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Hace 6 días · When some people hear “live action adaptation” in reference to an animated show or film, they automatically assume it's going to be a disaster. While there have been some less-than-stellar examples, there are also some truly fantastic live action adaptations of cartoons.
- Anna Lindwasser
This is a list of live action theatrical, television, or direct-to-video/DVD films that were based on cartoons and comics:
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000) PG | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Romance. 3.7. Rate. 27 Metascore. In this live-action prequel to The Flintstones (1994), the Flintstones and the Rubbles go on a trip to Rock Vegas, where Wilma Slaghoople is pursued by playboy Chip Rockefeller.
All 21 Disney Live-Action Remakes Ranked. Ever since Disney’s $200 million psychedelic experiment Alice in Wonderland yielded a $1 billion return, the studio has been on the live-action...
- 17 'The Incredible Mr. Limpet'
- 16 'Cool World'
- 15 'The Spongebob Squarepants Movie'
- 14 'Run Lola Run'
- 13 'Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows - Part 1'
- 12 'Osmosis Jones'
- 11 'Kill Bill: Vol. 1'
- 10 'Looney Tunes: Back in Action'
- 9 'James and The Giant Peach'
- 8 'Monty Python and The Holy Grail'
Despite being hampered by a low budget and maintaining an explicit silliness aimed directly at kids, The Incredible Mr. Limpet does have its endearing qualities. The 1964 film focuses on a marine life fanatic who, after being passed over to serve with the Navy as a human, becomes an invaluable asset to the WWII effort when he transforms into a fish...
Cool World may not be viewed by many as a quintessential classic, but the box office bomb does have some qualities which can be enjoyed retrospectively. Developed as a blatant attempt to cash in on the popularity of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the live-action/animation crossover follows a cartoonist who finds himself in a rich cartoon world he thinks ...
A hit children’s television series, SpongeBob SquarePants has had a number of movie spin-offs, many of which have been eager to embrace live-action filming with the animated fun. While a couple have been surprisingly good films, it is tough to deny that 2004’s The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was the most infectiously fun, following SpongeBob (Tom K...
An experimental crime thriller from Germany, Run Lola Run was as fun as it was brisk as an 81-minute pulse-raiser. It follows Lola (Franka Potente) as she has 20 minutes to find a large sum of money to help her boyfriend when loses money involved in a drug deal and threatens to rob a nearby store if she doesn’t find a solution. RELATED: The Best Ge...
The Harry Potter series has been one of the most captivating cinematic spectacles of the 21st century with its wondrous exploration of Hogwarts and the wizarding world. The series’ ability to constantly enhance the magical aura of the films, even as the series grew darker, was a pivotal component to its enduring quality. Directed by Ben Hibon, the ...
A strange and novel concept for sure, Osmosis Jones was quite brilliant and its animated components were executed in a fun and spunky manner. When zookeeper, Frank (one of Bill Murray's lesser-known supporting characters), ingests a deadly virus, white blood cell Osmosis Jones (voiced by Chris Rock) must nullify the symptoms to keep Frank alive and...
In addition to being a great storyteller with a vast knowledge of cinema which constantly inspires his work, Quentin Tarantino has always had a penchant for sensational style. Perhaps no film embodies that quite so well as Kill Bill, a gritty revenge thriller that found inspiration in everything from grindhouse horror to martial arts cinema, blaxpl...
Following the success of Space Jam (1996), Warner Bros. was eager to do action/adventure films like what Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) had done to film noir. The result isn’t quite so seamless, but the chaotic effervescence in every frame of the picture still feels like a good-intentioned nod to the Looney Tunes of old. On a mission to save the wo...
A perfect marriage between the material and the director, Henry Selick (hot off his success The Nightmare Before Christmas), took the reins for the adaptation of Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach. Filled with adventure and the author’s trademark humor, the film starts in live-action but transforms into stop-motion animation as James (Paul Terr...
Throughout their long career, there wasn’t much that English comedy troupe Monty Python didn’t explore in their endeavor to make audiences laugh. Their first feature film even blended live action with animation as a source of comedy. RELATED: The Monty Python Movies, Ranked King Arthur (Graham Chapman) and his knights converse with an animated God,...
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3 de jun. de 2021 · Whether it’s CGI characters superimposed into live-action scenes, such as the newly released Tom & Jerry, or wholly live-action movies, including real-life animals playing anthropomorphized characters, there have been so many adaptations of beloved cartoons over the years.
15 de jul. de 2023 · The fun-loving adventure in Paddington and the hilarious mystery in Scooby-Doo are among the best live-action adaptations of popular cartoons. Disney has embraced reimagining beloved animated movies, from The Lion King to the newest release of The Little Mermaid.
