Rabbit Hood (1949)

. . . with this animated short, RABBIT HOOD. Following up on its classic live action feature ROBIN HOOD, this cartoon concludes with an archival footage cameo by that future Castro Boy Freedom Fighter himself, Errol Flynn. (Though most historians contend that John Wayne fingered Flynn for CIA Black Ops assassination because he felt that Errol was muscling in on his bridal pool with the release of CUBAN REBEL GIRLS, a significant minority of pundits argue that Il Duce never got over Bugs Bunny's tribute to the dashing Aussie here, getting his revenge over this slight a decade later.) Real Life Games of Thrones aside, RABBIT HOOD has many other notable aspects. Bugs Bunny goes through more costume changes that Frank Morgan did as THE WIZARD OF OZ, with each set of clothes similarly making a new man (or, in his case, rabbit). In his final King get-up, Bugs crowns the hapless Sheriff of Nottingham seven times, with his arise litany beginning, "Arise, Sir Loin of Beef." This part is topped only by the earlier bit in which Bugs bakes and frosts a cake made from scratch, finishing just in time for the woozy sheriff to catch a face full.

Rabbit Hood (1949) *** 1/2 (out of 4) The master Chuck Jones directed this hilarious spoof on the Robin Hood tale. The film starts off in the King's carrot garden where we're told that there's to be no trespassing. Flash over to a hairy arm coming out from behind a sign and it's Bugs Bunny trying to get a carrot, which sets off an alarm and soon he's doing battle with one of the King's men. This here is without question one of the best Looney Tunes out there as we get all sorts of great action as well as some funny twists throughout the film. The action includes Bugs constantly trying to outsmart this guy with all sorts of good violence including a very funny bit where he dresses as the King and beats the man over the head. Another great scene takes place in the King's rose garden where Bugs convinces his chaser to buy it from him. There's a nice twist at the end with Errol Flynn doing a cameo and it's pretty priceless and especially Bugs response.

I very much enjoyed this Bugs Bunny cartoon for the following reasons: 1. The way they played on the Robin Hood + Little John + Sheriff of Nottingham stories. 2. Bugs Bunny's character and how he reacts to the cartoon's situations, here he is a very intelligent bunny. 3. The humour, it is often very witty and quite unexpected. When it is slapsticky and predictable, though, it is still pretty well pulled off. 4. The background animation, very lovely colours and animation style. 5. The cameo appearance of a famous actor at the end, obviously taken from a film.If there was anything that I felt was imperfect about the cartoon, it was the fact that it was slightly slapsticky at points (there is one dragged out slapstick bit near the end which the makers could have cut a little).In this cartoon, Bugs Bunny has unknowingly arrived at the castle grounds of the King in Robin Hood's time and has picked a carrot from the King's Carrot Patch. Unfortunately, the King has a strict policy for whoever steals his carrots and it seems to be the rack for Bugs Bunny if he does not manage to escape...I recommend this cartoon to anyone who likes Bugs Bunny and to anyone who likes a good enough mixture of slapstick and witty humour in a Looney Tunes cartoon. Enjoy, "Rabbit Hood"! :-) 8 and a half out of ten.P.S Did anyone else notice that the tune for the opening credits was the same one they used for "Duck Amuck" in about 4 years time?

This clever cartoon has Bugs Bunny playing both Robin Hood and the king, as he plots to steal the carrots from the Royal garden. A one-joke film, perhaps, but it does have as its crowning glory a snippet from the 1938 'Adventures of Robin Hood'.Is it any good? Most of the early Bugs Bunny films (of which this is one) were sharp - relying on the genius of Mel Blanc and Chuck Jones to deliver the laughs and the situations their audience were looking for. 'Rabbit Hood' is no exception. Bugs is at his usual foolish and arrogant best, with his spluttering catchphrases and his withering looks at the hapless people he cons (the Sheriff of Nottingham, of course, here).