After Coyote vs. Acme got shit-canned a couple of years ago, I was surprised to see a new Looney Tunes movie on the horizon that actually got released.
Daffy Duck and Porky Pig live in a dilapidated house in desperate need of repair, so they decide to (*gasp*) get a job at a bubblegum factory which appears to front an extraterrestrial plot. Before long, the entire town has been taken over by chewing gum-induced alien mind control. The rest is Looney Tunes-inspired madness that blends a bunch of different classic styles harkening back to the golden age of animation (though some of the modern tricks seem to owe more to the likes of Ren & Stimpy). I can't help but feel that this material could have been better served as a short film, but I can't knock traditional animation. It just feels overly familiar and largely uninspired.
2½ twerking Daffys out of 5
Note: Besides Petunia Pig, no other classic Looney Tunes characters appear in this film. Sorry, Foghorn Leghorn fans.
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