Looney tunes fans it's been a long time since I last took a look at any of the classic Looney Tunes shorts which is a shame because there are a lot of classic Looney Tunes shorts out there. So then it's only right that i've now found two shorts to review for you all with one of them being known as one of the best cartoons that Warner Bros have ever released and so here is my review of the 1950 Looney Tunes cartoon "What's Up, Doc?" and the 1957 classic Looney Tunes cartoon "What's Opera, Doc?" enjoy the review everyone.
The plot to "What's, Up Doc?" is Bugs is on the phone doing an interview and tells the interviewer his life story. Where as the plot to "What's Opera, Doc?" is Elmer is trying to kill Bugs and that's really it , for all of the love that What's Opera, Doc gets it sure as hell doesn't have much there in terms of story but that's not the point of the cartoon now compare that with What's Up, Doc which has a ton of story but is somehow the worse of the two because of the fact it has a lot story.
Starring in these cartoons is of course the late and always great Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny as well as Arthur Q. Bryan as Elmer Fudd. These are honestly the only two actors who I know has roles in both artons since even tho actor Richard Bickenbach has a role in What's Up, Doc I cannot find out who he played but since he's known for doing caricatures of Bing Crosby i'm going to assume that he plays Bing Crosby since Bing Crosby does show up in What's Up, Doc.
As for what I thought about the acting in both of the cartoons it was honestly really freaking good which shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone whatsoever. I think anyone who has seen at least one of the classic Looney Tunes shorts will know how good of an actor not just a voice actor but an actor Mel Blanc was and the same is true for Arthur Q. Bryan since both actors turn in great performances in both cartoons in my opinion.
Animating What's Up, Doc is J.C. Melendez , Charles McKimson , Phil DeLara , Wilson Burness , Emery Hawkins and Rod Scribner With Ken Harris , Abe Levitow , Richard Thompson and Willie Ito animating What's Opera, Doc , in terms of the animation both shorts have shockingly good animation which honestly holds up really well to this very day hell they could re-release these shorts in theaters and they would like they were made a few years ago.
Of course out of the two What's Opera, Doc has the better animation because of the fact that alot more time was spent making that short. Due to this the movements of the characters look better and the backgrounds look more stunning where as in What's Up Doc even tho the characters movements look good and the backgrounds look great they don't hold a candle to what we get in What's Opera Doc but that's just what I think tho.
I will say that out of the many classic Looney Tunes shorts that i've seen over the years What's Opera, Doc is one of the darkest ones out there. Just because we see Bugs Bunny die and yes they actually say that he's dead that right there is freaking ballsy as all hell since most cartoons today would either say he's been destroyed (as if that makes things better somehow) or they would skert around the fact that the main character and main hero of the short has just been killed.
I'm going to be honest I have no idea why I chose to review What's Up, Doc but i'm glad I did because it gives us some backstory for Bugs Bunny. Which I don't think had been done at that point but I could be wrong but it honestly was great to see what Bugs was like growing up and I would have liked it if the whole short was just about him growing up but at the same time we wouldn't have a great end joke if the whole of What's Up, Doc was about a young Bugs Bunny.
What to me felt really odd is that What's Up, Doc has Elmer Fudd in a smaller role despite being presented as the one who not only saved Bugs's career but also helped get him into Hollywood. If anything Elmer should have been made a co-lead character in this cartoon since he does play a big role in the cartoons story and having him in a smaller role to me doesn't make sense due to how he's presented in the cartoon.
What's Opera, Doc has a running time of six minuets and fifty two seconds while What's Up, Doc has a running time of seven minuets and fifteen seconds. Both shorts have the right amount of running time in my opinion since even tho What's Up, Doc has alot of story it finds a way to condense the plot to little over seven minuets and while i would have liked What's Opera, Doc to be a little longer if it was a little bit longer then any issue that people have with the short would only be heightened since they would now be forced to focus on that issue.
Both of these shorts are meant to be comedies but only one of these shorts I feel is a true comedy and that's What's Up, Doc. I say this because What's Opera Doc is more of a drama then a comedy but as for the jokes in What's Up Doc they were honestly pretty funny I honestly thought that Bugs being stuck in a chorus line was really funny and i'm glad that they brought it back for the end of the short because it made a good joke to end on in my opinion.
Overall both of these cartoons are honestly really good and while i don't know what the Looney Tunes fanbase thinks of What's Up, Doc I do know that What's Opera, Doc really well liked by the Looney Tunes fandom. Do both shorts have there faults yes and i've covered those faults in this very review but at the same time both shorts have alot of good things about them as well and so What's Up, Doc gets a 7.5 out of 10 from me while What's Opera, Doc gets a 9 out of 10 from this Looney Tunes fan.
All of the images that I used in this review were gathered from either the official Looney Tunes fandom wiki page , Wikipedia or Google Images. I honestly have no idea which website would be the best to use in terms of images from these shorts since the quality of the images is pretty much the exact same across all three websites and so I say use whichever website you want that and there's really only one way to end this review T-T-T-T-THAT'S ALL FOLKS.
