Hare Do

This is pretty good. As usual, Elmer is after that "cwazy wabbit." Elmer chases Bugs out of the woods into a movie theater. What transpires is one blitz after another. Being trampled by patrons. Being grabbed by head ushers. Being put on a unicycle, blindfolded. But he never loses his spirit. Even though he never wins, we should all be a bit like Elmer.

This is a funny animated classic with Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. Nothing spectacular, but quite enjoyable, fun and entertaining. It's one of those old-fashioned animated shorts with good artwork, classic humor, charm and full of amusement.

Bugs Bunny is a very smart rabbit. This time he's chased by Elmer Fudd, who wants to catch him. They go through several places (forests, the city, cinemas and even a circus at the end). Elmer Fudd, however, is so stupid that you have to feel sorry for him. His tries to catch the rabbit are always unsuccessful - he's always outsmarted by that rabbit and that's where all the fun is. His stupidity even makes him end up in a lion's mouth.

Bugs Bunny is voiced by one of Disney's most legendary artists: Mel Blanc, a guy with an extraordinary talent for doing voices and sounds, like few people ever had. His most famous line is one that everybody knows by heart: «Hey, what's up, Doc?».

Elmer Fudd's most famous lines in this are "wabbit" instead of "rabbit" and "on the contwawy" instead of "on the contrary".

Elmer Fudd uses his Army surplus wabbit detector. He tracks Bugs Bunny off a cliff and to his home. Bugs escapes and takes a car to the movies. It is a long way up to his seat in the top balcony. He is followed closely by Elmer Fudd.

This is a classic Bugs Bunny vs Elmer Fudd cartoon. They are the perfect foils for each other. There is a bit of transition as they move from the forest to a theater. I guess that it's a little awkward to be hunting in a theater. So it does need to go from the woods to the city. Ultimately, I am sold by the characters climbing up the stairs in the dark. That has always been hilarious to me.

After the usual Bugs Bunny/Elmer Fudd beginning - Elmer hunting Bugs in the woods -this cartoon takes a neat twist, with Bugs racing to the city and hiding out in a movie theater. (First, though, we did get a look at Elmer's new fancy radar-wabbit detector-gun, which is army surplus and fun to see in action.)

I enjoyed seeing director Friz Freleng plugging himself on a billboard. Did anyone else catch that? The billboard reads "Friz - the wonder soup - at every grocery!" It is seen as Bugs is hitching a ride out of the country to get away from Elmer.

I loved the artwork at the movie. You know, they don't make spectacular movie theaters like that anymore, but I've been to a few and they look just like the one pictured here. The best one was in St Louis with six balconies. Here, the one has 15!

Anyway, Bugs and Elmer keep donning disguises at the theater to catch one another. Bugs even gets a fake announcement to be put on screen to divert Elmer. His response? "Oh, you twecherwous twickster!!"

How the movie theater instantly turned into literally a circus with a high wire act is a little far-fetched but, hey, that's a cartoon for you.

This can be seen on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume three DVD.

Another classic Elmer chases Bugs short, this time, chased into a theatre with the usual slapstick results. Good scenes - trying to move through the row of seats, and the intermission switch scene. The ending with the special seat is really slow. Makes it feel like the short dragged on too long. 7 out of 10