Perfectly adorable

n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

. . . TRANSYLVANIA 6-5000 is mostly an attempt by Warner Bros. to keep eventual stars Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, and A-Rod on the straight and narrow path to First Base. Midway through TRANSYLVANIA 6-5000, Bugs Bunny magically transforms himself into a baseball umpire, representing Major League Baseball Management of the Future. Warnologists will see Count Bloodcount pinch-hitting for would-be cheaters such as Jose Canseco, Sammy Sosa, Rafael Palmeiro, and Jhonny Peralta. The Count has shelf upon shelf of books dealing with how to manipulate blood steroid levels to elude positive results on blood doping tests. But Bugs always is one step ahead of Bloodcount, crushing the latter's dreams of illicit entry into Baseball's Hallowed Hall of Fame time after time. Warnology's clearly predicting that if your name is Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez or Curt Schilling, a camel will waltz through the eye of a steroids needle easier than you'll squeeze through the Pearly Gates of Cooperstown. Warner Bros. is virtually quoting the stars of the 1960s, such as Willie Mays, Bob Gibson, Hank Aaron, Sandy Koufax, and Stan Musial in saying, "Why can't they be like WE were, PERFECT in every way?"

Chuck Jones' last Bugs Bunny short in the classic era is a fun one with a cool setting. Bugs is traveling to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (underground, of course) but somehow winds up in Pittsburghe, Transylvania. There he makes his way to a spooky old castle where he meets up with his nemesis in this cartoon: vampire Count Blood Count. The Count tries repeatedly to bite Bugs but finds himself bested by, of all things, magic words Bugs happens to read in a book. A funny short with some good gags and lines. Being that this is a '60s Looney Tunes, the animation is not the greatest. But it is far from the worst I've seen from this period. The use of dark colors and shadows goes a long way to help the cartoon's look. Good voice work from Mel Blanc, Julie Bennett, and Ben Frommer. Surprisingly decent score from Bill Lava. One of the best Bugs cartoons of the 1960s. Not that there's a lot of competition.

You (and Bugs Bunny) never know where Bugs is going to wind up when he goes for one of his occasional underground trips. He usually winds up saying, "I must have made a wrong turn at Albuquerque." Here, Bugs winds up on top of a stone mountain in "Pittsburghe, Transylvania" (actually spelling in the cartoon.) The first "person" Bugs meets is a two-headed female vulture (named "Emily" and "Agatha") who has two hats on! "Doesn't he look delicious," says one of the heads to the other. Bugs decides to scram and to "head up to that hotel over there," a big haunted house where "Count Bloodcount" resides.From that point on, there are some great sight gags such as noose for a doorbell ringer, a picture on the wall of "mother" as an upside-down bat and all the Gothic-bizarre "interesting decor" (as Bugs puts it) in the castle. This cartoon is a great feast for the eyes! Check out the titles of all the books on the shelf about Bugs' bed. The artwork and colors in this restored cartoon are fabulous; some of the best I've ever seen. So, with the tons of fun sights and dialog by Bugs and beautiful artwork, it all adds up to one of Mr. Bunny's best cartoons for sheer enjoyment.

This Bugs Bunny is one of the better Bugs shorts done in the 1960s, when Warners cartoons were starting to vary greatly in terms of quality. This one is reasonably good and can actually compare favorably with the earlier work. Having Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble helps. Cartoon fans may notice slight but notable similarities to a later Inspector Clouseau short, Transylvania Mania. The similarities can be explained by the fact that both shorts were written by John Dunn, who wrote for Warners, MGM and Depatie-Freleng in the 1960s! He was definitely kept busy. More verbal jokes than usual but a fair number of sight gags. Worth Watching. Recommended.