The Day the Earth Blew Up was probably the most sincere and entertaining Looney Tunes movie I have seen in a long time. I have been a longtime fan of Porky and Daffy’s companionship over Bugs and Daffy’s rivalry. The Duck and Pig combo have always shown such great chemistry ever since 1937’s “Porky’s Duck Hunt“, and to see the two of them grow up together as brothers and best friends further cements their bond and makes it even more tender. The other thing that was refreshing to see was Petunia pig have a more defined personality instead of being just “Porky’s Girlfriend” in the original shorts. And while the greedy, mean spirited Daffy is often the most recognized, I have always favored the more crazy and unhinged Daffy. He is definitely looney in this movie, but there is also this charming earnest he shows in helping out, and it makes me love my favorite duck even more.
From the voice acting, gorgeous animation, brilliant dramatic coloring, to a fun little story with many twists and turns shows how much enthusiasm, fun, and love that was put into this movie by the talent behind it. The biggest treat for me was seeing all the gorgeous production sketches during the credit role.
I understand nowadays fully 2D animated movies are a hard sell, and at the end of the day it’s more about “how much money did it earn?”, but the sweat and tears that were put into this film outweighs “blockbuster numbers”. I am asking not only as a fan of Looney Tunes, but as someone who works in the industry and knows how much hard work is put into making every frame, composition, drawing, overshoot, squash, stretch, and vocal performance the best it can be to please see this movie. All my love to the Looney Tunes crew!
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