It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Admirable film.

Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

This 7-minute short film from almost 60 years ago has a touch of Aladdin 8or Ali Baba as the title suggests) to it. Mel Blanc does all the voices in here and the director/writer duo are Jones and Maltese as always. Basically Bugs and Daffy come out of their tunnel and appear in the treasure of a wealthy sultan. Daffy wants to make it his own right away, but there is a strong guard watching it. And after he (well, it was really Bugs) finally managed to get rid off him, a genie shows up and puts Daffy in his place. Bugs plays a genie as well in an earlier scene. Well.. at least Daffy realizes he is a greedy slob. Self-awareness is the first step, you know. However, I was fairly underwhelmed by this cartoon. I am surprised it is so popular, maybe because it has a set of antagonists other than the usual Elmer and company. But I found it fairly uninteresting, pretty much never funny and also Bugs really adds nothing to this short movie, probably as Daffy has other characters to go against. Not recommended.

Written by Michael Maltese and directed by Chuck Jones, "Ali Baba Bunny" is a brilliant Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck cartoon that just might be the epitome of Daffy's greediness. (If you haven't yet seen this cartoon, don't read any further.) While travelling underground with Bugs, Daffy suddenly spots a gigantic cache of riches, and rather than deciding to share it with Bugs, Daffy wants it all! When a fat, stupid guard named Hassan chases after Daffy, Daffy suddenly decides to call a truce with Bugs and hides under his turban, but once Hassan is gone, Daffy breaks the truce and grabs all the gold. What a greedy twit!There are two scenes in "Ali Baba Bunny" that I find especially hilarious. First, when Daffy initially spots all the jewels, he loudly declares it's all his by stomping on Bugs and burying him underground, then joyfully jumping into the gold coins to the musical accompaniment of "We're in the Money". And second, while disguised as a genie, Bugs does some wacky physical contortions as he recites his "iggity ackity ook ah ah" chant."Ali Baba Bunny" is such a great cartoon featuring wonderful facial expressions on the various characters, as well as some fine acting by that "Man of a Thousand Voices" Mel Blanc. Daffy Duck has always proved to be insanely jealous of Bugs Bunny, which only serves to make life worse for the hapless duck. As I mentioned earlier, "Ali Baba Bunny" is probably the purest example of Daffy not being willing to share ANYTHING (e.g., applause, safety, wealth) with Bugs.

OK, I'll admit that I'm a big fan of animated shows, having grown up with them, they were part of my life for as far back as I can remember.My tastes have changed a little since that time, and I have added a sizable mental library of shows that I've seen, but overall I enjoy the animated shows quite a bit.Taking that into account, I can say that I was lucky enough to grow up with the Bugs Bunny line of cartoons, the Looney Toons cartoons if you will. While I believe that some of them are better than others, I would give all of them a higher rating than most other animated shows in existence, each having something to offer in the way of humor, animation skill, or just plain silliness.This specific one, with Bugs and Daffy, is one of my all time favorites, one that I've quoted (much to the chagrin of my family) often, especially the Daffy lines regarding how greedy he is when encountering the vast amount of wealth in the cave.This one isn't played often enough on television, so if you have an opportunity to see it on TV, or in some sort of DVD set, do so and I believe that from the beginning, you will laugh.

One of the more memorable WB toons that has gotten almost constant airplay on TV over the years. Contains the famous line, "Ahhh, no ya don't! You want my treasure! Well it's mine, ya unnerstand?!? All mine! Get back in there! Down-down-down, go-go-go, mine-mine-mine! Mmmuuaahhhahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaa!"