Ameriatch One of the best films i have seen

Dartherer I really don't get the hype.

Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

DoctorStrangelove This is an interesting short from the WB gang, since it's message-driven. (See other comments below for plot descriptions from the fawning fans.) Frees' voice work is nice, and the characteristic Chuck Jones facial expressions on the bear are endearing, as usual... but "interesting" is about as far as I can go in praise of this 'toon.With a sledgehammer's subtlety, the message is made clear about one-quarter of the way into this short. After that it's repeated... and repeated... and repeated. And then, a full minute in the middle is spent rehashing what you just watched while the theme song (from the opening credits) plays... yet again. Some of the animation here is done beautifully, like the birds; while other parts are strange and utterly unnecessary, like the bizarre floor-arrows. There are very few characters, none of which have any real characterization; and what little conflict there is (necessary to ANY story) simply vanishes about halfway. The predictable ending comes with almost zero difficulty, plot-wise, and has me completely puzzled as to why a story so simplistic had to be ten minutes long? I'm a big big fan of classic WB and H&B animation, and I thought at first I was about to be exposed to a hidden gem; but it's pretty understandable why I've never heard of this short. I can only assume that it appeals to young children and the memories of those who saw it when they were very young. It probably deserves a 2-vote when compared to everything else Jones et al did, and a 6-vote when compared to other animation... so, on average, 4 out of 10.

slymusic "The Bear That Wasn't" is a very silly, yet very funny, MGM cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, who was probably more well known for his directorial work for the Warner Bros. cartoons (e.g., Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, etc.). This cartoon is based on a children's story by Frank Tashlin, who also was a cartoon director at Warner Bros. before making the transition into directing live-action feature films. The story is about an ordinary, average, everyday bear who hibernates, only to find that his cave has become the center of a newly-built factory, where he is actually mistaken for an employee! My favorite moments from "The Bear That Wasn't" include the following (you'd be better off not reading the rest of this commentary until after you have seen the cartoon). Every time the bear tries to explain that he is indeed a bear and not a factory worker, he is always given the same reply: He is NOT a bear but a silly man who needs a shave & wears a fur coat. With each succeeding superior that the bear is forced to visit, a group of secretaries - increasing in number with each visit - join in a chorus of "Come in!" The sight of all the factory workers filling the air with excessive cigarette smoke is quite funny considering the time period that this cartoon was made (the late sixties); for another sixties touch, just listen to the musical accompaniment.As a children's story, "The Bear That Wasn't" is very silly indeed, but it does teach a valuable lesson: Never let anyone denounce who you are and what you're worth.

ccthemovieman-1 This is really different, an animated that you would think has to be really funny with the people that made it, guys like Chuck Jones and Frank Tashin, Paul Frees and Maurice Noble....but it isn't. It simply is a comment on being who you are, and perhaps a dig or two on our industrialized, impersonal society. Whatever the intent, there is one thing for sure: this is different.One could made the same analogy with an alligator and the state of Florida. One day it's a swamp; the next thing you know it's nothing but concrete and condominiums. Huh? That's the scene here as the bear hibernates, wakes up and now he's in the middle of a big city and then, inside a factory where nobody believes he's a bear. Why would they? Why would a bear be in a factor? What happened to the open land where he lived? Everyone has questions in here.However one interprets this story, I enjoyed the artwork and the modern style of it in this cartoon. Like the story, the artwork is very different from the Looney Tunes we are used to seeing from the 1930s through the 1950s. In some respects, it is very '60-ish looking, a la The Pink Panther cartoons.Whatever it is, if you own the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume Three, don't overlook this extra cartoon that is listed under "From The Vault."

zetes I had never seen this ten minute long Chuck Jones cartoon before. It's one of his very best. The colors are mindbending, as are the animation and drawings. I felt alternately robbed that I had never seen it before, and happy that I finally did get to see it! 9/10