final score is gonna be. Also looks like I'll have to wait another month to see if he'll review Treasure Planet but the next one is the Swan Princess I believe. I can already guess what the final score is gonna be. (my prediction is 5/10)
The second I heard that music at the end, I just knew it was from The Swan Princess!!!
I really miss this film. It used to be on Netflix, but not anymore. As someone who likes Looney Tunes, I agree that the movie may have not been that great. But, I didn't think it was that bad. Let's hope that Space Jam 2 can be better.
Sweet, Swan Princess is up next! :)
OMG! SO looking forward to the next AniMat review!!! :D
Not a perfect film, but still part of my childhood, and I LOVE IT!!!
*Animat's Classic Reviews 2020*
#1 Looney Tunes Back in Action *6.3/10*
#2 Open Season 3 *2.6/10*
Can be review man in balck 4 because see got 23% rotten and man and balck 3
Oh my god even before he mentioned swans I could totally hear the Swan Princess theme music!!!
This film looks like Who Framed Roger Rabbit compared to both Space Jam movies
0:29-0:32 Well, M.J knew exactly what he was doing.
This is without a doubt my favorite Looney Tunes movie.
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John Manning, good to see you again.
I honestly think that Steve Martin has the best acting out of all the live action actors in this movie because he is generally more of an “animated” actor in his personality even in his more humane roles like George Banks in Father of the Bride, Peter Sanderson in Bringing Down the House, and who can forget his role as Tom Baker in Cheaper by the Dozen.
Swan princess is next
michael j did make a cameo in back in action
Pop Culture references have always been a Looney Tunes stable. Foghorn Leghorn is a parody of radio character Senator Claghorn. It’s not obvious to a modern audience so I can understand you not getting the radio and movies references in the cartoons (granted the references are mostly in the 1930s and 1940s cartoons)
I wonder if the Nostalgia Critic will review this movie someday!
Favourite childhood movie, ALL the gags STILL get me to this day, easily a reason why I still like looney tunes to this day
The Swan Princess is next
Interesting how this movie was my introduction to The Looney Tunes and to animation live action hybrid
Next up (I think)
The Swan Princess
Well, Swan Princess is next
I think it will get a 2/10
I can say around 4/10
so we both lowballed it
I reviewed the movie in Toon Corner and I thought it was really good. I'm surprised he said there wasn't much action in that movie. I can actually list off the action that went on in the movie like chasing Daffy throughout the studio or the car chase in Las Vegas for example.
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That woyld be awesome if he did review that film someday.
The story for this film is decent.
Dexter The Nostalgia Toonster Disagree, I’d say the characters are more decent.
@@chillplayer1234 That too.
I think the human actors are way mired decent than the toons themseleves
Possibly true.
I don’t like how Back in Action treated Scooby and Shaggy.
Next review will be The Swan Princess. Animat has to review Space Jam, though
Next time on Animat.. The Swan Princess
I love this movie! Hmm, I wonder why they don't make movies like this anymore...
Beats me.
The movie was great, but critics thought the plot was messy
Yeah, that sounds about right.
Aaaand Swan Princess is next.
This movie confuses me. Most of it is mediocre and weird, then some of the jokes every now and then are bloody genius. Stuff like the bit where Shaggy and Scooby slag off the guy who played Shaggy in the Scooby Doo movie, or where DJ says "you know those Mummy movies? I'm in them more than Brendan Fraser is" is honestly brilliant
The Swan Princess is next.
This should be re-released in theaters. It would do a lot better today.
I'd always put this movie on when I was sick for school! I also had the video game for this on GameCube; I remembered it being a pretty good collectathon.
I remember i used to watch this EVERY DAY when i was younger, i love this movie so much
I'm not going to tell any lies. What really bothers me about Looney Toons Back in Action is how the movie treats Daffy. Daffy is one of my four favorite Looney Tunes Characters, joined by Tweety, Yosemite Sam and Speedy Gonzales. So seeing Daffy getting fired just because people like Bugs Bunny better feels unacceptably cruel to me. I'm actually shocked that Daffy's main rival, Bugs Bunny of all people, is the only one who shows any compassion for Daffy at all! In fact, because of this unacceptable cruelty, I HATE KATE HOUGHTON! Kate acts like she does not even care about cartoon characters, which I take as racism. She is the one who FIRES Daffy, and when Bugs tries to get Daffy to come back, Kate throws a temper tantrum. She should have died by the time this movie ended, I hate her that much. Now, the sequences around the world are okay. They're somewhat fun to watch, and the cameos of other Looney Tunes characters makes this feel like a complete Looney Tunes project. I even found a few good laughs in all the jokes. Personally, the jungle sequence is my favorite sequence for its atmosphere. There are some good things to enjoy in this movie, but the problem is all the unnecessary cruelty makes this movie a very hard and uncomfortable watch. No offense Joe Dante, if you love the Looney Tunes, it's your right to express it how you see fit. But I would rather watch Space Jam because that movie is more comfortable.
