"Because I'm a split personality!" is the best possible line they could have changed Daffy's voice on.

The fact Brendan Frazier plays the character of Brendan Frazier's stunt double when the real life Brendan Frazier does his own stunts is hilarious

Even though he talks about Looney Tunes: Back in Action here, who wants him to still do a full review on it?

Man, Back In Action is so underrated.

I remember November 14, 2003 very clearly. I was watching TV and saw an ad for Back in Action. I was like "Oh yeah that comes out today. I'll go see it." At the mutliplex everyone else was going to see Russell Crowe's Master and Commander. Opening night, I was the ONLY person in the theater watching Back in Action. Even the projector operator wasn't watching because it took several minutes before he realized that the tracking and focus were way off.

Am I the only one who loves Back in Action?

I honestly prefer watching Back in Action over Space Jam any day. In my eyes I see Back in Action as a much more enjoyable movie.

I legitimately love Looney Tunes Back In Action not gunna lie. Its staple of my childhood.

You know, I'll say this for Space Jam: It is easily one of the WEIRDEST movies ever created. The plot is so absolutely batshit that it almost carries the film just through sheer curiosity value. And that it has no internal logic and is clearly just making things up as it goes along somehow only helps. You really don't know what's going to happen next. It gives so few fucks about coherency that it wraps around to become oddly brilliant, in an "I did sooooo many 8-Balls" kinda way.

Space jam was a commercial? Compared to the emoji move its cinematic genus

Today I learned Looney Tunes actually had theatrical movies before Space Jam. Yay knowledge!

1. Back In Action: Received positive reviews 2. Space Jam: Received mixed reviews 3. A New Legacy: Received negative reviews

Looney Tunes Back In Action felt like the only movie that actually tried to like the original shorts.

Actually, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" was Mel Blanc's last portrayal as the Looney Tunes before his death.

"and...by god it tried" as much as i love Back in Action that's basically the most positive thing you can say about it. i too was always thinking "can we just get back to the animated characters?!" every time one of the friggin live action characters became the focus. the Marvin the Martian fight is one of my favorite movie scenes ever

Come on and SLAM and welcome to the JAM!

I loved the shit out of Back in Action as a kid. Also, best of luck in your upcoming legal battle. Take that human meme Tommy Wiseau for everything he's got

5:26 I wonder how many people are now looking at this and going, "TOM HOLLAND WAS A VOICE ACTOR IN THIS?!"

Space Jam is my all time favourite non-Disney childhood film :)

I LOVED Space-Jam solely for the fact that it had live-action characters and cartoon characters on the screen AT THE SAME TIME, and had them INTERACT :O it was unreal!!! It was like, a wall between two worlds I had previously thought could never meet, had suddenly been torn down....like, fantasy and reality FINALLY MEETING!!!!! ....oh, and I liked the story too, I didn't ask for much.

i have to admit space jam is probably my ultimate guilty pleasure, i know it's corny, and stupid with a weak plot, but this movie was a big deal to me when i was a kid and i often watched it just for the nostalgia.

It's kinda of sad what happened to the Looney Tunes, I mean once they were on top of the world being the only real rivals to Disney, know they're trying to find away to make them work in generation that probably doesn't know they exist. Give a like if you still care about the Looney Tunes.

I had a loud sigh of relief when I realized this episode wasn't a review, skits and all. I so much prefer the discussion-centric episodes to the standard series.

I actually really like Back in Action, in fact I think it's the one I like the most.

A bit off-topic, but does anyone remember "Wakko's Wish?"

It's suprising that the fact he somehow predicted Space Jam 2, but it was probably one in a million coincidence

