Loonatics Unleashed: The Complete First Season
Picture:
B- Sound: B- Extras: C Episodes: C+
Have you
ever thought to yourself; yea the Looney
Tunes are funny but are they EXTREME?!?
Well, someone at Warner obviously did.
Now for your enjoyment on 2-Disc DVD is Loonatics Unleashed: The Complete First Season. The show takes place in the distant future
(well, 765 years to be exact), where the world is a quite different place. The world is full of new technology and new
dangers, but a band of wacky and loony creatures have made it their duty to
defend the earth. The classic Warner
Bros characters (actually their descendants) all appear in their new and
futuristic forms.
There is
Danger Duck, Tech E Coyote, Ace Bunny, Rev Runner, Slam Tasmanian, and Lexi
Bunny; from this the audience can clearly gather who their ancestors were. Each fuzzy or feathery creature brings their
own talents to the battle field, whether it is speed, laser vision, or
technological genius each crime fighter is a vital team member. The way the members got these fantastic
powers, was due to a renegade meteor hitting the planet which not only changed
The Loonatics into their fantastic forms but the world as we know it.
Loonatics: The Complete First
Season is
interesting. To an extent the series is
much like other series such as The
Batman or Teen Titans, with a
crime fighting edge and animation stylings that resemble that of a new wave of
anime. The show is a bit unnecessary in
that it almost seems arbitrary that the Looney Tunes were used to model the
crime fighting team, but as the audience watches the episodes progress that at
first awkwardness is lost. Superheroes
have always been a great animation fixture and it seems that Loonatics is there to follow in the
footsteps of many other great series.
The show
has also gained the attention of great voice actors such as Michael Clark
Duncan, Tim Curry, Florence Henderson, and many more to help fill the shoes and
masks of the evil doers. The addition of
these known celebrities just gives the series that extra ‘umph.’
The
technical features on this 2-Disc DVD release are nicely presented, but the
extras are lacking substance. The
picture is presented in a 1.33 X 1 Full Screen that is clear and color
balanced, but would have appeared better in an anamorphic Widescreen. The sound is presented in a simple Dolby
Digital 2.0 Stereo that is not too impressive but ‘POPS,’ ‘ZINGS,’ and ‘ZOOMS’
when needed. The extras are very weak on
the set only offering fans of the series a Loonatics
Unleashed: Villain Invasion! Challenge that lost this reviewers interests
quite quickly.
This
series was fun, affordable, and inventive.
This reviewer definitely recommends this series for children of all
ages. So put on your cape, grab your laser
gun, and tuck in those rabbit ears because it is time for some crime fighting
zaniness.
- Michael P Dougherty II