"War and Pieces" was the last classic Road Runner short and director Chuck Jones evidently knew that the studio was about to close, as he began this film with a slow-motion/freeze frame technique similar to the earliest of the series. Jones followed this with his typical fast, fine comic timing, supported by beautifully stylized backdrops. Caninus Nervous Rex (Coyote) is blasted, dropped, dunked, pressed, shot, run down, and sent clear through to China as he tries to catch that bird.
Review of War and Pieces
