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6 Movie Rabbits Better Than The Easter Bunny

But they still couldn't do his job...

BY Total Film Apr 6th 2009 12:12PMFILED UNDER: Features

 

The Bunny: Were-Rabbit

The Film: Wallace And Gromit In The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit (2005)

Why He’s Cool: He’s a vegetarian, for one thing. Like Count Duckula before him, that’s a hell of a twist.

He might be dangerous to the local produce, but he’s also a misunderstood monstoid with plenty of scope for stories.

Franchise Opportunity: Since he’s a Nick Park-style poke at the old Universal creature features, we’d go the whole hog and kick off a black-and-white tale of a misunderstood rabb-beast hunted by angsty villagers in a castle-adjacent farm village.

If Benicio Del Toro’s take on the Wolfman can reheat interest in classic movie monsters with a fresh spin, then the Were-Rabbit is laughing. Well, snarling, drooling and snacking on carrots. But you get the idea.

Why He Shouldn't Be The Easter Bunny: He'd hand out veg instead of chocolate eggs, and no-one wants that.

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Comments (8)

1: durden says

so...you have the one in harvey but not the one in donnie darko...basically the same thing but as the cinical exec said:"some dont exactly relate to THAT aw-shucks bunny right there"...anyway the list is nice and so very funny!

Posted: Apr 6th 2009 // 5:24PMAlert a moderator

2: lizzygilly says

I think it's a complete oversight that Roger Rabbit is not on this list.

Posted: Apr 10th 2009 // 4:30PMAlert a moderator

3: hemicuda1982 says

No inclusion of Frank from Donnie Darko. This list is therefore invalidated, good day.

Posted: Apr 11th 2009 // 1:40AMAlert a moderator

4: miscweant says

How about Boingo Bunny from 'Hoodwinked,' voiced by Andy Dick? [SPOILER AHEAD:] His big production number at the end of the film when he's exulting in his villainy is one of the funniest animated feature scenes in the last several years.

Posted: Apr 11th 2009 // 1:49AMAlert a moderator

5: Steverino says

"He's got humanity's best interests at heart, which means he'll probably tip all the chocolate eggs into the sea, because he's worried that we'll all get heart attacks or obese or whatever."

Waitaminute! Harvey lets Elwood P. Dowd drink himself blind. Why would anyone think he'd throw out all the chocolate?

Posted: Apr 11th 2009 // 7:00AMAlert a moderator

6: Joaquin says

If you included the Mallrats Bunny, how about the cigar-smoking Bruce Willis in a pink bunny suit in "North"? No easter eggs or chocolate, but he'll help you get your priorities right, ie, your parents ain't half bad.

Posted: Apr 11th 2009 // 8:10AMAlert a moderator

7: thejacquie says

when i first saw this list posted on the imdb, i thought "the easter bunny from 'mallrats' had best be on there... but it definitely WON'T." and then i actually read it and to my surprise and joy, there it was! this means SOMEONE finally thinks like me... AWESOME!!

Posted: Apr 12th 2009 // 12:30AMAlert a moderator

8: Kroxquo says

Someone else mentioned Roger Rabbit, but I have two words to comment on this list - BUGS BUNNY!

Posted: Apr 12th 2009 // 1:06PMAlert a moderator

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