What's Opera, Doc?

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Teddy B 01/07/2024 Insurmountably the single highest peak of Looney Tunes in every artistic, musical, and humourous aspect imaginable. Chuck Jones's direction is a straight bullseye, Maurice Noble's backgrounds are drop-dead gorgeous, and Michael Maltese's writing nails the characterisations so seamlessly (it is only a shame that Carl Stalling couldn't compose this even though Milt Franklyn is a dead-ringer for him and does an outstanding job). See more 03/02/2016 I love the attention to detail. Jones is clearly well versed in both the Ring Cycle and German expressionism (although the Ring Cycle is pre-expressionism, they are both German). The film's legacy is incredible, and for good reason. This is how the public views opera, whether it knows Wagner or not. See more 01/18/2016 Could easily be hailed as the greatest short cartoon that ever existed See more 05/17/2015 What's Opera, Doc?, Often considered Chuck Jones' magnum opus, lovingly lampoons Disney's Fantasia and Wagner's Ring Cycle while also re-imagines what was by then a very cliched Bug and Elmer conflict formula with stylistic expressionist backdrops, tragic romance and jokes aimed at Wagner's ponderous, operatic style. See more 07/21/2014 This short, one of the greatest Looney Tunes, by Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese is on the National Film Registry. Uses several of Wagner's opera compositions to re-imagine Elmer Fudd's never-ending pursuit of Bugs Bunny. The expressionist set and hilarious visuals are excellent. I just wish it was longer than seven minutes. I'm so glad I was able to share it with my wife, who didn't know what I was talking about when I sang, "Kill the wabbit! Kill the wabbit!" Somehow she missed this as part of her childhood. See more 02/24/2013 What's Opera Doc is probably the most famous of the Looney Tunes shorts and it's for a good reason. It's a good and funny 7 minute short starring the ever-lasting feud between Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. In an opera-like setting, Elmer tries to "kill the wabbit" but falls in love with Brunhilde, who is secretly Bugs in drag as a German girl. It's a funny set-up and it's great animation for its time, a job well done. See more Read all reviews

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