I got this movie in the mail today from Netflix, and sat down to watch it with my kids. We all enjoyed it a lot–in fact, we watched it twice.
We begin our show with an interview with that most dashing of all movie heros, Bugs Bunny, which takes place in his posh Hollywood mansion. He tells us the secret of his success, which is that movie goers love a good chase. From the dawn of time, men have been chasing animals (to eat) each other (as competition) and girls (because they’re in love). Then women started chasing too, creating prehistoric women’s lib. Down through the ages, there has been a fascination with car chases, cop and robber chases, and the like.
Bugs goes on to explain that he’s been chased by many different opponents. The most notable of which is Elmer Fudd, but the list also contains such names as Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, and Marvin the Martian. We then see clips of these notable chase scenes.
I’ve always loved the cartoon where Bugs accidentally gets shot in a rocket to Mars and meets up with Marvin, who is planning to blow up the earth because it obstructs his view of Venus. Bugs gets in his way and single-handedly saves all our lives. We also see Daffy appear as Duck Dodgers, that intrepid hero of all outer space.
Bugs also discusses other famous chase scenarios, my favorite being those of Pepe LePew. That romantic little skunk makes me laugh every time I see him. He’s not terribly picky about the objects of his affections – he’ll throw himself into the relationship regardless.
The movie is essentially a collection of cartoons we’re all familiar with, but put together in one film like this, we can introduce these classics to our children. My kids were a little surprised that I’d already seen these clips, but they’re timeless. I loved them, my kids loved them, and they’re one of the few things you really can pass down from generation to generation and rest assured that you’re hitting the nail on the head.
This film was rated G.
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