Better Late Then Never

A Major Disappointment

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

"What's Up Doc?" is a fairly known quote from all these Bugs Bunny short films that comes up again and again and here we have the short film with the same title that shows us how it was created. This cartoons runs for 7 minutes and has McKimson, Foster and Blanc work on it, some of Warner Bros' most known and most prolific. It depicts the early days of Bugs' life and career as we see him as a baby rabbit (cute!) and as an aspiring artist with a rocky road to stardom as well as the crowd did not love him initially. But Elmer makes him a star and this short film tells us that all the Bugs Bunny cartoons we watch are actually show and acted by everybody we see in there, not real life. An interesting new perspective. As a whole, this was an okay short film, the highlight was certainly the scene with the caricatures of famous (actually existing) actors who lost their fame and I like it in particular because it was also a bit critical about the industry. Luckily, Bugs managed to get back and really launch his big career unlike the others. Good cartoon, I recommend the watch.

I saw hardly anything wrong with this short - apart from the fact that it felt too short. I thought it was sweet, funny and had a good storyline. I thought it good that after less than ten years of Bugs Bunny, the WB studios were ready to make a history episode of Bugs Bunny's life. That is what the plot-line is. It may not be how other people see it, but it's just a cartoon. "What's Up Doc" may not have the humour right for everybody, but it can appeal to a wide range of people, many who might even say they do not like Looney Tunes. This is one of my favourite Bugs Bunny shorts and there are many other people out there with similar tastes as me, who will enjoy it even more, or just as much.In this episode, Bugs Bunny, sunbathing beside his swimming pool, receives a call from a reporter who wants to know about his life. Bugs gives an account of his days from babyhood to the now and we see him performing in familiar and unfamiliar episodes and it is a delight to watch...I recommend this to anybody who is bored of the slapstick and farce in Looney Tunes and prefers different sorts of this WB cartoon series. Enjoy "What's Up Doc?" :-)

Robert McKimson's 'What's Up, Doc' is a witty take on Bugs Bunny's rise to fame. Relating his life story to a reporter over the phone, Bugs tells of his birth, his early experiences with showbiz and his big break when he was discovered by "big vaudeville star" Elmer Fudd. Although it feels vaguely like a one joke picture which spends it whole time building to a funny but slightly non-sensical punchline, 'What's Up, Doc' has some great moments such as its take on the origins of the titular catchphrase and even a musical number. While the laughs are a little thin on the ground, 'What's Up, Doc' is still a handsome and decently paced film. It's a minor but reasonably memorable cartoon.

In this short, Bugs tells the story of his life from the day he was born right up until his discovery in Hollywood and subsequent stardom. It isn't really funny as Bugs doesn't have anyone to work with for most of the cartoon. There are a couple of scenes with Elmer Fudd but he doesn't do or say much. And the running joke with the chorus dancers in the tuxedos wasn't all that amusing. I was also a bit annoyed at the end because not only is it not funny but it isn't true. I've seen better Bugs cartoons than this. Though I must say the title song is very cool (used in many of 'Rabbit/Duck season' cartoons with Bugs, Daffy and Elmer). It just seems weird using it without having Daffy anywhere in sight.