Not funny?


I can't believe the review that says this cartoon is not funny.

"Oh Bwunhilda, you're so wuvwy"
"Yes I know it, I can't help it..."

"Kill da wabbit, kill da wabbit, kill da wabbit, kill da wabbit..."

I could go on (and on, and on). Anyone who doesn't find this funny has had a sense of humour bypass.

Of course I stil cry at the end, every time I see it.

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It's all about that white horse!!!!

Allison:)

"It's like people only do things because they get paid. And that's just really sad."

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Wow, your name is a blast from the past. I remember that cartoon from the early 80's.

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If we all ignore him, maybe he'll go away!

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At 24yrs, I actually teared up when I saw the end!
At best,the dying scene could be considered corny but Elmer's sad lisp "pwuh little bunny!pwuh little wabbit was so ridiculously sad.

I downloaded the cartoon recently,and I have to marvel at the great care the animators took in recreating classic opera.
From Bugs lighter-than-air pirouettes to Elmer's silly tender expressions, I'm glad it's still one of my fav. cartoons which hasn't disappointed me after all these years.


"Lehmunade! do you see anyone coming?"

"The answer is a lemon.."

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You downloaded it???

Why couldn't you go out and purchase the Looney Tunes Golden Collection?? I mean, you're getting a hell of a deal. Not only will you receive timeless classics in the set, but remastered tunes with awesome quality.


I think the set is a must for Looney Tunes fans.


"Keep Ted Turner and his goddamned Crayolas away from my movie."--Welles


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Where in the world did you download this from? I've been looking all over for it!

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Golden collection 2 is on Amazon Instant Video

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You can also get the single episode on amazon instant. Looney Toons Season 1 Episode 7, it's combined with "bugs bunny gets the bold" as "Bugs Bunny Gets The Boid / What's Opera, Doc?" which made it trickier for me to find.

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It slays me when Elmer finally kills the rabbit after so many years of trying, and he's WRECKED. What will he do now? It's pretty amazing that he actually kills him. And the water dripping on Bugs' face! That's dead, dead, dead.

"It's as if God created the Devil...and gave him...JAWS"

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I do know people who don't like it, but I find it frigging hilarious. The dialog (or lyrics) is such an hilarious take on operatic melodrama, how can you not love it?

I don't cry at the end. It has that great ending line, "What did you expect from an opera? A happy ending?" That signals that all of it, even the death, is not meant to be serious.

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I always (nearly) cry at the end. I react the same way to the soft-shoe dance by Laurel and Hardy in Way Out West. Don't ask me why, in either case. The only explanation I have is from Steve Allen, who said that comedy is tragedy plus time.

But is What's Opera, Doc? funny? Yes.



... Justin

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"Well, what did you expect in an opera? A happy ending???"

This cartoon, NOT FUNNY??? Honestly, some people just don't get it...

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Well, I'm sure it was HILARIOUS in 1957, but it sure ain't funny now.

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Eton, your funny bone needs a tune-up--BADLY!

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I very much agree. I don't know if I'd say that it's hilarious or anything, but it is a good Bugs cartoon. They just don't make cartoons like this any more. I have barely found any cartoons that are even bearable since the mid 90's.

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Hes just a teenager rebelling against childhood and all that entails. Give him 10 15 years, he will bounce back.

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This cartoon is simply not funny, and overrated as hell.

Friggin' hilarious? "Anyone who doesn't find this funny has had a sense of humour bypass."???

Simply, you guys had zero knowledge about Looney Tunes in general, and only know this overrated garbage because the awful hype around it.

If you want friggin' hilarious cartoons, I recommend:

Porky Pig's Feat
Plane Daffy
Porky in Wackyland
A Gruesome Twosome
The Great Piggy Bank Robbery
Rabbit of Seville
Duck Amuck
One Froggy Evening
The Dover Boys
Hillbilly Hare
The Foghorn Leghorn
Little Red Riding Rabbit
High Diving Hare
Back Alley Oproar
Bad Luck Blackie
Magical Maestro
Who Killed Who?
King-Size Canary
Little Rural Riding Hood
most of the Tom and Jerry cartoons etc etc

Now THESE are funny.

