SUMMARY: RUNNING TIME: 175 min.
Released by Warner Home Video in 2011, this installment of the Looney Tunes Super Stars collection consists of seventeen cartoons, with the Oscar-winning “For Scent-imental Reasons,” chief among them. Further, fourteen of these episodes have never before released to video. Specific cartoons are readily identified on the menu screen as being available in full-frame viewing only. The cartoon roster is:
1. Odor-able Kitty (full-frame) 10. Past Perfurmance
2. Scent-imental Over You (full-frame) 11. Two Scent’s Worth (full-frame)
3. Odor of the Day (full-frame) 12. Heaven Scent
4. For Scent-imental Reasons (full-frame) 13. Touché and Go
5. Scent-mental Romeo (full-frame) 14. Really Scent?
6. Little Beau-Pepe (full-frame) 15. Who Scent You?
7. Wild Over You (full-frame) 16. A Scent of the Matterhorn
8. Dog Pounded (Sylvester & Tweety) 17. Louvre Come Back to Me!
9. The Cats’ Bah
REVIEW:
At nearly three hours, it’s a hardcore Pepé fan’s dream. For others, however, even a little Pepé goes a long way. His Oscar-winning mistaken-identity duet with Penelope Pussycat is fine by itself, as is his hilarious cameo in Dog Pounded. Beyond that, the amorous French skunk’s hijinks don’t age well, as far too many sex-starved gags are neither cute nor amusing. His incessant stalking, sexual harassment, and refusal to take ‘no’ from any poor creature (male or female) remotely resembling a skunk is icky to watch, if one considers the inferences. Another detriment is the sheer repetitiveness of these slow-moving plots will likely grow tiresome for most casual fans.
Short of catching a few underrated Looney Tunes (i.e. Penelope Pussycat) receive some worthy attention, the most charming element of these Pepé cartoons are the clever, pun-filled episode titles.
BONUS FEATURES:
One can choose between standard-screen and widescreen viewing. Language options are in English SDH and French, as are the sub-titles. The two DVD trailers are for “Happiness is … Peanuts: Friends Forever” and Gene Wilder’s “Willie Wonka & The Chocolate Factory” ‘ultimate’ Blu-ray edition.
PACKAGING:
Excellent. All of the pertinent info is available on the DVD case. The disc is secured in a standard casing.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 3½ Stars
