Review of Freeze Frame

. . . snow drifts, Wile E. Coyote does not have much luck going this route during FREEZE FRAME. Nor does he fare any better with the aid of the Acme Little Giant Cloud Seeder--"Makes giant snow" (always piling up just on top of HIM!)--or the Acme Speed Skates, the Acme Jet-propelled skis, the Acme Dog Sled (complete with a dozen 92-pound dogs), or even the Acme Rocket Horse and Road Runner Lasso. Mr. Coyote only takes about two Death Plunges during FREEZE, perhaps a nod to the fact that deserts tend to be kinder, gentler locales in Winter time. This six-minute animated short originally was the middle piece of a Looney Tunes Triptych titled BUGS BUNNY'S LOONEY CHR!STMAS TALES. In fact, its a shade better than the opening offering (BUGS BUNNY'S CHR!STMAS CAROL) or the concluding part (FRIGHT BEFORE CHR!STMAS). Perhaps that's because FREEZE does the best job of thawing out the spirit of Warner Bros.' animation heyday from the 1940s and 1950s.