I love Space jam and Looney Tunes back in action

*As a parody of classic action/adventure tropes that doesn't take itself at all seriously and at least tries to celebrate our beloved characters in a new setting, I personally find Back in Action the best Looney Tunes big-screen adaptations since the 80's.* Yes, it goes the opposite route of Space Jam by setting the animated characters in the real world, and yes, its plot isn't really compelling when you see it was all just a production. But the thing is, that was THE WHOLE POINT. Back in Action wasn't meant to be valued based on its plot or solely upon the animation but specifically its commentary on our perspectives of classic characters' roles in the modern age. It's essentially a satire of Hollywood cliches, how the business has evolved, and how such transition in our generation would affect these older icons if they had physical presence and feelings towards it. The premise asks important questions like, "What happens to Looney's after their hey-day? Where do they go when we stop appreciating them or dismiss them as outdated? What if they were like real actors that needed work like real people, some still successful like Bugs and others stuck in a rut like Daffy?" This movie tackles these topics with surprisingly thorough effort, which is partially why the real world is the setting this time to assert a more relatable environment. On one side, the unhappy ex-stuntman turned security guard Brendan Fraser seeks an opportunity to live up to his potential. On the other, the uptight Jenna Elfman tries to build her own career upon idolization of her hero Bugs while accepting the "necessary evils" of the industry by firing Daffy and later cleaning up the executives' mess to ask him back. These are two extreme but poetic allusions to realistic struggles in the infrastructure of cinema and how it can change us over time into someone we dislike or don't recognize anymore, which is deeper subject matter than any previous Looney Tunes film. Bugs and Daffy serve largely to support and complement this symbolism, with Daffy having grown tired of being in Bugs' shadow and wishing they were acknowledged equally (similar to celebrity siblings like Sylvester and Frank Stallone). Bugs doesn't mean to hurt his colleague but at the same time doesn't entirely understand what he's going through. By the end though, Daffy rediscovers his self worth and new confidence by embracing who he is and letting go of what he's not. *Overall, if you dig a little beneath the goofy surface and better understand its themes, Back in Action is actually one of the smartest comedies of the early-mid 2000's and a brilliant love letter to what makes Looney Tunes a household name :)*

i actually really like looney toons back in action, it was one of my favorites when i was younger😅

I Like Space Jam,&,Back in Action

"You're despecable!" is Daffy Duck's favorite catchphrase. Every time Daffy gets blown to bits or gets totally angry whenever he tries to get attention, he says it to Bugs Bunny. It's like in an episode of Gabby Duran And The Unsittables, when Susie Glover (played by Bracken Hanke) gets a bad babysitting review from Gabby's mom, she says to Gabby and Olivia, "A good night to you." That's just lame and forgettable.

No one understands space jam. All of the budget went into creating that song.

I still love "Back in Action"

He reason I like this film is because Marvin the Martian (my favorite looney tunes character) plays a big role in back in action

I loved back in action! I personally didnt mind the real world scenes.

Such a short episode :( Was that all folks?

Not gonna lie Space Jam is such a Guilty Pleasure for me xD I can watch that film any time. And Lola Bunny Woo I aint no Furry But as a kid I'd hop on that Bunny :)

What? I thought Space Jam was loved! 😂😂 I always found it hilarious because of the theme tune and weird animation 😂

I really like Back in Action. It's really nostalgic for me

I have to say my favourite is the Bugs Bunny and Roadrunner movie, every short is just so memorable and well done. My favourite has to be Duck Amuck, its just too crazy and fourth wall breaking :D

Will always have a soft spot for space jam and especially back in action

I will say that there was ONE moment in Back In Action that almost make it worth it. Seeing Matthew Lillard apologize to the animated Shaggy and Scooby put a smile on my face so wide you'd think the Joker had killed me and my body was still catching up.

Bro He predicted space jam 2 How the fu-

Just went to Vessel... And sorry folks but there is no early access this week as Doug (Nostalgia Critic) is sick... DAMN! Is Rocky and Bullwinkle REALLY THAT BAD???? No seriously... Get Well soon Doug!

The most confusing thing about "Back in action" was that it had a video game, and for some reason the video game had no live action characters! Like they knew it didn't work in the movie so they just threw it away with the game!

Quackbusters was one of my favourite dvds I had as a young child

"After Quackburster, it took 11 years before got any new film from the Looney Tunes" Quackbusters was released in 1988, Space Jam was 1996. That's 8 years.

I never really noticed the differences in Mel Blanc's voice in Quack Busters, but I still liked it. Honestly, I thought that Back in Action was funnier than Space Jam.

I actually really liked Back in Action!

I love that you included the Peter Lorre scientist from "Back in Action." XD

I love the way Foghorn Leghorn just sings carefree and loving life while on his way to absolutely infuriate the dog. Still makes me laugh.

