The Looney Tunes have been making audiences laugh one way or another for over 90 years. Under the creative direction of Pete Browngardt (creator of Uncle Grandpa for Cartoon Network), the Looney Tunes find a new home with HBOMax and are just as looney as ever. From the outstanding humor to the very stellar animation, this show would most certainly make long time Looney Tunes creator Chuck Jones very pleased.
Staying true to the original formula, Looney Tunes Cartoons features different segments focusing on the various characters. The segments last up to 7 minutes each and every single second is utilized to deliver classic Looney Tunes slapstick. Pete Browngardt and his crew take full advantage of their creative freedom with the comedy in this show and they certainly don't shy away from being brutal with the slapstick and dark humor. Scenes like Daffy attempting to cut Porky open with a chainsaw or Bugs getting mutilated by a mummy stick in my head for how daring and funny they are. Aside from slapstick, there are also clever one-liners, cute visual gags and witty wordplay to shake things up.
The characters maintain their classic looney selves and each one of them is very entertaining to watch. Bugs Bunny is ever the sly trickster who more often than not gets the upper hand. Daffy is more in lined with his more loonier side as opposed to being Bugs' rival. He's such a chaotic, psychopathic toon who acts before he even thinks and thus leading to some of the funniest jokes. Elmer Fudd appears to be more antagonistic than mild mannered, but is still easily gullible. Yosemite Sam is still a hothead, Porky is a well mannered but short tempered pig, Sylvester is a determined and sneaky cat, Tweety is sweet but secretly devilish and so on and so forth. One character I was pleasantly surprised to see get her own cartoon segment was Petunia Pig. She's a very optimistic little lady, even when things don't go her way and she nearly gets herself killed. I thought she was really funny on her own and I hope to see more of her in the future.
All of these characters are given new life by the amazing vocal talent on display. Eric Bauza is fantastic as the voice of Bugs, Daffy, Tweety and Marvin (among other characters in the show), making them all sound distinct from one another and nailing each of their respective personalities. Jeff Bergman nails both the cunning nature of Sylvester and the antagonistic yet gullible personality of Elmer. Bob Bergen was excellent as Porky and maintains a very convincing studder for the character. Fred Tatasciore perfectly captures the animalistic nature of Taz as well as Yosemite Sam's hot temper. Candi Milo is the perfect fit for Granny, making her sound kind, yet fiesty and full of pep. Then we have Lara Jill Miller as the voice of Petunia. I really liked how she gave Petunia a Brooklyn accent and she nailed her optimistic personality. Major credit should also go to voice director Jack Fletcher, who did an amazing job bringing out the best from these actors.
Visually this show has some top notch animation. The characters maintain their classic designs from the 1930s-1940s with the animation being brought to life by companies such as Yowza! Animation, Yearim Productions, Snipple Animation and Tonic DNA. The character animation is very smooth and makes great use of squash and stretch. The backgrounds are beautifully colored and the effects blend in nicely with the animation.
Looney Tunes Cartoons does these iconic characters more than enough justice. The animation is amazing, it has a whole lot of laughs and the characters maintain their classic selves and then some. If you haven't seen the show, I highly recommend subscribing to HBOMax just to watch this show alone. It's basically classic Looney Tunes in a fresh coat of paint.
Staying true to the original formula, Looney Tunes Cartoons features different segments focusing on the various characters. The segments last up to 7 minutes each and every single second is utilized to deliver classic Looney Tunes slapstick. Pete Browngardt and his crew take full advantage of their creative freedom with the comedy in this show and they certainly don't shy away from being brutal with the slapstick and dark humor. Scenes like Daffy attempting to cut Porky open with a chainsaw or Bugs getting mutilated by a mummy stick in my head for how daring and funny they are. Aside from slapstick, there are also clever one-liners, cute visual gags and witty wordplay to shake things up.
The characters maintain their classic looney selves and each one of them is very entertaining to watch. Bugs Bunny is ever the sly trickster who more often than not gets the upper hand. Daffy is more in lined with his more loonier side as opposed to being Bugs' rival. He's such a chaotic, psychopathic toon who acts before he even thinks and thus leading to some of the funniest jokes. Elmer Fudd appears to be more antagonistic than mild mannered, but is still easily gullible. Yosemite Sam is still a hothead, Porky is a well mannered but short tempered pig, Sylvester is a determined and sneaky cat, Tweety is sweet but secretly devilish and so on and so forth. One character I was pleasantly surprised to see get her own cartoon segment was Petunia Pig. She's a very optimistic little lady, even when things don't go her way and she nearly gets herself killed. I thought she was really funny on her own and I hope to see more of her in the future.
All of these characters are given new life by the amazing vocal talent on display. Eric Bauza is fantastic as the voice of Bugs, Daffy, Tweety and Marvin (among other characters in the show), making them all sound distinct from one another and nailing each of their respective personalities. Jeff Bergman nails both the cunning nature of Sylvester and the antagonistic yet gullible personality of Elmer. Bob Bergen was excellent as Porky and maintains a very convincing studder for the character. Fred Tatasciore perfectly captures the animalistic nature of Taz as well as Yosemite Sam's hot temper. Candi Milo is the perfect fit for Granny, making her sound kind, yet fiesty and full of pep. Then we have Lara Jill Miller as the voice of Petunia. I really liked how she gave Petunia a Brooklyn accent and she nailed her optimistic personality. Major credit should also go to voice director Jack Fletcher, who did an amazing job bringing out the best from these actors.
Visually this show has some top notch animation. The characters maintain their classic designs from the 1930s-1940s with the animation being brought to life by companies such as Yowza! Animation, Yearim Productions, Snipple Animation and Tonic DNA. The character animation is very smooth and makes great use of squash and stretch. The backgrounds are beautifully colored and the effects blend in nicely with the animation.
Looney Tunes Cartoons does these iconic characters more than enough justice. The animation is amazing, it has a whole lot of laughs and the characters maintain their classic selves and then some. If you haven't seen the show, I highly recommend subscribing to HBOMax just to watch this show alone. It's basically classic Looney Tunes in a fresh coat of paint.