And if you want tear jerkers, I recommend:

Peace on Earth
The Little Match Girl (available on Youtube)
Feed the Kitty
and some others.

What's Opera Doc? is overrated, and you will learn it as soon as you start watching cartoons.


Quoted just so one day you can go back and read this - and realize YOU'RE the one who is "overrated." WOD has been consistently named the best cartoon OF ALL TIME.

Oops.
So you don't really know ****.
But thanks for letting the entire planet know how incredibly stupid you are!
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Kubrick's film, for the majority - will always be the definitive version of THE SHINING.

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I think you replied to the wrong person.

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What exactly has changed in the past 52 years that has mode this not funny now? There are no political or cultural references.

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I could see how people would not find it funny, if they hate opera and they have no sense of humor maybe. My sister can't stand this cartoon at all.

I am not a laugh out loud sort of person so I can't say that I laughed at this but it does make me grin in a few places.

The end is *almost* as sad as the end of "La Boheme". I don't cry but it sure isn't happy. Though I do have to disagree about *all* operas having sad endings.

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This cartoon is simply not funny, and overrated as hell.

Friggin' hilarious? "Anyone who doesn't find this funny has had a sense of humour bypass."???

Simply, you guys had zero knowledge about Looney Tunes in general, and only know this overrated garbage because the awful hype around it.

If you want friggin' hilarious cartoons, I recommend:

Porky Pig's Feat
Plane Daffy
Porky in Wackyland
A Gruesome Twosome
The Great Piggy Bank Robbery
Rabbit of Seville
Duck Amuck
One Froggy Evening
The Dover Boys
Hillbilly Hare
The Foghorn Leghorn
Little Red Riding Rabbit
High Diving Hare
Back Alley Oproar
Bad Luck Blackie
Magical Maestro
Who Killed Who?
King-Size Canary
Little Rural Riding Hood
most of the Tom and Jerry cartoons etc etc

Now THESE are funny.

And if you want tear jerkers, I recommend:

Peace on Earth
The Little Match Girl (available on Youtube)
Feed the Kitty
and some others.

What's Opera Doc? is overrated, and you will learn it as soon as you start watching cartoons.

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Wow. Pretty be-all-and-end-all there, huh?

I watch cartoons. I am a veritable short-cartoon nerd. I've been watching and studying cartoons my entire life, and I'm afraid to say I have not "learned it" yet. I find this one hilarious because it goes out of it's way to NOT be any of those cartoons - it's ridiculously clever, over-the-top, and a darn good parody. It aims for deadpan, rather than slapstick (except for that HORSE!).

And it isn't overrated in terms of the actual craft that went into this one, either - the animation, art and music are some of the finest from that studio.

Well, ça c'est 'The Meaning of Life'.

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Back Alley Oproar with Sylvester is the funniest laugh out loud, laugh so much I tear up, cartoon I ever saw, I think. Absolutely hysterical.

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Some of those really suck, especially the Porky ones. But you're allowed to think this is overrated, as I find Duck Amuck extremely overrated. It's just a boring seven-minute montage of sadism.

Also, Tom and Jerry sucks! It's like Friday the 13th compared to Halloween: all the violence without any of what made the earlier example good.

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Perhaps another reason some people don't find "What's Opera Doc?" funny is because they think the ending is too sad. Not me though, but I could very easily see that being the case for certain individuals.
At least Elmer expressed great remorse. Which is kinda ironic though, since he was so determined to "kill da wabbit" and finally succeeded.
When we see Bugs laying on the rock, and then Elmer carries him off, there's that sunlight shining on Bugs. I'd always be like "Is that light what I think it is?" Know what I mean? LOL

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