One film that touched everyone—from the kiddies to us grizzled veterans—was 2011’s Rango.
We enjoyed it more because we understood all the inside humor. From paying homage to Clint Eastwood’s “Man With No Name” to the dozens of Western heroes encapsulated in the lizard Rango, the CG-animated flick could be a game for who can figure out the most Western movie references. Its success—the movie was a box office winner in both the United States and the UK—has cleared the path for it

March 2012