Oddly enough I sat down and watched Space Jam from the beginning to the part where Barkley played with the girls (didn't finish it because I'm horrible at watching movies) yesterday for the first time in probably 20 years because someone on another forum said no one genuinely likes it and I'd have to disagree. I'd have no problem finishing the entire film as a huge Looney Tunes head ditto an obvious basketball one. It was definitely interesting going back to it after such a long time as an adult (a lot of intricacies I had forgotten about entirely or just tuned out like the CGI leading the way to Moron Mountain, or even some weird things like I'm pretty sure the animation style for the Looney Tunes just changes at random points in the film). I'm pretty sure as a kid I either just skipped or tuned out all the boring human segments (though I did always love the scene when Jordan goes home to his family at the beginning).
I love the McDonald's product placement in the video game and in Mike's hotel room lol:
Something I appreciate about this film is it is not boring. There's no boring intro sequence explaining who the Looney Tunes are or what they're doing; we just join them immediately doing what they do best. Five bucks says this sequel will introduce them to this new generation of ballers who probably have no clue who the fuck they are.
Looney Tunes is a timeless franchise that has failed to cling on since pretty much Space Jam (with one final shot at a hurrah with "Back in Action" which I thought was stellar), akin to the Muppets.
I do think this sequel would've had a better place 10 years ago. LeBron just seems like the old man in the league now; his generation was a decade ago: he could've had Wade, Bosh, CP3, Dwight Howard, Kobe and Carmelo in the film. That would've fit better in my opinion, but still, better late than never.
The original is a nice time piece in a way: back when kids still knew who the Looney Tunes were, they aired classic shorts on TV, etc. Sometimes I ache for the '90s so bad to an unhealthy degree.