A couple of months back it was announced that Looney Tunes would be returning in animated short form to theaters to promote a new series on Cartoon Network. While the series sounds terrible (Daffy and Bugs as roommates or some shit) and the new shorts are 3D CGI creations, I enoyed watching the half-a-minute taste embedded below, and could certainly see the 3D being a lot of fun. I’m interested though, if they manage to maintain the old school tone throughout the entire short, beyond the one gag we see.
There are two more shorts set to be released with Legend of the Guardians and Yogi Bear respectively, while the current short is showing before Cats & Dogs 2. The ultimate goal is obviously to get kiddy eyes on the new TV show, but I hope they release these online or in some capacity that doesn’t force me to pay for Cats & Dogs 2: Pussy Something Or Other or Yogi Bear.
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(via /Film)
7 comments
The good thing about new Roadrunner cartoons is that they won't be hampered by how horribly wrong all the character voices sound now.
That damn Coyote is just too strong.
Warner Bros, you know what you should do – just show an old proper Looney Tunes cartoons in front of your movies – esp if you can find one that has some tentative link to the main feature. I went to see a film in the 90s – was it Forever Young, not sure – that had a Bugs Bunny in front of it. Can't remember much about the movie but I recall enjoying the hell out of seeing Bugs up there on the big screen. The perfect starter.
I try not to throw around "lol"s like an 18 year old throws around "i love you"s, but…… lol
Billy West filled in for the great Mel Blanc (RIP) voicing Elmer Fudd on the Looney Tunes short for Geico. I wonder if he's been tapped for these as well?
Agree with #3, I remember loving the donald duck cartoon (where he bakes a plane) shown in front of the Rocketeer.
That clip was ok but missed the invention and immaculate timing of the old cartoons.
Now if I had to choose between the genius of Chuck Jones and that clip, you know what I'd pick — but that was pretty awesome for what it was (and in 3D!).
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