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(1 - 31) of 31 OFCS Rating: 50% Rotten Page   1   2/4 "While the affection for the originals is really refreshing, Looney Tunes: Back in Action still stumbles over some formidable hurdles."   Nitrate Online   Dan Lybarger 1.5/4 "..far too much importance is placed on the live action characters, who in contrast look like they should be spectators at a who's-who reunion of animated superstars."   Cinemaphile.org   David Keyes 1.5/4 "Dante favors the everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach to this Warner Bros. nostalgia trip when funny-and-affectionate would have worked better."   Movie Boeuf   David N. Butterworth 2.5/4 "...a lot more fun than Space Jam."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C+ "Probably works best if you are into following the logic of cartoons."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 3/4 "A movie bursting with energy and sheer creativity."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman B- "Some of the merry, slapstick appeal of the old Warner Bros. cartoons is recaptured, and some of it is most assuredly not."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 4/4 "This is Dante’s Toontown and he’s going to appease every Looney fan from womb to grave."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress C+ "Too long, too self-indulgent, and adult in all the wrong ways."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 2/4 "Dante's loose-minded narrative comes across more as a marketing ploy than it does a festive flick... somewhat strained and overreaches for its intended frivolity."   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng B "An endlessly inventive tribute to the classic Tunes...that actually captures the spirit, energy and zany allusiveness of the old shorts."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/4 "The film's appeal is universal, much as the appeal of the Looney Tunes characters is universal."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 6/10 "It doesn't seem to exist for any other reason than to reference, in particular, Looney Tunes and Hollywood."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Jeffrey Chen 6/10 "...neither offensive nor inspiring. It's undoubtedly fun for kids, but except for its occasional in-jokes there isn't all that much to excite the funny bone of an adult."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio 5/5 "Dante revives the possibilities of widescreen humor ... literally leapfrogging across time and the cosmos to achieve profundity through expertly controlled chaos."   ToxicUniverse.com   Keith Uhlich C+ "despite the inspired casting of such human cartoons as Fraser, Martin and Cusack, the live action segments drag the Tunes down"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 2/4 "The satire becomes unfocused without a driving force behind it, and the adventure is the stuff of which so many movies have touched upon before."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik "[W]here the original Tunes were subversive, *Back in Action* is smarmy; instead of lobbing zingers, it’s lobbing spitballs. And it’s all anvil, no anticipation."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/4 "Looney Tunes have always had an anarchic sense of humor. Setting them loose on Hollywood was nothing less than inspired."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B+ "Like a pop culture-gorged Hope-and-Crosby buddy flick hopped up on mescaline."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager "The smartest, cleverest film of the year."   Critic Doctor   Peter Sobczynski 2/5 "Falls back on movie in-jokes that are often unfunny, while the amusing spoofs are irrelevant because they're not even Warner Bros films!"   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B "Not a classic animated feature by any means, but it is funny and entertaining."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B+ "A sequence that takes place in the famous Louvre museum is brilliant"   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 4/5 "Doesn't perfectly capture the manic energy of the old WB cartoons, but it comes pretty ... close, which is fairly impressive in this age of corporate-filmmaking-by-blueprint."   eFilmCritic.com   Scott Weinberg 1.5/5 "Tunes strives for the surrealism of Roger Rabbit, yet delivers the entertainment equivalent of life inside a pinball machine."   Filmcritic.com   Sean O'Connell B Read review   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf B+ Read review   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow C+ Read review   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus 4/10 Read review   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger Read review   Cinema Crazed   Felix Vasquez Jr.  (1 - 31) of 31 OFCS Rating: 50% Rotten Page   1