Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004)

To me, this movie is perfection.

Really Surprised!

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

I explored my Netflix Streaming account recently, and saw that this direct-to-video project that I technically would not call a sequel, was on there. The way I knew about this little Mickey Mouse short-like film is that when I bought the DVD of another direct-to-video sequel, "The Lion King 1 1/2" which is this one's rival, if you will, at the Annies (LK 1.5 won, but I would choose this movie), there was a short trailer for this before you had access to the DVD menu.So, I loved this movie in many ways. For one thing, I love "Fantasia", "Fantasia 2000" and the Italian released equivalent "Allegro non Troppo". They all have little animated segments combined into a full-length animated masterpiece, over which we hear Classical pieces. That is not how this one works, though. This is an hour-long little movie with Mickey and his gang that tells the famous story that the title suggests, taking place in 19th Century France where it is narrated by a tortoise troubadour who plays the lute and sings songs. When we hear music in the film, it is set to classical melodies like those heard in the projects I mentioned earlier, with original lyrics. One song in particular I would like to talk about is a major highlight of this cartoon titled "Sweet Wings Of Love", set to the tune of the "Blue Danube Waltz" by Johann Strauss. Other examples of melodies we hear are "Habanera" from "Carmen", "Orpheus in the Underworld Overture" and the French "Can-can".Another reason I really liked this little concert-type film is that it was released in August of 2004. In my personal life, it was the beginning of an eight-year World Record of being free from visiting Walt Disney World in Central Florida. Now the point of me bringing this subject up is that I used to live in Florida as a kid, and my family and I would visit that popular tourist destination almost semi-annually, so I got tired of it eventually. Also, I'm not fond of theme parks, and sometimes I like to imagine myself at a Classical concert while I watch this forgotten movie that no Disney fans talk about anymore (I'm a fan of some of Disney's projects, though, and this one's definitely not the only one). Taking new vacations that summer not only helped in expanding my horizon, it also helped me improve my in-class behavior in school, and I also got better at handling loud noises with PA Speakers, because at Disney Amusement Parks that's what they're about.While I never saw this as a kid, I do like to look back on memories of how I've been a Classical music fan all my life, which I still am to this day.

I love Mickey, Donald, and Goofy ever since I was born I even remember as Mickey Mouse was the first cartoon I ever watched then Bugs Bunny and I am happy they made a full length movie for these guys finally and I hope they make more so Mickey, Donald, and Goofy can last forever in our hearts and the ones in the future...Without Mickey Mouse the world wouldn't be that much fun without them I wish they made more Mickey Mouse cartoon shows I hope some day they will P.SWalt Disney R.I.P (Thank you for bringing us Mickey and many other good films like "Mary Poppins" And "Lady And The Tramp")

I was visiting my grandkids last week and after a long day of activities, and a family supper, my daughter asked me if I wanted to go down to the T.V. room and watch a movie with the kids.At that moment it sounded like the worst idea I had heard in a long time. I had visions of watching some 3D flying robots or some brightly colored animated ponies. So, imagine my surprise when they said they wanted to watch their Mickey Mouse movie.I've been around a long time and I can remember seeing Mickey shorts at the theater when I was a boy, and I had no idea that the kids today even knew who the little mouse was. In addition, I hadn't heard about any Mickey Mouse movies in a very long time, so I was intrigued to see what this movie that the kids all wanted to see was all about.And let me tell you I sat down on the couch with my grandkids all around me and we all laughed at Mickey, Donald, and Goofy, as they barreled through their own wacky version of the Three Musketeers tale. The girls loved the Princess Minnie most, while the boys like the swash-buckling swordplay. We all like the fun music, with the very funny words.I wondered if this had been some old movie that got lost in the Disney vaults, it was that good, and had such a timeless feel.If you want to see a nice little family film that everyone in the house can have some fun with, I recommend this new Mickey Mouse movie to you and yours with full enthusiasm.I'm Tex Nickle and I'm telling you that "Mickey is still Kickin'"

The classic Disney characters are back in their first "full-length" film! I loved this movie (and I don't even have children). The roles fit Mickey, Donald, and Goofy perfectly -- it's surprising Disney didn't do this story a long time ago. The operettic score was hilarious, especially when there's a sword fight right in the middle of the Pirates of Penzance's "Modern Major General." The story is cute, and since it takes place about 15 years after the famous D'artagnan, Aramis, Athos, and Porthos, no one can complain about Disney's creative license with the story. All the classic Disney characters are part of the cast, with one new supporting character, a tortoise who narrates the story (I like him too, he reminds me a bit of the tortoise in Disney's animated Robin Hood). However, I do have a few logistical complaints. The DVD should have had a commentary, it was poorly advertised, and it should have been a little longer if we're going to claim it as Mickey's first full-length film (it's only 60 minutes, plus 8 minutes of end titles). Also, because it was straight-to-video it has a bit of that low-budget feel to it. (On the other hand, how horrible if they had released it in theaters in CGI animation! Just in case you didn't know, Disney is no longer doing 2D animation for theater releases.)