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"Looney Tunes: Back in Action" / "The Looney Tunes Golden Collection"
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"Looney Tunes: Back in Action" (2003) -- Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Steve Martin, Timothy Dalton, Heather Locklear; directed by Joe Dante. Tired of playing second banana parts alongside a wascally wabbit, gifted actor Daffy Duck leaves the moving pictures business in a snit, teaming with a new partner (Fraser) on a global diamond search; meanwhile, a studio exec (Elfman) runs afoul for fowl firing, so she and Bugs Bunny give chase, all sidestepping the ACME villain (Martin). Beloved Warner Bros. animation stars are relaunched in a live-action extravaganza aiming to regain their satiric edge and adult audience lost to mediocre kiddie productions of recent decades.
::::: Buy "Looney Tunes: Back in Action DVD | VHS
"The Looney Tunes Golden Collection" (2003) -- Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, and animation's best repertory company; directed by Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, Robert Clampett, et al. Fifty-six restored and uncut cartoons from Warner Brothers' 1,000-plus library, more a bountiful sampler of these legitimate movie stars in their best (and pretty good) productions, rather than a definitive retrospective. Mix-and-match a dozen or so, like "Rabbit Seasoning," "Wabbit Twouble," "Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2 Century," "Fast and Furry-ous," "Duck Amuck," "Feed the Kitty," and "For Scent-imental Reasons," to create your own feature presentation.
Many of these fabulous shorts are being released in their first-ever digital availabilities. Buy the four-disc set with tons of rare clips, behind-the-scenes extras, and commentaries, to ensure more of the golden age classics arrive in appreciative fans' hands and DVD players. (Beware: A truncated two-disc set of this material exists.)
::::: Buy "The Looney Tunes Golden Collection" DVD
::::: Online Bonus: The superlative "Looney Tunes: Back in Action" official movie Web site is chocked full of games, activities, production notes, photo gallery, trailers, etc. The highlight is the on-demand access to the complete 1940 live-action/animation hybrid one-reeler "You Ought to Be in Pictures." It's the obvious touchstone for the 2003 full-length opus. This time Daffy encourages Porky to quit cartoons. A wonderful film, and the ideal start to this double feature.
"Looney Tunes: Back in Action" (2003) -- Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Steve Martin, Timothy Dalton, Heather Locklear; directed by Joe Dante. Tired of playing second banana parts alongside a wascally wabbit, gifted actor Daffy Duck leaves the moving pictures business in a snit, teaming with a new partner (Fraser) on a global diamond search; meanwhile, a studio exec (Elfman) runs afoul for fowl firing, so she and Bugs Bunny give chase, all sidestepping the ACME villain (Martin). Beloved Warner Bros. animation stars are relaunched in a live-action extravaganza aiming to regain their satiric edge and adult audience lost to mediocre kiddie productions of recent decades.
::::: Buy "Looney Tunes: Back in Action DVD | VHS
"The Looney Tunes Golden Collection" (2003) -- Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, and animation's best repertory company; directed by Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, Robert Clampett, et al. Fifty-six restored and uncut cartoons from Warner Brothers' 1,000-plus library, more a bountiful sampler of these legitimate movie stars in their best (and pretty good) productions, rather than a definitive retrospective. Mix-and-match a dozen or so, like "Rabbit Seasoning," "Wabbit Twouble," "Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2 Century," "Fast and Furry-ous," "Duck Amuck," "Feed the Kitty," and "For Scent-imental Reasons," to create your own feature presentation.
Many of these fabulous shorts are being released in their first-ever digital availabilities. Buy the four-disc set with tons of rare clips, behind-the-scenes extras, and commentaries, to ensure more of the golden age classics arrive in appreciative fans' hands and DVD players. (Beware: A truncated two-disc set of this material exists.)
::::: Buy "The Looney Tunes Golden Collection" DVD
::::: Online Bonus: The superlative "Looney Tunes: Back in Action" official movie Web site is chocked full of games, activities, production notes, photo gallery, trailers, etc. The highlight is the on-demand access to the complete 1940 live-action/animation hybrid one-reeler "You Ought to Be in Pictures." It's the obvious touchstone for the 2003 full-length opus. This time Daffy encourages Porky to quit cartoons. A wonderful film, and the ideal start to this double feature.
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