The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

The near-dozen writers veer between ungainly slapstick, so-so meta-humor, trite cultural references, desperate puns, and occasional jarring vulgarity that can fairly be called deth-picable.

“The Day the Earth Blew Up” isn’t arguing for the past at the expense of the future, it’s simply trying to put a modern spin on a classic formula in a way that makes you wonder why we ever left it behind.

A consistent pleasure that should delight youngsters as well as nostalgic adults. It’s a shame that the folks at Warner Bros. didn’t honor their past but instead declined to release the film.

[This] new feature ably captures the Looney Tunes spirit, which is something our world can always use more of — and which is a far more formidable endeavor than might at first seem.

The movie’s energy doesn’t pay off in dividends of real pleasure.

The laugh ratio is more hit-and-miss than in the tightly scripted shorts, but enough jokes land to satisfy most funny bones.

Writer-director Peter Browngardt has enlisted 10 other writers to craft this blender-version of sci-fi kitsch, taking the pod paranoia of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” with bits from such disaster movies... and then typical looney cartoon explosions.

The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is what Looney Tunes fans have been waiting their whole lives for.

Daffy as a complete beacon of chaos and Porky as his naive, stuttering straight-man of a sidekick is a dynamic that simply works.

Overflowing with nostalgic appeal, this animated adventure captures the timeless spirit of its characters while infusing its throwback wholesomeness with a mischievous contemporary sensibility.