Normally releasing a computer animated movie in September is tantamount to admitting it sucks, but there’s a glimmer of hope for Igor. Set in a world full of mad scientists and mad scientist assistants, Igor is the story of a lab-assistant who dreams of breaking cultural barriers and becoming a mad scientist himself.

We’ve got three new clips from the movie, and at least one of them is surprisingly funny. If 1/3 of the movie delivers laughs, then on the sliding scale of sub-par September releases… that’s pretty good. We’re grading on a curve here. Take a look: