Review(s): DVD Looney Tunes - Back in Action (Full Screen Edition)
Not High Art, but Definitely a Fun Flick
If you're looking for a stimulating, thought-provoking drama, then pop something else into your DVD player. If, however, you're looking for some old fashioned, anvil dropping, coyote flattening fun, then you will enjoy this film. The human cast alone is worth the price of admission, as Brendan Fraser and Jenna Elfman goof their way through the admittedly thin plot, while Steve Martin, Timothy Daulton, and Heather Locklear (among many other WB favorites) make notable appearances along with the animated likes of Marvin the Martian, Wil E. Coyote, Roadrunner, Michigan J. Frog, Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam, Elmer Fudd, Taz, and many others.
The best part of the movie is that you really don't care that the plot is incredibly thin. I couldn't even tell you what the plot was--I just had a fun time watching the film. That this film works so well is a testament to what Chuck Jones and Mel Blanc created so many years ago.
Although I was a bit disappointed with the deleted scenes (the Bugs & Daffy animation that serves as lead-ins to the deleted scenes looks like it was done by a high school student on a home PC), the overall package gets a resounding thumbs up. Since it was a rental, I did not have an opportunity to check out the CD-ROM features before I had to return the disc, but must say that the film was enjoyable, light fare for a Sunday afternoon.
Looney Tunes:Back in Action
In a world where Looney Tunes coexist with human beings, Daffy Duck quits his job at a Hollywood studio because he feels as if Bugs Bunny gets all the attention. Daffy teams up with a recently fired stuntman (Brendan Fraser) who wants to find his father's lost "Blue Diamond." Soon, they're traveling around the world with a studio executive (Jenna Elfman) -- and Bugs is hot on their trail. Steve Martin co-stars as an evil studio head. Starring: Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, More Rated PG: For some mild language and innuendo Realize that this film is for kids up through teenage years. This isn't Oscar material but my six year old howls laughing every time Daffy gets hit or something drops on him or Elmer blasts him. After all the politically correct children's TV we have raised him on, we're pretty sure he can tell the difference between cartoon violence and the evening news kind. Although not on the artistic level of Who Framed Roger Rabbit or more recently, Finding Nemo or Lion King, it still is a fun movie to watch for the age group intended. John Row
Looney fun
I have given this film 4 stars because my six-year-old son loves it, and I assume that's the age group it's aimed at. Brendon Fraser plays a security guard at Warner Brothers Studios who gets sacked, at the same time as a bossy female executive sacks Daffy Duck. Fraser and Daffy join forces to find Fraser's dad (Timothy Dalton) a film star who plays a spy who is actually a spy in real life. He has been kidnapped by a mad scientist (Steve Martin) who wants to find the Blue Daimond, which has magical powers. Fraser and Daffy have to get to the Blue Diamond before Martin does. also Bugs Bunny is trying to get Daffy back to the studios. The mixture of live action and cartoon characters will amuse children, and if you are a big Looney Tunes fan you should love it (I'm more partial to Tom and Jerry myself). On the other hand, if your main interest int he film was in the presence of Timothy Dalton, you may notice that there's not a lot of him in it really. Never mind, the kids will love it.
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