Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports

Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports (1989) is a Looney Tunes TV Special that marked the final production with the great Mel Blanc as the voice of the Looney Tunes characters and it was a wild ride.

Positives for Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports (1989): It was fun watching this collection of older Looney Tunes Cartoons as they take part in various sports. I am a big sucker for older pieces of media since I've watched a lot of older movies from the past. It was also a little bittersweet seeing this special knowing that this was the last time we would hear Mel Blanc voicing these characters on screen. The animation in these older cartoons looks absolutely spectacular and they still hold up to this day. The humor is also very good and it was on point. And finally, this TV Special was very fast-paced with its energy and I loved every minute of it.

Negatives for Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports (1989): The TV Special isn't as wild as the title would tell you. I do wish we could seen something more wild.

Overall, Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports (1989) is another wonderful Looney Tunes TV Special and a good sendoff to the legacy of Mel Blanc.

When this show was on I watched it every time I could! I thought that the characters were really funny and all had great personalities. The animation in My opinion was crisp, clean, and really clear. Not to mention beautiful! Most of the characters in this show are hilarious Looney Tunes characters that we all love. in My opinion these characters are the funnies and talented ever seen. In fact, The things that goes on in this series' cartoons are in My opinion nuts which that is what makes them hilarious! There are so many to like and laugh at and the silly things they do! If you like the original Looney Tunes then I strongly recommend that you watch this show!

Sometimes, it seems like Warner Bros. went a little overboard with cartoon compilations in the '70s and '80s. If so, then at least there were a limited number. "Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports" is passable. It portrays an awards ceremony where one of the Looney Tunes will take home a prize for his athletic performances in cartoons, which they show throughout the movie; Daffy Duck morosely assumes that the judges have already chosen Bugs Bunny.

If this movie has any problem, it's that they cut the cartoons short; why'd they have to remove the hilarious ends of "High Diving Hare" and "My Bunny Lies Over the Sea"? But even so, the movie is a nice, silly way to pass time, even for a non-athletic person like me.

On another note, I notice that this came out in 1989, which was the year that Mel Blanc died (he was in fact the first famous person whose death I was aware of). I wish to assert that they shouldn't have produced anything after his death; his voices were really the heart and soul of the cartoons.

Love animation, it was a big part of my life as a child, particularly Disney, Looney Tunes, Hanna and Barbera and Tom and Jerry, and still love it whether it's film, television or cartoons. Actually appreciate it even more now through young adult eyes, thanks to broader knowledge and taste and more interest in animation styles and various studios and directors.

Chuck Jones deserved, and still deserves, to be considered one of the best, most legendary and most influential animation directors/animators. While not quite as distinctive in directing style as other directors from the same era, in his prime era he was responsible for some of the best cartoons ever made. Bugs Bunny is one of my favourite characters in animation and ever and Mel Blanc was one of the greatest voice actors ever.

'Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports' in no way sees either at their best very or the best representation. It is not bad at all though, if slightly too slight and episodic in story for the additional scenes, not to mention it's not an old idea at all and it's variable in inventiveness. It cannot be denied that a lot of nostalgia is evoked. A few moments of corny dialogue and some of the editing is a little choppy.

A lot of great things here. The animation has some brightness and colour with some inventive moments, if not always refinement with some of the drawing scrappy. If more in the classic cartoons than in the additional scenes. The music is lively enough and doesn't sound too cheap in the additional scenes, while being outstanding in orchestration and how it adds to and enhances the action in the featured cartoons.

Bugs is always worth watching, and that's an understatement, and he is still interesting and not out of character. Mel Blanc shows a mastery of bringing individuality to multiple characters that few others managed, a previous review mentioned him being the heart and soul of every cartoon and have to concur completely. The dialogue is sharp and witty and the gags are fast paced, beautifully timed and animated and very funny. Most of the characters are not wasted, Daffy is not at his very best but Bugs and Foghorn are particularly well done here.

The classic era cartoons featured are colourful and are amusing to hilarious, with great dialogue and gags and iconic characters not wasted at all (especially Bugs and Foghorn), they fit with the theme too, and like to love most of them. Though too many of them are on the too short side and a few are introduced and rounded off in a slightly jarring way (i.e. endings cut off for example), the material shown for a few are not even the highlights of those respective cartoons.

In conclusion, pretty decent. 7/10 Bethany Cox