"Stop! Look! and Hasten!"

"Stop! Look! and Hasten!" (short), 1954. Coyote tries to catch Road Runner.

Directed by Chuck Jones. Written by Michael Maltese.

Concept: 3/4 (Good)
Story: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Characters: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Dialog: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Pacing: 3/4 (Good)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 3/4 (Good)
Acting: 2/4 (Indifferent). The audio commentary informs me that this one didn't have the usual animation team, and it shows. Coyote's movement consists of connecting one Chuck Jones drawing to the next.
Music: 4/4 (Great)
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good, 3/4). It has a relatively low gag density for a Road Runner cartoon. The first third of it is all setup - good stuff, but at this point in the series we hardly need to spend time establishing Coyote's motivation.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.6/4 (Good)