Every Bugs Bunny Ever: Herr Meets Hare (1945)

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2023 marks the 85th Anniversary of Bug Bunny’s first animated appearance in 1938’s “Porky’s Hare Hunt.” Debuting originally as Happy Rabbit, Bugs eventually became one of the most iconic animated characters of all time. In honor of the landmark anniversary, we’re discussing every animated appearance by Bugs Bunny. We’re big fans of Bugsy and we hope that you are, too.

Follow us on this massive journey where we discover and re-discover Every Bugs Bunny Ever.

Herr Meets Hare (1945)
Directed by Friz Freleng
Written by Michael Maltese
Music by Carl W. Stalling
Animation by Gerry Chiniquy

So the Warner Propaganda machine comes full circle finally with Bugs Bunny finally taking on the Germans and Hitler. Bugs is one in a long line of characters that did battle with Hitler including Superman, Captain America, Wonder Woman, and the Ninja Turtles. Sure, “Herr Meets Hare” is pure propaganda but it at least has a good time making a mockery of Hitler and lampooning he and his followers big time. I’m not a big fan of the Looney Tunes being used as tools for war or political ideologies, but “Herr Meets Hare” at least punches up and works very hard in having a good laugh and taking the air out of the whole Nazi anxiety.

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The Flash (2023) [Blu-Ray/Digital]

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“The Flash” could have and should have been this sleek, exciting, action adventure science fiction film that chronicled what is still a very appealing superhero for the modern age. Instead, with Warner Bros. help, “The Flash” is transformed in to a silly, campy, overlong chore that spends much more time on fan service than it does building an interesting character. Although The Flash is still a popular character with comic book fans, “The Flash” should have had broader appeal and a better grasp of its subject matter. Instead Andy Muschietti’s adaptation of the scarlet speedster feels like a goofy riff on “Back to the Future” time and time again.

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BAD MOVIE MONDAY: PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1957)

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Today I’m going to review one of the granddaddies of cinematic garbage. Made famous by being called the worst film of all time in Michael and Harry Medved’s book THE GOLDEN TURKEY AWARDS, Plan 9 from Outer Space has long been held as the benchmark of bad movies. Having watched it many times myself, I’d call that moniker more than a bit unfair, but writer/director Ed Wood would roll in his grave if he heard me bad mouthing some of the best publicity one of his movies ever got.
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Here For Blood (2023)

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Warning: Spoilers pertaining to the movie abound.

You really haven’t seen it all until you’ve seen a wrestler elbow drop a flesh eating zombie multiple times until its head explodes. That’s that thing about “Here for Blood.” It has a ton of good ideas and a great sense of humor about itself, but it gets lost in so much filler and narrative excess. What could have been a simple and fun home invasion thriller turns in to a convoluted survival film about cults, and sacrifices, and masked killers, and anointed prophets. It’s all a movie that could have been so much better with tighter editing and fifteen minutes trimmed down.

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The Bootleg Files: Turn-On

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BOOTLEG FILES 840: “Turn-On” (1969 television series that was cancelled after one episode).

LAST SEEN: On YouTube.

AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.

REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: No perceived reissue value.

CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: It would be a great subject for a straight-to-DVD documentary, but a standalone release is unlikely.

Referring to any creative output as “the worst” is the ultimate exercise in futility. For starters, it is impossible for anyone to declare a single endeavor as “the worst” unless you have experienced every work within that school of creativity. Seriously, how can anyone say “Plan 9 from Outer Space” is the worst film of all time – have you seen every film and concluded that the Ed Wood anti-classic is truly to bottom of the barrel?
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When Dinosaurs Ruled the 90’s

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The 1990’s were an odd time where the most unlikely of trends would just consume the pop culture climate. Sometimes the trends lasted for fifteen minutes (Swing music! Grunge Rock!), and other times they lasted the whole decade. For many that don’t remember, the concept and science of Dinosaurs experienced a wide resurgence in the 1990’s, and getting in to dinosaurs was chic for quite a time. I fondly remember just tearing through massive books of dinosaurs that my cousin lent me, and spent so much time learning about various species and classes of dinosaurs.

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