Mutants and Bugs Make for Looney Week of DVD Releases

Monday, April 27, 2009
By: Thomas J. Mclean

Classic animation gets its due this week, with the DVD releases of the full-length feature film The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie and the classic 1990s superhero series X-Men.

Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (Warner Home Video, $14.98) is part of the Looney Tunes Movie Collection and compiles a number of classic shorts directed by Friz Freleng connected by new animated material. The feature film was released to theaters in 1981. The DVD also features a trio of bonus cartoons: Box-Office Bunny, From Hare to Eternity and Pullet Surprise.

Also due out this week are X-Men Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 (Buena Vista Home Entertainment, $23.99 each), collecting the first 33 episodes of the classic TV series. (See separate review.)

Other animated releases include Cartoon Galaxy Vol. 1 (Indican, $14.99), American Dad Vol. 4 (Fox, $39.98), Jetsons: The Movie (Turner, $14.98), The Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 4 (Sony, $19.94) and Inuyasha Season 7 ($119.98 Deluxe Edition, $99.99 Standard Edition),

Major live-action studio releases for the week include Hotel for Dogs (DreamWorks, $30.99 DVD, $39.99 Blu-ray), Bride Wars (Fox, $29.98 DVD, $39.99 Blu-ray) and The Uninvited (DreamWorks, $29.99 DVD, $39.99 Blu-ray).

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