Bah Humduck!: A Looney Tunes Christmas

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Because Charles Dickens' classic story, A Christmas Carol is so popular, it's of no surprise that Warner Brothers decided to finally make their own Christmas Carol with their very own beloved characters, the Looney Tunes. And to get to the point, this adaptation is funny and great to watch. The difference between this movie and other Dickens film adaptations are that it takes place in the present. Playing the "Scrooge-like" character is none other than Daffy Duck. This is a wise choice because Daffy is usually a self-centered character and loves money to begin with. And just to show how wealthy Daffy is, the introduction will then move to an over-exaggerated, multi-complex, multi-floored shopping mall called the "Lucky Duck Mall". Working for Daffy are almost all the Looney Tunes characters and they all have their own problems. Elmer Fudd is sleep deprived, Coyote's starving, Marvin longs to go back to Mars and just like Bob Cratchit, the troubled parent who's honest enough to confront Daffy is Porky Pig. These scenes are hilarious to watch because each individual has their own screen time (though it isn't much). And don't worry Bugs Bunny is in here too. Even though he is not as involved with the story as you would think, he's still there and his presence is much appreciated. From what I viewed, screenwriter Ray De Laurentis looked like he had his heart in the right place. There are actually some truly touching moments in this movie no matter how ridiculous Daffy behaves by himself or around his employees in other scenes. A few examples of this would be when Daffy visits the past and sees himself as a child or when Marvin wishes to go back to Mars. The right emotions are there for these scenes and it shows. The animation is clear and solid, and the colors were bright and vibrant. Even the musical score by Gordon Goodwin was great. Goodwin's score definitely displays to his audience that he knows what a Looney Tunes film requires. Plus within this, you'll hear a lot of Christmas themed songs with jazzy tones. My only issue with the movie is that it's under one hour. Because of that, it feels rushed due to less time. I don't understand why the producers limited themselves to 45 minutes and that annoys me. With the time shortened, there's less time to expand and explore different components of each character. Instead we get the bare bones minimum of each character. However, I won't let this flaw ruin my rating. The Looney Tunes bunch is fun to watch for any reason and because nothing was changed with the characters, I have nothing to be mad over. For the most part, all the voice-actors from Looney Tunes Back in Action (2003), plus some extras (that are well known too) like Jim Cummings lend their voices to make this Christmas special enjoyable for all audiences. It may irk fans that the film is less than one hour, but this Looney Tunes Christmas special is amusing enough to overcome that weak point. Gordon Goodwin's musical score is one to remember as well; very festive.

Charles Dickens' ghost story of Christmas is the greatest work of fiction ever. That's my opinion. Any Studio, Actor, Musician, Animator, or other performer that retells or adapts this story spreads the hope of Christmas to another audience. Humduck is not my favorite 'Carol. It does however faithfully enough follow the original storyline. The thrill of seeing a Scrooge, whether man, woman, duck, or dog, reach redemption never grows old. Daffy is one of the most severe and greedy Scrooge characters I've seen. I can think of only Cecely Tyson's malevolent portrayal as more wicked. Scrooge does not have to be so evil. The Looney Tunes model had them include physical elements that weren't in the original story. That's the way they told the story. I ask producers and publishers to keep the tale alive. Nic

After the Walt Disney characters and The Muppets, it was the turn of the Looney Tunes stable to tackle the popular Yuletide tale revolving around the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge; coming so late in the game (i.e. way past the Warners Animation Studios' prime), it is no surprise that this emerges as the least effective rendition of all! The grouchy Daffy Duck is the natural choice for Scrooge: with the premise updated to modern times, many of the familiar Looney Tunes figures turn up – atypically – as submissive employees in Daffy's department store (that said, Bugs Bunny is his usual independent self, though he serves no particular function here except to further harass Daffy!). On the other hand, Porky stands in for Bob Cratchit, Sylvester is "Jacob Marley" and, as the Christmas Ghosts, we have Granny and Tweety(!), Yosemite Sam and the Tasmanian Devil. Even at a mere 46 minutes, the film is mostly a drag – since the comedy is generally forced, thus unfunny, and the quality of the animation extremely poor when compared to the dazzling imagination displayed by the form in its heyday.

