Truly Dreadful Film

the audience applauded

Load of rubbish!!

Far from Perfect, Far from Terrible

. . . Looney Tunes' "Humuhumunukukuapuaa Island" may well have filled the bill. Bugs Bunny opens WACKIKI WABBIT as the sole inhabitant of this barren ocean outcropping. The lack of any food source is no problem for Bugs, since hares grow carrots from thin air through the wonder of Aeroponics (a process which combines Hydroponics with Photosynthesis), which is where we get the term "dust bunnies." However, when the shipwreck survivors invade Humuhumunukukuapuaa, they're hungrier than the Donner Clan on a Meatless Friday. Not satisfied with the prospect of dining upon rump roast A La CANDIDE, the Cannibalistically-inclined castaway pair start a song and dance in anticipation of pigging out on charred hare. The arrival of a cruise ship just then is a dead giveaway that Humuhumunukukuapuaa is one of the Galapagos Islands. As Bugs swiftly sails off to safety, the Darwin Twins are left on Humuhumunukukuapuaa to test Sir Charles' Theory about The Survival of the Fittest. (My money here would be on the tall, thin gentleman of Color, as he would not only be more agile than the Fat White Slob, but presumably more desperate for grub, given his companion's obviously vast lard reserves.)

"Wackiki Wabbit" is an American 7-minute cartoon from the 1940s, actually the days of World War II. But it is not political or I didn't see it. The movie has its 75th anniversary soon already and if you know a bit about Warner Bros. and Looney Toons, you will realize that Bugs changed a lot over the years. This is his very early self. I am a bit baffled by this cartoon and how it has such a good rating here on IMDb. it really is nothing special, not even for its time. Two men are shipwrecked, I don't think they appear in other cartoons again, so these poor fellows must have been forever on this island, probably died there. They try to catch Bugs and have him for dinner, but obviously Bugs is too smart and fast for them. The comedy is really only so-so in here and the music, usually Warner Bros.' strength, is not that compelling either. The ending is fine, but Warner Bros usually delivers there and even in the 1940s they have managed to close their films with better quality on several occasions. I personally give this one a thumbs down. Not a memorable watch despite some of the company's finest working on it.

Two castaways (based on Warner Brother's writers Micheal Maltese and Tedd Pierces, who also voice themselves) find themselves on a tropical island inhabited by one Bugs Bunny. Seeing as not too long ago these two guys were eyeing each other like they were both food, they naturally start salivating when they see Bugs and proceed to chase him down in order to make some much needed stew. This is another classic from the early years of Bugs and still remains as fresh and funny as it undoubtedly was when it was first released. This one is totally timeless. This animated short can be found on Disk 1 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 3 and includes an optional commentary by John Kricfalusi and Eddie Fitzgerald.My Grade: A+

Two shipwrecked shipmates are aimlessly floating about at the mercy of the waves before being washed up on a tropical island, where they find Bugs Bunny. They think they'll have roast rabbit, but Bugs objects (what would you do?).The two shipwrecked sailors are voiced by Michael Maltese and Tedd Pierce, and they look like them, too. In case you didn't know, they're two of the three chief Bugs Bunny writers. Imagine humiliating them so blatantly in theaters! I'm not surprised they ended up wanting to get away from the rabbit.I saw this cartoon yesterday on the Looney Tunes marathon on Cartoon Network, and it refreshed my memory. Mel Blanc, of course, is excellent as the rabbit, but the bunny is quite basic. He'd only been around for three years, you know. The layouts are detailed and interesting, including a panoramic view of the tropical island, and the detailed jungle environment. Some sequences are truly hilarious, but it doesn't really stick in the memory. The concept is original, and the jokes are fresh and new. Bugs was never seen as a puppeteer before was he?WACKIKI WABBIT (1943) is a great second or third cartoon to show in a Bugs Bunny history, since it's the first cartoon in my memory to show the rabbit at his best in an under-developed form.