The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

[I]t’s a visually appealing showcase for the endearing pig-and-duck combo. They’re still big. It’s the bottom-line-obsessed corporate entertainment structure that got small.

It needed to be a whole lot loonier.

Has a pretty good imitation of Porky Pig and Daffy Duck... But the movie itself doesn't have that anarchic energy.

It shows that what has worked for generations can still work today, given the right care, attention to detail and loony spirit.

The near-dozen writers veer between ungainly slapstick, so-so meta-humor, trite cultural references, desperate puns, and occasional jarring vulgarity that can fairly be called deth-picable.

“The Day the Earth Blew Up” isn’t arguing for the past at the expense of the future, it’s simply trying to put a modern spin on a classic formula in a way that makes you wonder why we ever left it behind.

With so much nostalgia and goodwill being generated, it’s just a shame the end result isn’t much, much better.

This move... doesn't have the energy, it's not as engaging or clever as those old school Looney Tunes shorts, and it just flat out didn't work.

It made me feel like a kid, and made me realise how much I miss this kind of animation in theatrical features. [Full review in Spanish].

When the Looney Tunes can create perfect narratives in 8 minutes, taking 90 minutes feels like an unnecessary luxury, no matter how many jokes they can cram into that space..