Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island
Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island
G | 05 August 1983 (USA)
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Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales find a treasure map that leads them to a wishing well, which for a penny will grant any wish (through old cartoon footage). Daffy sets up a resort around the well and various Looney Tunes characters have their dreams come true. Meanwhile, Yosemite Sam and the Tasmanian Devil hunt for the varmints who stole their treasure map!

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Edgar Allan Pooh

" . . . is money and public office," Yosemite Sam confesses to Daffy Duck in Warner Bros.' attempt to nip Donald J. Rump's run for the White House in the bud as it was beginning in 1983. DAFFY DUCK'S MOVIE: FANTASTIC ISLAND takes sequences from 11 classic Looney Tunes to document EVERY misstep along the way during Rump's marathon trek toward LOSING the 2016 election by 2.7 MILLION votes (Lincoln would have shot HIMSELF in the head had HE lost by that much!). The drunken stork from A MOUSE DIVIDED represents the Racist Electoral College loophole that finally enabled Rump's coup to take place as the media and the majority of sheep-like Americans dithered on the sidelines. FROM HARE TO HEIR illustrates why Rump's Daddy is turning over in his grave, as his Ne'er-do-well school failure son sets world records for LOSING money in the so-called Gaming Business. Material from LOVELORN LEGHORN points out the strange bed fellows with whom the future Rump would curry favor, such as Vladimir "Mad Dog" Putin. The Wishing Well Bridging sequences prove that Rump is just in it for the money, willing to sell out the Soul of America for a Few Shekels More.

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Elgroovio

This is certainly not the best of the Looney Tunes' work but it is still a lot of fun which really gives Daffy Duck the chance to shine as he takes the center stage alongside Speedy Gonzales who plays his faithful sidekick. There are some great lines and some hilarious gags, but this film is mostly a compilation of some of the best episodes. Everyone is in it, even Spike the bull-dog and his little friend, and surprisingly, Bugs Bunny doesn't have much more of a part than any of his other looney tune buddies (though there is a memorable scene where he has a cannon battle with Yuletide Sam). This film is well worth seeing, especially if you have children (well you don't want your kids to turn into little pokemon-loving bratts do you?). Enjoy! 8/10

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tfrizzell

"Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island" is basically an animated rip-off of "Robinson Crusoe" and "Gilligan's Island". Daffy Duck and pint-sized side-kick Speedy Gonzales (who has always been ridiculed falsely as a stereotypical character of Hispanic Americans) get stranded on the titled island and come into contact with a magical well that will grant wishes to all comers. Naturally Yosemite Sam and the dreaded Tasmanian Devil are along as the villains here. Once again new animation is glued together with older shorts. In the end the film is about as good as it can be, but that is not really saying much. 2.5 out of 5 stars.

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Kat Miss

"Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island" is Friz Freleng's third compliation film, following his previous two successes "Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie" and "Bugs Bunny's Third Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales". This third feature is a tremendous success in its' own right and it continues the winning formula Freleng introduced in his first film: he creates one humdinger of a story to place the footage in.This time, Freleng spoofs the hit TV series "Fantasy Island" with Daffy Duck in the Ricardo Montalban role and Speedy Gonzales in the Tattoo role. It opens with a side splitting gag (Speedy tells Daffy: Ze Plane! Ze Plane!) and it never lets up for all of its 78 minute screen time. Freleng also uses the film to continue his Yosemite Sam/Bugs Bunny fight which occupies about 20 minutes of this feature.Well, anyway, back to the story. The premise is that Daffy and Speedy are stranded on a deserted island which has a wishing well. Daffy, being the self described "greedy coward", decides to open a resort that can grant wishes. That's where the classic footage comes into play.There are many highlights: Tweety, Sylvester and Spike in a pet hospital, Foghorn Leghorn and the womanizing rooster, Yosemite Sam will inherit several million pounds ONLY if he keeps his temper in check and Bugs is the executor of the will! And Daffy Duck is STUPOR DUCK!As per the previous films, they work on two levels. For kids, as simple entertainment. For adults, savage satire. Most of the shorts here are shown in their entirety, although a few are trimmed for time. This is wonderful entertainment and a worthy addition to any video library.**** out of 4 stars

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