Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

Aedonerre I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

TheLittleSongbird Not their absolute best, Birds Anonymous is a contender for that, but it is one of their best and entertaining. As with almost all Sylvester/Tweety cartoons it is routine, but here it didn't matter because the gags certainly were not and, thanks to how impeccably depicted the holiday season is here(illustrated brilliantly by the very start of the cartoon with the house and the snow), there is a real sense of warm-hearted festive cheer. The animation is crisp and fluid with some of the most vibrant colours of any of the Sylvester/Tweety cartoons. The music is non-stop characterful and very lushly orchestrated, the most clever use being when Sylvester disguises himself as Geronimo. The use of arranged Christmas songs added to the festive mood. The dialogue is very razor sharp and witty, a lot of great lines here from Sylvester and Granny, Sylvester's interjection at the opening narration was priceless. The gags are standard chase and cat wants bird, dog wants cat but again like the story the clever timing and how they don't feel tired or recycled ensures that that doesn't matter in the slightest. The one with Sylvester and Tweety in their Geronimo and Hopalong Cassidy disguises was the most memorable, though Granny being hoisted up by Sylvester's crane accidentally was a funny sight as well. The characters and the chemistry between them also made Gift Wrapped enjoyable, especially Sylvester who does a great job providing the laughs by what he says, what he does but also his facial expressions play a large part. Tweety's not too cutesy but he does have a cute look and has shades of his anarchic personality that was given by him by Bob Clampett, this said Sylvester has always been the funnier and more interesting character. Granny at this time of Looney Tunes sure has a lot of spunk and she is just as funny as Sylvester, while the bulldog plays against Sylvester very well. Mel Blanc voices brilliantly in a way that very few other people could, though Daws Butler is a good narrator and you can't go wrong with Bea Benaderet as Granny(though I am more familiar with June Foray's voice-work for the character). To conclude, truly great stuff and among the best of the Sylvester/Tweety series. 10/10 Bethany Cox

phantom_tollbooth Friz Freleng's 'Gift Wrapped' is a decent entry in the lacklustre Tweety and Sylvester series. A Christmas cartoon set entirely in a house on Christmas morning, 'Gift Wrapped' adheres to some pretty standard and not terribly funny jokes involving dynamite and surprisingly effective toy guns. Such gags can be made fresh again with the right execution but in the Sylvester and Tweety cartoons Freleng always seemed content to just play them the way they'd already been played a million times before. The addition of Granny and a Bulldog to proceedings adds a little colour and Tweety is not excessively annoying this time round either but the main thing that saves 'Gift Wrapped' from being as weak as the worst Tweety and Sylvester shorts is the impeccably realised festive atmosphere which gives the cartoon a pleasingly cosy feel. I used to love seeing 'Gift Wrapped' at Christmas when I was young and that happy memory has not totally deserted me as I watch it again. But sentiment is not enough to make a great cartoon and 'Gift Wrapped' remains merely OK, a mildly enjoyable trip down memory lane which opens with its best moment ("You just ain't whistling Dixie") and then fails to live up to it.

BlackJack_B When it comes to Christmas-themed cartoons, Friz Freleng's GIFT WRAPPED is my favorite. I can watch it innumerable times and laugh.It is Christmas Day and Sylvester is all excited. He opens a gift for himself and finds a rubber mouse and is angry. He then hears a voice singing and he sees that Granny, his owner, is getting a Tweety Bird. Sylvester then closes up the box with the rubber mouse and then he changes the tags so that he gets the gift wrapped cage with Tweety and Granny gets the rubber mouse.So starts another set of misadventures for Sylvester as Tweety, Granny and Hector The Bulldog stymie him from his required meat intake.Highlights? How about the RUMP-A-RUMP-A-RUMP music as Sylvester is the victim of a stick of TNT? Of course, the great Native American scene is one of the best. I love the part where Sylvester captures Tweety with his suction cup arrow and pulls him in and the music changes as Sylvester shakes some salt or pepper on Tweety and proclaims "Hmmm....Shish Kabob" while Tweety shakes his head from the spices falling on him.An absolute gem from Looney Tunes, one of their best ever. Granny is at her catty best. Teletoon Retro shows the uncut version when they air The Road Runner Show. Check this one out next Christmas and laugh away. Great fun.

movieman_kev This animated short can be seen on Disc 3 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2, it feature Sylvester cat who I like, Tweety bird who I'm not a fan of, and Granny whom I dislike worse then Tweety bird. Needless to say I really didn't care for this cartoon at all. It's nice that it's unedited for once. But couldn't they unedit the audio for "Bugs Bunny Rides Again" which was actually a good cartoon as well, or at least instead of?. Anyway in this short, it's Christmas time in the household and Granny, Tweety, Sylvester, and the Bulldog (for no reason whatsoever) are up to the usual stuff. Blah.My Grade: D