Dallas Fisher

When Space Jam and a few episodes of Baby Looney Tunes is my only real knowledge of this universe, it’ll be tough to critique. But I can do my best, as it is just an animated movie.

The Day the Earth Blew up strangely chooses to include only two of its characters, Daffy and Porky, to be in its first fully animated movie in 30 years. Together they are obnoxious, loud, and overbearing. With no one else of interest to play off of, it gets stale pretty fast. I didn’t like or understand why there was an alien in this movie but Marvin the Martian wasn’t used. It’s an animated film, it’s not like he retired from acting.

I struggle to find who any of the plot or humor was written for. There’s nothing really interesting in a mindless zombie formula that has been done dozens of times. The zany interactions between other Tunes is sorely missed. The way the characters speak here is more for the original fans of this franchise, who might not even be alive, and some of the specific situations felt strictly for Gen Z (who probably aren’t watching). You’d have clear propaganda for gum in the same sentence as a fart joke just had to make sure a few generations felt included.

Animation wise, my thoughts changed from sequence to sequence. At times it was like they wanted to use a variety of styles to make you laugh or bring some contrast to your eyes, but others just looked lazy and forgetful. Mixing looney tunes with human characters has worked, but not when they’re also animated in a different style that’s worse to look at.

It’s not all bad, as it does have some fourth wall breaks and funny situations that will pull you through some of the muck. I somewhat enjoyed Daffy and Porky feeling more like Spongbob and Patrick more than themselves, and a bit of them looking for jobs was some stupid fun. I couldn’t get over the voices sounding almost nothing like the original characters, and it’s more of what Hobbs and Shaw did for Fast and Furious than anything Looney Tunes.

5.3/10

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