Let's be realistic.

A brilliant film that helped define a genre

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Whether this is the best Daffy Duck cartoon or not, it's obvious to anyone seeing it that certainly is among the best featuring this character. In fact, Daffy is much like he was in the short RABBIT SEASONING--looking only out for himself and treating his friend(?) Bugs like dirt. The main difference in this one is that Bugs is a nicer Bugs--in RABBIT SEASONING he was pretty devious as well.The film begins with the audience assuming it's a Bugs Bunny film. That's because you see the typical trail of dirt as Bugs tunnels across the screen. However, in a twist, as he emerges, so does Daffy! It seem that they're headed for a vacation together and took a wrong turn--ending up in ancient Baghdad (or the like). Soon, they have to contend with genies, greedy sheiks and Hassan who's only ambition it to chop them to pieces! But, as Bugs is concerned with self-preservation, Daffy's greed has been ignited. It seems that Hassan is guarding a fortune in gold and jewels and NOTHING is going to stop Daffy from his one true love...money! The cartoon is brilliantly written, very engaging and fun from start to finish. While it was an audience favorite, back in 1958, this was exactly the sort of picture that didn't stand a chance Oscar time and wasn't even nominated. Time has shown that ALI BABA BUNNY and not BIRDS ANONYMOUS (the winner) was the better and more timeless film.

An absolutely wonderful cartoon. But I'm biased - saw it first at the Cartoon Cinema in Sheffield England in 1958 or thereabouts aged 7 with grandmother. To me it's one of the finest and funniest Bugs Bunny cartoons.Granted it might attract disparaging comment for the stereotypical Arabs - but it is of its time and that time was 1957. So far as I know it never has attracted criticism from the Arab world.It is delightful for the interplay between the greedy (capitalist?) duck and his pretensions ("I'm comfortably well off...") and the world wise but decent Bugs Bunny - who rescues the duck from his folly only for Daffy to blow it at the end - with yet more greed.A fable for our times yet again?Oh, and Pismo Beach is in California, not Florida.Duncan Stewart.

Personally I usually do not like episodes where Daffy Duck is annoyingly cruel, but I was very impressed with this one. In "Ali Baba Bunny" are surprises, very good gags and jokes and a theme that works well. The animation and lines from Daffy were also impressive and I did not begin to mind too much that he was, as he phrased it himself, "a greedy slob" in this episode.The episode begins with Ali Baba closing the cave to the well-known Arabian treasure. He tells his guard, Hassan, to guard the cave well and goes off on his very small camel. What Hassan was not expecting was a black duck called Daffy and a grey bunny called Bugs to come up from underground into the cave. Bugs Bunny is beginning to become worried when he realises he is not where he wanted to be, but Daffy is perfectly happy to stay where he is and be "comfortably well off"...I recommend this episode to anyone who likes a good laugh, for anyone who does not mind a greedy black duck and for anyone who likes Looney Tunes in general. As bobthemoo proves (he is a Looney Tunes fan, by the way people), not every Looney Tunes fan will enjoy this, but I say this episode is worth a try. Enjoy "Ali Baba Bunny"! :-)

Written by Michael Maltese and directed by Chuck Jones, "Ali Baba Bunny" is a brilliant Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck cartoon that just might be the epitome of Daffy's greediness. (If you haven't yet seen this cartoon, don't read any further.) While travelling underground with Bugs, Daffy suddenly spots a gigantic cache of riches, and rather than deciding to share it with Bugs, Daffy wants it all! When a fat, stupid guard named Hassan chases after Daffy, Daffy suddenly decides to call a truce with Bugs and hides under his turban, but once Hassan is gone, Daffy breaks the truce and grabs all the gold. What a greedy twit!There are two scenes in "Ali Baba Bunny" that I find especially hilarious. First, when Daffy initially spots all the jewels, he loudly declares it's all his by stomping on Bugs and burying him underground, then joyfully jumping into the gold coins to the musical accompaniment of "We're in the Money". And second, while disguised as a genie, Bugs does some wacky physical contortions as he recites his "iggity ackity ook ah ah" chant."Ali Baba Bunny" is such a great cartoon featuring wonderful facial expressions on the various characters, as well as some fine acting by that "Man of a Thousand Voices" Mel Blanc. Daffy Duck has always proved to be insanely jealous of Bugs Bunny, which only serves to make life worse for the hapless duck. As I mentioned earlier, "Ali Baba Bunny" is probably the purest example of Daffy not being willing to share ANYTHING (e.g., applause, safety, wealth) with Bugs.