Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas Movie
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TAGLINES PLOT SUMMARY
A Christmas themed, three-part anthology-style video. The first part, "Donald Duck: Stuck on Christmas", is essentially a retelling of _Groundhog Day (1993)_ (qv), with Huey, Dewey, and Louie reliving Christmas ad infinitum. Next is "A Very Goofy Christmas", in which Goofy tries to overcome his son's skepticism about Santa Claus. Finally, "Mickey & Minnie's Gift Of The Magi" recreate the classic tale of ironic Christmas selflessness. The stories are linked together by narration by 'Kelsey Grammer' (qv).
| Wayne Allwine | Mickey Mouse |
| Tony Anselmo | Donald Duck |
| Jeff Bennett | Father/Mortimer |
| Corey Burton | Dale |
| Jim Cummings | Pete/Postman |
| Bill Farmer | Goofy/Pluto |
| Shaun Fleming | Young Max Goof |
| Kelsey Grammer | Narrator |
| Andrew McDonough | Poor Boy |
| Alan Young | Uncle Scrooge McDuck |
| Tress MacNeille | Chip/Daisy/Aunt Gurtie |
| Diane Michelle | Daisy Duck |
| Russi Taylor | Minnie Mouse/Huey/Dewey/Louie |
| April Winchell | Firefighter/Mother |
| Jun Falkenstein |
Visitor Reviews
Excellent stories with a moral
posted on 31 Aug 2009I really enjoyed this movie as well as my "almost 4 year old" child. Three stories, all with a relavant moral. On deals with friends being more important than what one gives. Another with today's "gimme a present" culture and how caring is found to be more important, the other with a similar "caring about family is more important than presents" and how wishing Christmas happened every day of the year isn't necessarily a good thing. The rock band item at the end of the movie was disjoint and shouldn't have been there (a dismail rendition of "Deck the Halls" done to the tone of a funeral march.) Put a erase protect defeat label on this part, erase it is my advise so you don't have to hear it if you don't shut off the movie in time. It destroys the innocent content of the movies.
Good stories with a moral
posted on 31 Aug 2009I really enjoyed this Disney video and my 3 year old also loves it. It contains 3 stories, first Donald Duck and Family, then Goofy and last Mickey and Minnie. The stories discuss how Christmas is more than just receiving presents and how important it is that it is a time of togetherness and helping each other. I was very puzzled with the disjoint "music video" at the end of the movie featuring "She Daisy". It was a rather ghoulish rendition of an otherwise happy-sounding Christmas carol. It didn't make sense to me and the target audience for the music video would be one different than the targeted viewer (more for younger adults than children.) Buy the video and erase the last 5 minutes so you don't have to endure the end.
Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas is one for the kids...
posted on 31 Aug 2009I got this title reluctantly, becuase it was part of the Gold Classic Collection, so I figured there had to be some good about it. I was expecting something along the lines of "Mickey's Christmas Carol", but this simply is nothing like that.
This DVD is strickly for children, with some mixed bag of jokes thrown in that MAY make adults grin. The DTV movie, is split into three stories: the first is a Donald Duck story, where his three nephews wish that it was Christmas everyday but they soon regret it; the second, which is the weakest, is about Goofy and his son Max, where Max is told that Santa doesn't exist but his father want's to prove to him otherwise; and the third is with Mickey and Minnie both wanting to buy each other gifts but none of them have the money, which leads to them making some sacrifices. The movie is than rounded out by the entire cast of 'toons singing Christmas carols.
It will definitely entertain kids & it isn't the worse thing in the world for adults to sit through. Plus, DVD enthusiasts will appreciate the attempt of bringing to this release a suitable surround mix (Dolby Digital 5.1).
A GREAT CHRISTMAS MOVIE!
posted on 31 Aug 2009Disney's biggest stars return in three stories of love,caring,happiness,and the spirit of Christmas. In story one,Donald Duck's nephews Huey,Dewey,and Louie wish it was Christmas every day of the year,but they soon find out that it isn't so "fun" as it should be. In story two,Goofy and his son Max can't wait to see Santa Clause,but the mean neighbor Pete,tells Max that there isn't any Santa.Now Goofy must cheer up his son to save the spirit of Christmas. In story three,Mickey must find Minnie the perfect gift for her,and Minnie must find Mickey the perfect gift.At the end they find out its the care and love that shows. Featuring great animation and magical Christmas songs sung by the cast.That's all the excitment of "Upon A Christmas".A great film to gather around with the whole family and watch it.
Don't listen to the couple of bad reviews!!!
