Love animation to bits. It was a big part of my life as a child, especially Disney, Looney Tunes, Hanna Barbera and Tom and Jerry, and still love it as a young adult, whether it's film, television or cartoons. Actually appreciate it even more now, having more knowledge of the different animation styles and directors and what work went into them.
Am most familiar with the 'Mickey Mouse Works' cartoons from them featuring on 'House of Mouse', a show still held a fondness for by me. With the colours and sound effects, that 'Mickey Mouse Works' makes a real effort to retain the spirit of the old/classic/golden age Disney cartoons is to be lauded. The characters' original personalities are admirably stuck true to as well, particularly Goofy and Donald, while also expanding those for a few, Mickey being more interesting here than before. The hyperactive energy present here is one of few things that is different.
Really enjoy the "House of Genius" cartoons, which are as wonderfully eccentric and inventive as Ludwig Von Drake himself.
'How to Haunt a House' has as ever entertainment value, educational value, Corey Burton bringing comedy, sincerity and bluster to the narrator and Goofy being hilariously and endearingly incompetent. Plus an appearance from none other than everybody's favourite temperamental duck Donald.
For someone who loves animation and classical music together, the "Maestro Minnie" cartoons are a treat. The orchestral arrangement of Rimsky Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee" is inspired and there are fun instrumental gags. Minnie's resourcefulness also shines.
'The Nutcracker' is one of my favourite 'Mickey Mouse Works' cartoons, not just because it's Disney and my love of Christmas and this timeless story. There is so much to enjoy here, Minnie and Mickey's charm, Von Drake's stern eccentricity, John Cleese's comic interactive narrator, big band arrangements of some of the music from Tchaikovsky's ballet and Donald Duck's hilarious Mouse King (an unlikely and seemingly senseless choice, but they clearly went for the unlikely approach and it works).
While not surprising in outcome, the stories are lively and engaging, kept afloat by the character interaction, characters and the atmosphere.
The writing is clever and very funny, even with the deliberately corny moment and pun which made me grin rather than groan.
Really enjoy the spontaneous flow of the episode and Donald's spotlight stealing/accident with the monument is very funny indeed.
Furthermore, the animation is very colourful, smooth in movement and with some meticulous detail. The music is suitably groovy, jaunty and cleverly used.
Voice acting is very good with some of the best voice actors in the business involved. Wayne Allwine, Bill Farmer and Tony Anselmo are more than worthy successors to Walt Disney/James MacDonald, Pinto Colvig and Clarence "Ducky" Nash. John Cleese is thoughtful and very funny as 'The Nutcracker's' comic narrator and Corey Burton injects a lot of personality to Von Drake.
Overall, very enjoyable once again. 8/10 Bethany Cox
Am most familiar with the 'Mickey Mouse Works' cartoons from them featuring on 'House of Mouse', a show still held a fondness for by me. With the colours and sound effects, that 'Mickey Mouse Works' makes a real effort to retain the spirit of the old/classic/golden age Disney cartoons is to be lauded. The characters' original personalities are admirably stuck true to as well, particularly Goofy and Donald, while also expanding those for a few, Mickey being more interesting here than before. The hyperactive energy present here is one of few things that is different.
Really enjoy the "House of Genius" cartoons, which are as wonderfully eccentric and inventive as Ludwig Von Drake himself.
'How to Haunt a House' has as ever entertainment value, educational value, Corey Burton bringing comedy, sincerity and bluster to the narrator and Goofy being hilariously and endearingly incompetent. Plus an appearance from none other than everybody's favourite temperamental duck Donald.
For someone who loves animation and classical music together, the "Maestro Minnie" cartoons are a treat. The orchestral arrangement of Rimsky Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee" is inspired and there are fun instrumental gags. Minnie's resourcefulness also shines.
'The Nutcracker' is one of my favourite 'Mickey Mouse Works' cartoons, not just because it's Disney and my love of Christmas and this timeless story. There is so much to enjoy here, Minnie and Mickey's charm, Von Drake's stern eccentricity, John Cleese's comic interactive narrator, big band arrangements of some of the music from Tchaikovsky's ballet and Donald Duck's hilarious Mouse King (an unlikely and seemingly senseless choice, but they clearly went for the unlikely approach and it works).
While not surprising in outcome, the stories are lively and engaging, kept afloat by the character interaction, characters and the atmosphere.
The writing is clever and very funny, even with the deliberately corny moment and pun which made me grin rather than groan.
Really enjoy the spontaneous flow of the episode and Donald's spotlight stealing/accident with the monument is very funny indeed.
Furthermore, the animation is very colourful, smooth in movement and with some meticulous detail. The music is suitably groovy, jaunty and cleverly used.
Voice acting is very good with some of the best voice actors in the business involved. Wayne Allwine, Bill Farmer and Tony Anselmo are more than worthy successors to Walt Disney/James MacDonald, Pinto Colvig and Clarence "Ducky" Nash. John Cleese is thoughtful and very funny as 'The Nutcracker's' comic narrator and Corey Burton injects a lot of personality to Von Drake.
Overall, very enjoyable once again. 8/10 Bethany Cox
