Just perfect...

Gripping story with well-crafted characters

Fantastic!

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

"Carrotblanca" is a wonderfully funny parody of the classic 1942 romance drama "Casablanca", starring all of our favorite Looney Tunes characters (i.e., Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Sylvester, Pepe Le Pew, etc.). The original film starred such Hollywood luminaries as Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Conrad Veidt, and Sydney Greenstreet, so the Looney Tunes characters take on some of their respective roles. Some people might refer to this cartoon parody as "from riches to rags", poking fun at a true black-and-white live-action classic with a lowbrow cartoon, but I don't look at it that way.Here are my favorite moments from "Carrotblanca" (don't read on if you haven't yet seen it). Bugs Bunny shows off his usual brilliance as he puts his own snap to some of Richard "Rick" Blaine's (Bogart's) classic lines ("Of all the juice joints in all the towns in all the countries in all the worlds, she picks this one"; "I stick my cottontail out for no one"; "Here's looking for you, kid"); his "hill of beans" speech at the end, which gives us the impression that Bugs is finally setting aside humor for seriousness, is merely interrupted by Sylvester (taking on Paul Henreid's role). Daffy Duck (portraying Dooley Wilson's pianist/singer character Sam) is amusing not only in his own literal interpretation of "Knock on Wood" but also in his one-note rendition of Kitty's favorite song. Tweety (playing Peter Lorre's character Ugarte) is absolutely hilarious as he puts on Lorre's face and adopts his accent. Bugs is especially funny when he disguises himself several times while interrogating Yosemite Sam (playing Conrad Veidt's role Maj. Strasser).In addition to the more famous Looney Tunes characters in "Carrotblanca", look closely and you'll see many minor second-stringers in the background. I'm also impressed with the black-and-white lighting & shading during the final airport scene, giving the cartoon a 1940s aura. Some of the voice acting (especially for Yosemite Sam) may not be as authentic as the deceased Mel Blanc's, but I can overlook that. And I would recommend that you watch the original "Casablanca" before you watch the cartoon, lest you completely miss out on a lot of the humor.

Bugs Bunny in charge of Rick's café? This spoof of, of course, the 40s film 'Casablanca' sees our carrot-chewing hero as the fortune-hunting, love-sick exile who meets the love of his life again when she walks into his bar.The strength of this cartoon isn't just in the details - they are a perfect reflection of the original film - but in the casting of well-known WB 'toon characters as the main players in 'Casablanca', for example Tweety Pie as Ugarte (the squeaky-voiced role originally played by Peter Lorre).Better than 'Rabbit Hood', Bugs's take on 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'. These little shorts are inspired additions to the DVDs of the original films - keep 'em coming.

In an inspired decision, this cartoon was included on the new two-disc special edition of Casablance that was released in August 2003. It's worth more than just one look as many of your old favorites - Bugs, Daffy, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn and others - stop by for cameos or larger roles. I thought the best casting was Pepe LePew in the Claude Rains role, though Tweety's Peter Lorre impression is priceless. (These are two characters, incidentally, whom I usually have little use for.) A very worthy successor to the great Warner Bros. cartoons of the 40s and 50s, and a great homage to one of the greatest movies ever made.

I first saw this film in the theaters when it was released in 1995 and loved every second of it! Viewing all the wonderful Warner Brothers characters in a parody of such a timeless masterpiece makes this cartoon short a real gem. I especially enjoyed Sylvester as Victor Laszlo and Tweety as Ugarte. My only real fault in this was how short it was, but to come again, its running time is typical for that of an average Warner Brothers animation. All in all it is very amusing, well-worth seeing, and highly recommended to the whole family, as can be said for the original classic: Casablanca.