Diagonaldi Very well executed

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

SpunkySelfTwitter It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

Edgar Allan Pooh . . . for Chicken McNugget Happy Meals to feed America's tots (not to be confused with "Tater Tots," which COULD be vegan, depending upon which cooking oil is used). The black house cat featured in TWEETY PIE is called "Thomas" several times by his mistress. Though most of this story takes place indoors, Thomas eats the first-shown yellow bird (hence, the title TWEETY PIE--along the lines of a chicken pot pie--instead of a label such as TWEETY BIRD) during the opening wintry scene. As any bird watcher knows, 90% of birds within a given species are virtually identical, within their male and female groupings. Seen one sea gull, seen them all. Heard one mallard quack, heard them all. Clearly, Warner Bros.' animators intended TWEETY PIE to show kids that they could eat one--or one hundred--feathered friends, and there would still be plenty more available from where those critters consumed came. McNuggets may not have been on McDonald's menu when TWEETY PIE was first released, but they were sure a lot closer to becoming a reality after Tom the Cat had shown what a convenience-type food birds could be, cooked or raw. Tom plops Tweety the First into his mouth, no Fuss, no Muss. Obviously, Tweety's mistress is hankering after succulent little bird bits herself, since she's so intent on keeping Tom away from her food stock so she can personally sample Tweety the Second. Bon Apetit! say the Brothers Warner.

MartinHafer Before I review TWEETIE PIE, I am going to rant a bit. So, hold on tight and I'll get this over with as quickly as I can. In the history of animated shorts, few would argue that there were any better than those of Warner Brothers in the 1940s and 50s. While some of the MGM and Disney cartoons may have looked better (though all three had wonderful animation), none were as consistently funny and entertaining as the Looney Tunes shorts from Warner. However, oddly, this group of amazing artists won very few Oscars. Tom and Jerry (which I love), although highly repetitive, did great at the Oscars. And, amazingly, crap like the UPA shorts (with characters like Gerald McBoing-Boing and Mr. Magoo) cleaned up at the Oscars in the 1950s even though the animation quality was light-years behind Warners. Somehow, the Oscar folks did Looney Tunes dirty again and again...and I have no idea why. Perhaps they just thought that their cartoons weren't artsy enough or hated that they were intended for the common person out there.Now, despite my rant, on occasion the Academy got it right--such as in the case of TWEETIE PIE. This is exactly the type of short that usually didn't win, as it was funny and extremely sadistic--two things necessary for a great short!! While some even better shorts by Looney Tunes have been ignored (such as the amazing FEED THE KITTY and CANNED FEUD), at least here they got it right.This is the first pairing of Sylvester and Tweetie, though the cat is called 'Thomas' in this short. Still, it worked well and the combination seemed like a natural--with this first pairing actually being one of their best, if not the best. Great animation, great humor and a generous sprinkling of violence--this is one wonderful Oscar-winning cartoon.

preppy-3 The first pairing of Tweety Bird and Sylvester was also an Oscar winner. Quick, violent and absolutely hilarious. And every time I hear Tweety say "I tawt I taw a puddy tat" I break up. Well worth catching. Also the print I saw had bright, vivid color. TCM usually shows this around Oscar time--look for it!

TheMan3051 This is not only the first Sylvester and Tweety short but the first Warner Bros. animated short to win an Oscar! The Oscar was well deserved and long over-due. I must point out that perhaps Friz Freleng's inspiration for this duo was Tom and Jerry. In a way this short resembles the first Tom and Jerry short. However this short is WAY better then the first Tom and Jerry short! Also if you think about it Sylvester and Tweety are basically Tom and Jerry's competition but in my opinion there is no winner! Now what I find unique about this short is that the characters are already fully developed! Then again this isn't the first Sylvester or Tweety short. They had already been introduced before. However, this is the first short where Tweety is fully developed. While Sylvester however, is a unique character cause since his first appearance he was already fully developed. 4(****)out of 4(****)stars