A different way of telling a story

Too much about the plot just didn't add up, the writing was bad, some of the scenes were cringey and awkward,

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

. . . Football Fortunes with THE HASTY HARE. Infringing upon Michigan State University's "Sparty" mascot trademark in the more lax days of copyright enforcement back in the 1900s, "Marvin Martian" is indistinguishable from the East Lansing Elf trolling the sidelines during most of the Spartan Home Game Defeats. Bugs Bunny tricks Marvin into leaving Earth empty-handed during the first part of HASTY HARE, foreshadowing how the Spartans would raise the hopes of Michigan Taxpayers by making the second-ever National Football Final Four. After their 128 - 0 defeat in January, 2016, the Spartan Gridders were forced to hitch-hike back to their Wolverine State, as some of their tax subsidies were withdrawn. When Marvin and his K - 9 sidekick suit up for a second go at Bugs, they wind up tangled in their own Acme Corp. rocket-propelled strait jackets. They cannot even evade the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, and a few of the more sluggish stars, as the Looney Tuners predict a string of five straight Spartan losses in the Fall of 2016 to such teams as the Universities of Indiana and Maryland.

I love Looney Tunes, I love Bugs Bunny and I love Marvin the Martian, so this was a sheer delight. If I had a minor quibble, it would be the ending wasn't as strong as the rest of the cartoon, but The Hasty Hare is still hugely enjoyable. The animation is simply terrific, particularly the colourful backgrounds and on Marvin. The music is rousing, the dialogue is razor sharp, the gags all work and are delivered thick and fast, the pacing is spot on and the story is a nice one to work from. Bugs is the star of the show, but Marvin is superb and the dog is funny and a relevant character too. To top it all, Mel Blanc's vocals are brilliant. Overall, delightful. 9.5/10 Bethany Cox

Part of what was so great about the classic Looney Tunes cartoons was their irreverence and how they weren't afraid to do anything that they wanted. In this case, Marvin the Martian has an assignment to bring back an earthling. Sure enough, he comes across Bugs Bunny, who warns of a mutiny on the part of Marvin's dog. After Marvin finally traps Bugs - by means of an Acme strait jacket-ejecting bazooka! - Bugs has more stuff planned for the voyage back to Mars. What I mean is, if you thought that it was a major change in the Solar System when they stripped Pluto of its planet status, then you ain't seen nothing yet! Yes, "The Hasty Hare" goes all out. How they buy Acme products in outer space is probably beyond most people, but the point here - I mean "hare" - is to have fun. And believe me, you definitely will. After all, a little space-out never hurt anyone.

Did you ever notice Bugs is the only Loony Tunes star big enough to have his name above the title? Maybe that's why he always gets the best villains to outsmart. Marvin, commanding Flying Saucer X-2 is ordered by Martian HDQS to bring back one live Earth creature. But since even Martians buy supplies at Acme (like the Acme disintegrating pistol and the Strait-Jacket Ejecting Bazooka) there is little chance of succeeding. Even stranger, a Martian Trumpet sounds almost exactly like Bugs Bunny singing.Soon the pointy eared Earth creature (Bugs, as if you would not have guessed) turns the tables by planting rumours of mutiny. Martian K-9 Anxious utters the one phrase that should appear in every good film: `What have I done?' (though he does so via a note). The best sequence is saved for last, as Bugs takes the control of the Flying Saucer and rearranges the entire known solar system. This has to be seen to be believed. 7 out of 10