posted on 31 Aug 2009After reading some of the reviews to this, I had to write my own, and you can judge my credibility by reading all my other reviews and lists. I'm a long time Disney fan of the old and new stuff, especially but not exclusively the animation. I know the characters and histories pretty darn well. This video is great! It's great as a Christmas video, and it's great as a Disney film! The art work is excellent! It's not lame Saturday morning art! It's a bit better than that! Although, keep in mind that the animation on Saturday mornings has improved drastically compared to the 80's. What we used to see on the big screen is basically what we're seeing on Saturday mornings now, but people nowadays who have been spoiled by seeing computer effects and such stuff in the latest Disney animated films probably can't appreciate the more classic style of art we see in films like this. You want to see a poorly done Disney staight to video feature, see Return of Jafar. This film is quite well done! ANd I for one am always glad to have a break from integrated computer animation! So let's clear all those complaints about the artwork up right now! Anyone who says it's badly done technically hasn't watched as much animation as he or she believes or claims! Anyway, as for the film itself, it showcases three stories about Christmas. It's a great format in my opinion because I love getting more than one story, even if they are shorter that way! The first is about Huey, Louie, and Dewey who make a wish that it could be Christmas every day. Now this story is NOT based on the Bill Murray film Groundhog Day, but rather a popular children's book entitled, Christmas Every Day. That says a little something right there about THAT reviewer in my opinion. All you have to do is pay attention to see that in the credits. This is a real treat because among the relatives who come to visit Donald on CHristmas day is none other than Uncle Scrooge McDuck! Remember him from the comics, or more recently from Duck Tales?!!! It's always so nice to see him animated! He's definitely one of my all time favorite characters, though he's not a major player in this, he gets some nice screen time! (for more of him try to catch Scrooge McDuck and Money, Sport Goofy: Soccermania, and of course, Mickey's Christmas Carol and Duck Tales...did I miss anything?) Now, the second story is about Goofy and his new son Max. I say NEW because I seem to recall him having another son years and years ago. Remember that redheaded kid, Jr.? Anyways, In this story Max is starting to lose his belief in Santa Claus, and Goofy does everything he can to prove to Max that Santa is real. Story wise it sorta plays like an episode of Goof Troop, but hey, Goof Troop was a great show! Now, last is Mickey and Minnie's story. This is the classic story the Gift of the Magi, where a poor Mickey and Minnie are struggling to get each other a suitable gift for Christmas. This is a very sweet story and well done with a cameo from Mortimer Mouse! All in all this is one Christmas DVD that is well worth the money. My only complaint about my gold collection DVD is when the credits begin to roll it becomes out of sync and skips. I also noticed that problem with my The Tigger Movie DVD, and it's not the player, because I've checked it out on others. Well, luckily both DVD's have the accompanying music videos so when I want to hear the songs I can always go there. Great buy folks, don't let WEIRD bad reviews fool you!
My almost-3-year-old adores this DVD
posted on 31 Aug 2009My almost-3-year-old year old son thinks the Mickey Mouse story is the best of the three on this DVD. We have to watch it over and over!
Now I wish Disney had more DVDs available of just of Mickey Mouse! The Mickey's Christmas Carol doesn't have enough Mickey for his tastes.
CRASS, LOUD, CHEAP, EVEN SCARY... A SAD DAY FOR MICKEY!
posted on 31 Aug 2009I bought this video for my daughter because she loves Mickey Mouse so much. She knows Mickey and friends from their wonderful post-WWII feature film Fun and Fancy Free--this should be everyone's TOP Disney feature, at least for Mickey and the series characters. I wasn't expecting anything so brilliant--F&F is essentially Jack and Beanstalk with Mickey and Donald and friends and songs by young Dinah Shore--but I was unprepared for how awful Mickey's Christmas would be. First and worst, my daughter, who is almost 3, kept starting to cry during Once Upon a Christmas or asking, in fear, "Daddy, why are they so angry? What that man doing? They're not bad and scary, are they?" I hardly expected to have to be consolling her every minute during a Disney Christmas movie. This has largely to do with the hectic, materialistic pace of the whole thing, which I suppose mirrors "modern suburban life" as do all the grating references to the mall and the oppressive kid's slang. It's all sort of standard hollywood garbage for modern mall-rat kids, I suppose, but we, and Mickey Mouse himself, deserves better from Disney, especially in a Christmas video. (It's not even funny, and since the main plot is just a rip-off of Groundhog Day, watch that amazingly funny film instead--it has more Christmas spirit, too.) I threw our copy in the trash--and that was just after one viewing. We'll continue watching Fun and Fancy Free another 100 times and hopefully we'll come upon some other good old Mickey Mouse videos, where not only the artwork but the morals and the humor were much higher--and the volume of the characters shouting and screaming was lower. But please come up with better stuff, Disney--Mickey Mouse and friends are a national treasure, you shouldn't be abusing and neglecting them like this!
Another victory for Disney!
posted on 31 Aug 2009This movie is fantastic! I purchased it for my two kids (7 & 3) and they loved it. We had to watch it again and again and again. It sends a good positive message to ALL people. It would make any grinch feel warm inside. I highly recommend it to everyone. A must for the holiday season!
An excellent Christmas video
posted on 31 Aug 2009This is a great video for the holidays. I am 12 years old, and I enjoyed it very much, as did my 9 year old sister. A great movie for all ages. The stories have great animation and sound and the 3rd one is especially touching. Another classic from the Mouse!
A Great Way To Spend Time With The Family
posted on 31 Aug 2009We received our copy of the DVD in the mail today from Amazon.com and all I can say is WOW! This is a great transfer from Disney, and my 2 year old daughter loved it, as the closing credits started to roll she said "let's watch it again daddy".
It's a great DVD with 3 stories wrapped in a nice bundle presentation with all the Disney Favorites, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck and Pluto. This offering gives you a nice break and a great way to spend time with the family and gives you that nice warm Holiday feeling when it's over.
It will definitely being getting many viewings in our home over this Christmas season and those yet to come.
Donald, Goofy, and Mickey
posted on 31 Aug 2009My seven yeard old daughter and I watched this last night. I was impressed with the quality of the dvd transfer and the audio was very good. I couldn't help feeling how dated Donald and Goofy are. The classic nice guy/doofus: Goofy, was hard to watch. And the very noisy Donald is a pain. Mickey and Minnie were delightful as down and out lovers trying to make each others Christmas wonderful. The three stories have positive messages for humanity vs the commercialism of today. Highly recommended with a squeeze of lemon.
This is a fun movie for all ages!
posted on 31 Aug 2009My husband was so anxious to get this movie for our 3 month old daughter...so we did. We watched it and we all absolutely loved it. It kept my daughter's attention for just about the whole movie because it has lots of Christmas music and lots of colors in it! Me and my husband couldn't take our eyes off of it either because it had real stories behind every story it showed. We also found ourselves singing right along with every song on there. This is definitely worth getting...for any age to watch!



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