The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle

Starring: Jason Alexander, Rene Russo Director: Des McAnuff Original UK Premiere: 2001 Dvd Release: 22nd October, 2001 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: Widescreen, PAL, Region 2 Encoding

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The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle suffers from a problem common among live-action movies that are based on beloved cartoon characters, the humans are never as flexible, unpredictable, or just plain goofy as their animated counterparts. In this blend of animation & live action, Rocky & Bullwinkle remain animated characters , while Boris & Natasha , along with their boss, Fearless Leader , are transformed from cartoons to human reproductions when they escape from rerun land. Theyve come to our world to take it over; the FBI springs Rocky & Bullwinkle from the second dimension to stop them. But the writing in Kenneth Lonergans script lacks the throw-away flair of the jokes that characterised Jay Wards much-beloved animated series of the late 1950s & early 1960s. Part of the problem is that Russo, Alexander & De Niro are so obviously working at acting cartoonish, instead of simply being cartoons. And part is that the script rarely comes up with the kind of wonderful wordplay in which Ward specialised. The moose, as usual, gets all the best lines, but theyre too few & far between to salvage this underachieving summer film.

Jason Alexander was one of the stars of the award-winning television sitcom Seinfeld. His character, the neurotic neer-do-well George Costanza, Jerry Seinfeld s best friend, was based in part on the shows creator, Larry David. He has also appeared in a number of movies & done some work as a director, including a recent successful Hollywood concert version of the musical Hair, for which he was also the emcee. Alexander has also done a McDonalds commercial advertising the McDLT, a sandwich that separated the beef hot side from the rest of the hamburger cool side. The commercial features the singing talents of Alexander. He has also appeared in KFC commercials, including one with baseball superstar Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants. In the fall he will appear in a new show on CBS, Listen Up, where he will co-star with Malcolm-Jamal Warner. His character is based on sportswriter Tony Kornheiser.

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