There is an absolutely beautiful line that floors me every time I hear it in this short which I want to discuss, so here there be a spoiler or two:
This is the last of three cartoons with Elmer, Bugs and Daffy that were similar in theme and attitude. The best of the three was, at least for me, Rabbit Fire. But Rabbit Seasoning and this one were also quite good. Strangely enough, verbal jokes hold their own in the three with very funny sight gags and, even stranger for a cartoon featuring Bugs as well, Daffy has some of the funniest stuff. But that doesn't save him from his karma. Daffy has an incredibly funny line toward the end of the short, after he's been shot at point-blank range yet again by Elmer which sums up the rage and frustration which arise from all the misfortune that dogs him throughout the short. I have to quote it here:
"Shoot me again! I love it! I love the smell of burnt feathers-and gunpowder-and cordite!" Clearly, Daffy snapped there and had reached the end of his rope. Very good cartoons, almost uniformly. Recommended.
This short is available on Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Vol. 3 and is well worth the purchase price all by itself, though the rest of the set is marvelous.
This is the last of three cartoons with Elmer, Bugs and Daffy that were similar in theme and attitude. The best of the three was, at least for me, Rabbit Fire. But Rabbit Seasoning and this one were also quite good. Strangely enough, verbal jokes hold their own in the three with very funny sight gags and, even stranger for a cartoon featuring Bugs as well, Daffy has some of the funniest stuff. But that doesn't save him from his karma. Daffy has an incredibly funny line toward the end of the short, after he's been shot at point-blank range yet again by Elmer which sums up the rage and frustration which arise from all the misfortune that dogs him throughout the short. I have to quote it here:
"Shoot me again! I love it! I love the smell of burnt feathers-and gunpowder-and cordite!" Clearly, Daffy snapped there and had reached the end of his rope. Very good cartoons, almost uniformly. Recommended.
This short is available on Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Vol. 3 and is well worth the purchase price all by itself, though the rest of the set is marvelous.