Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

. . . the vast majority of witches were, to quote Dorothy Gale of Kansas, "old and ugly." Glinda the Good Witch of Northern Oz notwithstanding, the tide of Witch Warts & Whiskers never really turned until BROOMSTICK BUNNY, which concludes with the classically ugly Witch Hazel transforming into a cartoon caricature of her Real Life voice artist, young redhead June Foray. It was just a tiny step from Hazel\June to Elizabeth Montgomery's TV Sit-Com role as that Chronic Nose-Twitcher, Samantha Stevens. The rest is History, right down to Charlize Theron and Emily Blunt glamorized to the nines as they duke it out in the current theatrical release, THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER'S WAR. Though Theron and Blunt may not play Quidditch on broomsticks, their Witchy powers far exceed anything that Hermione managed at Hogwarts. Their main bone of contention is the Man in the Mirror, a twin to Witch Hazel's own Looking Glass Guy. The tide of horrid hags with warts & whiskers is bound to sweep back in soon, as the current Reign of Beauty Queen Witches represents Hollywood Lookism at its worst. It's all but certain than President Hillary will issue an Executive Order during her First 100 Days mandating that all future witch roles will put food on the tables of only old and ugly actresses.

Chuck Jones's 'Broomstick Bunny' is an odd cartoon. Bugs Bunny goes trick-or-treating disguised as a witch, unwittingly stealing the position of "ugliest of them all" from the former holder of the title, Witch Hazel (brilliantly voiced, as always, by June Foray). When she finally realises Bugs is a rabbit, Witch Hazel's thoughts turn to the rabbit's clavicle she needs for her latest potion. With its stylised, scrawled backgrounds, 'Broomstick Bunny' nicely establishes an off-kilter atmosphere and then fails to do much with it. Rather than outwitting his pursuer with his normal brand of heckling, Bugs simply runs for his life throughout the cartoon! At one point, in genuine fear for his life, he cries big, salty tears and it's unclear whether this is part of a ruse or actual emotion but, on the evidence of Bugs's persona in the rest of the cartoon, it would seem to be real. He comes across as a weak, easily tricked character (a carrot on a fishing rod? Come on!) right up until his closing double-pun wisecrack, which is the best thing in the whole cartoon. Although the creepy, angular look of 'Broomstick Bunny' sets up an unsettling atmosphere, the most troubling thing in the film is who exactly this Bugs Bunny impersonator is and what he's done with the real McCoy!

From its first minute, this episode might seem a little bit too cliché and a little bit too boring, yet this episode proves to be a very memorable, entertaining one. This episode has fantastic animation, quotes, laughs and plot turns. It also has an ABSOLUTELY HIDEOUS witch!Bugs Bunny is trick-or-treating and he happens to arrive in the house of a REAL witch. She invites Bugs Bunny in for tea - thinking that he is actually a witch. The tables begin to turn...This may not be the most rip-roaring Bugs Bunny episode, in fact some might go even so far as to say it is "dead boring". However, if you look past the slightly slow plot, you will see that this is an episode well worth watching! :-)This includes one of my favourite Looney Tunes quotes:Bugs Bunny: (Having just met the witch) She isn't pretty now, but she was someone's baby once.I recommend this cartoon to anyone who likes Bugs Bunny and for anyone who likes funny Halloween things. Enjoy! :-)

***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS*** Broomstick Bunny starts as a chase short set on Halloween with a clever angle; Witch Hazel, who abhors being beautiful, is shocked when another witch (Bugs Bunny trick-or-treating) appears who is even more hideous than her. Hazel tries to feed the witch tea drugged with beautifying potions, but Bugs has to take off his mask first - which causes Hazel to remember a key ingredient in the potion she is mixing.But Chuck Jones makes this short immortal with a stunning turn of events. Hazel is about to chop Bugs' head off, but we are suddenly treated to a totally unexpected reaction - genuine tears of fright by Bugs. Hazel, seeing the humanity in Bugs' tears, suddenly can't go through with it, as Bugs suddenly reminds her of her beloved pet who is no longer with her.The comedic punchline then comes when Bugs gives Hazel tea to calm her down - both forgetting it is the beautifying tea that leads to a hilarious aerial chase and Bugs' bemused warning to air-raid HQ.