I've lost count of the versions, adaptations, rereadings and reconstructions I've seen of Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol". I've heard it said that, with this tale, Dickens invented Christmas. I am not able to go that far, but I recognize that the tale changed the way we face this season: instead of being just a religious festival, it became a family celebration, much more secular and almost returning to its pagan roots. This is just another movie based on the tale. For that reason, I won't waste my time talking about the script, we know how it ends. And perhaps because of this condition, I felt that this film lacks an additional dose of irreverence and humor, which tends to be more evident whenever the Looney Tunes are called. Here, the humor is essentially based on the amount of aggression, slaps and deformations that poor Daffy Duck can withstand for forty-five minutes. This ends up tiring after a while. I also felt that Bugs Bunny is lefting in the film, he acts almost like a "jiminy cricket", a voice of conscience, and not like a plot character. The film is technically very good and features several well-known voices for those familiar with the Tunes. Joe Alasky and Bob Bergen are especially good, however they are masters of the task at hand and I doubt this film was too challenging for them. Visually, the film is very elegant. I don't know if it was made using digital animation, I believe so, but the truth is that it seems to respect the aesthetics and traditional appearance of the dolls we grew up with.

How many studios have to remake the "Scrooge" tale, but with different characters playing the parts? Disney did it, of course, but it was flat and quite unentertaining to say the least. So Warner Brothers decides to do it as well. It was better, but it still wasn't as good as a Hollywood remake could do. The Daffy Duck spin with the duck jokes and Taz had little laughs. I know there was a chance it could have been good, given it had good lines. Instead, all we got was below average Warner toon interpretations. Yes, going back to Mars for Christmas is a nice little touch, but it doesn't have the same value as Billy Murray going crazy in "Scrooged". It could have been done better. But it wasn't as bad as the Disney version. "C-"

The fact that it was less than an hour didn't really help. It could have been really funny and good, but I felt they rushed the majority of it to fit in under an hour. But of course these are classic cartoons and you can't dislike them! The comical humor and the slapstick comedy helped keep the classics alive. I liked how they the locations a lot more unique than in the normal renditions. They had it at a shopping mall and it was a very interesting twist. I rate it 6/10, although it could have been longer and not rushed as much.

This was so good. I admit- I was hesitant to watch. Sometimes when a "newer" rendition of the Looney Tunes is presented, it tends to let down. But this was true to the Looney style. The re-telling of a Christmas Carol with the faithful characters of the Looney Tunes was great! Making Daffy the Scrooge was inspired and the twists that the writers added to give that Dickens flavor was refreshing. Bottom-line: my young kids loved it, my teenager loved it, I loved it... even my hubby was laughing. Grab the popcorn, wrangle the family in and get ready to enjoy a holiday moment with Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas.

Daffy Duck is the rich greedy arrogant owner of a big superstore. Bugs Bunny warns him to be nicer in this Christmas time. He is the Scrooge in this version of A Christmas Carol. He is visited by three ghosts and learns his lesson. This is new animation. I don't like the crass consumerism style of the cartoon although I understand the need for it. The animation looks alright. It doesn't have the beautiful old classic look but it's good enough. All in all, it's a fine version of the Christmas Carol. I would put this on a second tier. There are many better versions even if one select only the kiddie versions. At least, this isn't recycle old cartoons.

"Bah Humduck!: A Looney Tunes Christmas" is an Animation - Comedy movie in which we watch a greedy duck who hates Christmas getting visited by three ghosts in the middle of the night. These visits are very important and they will change everything. I enjoyed this animation movie because it combined very well the original story with Looney Tunes and the result was both enjoyable and interesting. The direction which was made by Charles Visser was good and he created a festive feeling along with the pleasure of watching Looney Tunes be a part of it. Lastly, I have to say that "Bah Humduck!: A Looney Tunes Christmas" is a nice animation movie to watch and I am sure you will enjoy it very much.