I love this movie so much

As Good As It Gets

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

. . . TRANSYLVANIA 6-5000 is mostly an attempt by Warner Bros. to keep eventual stars Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, and A-Rod on the straight and narrow path to First Base. Midway through TRANSYLVANIA 6-5000, Bugs Bunny magically transforms himself into a baseball umpire, representing Major League Baseball Management of the Future. Warnologists will see Count Bloodcount pinch-hitting for would-be cheaters such as Jose Canseco, Sammy Sosa, Rafael Palmeiro, and Jhonny Peralta. The Count has shelf upon shelf of books dealing with how to manipulate blood steroid levels to elude positive results on blood doping tests. But Bugs always is one step ahead of Bloodcount, crushing the latter's dreams of illicit entry into Baseball's Hallowed Hall of Fame time after time. Warnology's clearly predicting that if your name is Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez or Curt Schilling, a camel will waltz through the eye of a steroids needle easier than you'll squeeze through the Pearly Gates of Cooperstown. Warner Bros. is virtually quoting the stars of the 1960s, such as Willie Mays, Bob Gibson, Hank Aaron, Sandy Koufax, and Stan Musial in saying, "Why can't they be like WE were, PERFECT in every way?"

Written by John Dunn, directed by Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble, with a music score by Bill Lava, "Transylvania 6-5000" is one of the later Bugs Bunny cartoons made at Warner Bros., and not a bad cartoon at that. It may not be the funniest Bugs cartoon ever made, but it still contains plenty of verbal & visual gags as Bugs (who has lost his bearings) visits a spooky haunted house in order to telephone his travel agency. (Don't read any further if you have not yet seen this cartoon.) Bugs at first has no idea of the power of the magic words "abracadabra" and "hocus pocus"; often he'll sing these words to the tune of "It's Magic". The utterances of these magic words causes the majordomo Count Bloodcount to transform into a bat, or vice versa, which becomes a problem for gravity. This is what I like best about "Transylvania 6-5000". Good for Halloween or any old time!

You (and Bugs Bunny) never know where Bugs is going to wind up when he goes for one of his occasional underground trips. He usually winds up saying, "I must have made a wrong turn at Albuquerque." Here, Bugs winds up on top of a stone mountain in "Pittsburghe, Transylvania" (actually spelling in the cartoon.) The first "person" Bugs meets is a two-headed female vulture (named "Emily" and "Agatha") who has two hats on! "Doesn't he look delicious," says one of the heads to the other. Bugs decides to scram and to "head up to that hotel over there," a big haunted house where "Count Bloodcount" resides.From that point on, there are some great sight gags such as noose for a doorbell ringer, a picture on the wall of "mother" as an upside-down bat and all the Gothic-bizarre "interesting decor" (as Bugs puts it) in the castle. This cartoon is a great feast for the eyes! Check out the titles of all the books on the shelf about Bugs' bed. The artwork and colors in this restored cartoon are fabulous; some of the best I've ever seen. So, with the tons of fun sights and dialog by Bugs and beautiful artwork, it all adds up to one of Mr. Bunny's best cartoons for sheer enjoyment.

This Bugs Bunny is one of the better Bugs shorts done in the 1960s, when Warners cartoons were starting to vary greatly in terms of quality. This one is reasonably good and can actually compare favorably with the earlier work. Having Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble helps. Cartoon fans may notice slight but notable similarities to a later Inspector Clouseau short, Transylvania Mania. The similarities can be explained by the fact that both shorts were written by John Dunn, who wrote for Warners, MGM and Depatie-Freleng in the 1960s! He was definitely kept busy. More verbal jokes than usual but a fair number of sight gags. Worth Watching. Recommended.