Stop! Look! And Hasten! (1954)
Stop! Look! And Hasten! Review
Stop! Look! And Hasten! is a 1954 animated short film from the Merry Melodies series. It is a very fun short.
This is yet another Road Runner short that is clearly uneven in terms of quality and memorable moments as of course it consists once again of many different segments, but most are actually very strong. I did not care for the first couple of scenes, but later on the film became very strong, in particular in the train sequence.
That is where the movie reached imaginative heights as the animation was simply brilliant and highly creative was the action too. I also really liked the final moment where Road Runner was really cheeky. Wile is great here, but the bird is badass and amusing throughout. The signs, in particular the one about stopping in the name of humanity, are all the highlights here.
Stop! Look! And Hasten! is uneven, but when it’s great, it’s amazing. The animation and action are both stupendous here.
