Great visuals, story delivers no surprises

Admirable film.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

. . . it's virtually impossible to view A TALE OF TWO KITTIES as anything other than a WWII allegory. With their willingness to invade the domain of an apparently defenseless neighbor, coupled with their use of seemingly overwhelming high-tech force when in their Blitzkreig Attack Mode (not to mention Babbit's condescending air of hubris), the cats of the title obviously represent Hitler's Nazi minions (S.S. storm troopers, by their colorization). Tweety Bird, ensconced in its Island of the Sky, plays the part of England. Though taken somewhat unaware at first (the Neville Chamberlain portion of the allegory), it doesn't take Tweety long to get on a solid War Footing, ready to ward off any ploy exercised by its nefarious feline enemies. Whether service member or civilian, a viewer's morale gets a giant boost from seeing the hardly defenseless bird triumphing again and again over an Ultimate Evil. Who needs AVENGERS when Tweety's around?

The cats included instead are Babbit and Castello, spoofs on people called Bud Abbot and Lou Castello. Tweetie Pie is a lot different from the Tweetie Pie we know today, in this episode the bird has more of a mean streak and is not yellow. The two cats are very entertaining, Castello being a plump, cowardly cat who receives most of the action and Babbit is a braver, more grown-up cat. I quite like this Looney Tunes episode because it is funny and Tweetie Pie does a good job in his first appearance. The only things here that bothered me were the references to WWII at the time, Castello pretends to be a Spitfire (he has a large wooden plank around him that resemble wings) and he is shot at. The way he falls to the ground is surprisingly disturbing.The plot is similar to Tweetie Pie and Sylvester plots, Tweetie Pie sees a putty tat trying to eat him and he makes sure that he does not become breakfast, lunch or dinner. In this episode, Tweetie Pie is trying to make sure he is not eaten by Castello, who is hungry. Unfortunately, Castello is not finding his job easy at all...I recommend this is anyone who likes Tweetie Pie and to anyone who does not mind references to WWII in a cartoon. Enjoy "A Tale of Two Kitties"! :-)

This is one of the better Warner Bros. cartoons of the era ('42), with two cats patterned after Abbott and Costello (Babbitt and Catstello), with Abbott trying to get Costello to pry a teeny bird (who turns out to be Tweety Bird), out of his nest.The gimmicks Abbott uses to get Costello launched into space are hilarious, each one more clever than the one before. This leaves little time to devote to Tweety Bird, but this is Tweety's first film and he doesn't look quite like the finished product that he became several cartoons later.The usual high standard of animation is present, along with the character voices supplied by Mel Blanc (Catstello and Tweety) and Tedd Pierce (Babbit).

In this day and age, we have seemingly come to interpret Tweety Bird as "cute". In his first appearance, he was nothing like that; quite the opposite, he was a bad-ass. In "A Tale of Two Kitties", wandering felines Babbit and Catstello (spoofing Abbott and Costello) find a bird's nest. Grouchy, straight-talking Babbit sends the nervous Catstello up to get the bird, only the tiny avian - whose name isn't actually identified - proves to be the nastiest mother ever. There's naturally an anvil gag.It's just great to see how the guys behind the Looney Tunes weren't afraid to show anything that they wanted. Definitely one to see.