I saw a number of the early Mickey Mouse cartoons.many years ago when I got the "Classic Mickey" DVD (I think that's what it was called) but today was my first time getting to see this one!
Even more enjoyable than I expected! Lots of fun!
Just earlier today I was watching some later 1930s Disney cartoons, and while still enjoyable, the drop in quality is huge. The work of Ub Iwerks is just so distinctive. Does animation get any better than this? The train might be kind of silly and simply drawn, but once the action gets going, just wow! The first-person Point of View out-of-control train animation through the tunnel is just so realistic, it's truly incredible. Probably the most thrilling animation viewing experience I've ever had.
As others said, it might not have the most plot, but I always love to see Mickey and Minnie. First time I've ever seen Minnie play violin!
Some people mentioned inconsistent character design. The only thing I noticed which was immersion breaking was that when Minnie first appeared, she basically had Mickey's voice! I don't know what is going on there - is it a goof? Did Walt not have his Minnie voice warmed up? Definitely an oddity, but still very fun and enjoyable. Hard to rate this one, because while I couldn't call it a masterpiece like "The Karnival Kid", that first-person runaway train sequence is better than I've ever seen; just unrivalled brilliance from Ub Iwerks!
Even more enjoyable than I expected! Lots of fun!
Just earlier today I was watching some later 1930s Disney cartoons, and while still enjoyable, the drop in quality is huge. The work of Ub Iwerks is just so distinctive. Does animation get any better than this? The train might be kind of silly and simply drawn, but once the action gets going, just wow! The first-person Point of View out-of-control train animation through the tunnel is just so realistic, it's truly incredible. Probably the most thrilling animation viewing experience I've ever had.
As others said, it might not have the most plot, but I always love to see Mickey and Minnie. First time I've ever seen Minnie play violin!
Some people mentioned inconsistent character design. The only thing I noticed which was immersion breaking was that when Minnie first appeared, she basically had Mickey's voice! I don't know what is going on there - is it a goof? Did Walt not have his Minnie voice warmed up? Definitely an oddity, but still very fun and enjoyable. Hard to rate this one, because while I couldn't call it a masterpiece like "The Karnival Kid", that first-person runaway train sequence is better than I've ever seen; just unrivalled brilliance from Ub Iwerks!