Oh God I forgot they were making a sequel to Space Jam

Sigh. I love Space Jam. I loved it as a kid and still do as an adult. And Back In Action, for all its faults, is still a lot of fun. The rest I remember enjoying whenever they were on TV. I own both Space Jam and Back In Action.

Back in Action was better than space jam. unfortunatly the future got much worse with Space Jam 2

I loved Looney Tunes Back in Action, maybe it's just nostalgia but isn't that what this channel is about?

I freaking LOVE Back in Action. I don't care what you say, I found a lot of it funny, particularly the end, where Brendon Frasier punches himself.

I actually *LOVE* space jam and back in action, mostly because I was a young kid during the times they came out.

My parents recorded the Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie for us kids on VHS and I had the luxury to grow up watching this movie. It's the most memorable Looney Tunes film I know of and still love it to this day. Thanks for show casing this!

I remember my step dad taking me to see Quackbusters when I was 6. And it remains one of my guilty pleasures to this day. The Halloween themed episodes of the Looney Tunes were always the best in my opinion.

In the movie's defense, Steve Martin was AMAZING in Back in Action.

7:56 I'm calling it out: Transylvania 65000 was the best Bugs Bunny short of all time.

The Bugs Bunny and Road Runner movie was one of my favorite films when I was little. I used to watch it so much on Netflix. I remember one day I turned on The Bugs Bunny and Road Runner movie and some other movie started playing instead. I was devastated! It was a nightmare! Daffy Duck's Quackbusters was another one that I saw a ton back in the day! This was a great episode to watch, as it reminded me of all these old cartoons that I had almost forgotten about.

1001 Rabbit Tales was the only one my family owned in VHS while I was growing up. It was a pivotal part of my childhood because of that, so it has a special place in my heart.

Space Jam was actually a great movie.. for children. It was one of my favourites when I was younger =)

can you do "Looney tunes Back to the Action"?

The bickering about the wish, and the burrito is literally the only thing I even remembered from watching Fantastic Island in theaters as a kid.

I'm envisioning a new movie, simply called "The Looney Tunes Movie," that serves as an origin story of how the Looney Tunes became the all-star ensemble they are today.

I'm more familiar with Space Jam and Back in Action of the Looney Tunes movies because I used to watch them back when I was a kid. At first I thought those were the only movies they had but it turned out they had more. Recently, I found out about Quackbusters and Bah Humduck. I had no idea Looney Tunes had more films. Looney Tunes is a terrific series, by the way!

I loved Space Jam as a kid, and still love it today! Back In Action has its good points and some pretty funny jokes, but it's not ultimately my favorite. The deleted scene for Back In Action set the tone for the film far better than what was in the final cut, and the movie would have played out differently and more entertaining in the long run. But for whatever reason, Warner Brothers just can't get it together anymore. Sad that legendary characters like this are being wasted.

This comment section in a nutshell: 90% about Lola Bunny 10% about anything else

Back in Action is my (not so) secret favorite movie of all time and I had been waiting SO LONG for y'all to review it.

I'll always have a soft spot for looney tunes back in action

8:26 It isn't just the voice the quality of the animation looks different too!

Quack busters is a guilty pleasure of mine. I watched every Halloween every time it was on TV. Even now I still watch it around Halloween because I think some of the best looney tunes cartoons are the more creepy and atmospheric ones.

oh my god you predicted space jam 2

When I was growing up, I genuinely loved Looney Toons Back In Action. I thought (and still think) Brendan Fraser is very funny and a good actor, and the idea of bringing the characters into the real world was really clever. Could it have been done better? Sure. But look at other movies like it at the time (*coughrockyandbulwinklecough*) and it's actually a pretty damn good film.

I’ve come from the future to day Space Jam a new legacy was a pretty fun time , definitely right up there with back in action in my book .

Back in Action was nuts!! I liked it! It was goofy and cheesy but it was fun

Back in Action works better like a videogame, with the paintings and the space chase.

Honestly, I agree with Doug wanting to replace Space Jam Lola with TLTS Lola in said sequel. TLTS Lola is so much better.

I still have Looney Tunes Back in Action on DVD to this day.

This is probably one of my favourite reviews you've done. Thanks for making this Doug! The looney tunes rock and I hope more movies come out in the nottoo distant future. There was some buzz about that 'ACME Movie' with Steve Carell but I don't know if that's even happening anymore.

