planktonrules Review of The Windblown Hare

The Windblown Hare (1949)

fantastic retelling of the Three Little Pigs!

[10/10 · 14 June 2006]

This is among my favorite Bugs Bunny cartoons because I especially love the way the original story of the Three Little Pigs is completely convoluted. In this case, the Three Pigs are real jerks who want to take advantage of poor old Bugs! The story begins with the pigs all building their homes out of straw, sticks and bricks. Then, they get a hold of a copy of the story and realize they will soon be visited by the Big Bad Wolf and that two of the homes will be destroyed! So, being total jerks, they decide to sell the first two houses to an unsuspecting stooge--in this case, Bugs. Before Bugs realizes what's happening, he's out two homes and a lot of cash! So, wanting revenge, he decides to help the wolf to blow down the brick house. Well, the wolf also read the story and knows it can't be done--or can it? He finally agrees to blow and blow--at which point the house is blown to bits, thanks to the wolf AND Bugs' use of TNT! A cute and wonderful film.