TheLittleSongbird Not one of my favourite Looney Tunes and Bugs Bunny cartoons by all means, with some of the material being of the time (also prefer cartoons with a wittier touch rather than a propaganda touch) and younger audiences may find some of 'Herr Meets Hare' goes over their heads or a touch heavy-handed.That's understandable, because the references that 'Herr Meets Hare' has are less than subtle. Again though this is part of the fun (and to be honest the people that are referenced are as far from subtle as one can possibly get), and the cartoon did have balls for doing this when World War II was still very much happening, with the Nazis still terrorising innocent people and Hitler still in power.'Herr Meets Hare' has beautiful animation, colourful, meticulously detailed, rich and very smooth and fluid. It's lusciously and energetically scored too, and it was great to hear the Venusberg theme from Wagner's 'Tannhauser', pre-dating one of the greatest cartoons in history 'What's Opera Doc' which used the same music to iconic and even more memorable effect. The music not only adds so much but enhances the action too.While not as hysterical as other Looney Tunes efforts, the dialogue is fresh and witty and the gags are no less than very funny, the best bits hilarious. The vulture and the scene with Hitler do raise some quite big laughs, but even funnier are Bugs' brilliant if obvious disguises (always amazing that his opponents nearly always fall for them so easily), especially the Hitler and Brunnhilde guises.Bugs leads the cartoon brilliantly, such a charismatic and funny character, and Goehring is a very worthy and effective opponent. Mel Blanc does impeccably as ever with the vocals, is there anything this enviously talented man cannot do? All in all, very entertaining cartoon if not one of my favourites. 8/10 Bethany Cox

Tweekums This short opens with Bugs emerging from a hole in the Black Forest; after consulting a map he comments that he 'knew he should have taken the left turn in Albuquerque' as a fat Hermann Göring goes by. Bugs asks him the way to Las Vegas; and he says there is no Las Vegas in Germany; Bugs appears genuinely shocked but takes it in his stride. Bugs goes in to torment him by suggesting that his medals are fake, prompting Göring to start cursing Hitler... just as Bugs disguises himself as Hitler! There are more gags that I won't spoilt... one of which was so good that it was recycled to use in 'What's Opera Doc'; possible the best Bugs Bunny short made.This wartime short was pretty funny and if anybody deserves to be laughed at it is the Nazis. While some fun is had at the expense of German stereotypes I can't see too many modern Germans being too offended by anything here. The jokes were good; I particularly liked the way Göring tried to capture Bugs using a vulture. It was unusual to see Bugs get caught although Bugs being Bugs he turned this to his advantage and got to have a joke at Hitler's expense. If you are a fan of Bugs Bunny or if you are interested on wartime propaganda this one is certainly a must see.

Lee Eisenberg In one of the many WWII-themed Looney Tunes cartoons, Bugs Bunny misses that left turn at Albuquerque for the first time and ends up in the Black Forest, where he meets Nazi official Hermann Goering. One scene in particular in "Herr Meets Hare" reminded me of Charlie Chaplin's "The Great Dictator", where Bugs starts ripping Goering's clothes off. But probably the most fascinating scene is when Bugs rides in dressed as Brunhilde, as he later would in his all-time masterpiece "What's Opera, Doc?". As for the end...well, I assumed that Bugs was going to pull something, but I didn't predict that one! I just always love how they poke fun at the Nazis, in this case making Hitler say "Heil me!". Bugs Bunny is just the greatest.

TheOtherFool A lost Bugs Bunny hits the surface in Germany's Schwarzwald where he meets up with Goering (Eh Doc, which way to Las Vegas?). Goering tries to catch him with his bird as this Bugs short is taking all the well-known steps: Bugs dresses up a couple of times (including one time as Hitler), and Goering is foolish enough to fall for it. Then Goering finally catches Bugs and takes him to Hitler. This is such a funny scene! As Goering goes in he shouts 'Heil Hitler'. Hitler doesn't even look up from his solitaire card-game (!) and says: 'Heil Me'. That really cracked me up.A funny propaganda short, this one: 7/10.