Box-Office Bunny

Me and Maris were born on September 23, 2014 and my twin sister likes Box Office Bunny (not just because of the "That's All Folks") just because. The part I don't like is when Elmer Fudd and Daffy Duck run away, screaming and Bugs Bunny says, "And that's all folks." and the music continues. My debut with Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck with a different voice is this. I prefer their voices in Looney Tunes Cartoons and The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie because they're voiced by Eric Bauza. Is Looney Tunes Cartoons directed by Eric Bauza or...something...? Meh. Never mind. This is my reaction to Box Office Bunny.

The Looney Tunes have existed for over fifty years and somewhere along the line, they lost the thing that made them so special and became, at best, tiresome. Box Office Bunny changed that. It was a return to what made Looney Tunes so great and put Bugs Bunny back in his element. Very good and highly recommended.

Since I've been a big fan of Bugs Bunny having the voice of Mr. Jeff Bergman, I've wanted to see the full cartoon since July, 2024(?) I saw this on HBO Max in September that year and to hear Bergman voice Bugs, Elmer AND Daffy was a heck of a lifetime. He is still one of Mel Blanc's great successors and the fact that he is still getting so much recognition is even better. I don't hate Eric Bauza, Joe Alaskey or Billy West as Bugs; Jeff Bergman is my favorite Bugs Bunny voice actor post-Mel Blanc in my opinion. So we should to take this and every moment to celebrate the start of the legacy of Jeff Bergman and the legacy of the late Mel Blanc.

Expectedly terrible modern Looney Tunes short. Bugs Bunny goes to the multiplex where Elmer is working as an usher. Then Daffy Duck tries to sneak in. Basically the whole cartoon is the three of them doing things that vaguely resemble humor and, pathetically, calling back to old Looney Tunes shorts that were actually original and funny. The animation is colorful and the characters are well-drawn but the backgrounds are flat. Basically the Colorforms approach to animation. The voice work is okay if we put aside all comparisons to Mel Blanc or Arthur Q. Bryan. The short is never funny and, from what I could tell, they didn't try very hard to be. The worst part of the whole unpleasant affair is the sound. The music is loud and overbearing. The sound effects are even louder. So obnoxious! Avoid this trash and go watch the classic shorts. Five minutes or not, this stuff isn't worth your time.

When Bugs Bunny discovers that a 100 screen cinema has been build on top of his rabbit hole, he pops up to watch a film. However usher Elmer Fudd notices that he didn't buy a ticket and tries to eject him. A chase kicks off that is only disturbed when Daffy Duck, sneaking in himself, gets involved.

When I saw this was a modern version of the old cartoons I braced myself to be assaulted by some very poor stuff, however I was pleased to find that, on the whole, this was quite enjoyable. The plot basically allows for one chase sequence where Bugs attempts to outwit Elmer in the good old style that he does. The addition of Daffy Duck was OK but totally unnecessary in my opinion and I spent most of the cartoon wondering why he had been added other than just getting another character in there.

The gags are OK but there are few moments where the film becomes very modern that just don't work. Specifically there is an awful `scratch' moment where the three dance to the scratching music, but more generally I was a little put off by the look and actions of the modern Bugs - he didn't totally fit with the 50's character I love.

Despite this it is still a good cartoon. It is unfair to compare it with the classics but it is impossible not to do so. If you gave me the choice between this modern cartoon and a good old one, I would always plump for the old one, but as it is, this is quite funny and enjoyable to watch.