Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers

"Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers" is a funny parody of "Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers." I've only seen the classic 1956 version of the latter, but that didn't keep me from enjoying this Looney mini-movie.

Like the film it parodies, "Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers" is about a guy against alien copycats. In both films, the main character (in this case, Bugs Bunny) knows that his life is relatively routine (outsmart Elmer Fudd, cross Yosemite Sam, etc.) But one day, strange pods pop up out of nowhere, and the next day the same people have different attitudes; paler, but friendlier (and in this case, animated differently.) In a thrilling and slightly creepy climax, Bugs has to fight off his copy and bring back his original friends.

Bugs has his great one-liners, ("There's one for Ripley's...") but my favorite part is how extravagantly animated the Daffy replacement is. At one point, he's as jerky as Rocky and Bullwinkle, and the next minute his mouth is moving too smoothly for comfort.

Hey "oscaralbert --any words you don't understand are probably Yiddish! Which "nudnik" definitely is! It means an annoying person, someone who persistently bothers you, with questions and such. So the cartoon appears to be a swipe at someone or something they found annoying.

Weak parody of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Call me a stick in the mud but the newer Looney Tunes cartoons stink to high heaven. By "newer," I of course mean those made decades after the originals without the creative genius and talent of the people involved in making those classics. I have yet to see one of these cartoons that made me laugh or feel anything other than a longing for the older shorts. This is made worse here by the regurgitation of gags from the old cartoons. The characters (Bugs, Elmer, Daffy, Yosemite Sam) all feel like impersonations of their former selves. The animation is unimpressive and generic. The voicework from Jeff Bergman is passable but, again, feels like impersonations rather than the real thing. The new music is dreadful.

This is a tired, forgettable short. It lacks the humor, intelligence, and charm of the classic Looney Tunes. I do believe the people who made this were fans of the originals. I want to be positive because of that but I can't. Before you accuse me of not giving any new stuff a chance, let me point out something. At the same time this waste was being produced, Tiny Toon Adventures was on TV. That series was funny and had more in common with what made the classic cartoons work than this lame imitation. This is a boring, lifeless cartoon that spends so much effort on imitation that it misses the point of Looney Tunes entirely.

This is a unfunny spoof of the far superior 1956 film "Invasion of the Body Snatchers". The makers of this short seem to be confused about the difference between violence and hilarity. Sure, senseless violence can be funny, but here it is tedious and serves only as a reminder of how it has been done better so many times before.

"Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers" is not a terrible toon; it just doesn't live up to previous toons and the film it spoofs. For an hilarious spoof, watch "Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century".

I am a big Looney Tunes fan and have been for goodness knows how long. Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers, while as far as these cartoon spoofs go not as good as Carrotblanca and Duck Dodgers in the 24.5 Century, was very enjoyable and one of the better newer instalments. I did have mixed feelings on some of the animation though, the colours are beautiful and the characters even the intentionally badly-drawn impostors are drawn more than decently, however some of the background art lacks fluidity particularly in the Yosemite Sam segment and this could have been improved by some tighter editing. Also I thought I noticed an inconsistency; Elmer says something like "there's a wabbit down there, and I am trying to put him in wabbit stew" and that struck me as odd because I could have sworn Elmer was a vegetarian. That said, the story is a fun spoof on a classic film as well as having some distinctive lines and gags that you can recognise from the cartoons of the 40s and 50s and a very atmospheric and thrilling climax. Bugs has some wonderful one-liners, while I enjoyed seeing Elmer pointing his gun in Bugs' hole and Bugs and Yosemite crossing each other like they did in the old cartoons while they even manage to bring in the classic "Duck Season" "Rabbit Season" scene from Rabbit Fire here. The characters are great and in general stay true to their personas, Bugs steals the show, but Daffy and Yosemite fare best support wise. If there was one character I missed though considering the subject matter, it would be Marvin the Martian, he is a great character and quite underrated, and I think he would have been right at home if used. Jeff Bergman does a very worthy job considering he had huge shoes to fill voicing all the characters. All in all, fun and one of the better newer instalments. 8/10 Bethany Cox