It’s funny, the Bugs Bunny Roadrunner movie was the first VHS we got after buying a VCR.

I LOVE Looney Tunes Back in Action xD

This was a good analysis on all the 'Looney Tunes' movies. It's easy to see why the early ones aren't talked about as much. Sure, I enjoyed them growing up, but even at a young age, I can tell the way they edited old shorts with new footage wasn't very seamless. Mel Blanc's voice got deeper as he got older, and it probably needed to be sped up a bit to be more in line with the older footage. Also, the newer animation was noticeable different, and in some cases weaker. I also agree that some shots that were edited took away their original intent. While some newer footage added to the jokes, others took away from them them. (I saw these films before I noticed the pointless editing done to classic Disney shorts in the early days of Disney Channel.) At least 'The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie' kept the shorts intact, and worked as a 'documentary' of sorts. (Though if you want to see something 'Looney Tunes' related that's infamously bad, check out 'Daffy & Porky Meet The Groovie Ghoulies' it's A bad TV special from the 70's done by Filmation that's just screaming to be reviewed.) Now 'Space Jam', and 'Back In Action' marked a new era for 'Looney Tunes' movies. While it was refreshing to see an all original movie with a solid narrative, they don't quite measure up to 'Roger Rabbit'. Sure, they look better than the earlier films, but they left something to be desired. I agree that 'Space Jam' kept the characters in an animated world where Michael Jordon is the 'straight man'. Which works a little better than how 'Back In Action' handled it. That being said, and least Joe Dante brought the focus back to slapstick comedy even if there wasn't enough of it throughout the movie. As for the future of 'Looney Tunes', well, let's hope they appear in more good short, and or tv shows, and not just in bad commercials. (Though, you know they'll get their own 'Lego' movie at some point.)

Daffy Duck's Quackbusters was in my opinion, the best of the clip show movies. I always loved the horror themed shorts and they put a bunch of good ones in there like "Claws For Alarm" and "Hyde and Go Tweet." Not to mention there's an Egghead cameo as a singing telegram man, and the excellent modern Looney Tunes short "The Duxorcist" I also love the random inclusion of a non-terrifying cartoon "Punch Trunk" in which a tiny but full grown elephant terrifies anyone who sees it. Daffy attempts to cover it on the news as a myth--while the tiny pachyderm wanders across his desk! The Bugs Bunny and Roadrunner movie is a close second--it's nice to see Bugs showing us around his home while recounting different shorts to us.

Gotta love that Tom Holland did some voice acting before he was born. 5:27

did anyone notice he kinda got what he wanted with lebron james in space jam 2

*looks at the Space Jam 2 image* Oh god it's that Lola... The cringe of the furries are coming back...

Looney Tunes Back in Action was funny as hell. Yes it was a bit clumsy and dumb at times, but I really liked it. Especially seeing all those monsters from old movies, like Robot Monster and Fiend without a Face.

If only Mel Blanc wouldn't have been a smoker, then his voice wouldn't have changed so much. That's not only why he sounded so much different in the 70s and 80s but also why all of the Looney Tunes began to sound the same. He was suffering from emphysema when Quackbusters and the last of his voice work was being made. WE LOVE YOU MEL, RIP!!!!!

Holy crap are the comments full of weirdos.

Michael Meyers is playing Pepe Le Pew in his own film, isn't he? That should be... interesting...

I always loved back in action. One of the movies I rewatched the most as a kid.

I absolutly love the looney tunes growing up as a kid and it still holds up till this day

They should just rerelease the killing joke with the batgirl parts taken out

Why are they even making a Space Jam sequel?

Wow. I remember a surprising amount of the clip show movies. I must of had them on VHS or they were played on Cartoon Network quite frequently. I remember Daffy's Fantastic Island the most though. I loved the way the well spoke and the visual effect it had.

I loved Daffy Duck's Quackbusters when I was a kid, I watched that one far more often than any other Looney Tunes movie. But even then I noticed the highly conspicuous difference between the vintage and modern voice characterizations from Mel Blanc, it did stand out like a sore thumb. Still, you gotta admire the man, he kept doing what he was doing well past his prime until his death, very few would be so dedicated.

Also having Zendaya being the voice of Lola Bunny just imagine the original design and Zendaya Good God the internet would have a field day