One of the greatest cartoon characters Bugs Bunny, is given a diamond of a blu-ray release. With 60 cartoons spread over three discs, this legendary character is given a high-def upgrade with 40 cartoons that have never appeared in high definition!
Bugs Bunny bounced on the scene in 1940, in the Tex Avery classic “A Wild Hare”, he goes toe-to-toe with Elmer Fudd. This collection also includes “Elmer’s Candid Camera” which was released before “A Wild Hare” but the rabbit in the short has a lot of Bugs’ characteristics.
I never stopped laughing at these cartoons. They all are classics and they are all fun. It makes the over seven hours of cartoons fly-by with side splitting results.
My hope is that everyone who loves Looney Tunes will buy this so we have more releases like this one. I am hoping for a Daffy Duck one, so buy this, you will not regret it. I personally could watch Daffy and Bugs argue over Rabbit Season and Duck Season all day.
Bugs Bunny brings out the best in blu-ray as the cartoons are lovingly restored and look beautiful. Some age does pop up but these ‘toons look phenomenal. Vibrant and colorful, I love seeing the paint brush strokes in the background and the ink lines on the characters.
Bugs smashes onto high definition with a solid 2.0 mono track that captures the music, sound effects and lunacy perfectly. No pops, scratches or other imperfections can be heard.
Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection comes packed with some ported over features and some new.
The package comes with a Funko Pop that is nice. It is a diamond Bugs, it looks like glitter so I haven’t taken it out yet because I do not want glitter every where, it looks nice however. Also included is a booklet that lists the cartoons.
Disc One:
Commentary on 15 cartoons with several people contributing.
What’s Up Doc-umentary! An hour look at Bugs Bunny over the past 80 years. It is a solid documentary with many interviews that was produced for this release.
Behind the Tunes-A short look behind the scenes, which is in standard def.
Disc Two:
8 commentaries on select cartoons, with “What’s Opera Doc?” Having two tracks.
Alternate Audio Tracks on 3 cartoons.
Bugs Bunny: Looney Tunes-All-Star 50th Anniversary: A tribute to Bugs from his 50th birthday.
Behind the Tunes-features 3 behind the scenes looks at specific toons.
Disc 3:
Commentaries on 5 cartoons.
Behind the Tunes-A behind the scenes look at 3 cartoons.
Looney Tunes Cartoons-Taken from the new Looney Tunes from HBO Max. 10 are included and are a lot of fun.
Bugs Bunny receives a grand 80th birthday release and we are the ones who get the present.
Film: A+
Video: A
Audio: A-
Extras: A
Overall: A