That was an excellent one.

Sorry, this movie sucks

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

. . . Hare, green fur and all, in this Warner Bros. animated short, HYDE AND HARE. Always a gifted pianist, America's favorite rabbit also performs Chopin's "Minute Waltz" flawlessly (though Mr. Hyde deprives us of the final 39 seconds). Dr. Jekyll as a wimpy bunny lover absent his live-action feature film strumpet patients plays a sour second fiddle to the harmonious hare, however, in HYDE. Most, if not all, viewers will finish this episode wondering what the chartreuse rabbit will do next, and resent Dr. Jekyll for hogging so much of the screen time, thus depriving us of an answer. Mr. Hyde fares little better here. One can take just so many Hyde-and-go-Squeak sequences within a confined space before they become quite monotonous. With most Looney Tunes, you feel that the animators reached at least 110% of the potential of their material. But HYDE AND HARE checks in at a much more pedestrian 65 or 70% at best.

"It's shameful; but it's a living," shrugs Bugs before he goes into his "timid little rabbit routine" so he can get his daily carrot from his "benefactor" at the park. Bugs plays it to the hilt, jumping into the man's arms and suggesting he adopt him as his pet and could feed him in bed every time. The quiet, unassuming little man is thrilled and carries Bugs to his home. The shock is that the man is "Dr. Jekyll!" It turns out both Bugs and "the doc" are not what they seem! This, then, was a two-joke cartoon the first part on the nice old man, the second on Bugs.I enjoyed the funny bits with Bugs imitating Liberace and then Dr. Jekyll's quick transformations back and forth to Mr. Hyde. That was not overdone, only went for a couple of minutes and was entertaining. The ending was the only weak part, too predictable and not funny. I still liked this cartoon, which was included in the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Vol. 2 DVD.

Hyde and Hare is a Bugs cartoon from 1955, a very significant year for Bugs, as he was "deconstructed" by Friz and fellow director Chuck Jones. Bugs always showed great weaknesses in '55, but for a detailed and in-depth look at this unique year, read Kevin McCory's two articles on the subject, entitled "Hyde and Hare: An Overlooked Masterpiece" and its sequel, which takes a look at all '55 rabbit cartoons. Both can be found in the Articles section at looney.toonzone.net. Hyde and Hare in particular is interesting because Dr. Jekyll's formula returns him to a prehistoric barbarian, and Bugs tries to sell himself as an ordinary rabbit, one that has not evolved into the sophisticated, anthropomorphic bunny we know and love, because of his "carrot addiction". If you analyze this cartoon, you'll have a lot to think about.

This is a Looney Tunes version of 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' and it is pretty funny. Bugs Bunny wants to be taken home by a gentleman and unfortunately the man is called Dr. Jekyll. From time to time he changes into Mr. Hyde and Bugs Bunny has no idea what is happening when the evil Mr. Hyde seems to be everywhere.Like I said this is pretty funny. The Bugs Bunny cartoons always have something nice in it and it is fun to see the classic story in a way like this. Especially the ending is quite good.