I agree Brendan Fraser was the best of all human characters, he is great as the central character. I also thought the lady playing secret agent Dusty brought some spice in her limited screen time and well Steve Martin's character is a bit overdone but to his credit he embraces his character with full enthusiasm and provides some good goofy moments. The scene where he lets loose the Tasmanian Devil who eats all the flesh of objecting board member right to the bones is really funny. The lead female is of course a bit too generic but the big bad guy Smith plays his part well.
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I just find Brandon Fraiser one of those really watchable actors, who can make really bad films at least watchable.. Not this one is too too bad, I still like it
Coming up next is the swan princess. My thoughts for looney tunes back in action a friggin love it and its highly underrated
The next review is Shrek 1 dumbo
Doemaar Gamen it’s actually swan princess and no need for name calling
@@georgerobertson7010 no its Shrek 1
Doemaar Gamen how exactly do you know he didn’t play all star or I’m a believer as a hint.
@@georgerobertson7010 why are you sad?
Me personally, I loved Steve Martin as the Chairman. I mean, the way I personally see it, if you're going to be the CEO of a company like ACME, you can have it be one of two ways: you're either a dull and bureaucratic fuddy-duddy ironically killing all the fun by how boring you are, or you're a psychopathic manchild who sells out anvils just because you want people to be hit on the head. And I'm glad they went with the latter, makes him act kinda like if Marvin Acme from Who Framed Roger Rabbit was the real villain.
If he does Swan Princess, than he'll have to do all the straight to DVD sequels afterwards like Open Season :(
Valenzuelas Studios along with the ninth film (yeah there’s now a ninth swan princess movie)
@@DiegoHernandez-xt2su ?????? To quote Animat from his Top 10 worst animated sequels video, "Where did all these Swan princess movies come from?"
@@valenzuelasstudios1838 Jeez, I never even saw Swan Princess and I can already see that it suffers from Land Before Time syndrome.
Cintrón Productions and Alpha and Omega syndrome
Valenzuelas Studios I mean seriously what was Richard (the director of swan princess) thinking??? Turning it into a franchise???
He so needs to review Wallace and Gromit curse of the were rabbit since that was one of the choices for his 100,000 subscriber special
Plus this year is the 15th anniversary of the film
I think it will get a 8/10
6:44 fun fact the director of photography, Dean Cundey was also the director of photography on Who framed Roger rabbit. You it's funny how there is alot of similarities between this and Roger rabbit: 1. Both involve a toon(s) and a cop working together: Daffy and Bugs with DJ; Roger with Eddie.
2. Both involve the cop character hooking up with a female character
3. Both involve a cartoony villain who gives the cop character a reason to go after them because the bad guy took a special family away from them; Judge doom killed Eddie's brother, Acme chairman kidnapped DJ's Dad.
4. Both movies star Bugs and Daffy
5. Both movies had a famous animation director directing the animation; Richard Williams for Roger Rabbit and Eric Goldberg for Back in Action.
6. Both films were directed by men who made some classic 80s movies that were produced by Steven Spielberg; Robert Zemeckis directed Roger Rabbit and the Back to the Future Trilogy and Joe Dante directed both Gremlins movies as well as a film called innerspace. All of these were executive produce by Spielberg.
7. Both movies have cartoon characters living in the real world.
When thinking about the similarities Dante did infact manage to get that Roger Rabbit feel but not in a way that he might have expected or possibly never even made thought about the similarities between the two movies. Infact the studio probably never made that connection either because all they wanted was another space jam and not a Roger Rabbit but however they got a Roger Rabbit.
Not to mention opens with a cartoon short, but turns out it was acting in the studios. Ends with Porky Pig and that's all folks. So does that make it the Roger Rabbit of the 2000s?
@@krystiancharos889 yeah.
@@nickdorenkamp959 A toon kisses a man.
happy second anniversary for this review.