The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie Review

 

The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (or just The Day The Earth Blew Up) is an animated sci-fi comedy based on the Looney Tunes. While it's the fourth movie to release in theaters, it's the first fully animated Looney Tunes flick. Warner Bros. Animation produced with Ketchup Entertainment distributing. The story is written by oh boy, here comes a list folks, it's written by Kevin Costello, Alex Kirwan, Peter Browngardt, Derrick Bachman, Eddie Trigueros, David Gemmill, Ryan Kramer, Johnny Ryan, Jason Reicher, and Michael Ruocco and with Peter Browngradt also directing.

The story is, Porky Pig & Daffy Duck were once job hunting until they find one at the Goodie Gum factory. It started off as on ordinary job until Daffy finds out the gum is all part of an alien plot. Now, Daffy & Porky become Earth's only hope and must put a stop to this cosmic threat. But first, they got to make sure they don't drive each other crazy.

Initial Reaction

Having reviewed previous Looney Tunes movies, minus Looney Tunes: Back in Action, I thought it'd be fun to review another, especially since I want to forget Space Jam 2. But I was also curious because for some reason Warner Bros. didn't want to distribute it. And with recent news about Max removing the Looney Tunes from their streaming service, I thought it'd also be good to support this iconic franchise.

Cons

I don't have anything. So just move on.

Middle Ground

The only mix aspect I had with the movie was the humor. Now for at least for a majority of the runtime it is very. Great gags, some funny lines, and sometimes just funny character designs. Looking at you Farmer Jim. But there were some moments when it's just loud noise or something stupid.

Pros

Now for the good stuff. Let's start off with Eric Bauza's voice work. I love what this guy does. I think he plays a perfect Porky and Daffy. He captures their characters, or least this version of them, very well and I hope he continues to play these two in the next movie. Well, hopefully the next movie. Then there's the pacing. The movie clocks in at one hour and thirty-one minutes, and not one once of time is wasted. This is a breeze to get threw. The next thing I'm gonna praise is the animation. Browngradt and co. were shooting for a style very reminiscent of the Looney Tunes shorts of the 1950's. And I think they did a good job capturing that, and it's not just the character designs alone. They also got the wacky style as well. So if you like stuff that has a more old school look to it, here's your movie. The last thing I'll give the filmmakers credit for is them focusing on other characters. Now I'll always be a Bugs Bunny fan, but I do like that Porky and Daffy are the central focus. Hell, even though I just said Bugs is my favorite, I'm actually glad Daffy got some sort of spotlight.

I gotta say I came out liking this a lot more than I thought I would. Sure there was a slight issue but that's almost forgivable.

My final rating is, Good.

So folks, give this movie a chance. Do not let this be another Transformers One, where despite the good quality it bombed at the. Especially now, since apparently Warner Bros. isn't showing this franchise any love. Anyhow, that's all for now. Come back on Thursday, Mar 20th, for my A Look Back at review of the classic Disney film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day and give this movie some love.