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Be Careful What You Wish For... | Space Jam: A New Legacy Review

There's a problem with wishing for a 25-year-old movie to finally get its sequel...you might actually get it.

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Lady Helen Bio Rodriguez

I've seen many people say it doesn't compare to the original classic. Wait... the original is a classic now? Its as much a sell out then as it is now. Nostalgia I swear...

Justin Monti

Ok this might end up as a very controversial opinion and I’m probably in the minority on this but I honestly didn’t think A New Legacy was that bad of a movie and it’s nowhere near as bad as the critics are making it out to be. When it comes to the first film, I’ve always considered that to be a flawed but still fun and entertaining film, I wouldn’t say it’s a good movie but I can at least say it’s entertaining. As for A New Legacy, it’s pretty much what I expected, the writing was absolutely predictable and poorly done, and the acting wasn’t that good, although I will admit I actually did like Don Cheadle in this movie and it did seem like he was having fun with his roll. As for the animation, I actually really like the animation, I really like how it does try to do something different with it compared to the first film by having James be animated in the Looney Tunes world, and I actually do like the computer animated Looney Tunes, they did look a bit weird at first but they did eventually grow on me. With the humor, personally I think it’s a bit more hit and miss, there are times where some of the jokes with the Looney Tunes characters were fun, but there were some points where it just got cringey. As for the cameos in the film from Warner Bros properties it does feel a bit shameless, at least it was fun to point out some of the references and some very unexpected ones. Also I do think the Looney Tunes characters do stay true to how they have been in the past. So overall I wouldn’t say Space Jam A New Legacy is good movie, but I can at least say it was entertaining to watch, I would still say the original film is still slightly better but by just a little bit. Also I do think this is actually one of Warner Animation Groups better films, I will still gladly take this over stuff like SCOOB and Tom And Jerry any day of the week. Overall I would probably give it a 6/10 not really a good movie, but at least I was entertained by it. And at the end of the day even though I disagree with you Mat, it’s still nice to hear your thoughts on the film, and I definitely respect your opinion, we might not always agree with each other but it’s nice to hear a different opinion.

JezzMann 94

Well, I never saw the original as a kid, and after trying to watch it about a year ago I got bored to death. Guess I am not missing anything by avoiding this sequel.

Kenneth Stoddard

As much as I really like the first film due to nostalgia, Looney Tunes, and Michael Jordan since I am Tarheel fan and a North Carolina native, Space Jam: A New Legacy really sucked. Although it a bit better than the 2021 Tom and Jerry, but that not saying much since both movies from WB and WAG are considered bad. I’m starting to think that DreamWorks Animation films for this year kinda make themselves looked like tolerable movies to go through than those two films from WB and WAG. For me, I like the animation both 2D and 3D but not great from it predecessors, Don Cheadle’s performance since he looked like he having a good time with it, a few references that actually worked like DC worlds for example, but the rest sucked. This whole overused and underused cameos from Warner Bros’ IPs while focusing too much on different properties really kill this movie for me since there only purposes is to make either pop culture references or unnecessary filler to make this 2 hour runtime even more bloated. Seriously, do I need to see the cringing rap battle of Porky Pig because I cringe just like everyone including Double Toasted. The rest like the predictable story as it copies the first film, Hook, and the 2011 Muppets, bad acting like LeBron James who probably more like dick than Michael Jordan and Jordan was more likable in the first film than what LeBron James looked like in the sequel, also the poor writing, bad direction, and weak humor. Overall, it not only bad, but definitely a polarizing film just as I expected when I first saw this trailer and I would not recommend to people that are big fans of the first film. By the way Mat, sorry that your team lost in the Stanley Cup finals since you mentioned your team on your video. Also one more thing, in the fictionalized movie where the Server verse existed, does it took place after Covid because I see they took footages from last year NBA finals where LeBron was playing for the Lakers while having virtualization crowds only due to Covid so I’m wondering if this movie took place after Covid like 2022 or something? That all but yeah, not worth checking it out again anytime soon.

Justin Monti

Personally I really didn’t find the movie to be that bad, while I wouldn’t say the film was good I was at least entertained by the movie. And even though I don’t agree with you it it nice to hear a different opinion and i definitely respect you for that and your opinion as well.

Hunter O'Laughlin

Personally, I wasn’t really interested in checking this one out since I’m never really been into the first film that much as a kid. Ironically, I may be in the minority, but I was more of a Looney Tunes: Back in Action kid than a Space Jam kid. Also, I was born near the end of the 1990 decade and just a year after the original came out, so it was definitely past my target audience. Honestly, while I do understand why the original Space Jam is popular with those that grew up in the 1990 decade and have font nostalgia for it like getting them interested in either basketball or Looney Tunes, I really do think Back in Action needs more love and attention. I really do consider it a really underrated Looney Tunes film. While it is flawed as well, I feel like it does try to capture and respect the spirit of the Looney Tunes than Space Jam.

Hunter O'Laughlin

I was ironically more of a Looney Tunes: Back in Action kid than a Space Jam kid. That film, while flawed, I do think does do a better job than Space Jam in capturing the spirit of the Looney Tunes. I think it’s a very underrated Looney Tunes film and does deserve as much attention and nostalgia as Jam. But that’s my opinion though. I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on Back in Action.

Kenneth Stoddard

I thought Looney Tunes: Back In Action was okay. I seen it a few times or so as a kid although I like Space Jam a bit more, I agree that it underrated. It looked alright with it animation, some of the comedy, and etc but don’t particularly love it. I even plan on getting an autograph from Brenden Frasier since he was in this movie but more for his on the Mummy movies and as a gift for my mom’s birthday when I go to GalaxyCon next weekend as a birthday weekend for me. Overall, okay but not great.

Jeff B. Hughes

Well on the bright side for me Space Jam: NL played better than Tom & Jerry 2021. I thought honestly thought it would suck and move on, however I'm the minority where I had fun and maybe see again for cheap laughs because that was MY WISH(No Consequences and STOP ASKING TO EXPLAIN WHY I DON'T HATE CATS 2019)

Justin Monti

I’m glad I'm not the only one who enjoyed it, again I wouldn’t say A New Legacy was a good movie but it was still at least entertaining.

Kim Lechman

Yeah, that’s about what I expected. Still, it’s not as bad as the Tom and Jerry movie.

Redbandit

I enjoyed this movie a lot actually, the animation was great and I liked a lot of the jokes. There’s just something about Daffy Duck as Superman that I found amusing and I thought the Michael Jordan joke was funny, I also really liked the message about being yourself and how hard work can pay off it also had a great message about how it’s important to follow your own path instead of trying to be something your not. I had a lot of fun watching this movie and it was fun to look for all the different references I think it’s safe to say that I will definitely be picking this one up when it comes out on blu ray