Coyote v Acme

[sirhugs]

I figure if Odyssey gets a thread, might as well start one for a movie I liked.

Just saw Coyote v Acme.

You might have heard about it.

Live action with animation.

All your favourite Looney Tunes character, with Will Forte, Lana Condor and John Cena in the lead live action roles.

Noteworthy because Warner Brothers killed the original release to take a tax write off and it was only public protest and a daring independent distributor who dug it out of the WB vault that made it available. WB wasn’t even going to sell it for streaming.

I’m no movie reviewer, but I actually laughed. And not much makes me laugh these days.

Bottom line:

If you are a Looney Tunes fan, you MUST see this movie. Way better than Space Jam.

If you liked Who Framed Roger Rabbit, you SHOULD see this movie. One review said this movie does for legal thrillers what Roger Rabbit did for film noir. I agree. Liked this one more.

If you like live action animation mixes, you SHOULD see this movie. Brilliantly filmed and edited. Solid acting. Will Forte is excellent. And gotta love ana condor's smouldering heat in that "brainy girl next door" way. She's perfectly cast as the young lawyer with idealism.

If you liked Erin Brokovich or Dark Waters (that’s the legal thriller starring Mark Ruffalo and a class action lawsuit), you SHOULD see this movie. Classic good v evil, David v Goliath themes, with a twist I won’t spoil.

Heck, if you just like legal thrillers or legal comedies,(if there are any legal comedies), in general, you SHOULD see this movie.

All that's missing is anthro sex (there is no sex). Sorry @anthrodisiac- a different sort of animal love. this one might make YOU cry.

It is way better than any John Grisham adaptation.

 

[mrs_mackenzie]

I rarely watch films these days but I did watch this on an unusual day off because it was showing in the morning. I really enjoyed it.

 

[sirhugs]

I rarely watch films these days but I did watch this on an unusual day off because it was showing in the morning. I really enjoyed it.

we went to a matinee.
turned out to be a $5 movie special day too

 

[OralAllOver]

You got me thinkin. I should be a better listener like roadrunner

 

[NotWise]

I haven't seen it. My wife saw a prescreening of the movie three or four weeks ago. She loved it.

The movie was produced locally and there was public grumbling when WB decided they wouldn't release it. The audience included a lot of people who worked on it, and they were happy.

 

[MrPixel]

There isn't a movie theater here in a 50-mile radius, and we don't subscribe to streaming, if it's released there (too much money for too little content of interest). I guess we're SOL.

 

[BobbyBrandt]

I downloaded it and will watch it tonight.

 

[sirhugs]

There isn't a movie theater here in a 50-mile radius, and we don't subscribe to streaming, if it's released there (too much money for too little content of interest). I guess we're SOL.

It should come available for rent or purchase on YouTube eventually

 

[SimonDoom]

I had not even heard about this movie, but now I'm intrigued. I watched many roadrunner/coyote cartoons back in the day, along with the rest of Looney Toons.

 

[sirhugs]

I had not even heard about this movie, but now I'm intrigued. I watched many roadrunner/coyote cartoons back in the day, along with the rest of Looney Toons.

Would love to read your thoughts

 

[AwkwardlySet]

I watched it after I saw this thread. It was funny and cute, and very much in the spirit of Looney Tunes. Made me laugh a couple of times.

Good to know that there's still someone in Hollywood who can create something with a bit of heart in it. Thanks for the recommendation.

 

[Britva415]

It should come available for rent or purchase on YouTube eventually

Even one month (cancel before the end) of the streaming service that carries it will still be a lot cheaper than going to an actual theater to see it.

 

[zysmith]

I figure if Odyssey gets a thread, might as well start one for a movie I liked.

Just saw Coyote v Acme.

You might have heard about it.

Live action with animation.

All your favourite Looney Tunes character, with Will Forte, Lana Condor and John Cena in the lead live action roles.

Noteworthy because Warner Brothers killed the original release to take a tax write off and it was only public protest and a daring independent distributor who dug it out of the WB vault that made it available. WB wasn’t even going to sell it for streaming.

I’m no movie reviewer, but I actually laughed. And not much makes me laugh these days.

Bottom line:

If you are a Looney Tunes fan, you MUST see this movie. Way better than Space Jam.

If you liked Who Framed Roger Rabbit, you SHOULD see this movie. One review said this movie does for legal thrillers what Roger Rabbit did for film noir. I agree. Liked this one more.

If you like live action animation mixes, you SHOULD see this movie. Brilliantly filmed and edited. Solid acting. Will Forte is excellent. And gotta love ana condor's smouldering heat in that "brainy girl next door" way. She's perfectly cast as the young lawyer with idealism.

If you liked Erin Brokovich or Dark Waters (that’s the legal thriller starring Mark Ruffalo and a class action lawsuit), you SHOULD see this movie. Classic good v evil, David v Goliath themes, with a twist I won’t spoil.

Heck, if you just like legal thrillers or legal comedies,(if there are any legal comedies), in general, you SHOULD see this movie.

All that's missing is anthro sex (there is no sex). Sorry @anthrodisiac- a different sort of animal love. this one might make YOU cry.

It is way better than any John Grisham adaptation.

I thoroughly enjoyed this film as well.

 

[alohadave]

Fun little movie. I only heard about it because of the studio shenanigans.

 

[anthrodisiac]

All that's missing is anthro sex (there is no sex). Sorry @anthrodisiac- a different sort of animal love. this one might make YOU cry.

I can, perhaps, from time to time, though very rarely and unlikely, if the mood strikes me ever so right and Pluto is passing through Aquarius, enjoy things with anthros where they don't have sex even a little.

I am very intrigued by the movie, and really happy that it was released after all the studio bullshit it endured.

 

[AchtungNight]

The movie was great. My favorite part was Peter Lorre’s homecoming to his wife.