Cathardincu Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Jerrie It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

TheLittleSongbird I don't know when to start praising this brilliant Looney Tunes cartoon. If you thought What's Opera Doc? was amazing, and it was, then you may find that Rabbit of Seville almost surpasses it. Rabbit of Seville mayn't be the best looking of all the Looney Tunes cartoons, but it still looks great. However even better were the superb music- the overture of Rossini's Barber of Seville set to words- and the hilarious sight gags. There isn't much speaking dialogue, as most of the material is sung, but the spoken dialogue is pretty good still. The sung dialogue is better though, with Bugs getting the best of it, Welcome to my shop, Let me cut your mop, Let me shave your crop especially is priceless. Bugs is on top form, and Elmer is a great foil for him once again, complete with great vocal turns from Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan. Overall, a real jewel in the Looney Tunes canon. 10/10 Bethany Cox

phantom_tollbooth Chuck Jones's 'Rabbit of Seville' lives in the shadow of his other, more famous musical masterpiece 'What's Opera Doc', which also stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. Nevertheless, 'Rabbit of Seville' is still a very famous and acclaimed cartoon, despite the misleadingly half-hearted non-pun of the title! Executed with typical skill, 'Rabbit of Seville' relies heavily on the genius direction of Chuck Jones as he flawlessly choreographs the animation of Bugs and Elmer's confrontation with the music from 'The Barber of Seville'. Bugs memorably creates his own lyrics in an early scene that culminates in a truly horrific gag with a carelessly brandished razor! After the early lyric based scenes, not another word is spoken until Bugs' cocky, one word denouement. Instead, the action focuses in on the marriage between the music and the animation, all of which is superbly realised. The best moment is the increasingly frantic chase scene towards the end in which Elmer and Bugs continually turn the tables on each other with bigger and bigger weapons. 'Rabbit of Seville' has rightfully passed into legend as a masterpiece and is fondly remembered by even those who have little interest in animation history. I'm sure most kids of my generation (when Warner cartoons were still being regularly shown on TV), if asked to sing a lyric from 'The Barber of Seville', would reply with "Welcome to my shop, let me cut your mop, let me shave your crop"!

movieman_kev Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd wander into a production of The Barber of Seville at the Hollywood Bowl. Bugs promptly takes the part of the barber and gives Elmer a shave and hair treatment he won't soon forget all set to musical lyrics. This hilarious Hugo-nominated musical cartoon is on Disk 1 of the "Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 1" It's the last short on disk 1 and quite possibly the best. And on a disk that contains the great 'What's up Doc?', 'Rabbit Seasoning', and 'Wabbit Twouble', that's no small feat. I'm a bit perplexed why this short didn't have a music-only track, nor commentary, but i'm VERY happy that it was on the DVD at all. The music is fantastic, the humour top of the line. This is one of the best Bugs cartoons in my mind.My Grade: A +

Young Garrett This animated short is from what dreams are made. Its musical direction, humour, animation, build up and climax are flawless. It is funny that this small animated feature is worthy of such praise, no matter how great it is. However, the fact that this cartoon is only six minutes long means that it can achieve said perfection. Recent, much longer, fantasy epics are some of the greatest films of all time, however, their length (which is totally necessary) adds to the potential for problems.Yet, to say that "The Rabbit of Seville" is short but sweet is akin to saying the battle of Stalingrad was a "bit messy".Chuck Jones, Mel Blanc and all involved created perfection with this, all further attempts at animated comic shorts should be judged by this standard of excellence.