Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt

Data
Title: "Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt"
Year: 1941
Length: 8 minutes
Director: Friz Freleng
Writer: Michael Maltese
Starring: Mel Blanc
Music: Carl W. Stalling
Distinctions: Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short

My reaction
Synopsis: [see title]
How I saw it: on video (Maltese Falcon bonus feature), yesterday
Concept: Indifferent. Someone's hunting Bugs Bunny and he has to outsmart him? A quick glance at Elmer Fudd's character page on the IMDb confirms that, yes, that was just about as original in the 1940's as it would be now.
Story: Bad.
Characters: Indifferent.
Dialog: Indifferent.
Pacing: Great.
Cinematography: Indifferent.
Special effects/design: Good. Great backgrounds.
Acting: Indifferent.
Music: Great. Carl F***ing Stalling. (Wait, that doesn't start with W...) It doesn't stand out as far as Carl Stalling scores go, but still, it's Carl Stalling - without a doubt the single best composer of film scores in the history of the universe ever.
Subjective Rating: 5/10 (Indifferent). A few classic gags, a few unfunny gags, a bad Elmer Fudd rip-off, and quite a lot of awkward tension from waiting for something racist to happen.
Objective Rating: 2.4/4 (Okay).