A Witch's Tangled Hare
A Witch's Tangled Hare
NR | 31 October 1959 (USA)
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Rabbit - in this case Bugs - is an important needed ingredient in Witch Hazel's brew.

Reviews
Nonureva Really Surprised!
SteinMo What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.
Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.
Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.
Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "A Witch's Tangled Hare" is an American 6.5-minute cartoon from 1959, so this one is already almost 60 years old and still not one of the oldest. It includes many of the Warner Bros. regulars such as Maltese, Blanc and Foray and director Levitow also worked a lot for the company, even if he is not as known as the others. This is a very Shakespearian little film and the man himself even shows up in here, or does he really? I personally felt that this cartoon sacrificed comedy and being funny by trying to hard to be relevant from a Shakespearian perspective. This is a bit of a shame as I like Witch Hazel as an antagonist and it's nice to see Bugs going up against a female antagonist for once. But the material she is given here is just not good enough to let me recommend this little film. I give it a thumbs-down.
TheLittleSongbird Looney Tunes along with Disney shaped my childhood. A Witch's Tangled Hare is not one of their finest, finishing with a terribly contrived and wholly predictable pun, but it is still a fun cartoon. The rapport between Bugs and Hazel is what drives A Witch's Tangled Hare, and it is very well-done here. Bugs is cunning and smart, while Hazel matches him in her craftiness and somewhat absent-mindedness. The dialogue on the whole is a witty spin on Shakespeare, especially with the Romeo and Juliet re-enactment. "I could be rinsing out a few things", "Screwy driver, I had the silly thing in reverse" and "Hello/Goodbye/Good grief/Good riddance" are classics. The gags are just as clever, it was nice to see a familiar gag of Bugs climbing into a boiling cauldron mistaking it for a bath, but it was Bugs and Hazel's laughing contest(and he owns her) that raised the biggest laugh from me. The animation is nicely drawn and beautifully coloured, while the pace is crisp, the music has vibrant energy and Mel Blanc and June Foray's voice talents are superb. All in all, apart from the final pun this is a fun and well-done cartoon. 9/10 Bethany Cox
Lee Eisenberg As his usual rule-trashing, New York-attitude self - despite being in Renaissance-era Scotland - Bugs Bunny pulls various tricks to escape cackling Witch Hazel, who wants very much to turn him into rabbit stew. All the while, William Shakespeare records everything that happens. I will say that I predicted the ending of "A Witch's Tangled Hare" a few seconds before it happened, so maybe that weakened the cartoon just a little bit. But just seeing all of Bugs's gags more than makes up for that, especially when they reach the castle (it probably does cost a lot to heat a place like that). So, maybe it's not the best Looney Tunes cartoon ever, but still worth seeing.Rabbit! Hee hee hee hee!
Chip_douglas Behold! The Bard arrives at the setting of 'The Scottish Play'(where even the mail box is shaped castle-like).But woe, the players all are off to wager war,lest our attention be turned to Witch Hazel and her brew 1002.When the fourth ingredient, a bunny named Bugs takes leave,"Zsa Zsa" gives chase on a broomstick from 'Fantasia' borrowed. A duel follows of cackles, wits and Shakespearean quotes.While all of the time, the bard takes notesAs becomes a character in this Renaissance setting,Hazel offers many a self indulging aside to her public. Had she spent on her hair a jot more care,she might not have as many creatures living there.Bugs Bunny proves adept at handling the words of the bard,while ever ahead remaining of the old broad."T is the bard himself who sets up the final gag(which is not as funny as it ought).For never was there an ending with such a contrived punAs that of Witch Hazel, and her Bugsy Bun.A five out of ten must be my rating.