mike48128
Available on disc as a "collection's edition" with other Christmas cartoons including "Pluto's Christmas Tree". Mickey's Christmas Carol is a wonderful blend of classic Disney Magic, with many of the "supporting cast members" from other beloved Disney cartoons. The "baby" versions of The wolf and the 3 little pigs chase each other in the background with a "pop" gun. Everyone has a logical part from Mickey and Minnie, Donald and Daisy, Willie the Giant to Jiminy Cricket. See how many other characters you can identify. "Goofy" is the absent-minded ghost of Marley and falls down the stairs. "Uncle Scrooge McDuck" naturally plays Scrooge (Alan Young). "Big Pete" plays the Ghost of Christmas Future, is not that scary at all, and smokes a cigar! May be "edited for time" by speeding up the "film", but still uncut. The reviews said that the new Blu-Ray version has been "scrubbed" or cleaned up, and some of the fine detail suffers. As, I own the older DVD version, I cannot compare the two. Still worth owning as little kids thoroughly love it. "G" rated, as it should be!
SnoopyStyle
Ebenezer Scrooge (Scrooge McDuck) is a miserly greedy duck. His clerk Bob Cratchit (Mickey Mouse) is overworked and underpaid. His nephew Fred (Donald Duck) invites him to Christmas dinner. He is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley (Goofy) who tells him about the approaching 3 spirits. The Ghost of Christmas Past (Jiminy Cricket) shows him the past and the origins of his miserable ways when he foreclose on Isabelle (Daisy Duck) for being an hour late rather than marrying her. The Ghost of Christmas Present (Willie the Giant) shows him the hardship faced by Bob Cratchit and his family. Then the Ghost of Christmas Future shows him the funeral of little Tiny Tim.For such a short running time, this is a well made version of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'. It is snappy and quick. It's the essential highlights. It doesn't add anything new but it's done with great sincerity. It's a nice distillation of the original material that the kids will be able to follow.
Rectangular_businessman
This was a very nice and enjoyable Christmas animation, being one of my favorite adaptations of "A Christmas Carol".It has a fantastic animation, with very cute and appealing designs (Though I shouldn't be surprised by that) and many funny and heartwarming moments, capturing perfectly well the good-spirited essence of the original story.The way in which this used Disney characters for the classic story was clever and well made, since everyone was just perfect in their respective roles.While this isn't the best short done by Disney (That would be the marvelous "The Little Matchgirl" animated adaptation from the year 2006) this was an excellent version of this classic story, being perfect to watch during Christmas time.
Scarecrow-88
Delightful(if a bit too short, covering very little of the Dickens' story but the bare essentials)Walt Disney version of A Christmas CAROL features the wonderful voice of Alan Young of MR. ED fame as Ebenezer Scrooge McDuck, Bah humbugging those around him of good Holiday cheer until he is visited by deceased partner Jacob Marley(Goofy who makes a marvelous introduction and easily the character who steals plenty of chuckles such as his inability to keep from tripping over his chains)and three ghosts over Christmas Eve, one of whom is Jiminy Cricket(as Christmas Past). With Mickey Mouse as long suffering Bob Cratchet, Minnie his wife, and Donald Duck as Scrooge's jolly nephew who invites Ebenezer to a Christmas dinner. While a mere 24 minutes(it's just too much fun to end so soon), Scrooge only visits Fezzywigs dance in the past where he first met Isabella, his first love, and the counting house where he chose a life of greed over matrimonial happiness, Cratchet's home in the present to see how small the turkey was for their dinner, and the cemetery of the future where Tiny Tim and himself would be buried. As I mentioned this little cartoon adaptation is over before you know it, but I figure Disney and Scrooge fans will enjoy it. It was quite a childhood favorite of mine and seeing it again after nearly twenty years was a pleasure. Again my only qualm with MICKEY'S Christmas CAROL is the puny length, and that is actually a compliment since I didn't want it to end.
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