Get a Horse! (2013)

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Crappy film

It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

A blast from the past as Mickey Mouse and friends deal with the lascivious Peg-Leg Pete in this respectful and loving tribute to Walt Disney's early Mickey Mouse cartoons. It's done with a delightful mix of hand-drawn black & white animation in the style of those early cartoons and modern CGI color animation, still holding true to the original models of the characters. I love that they also used some archival audio from Walt, Billy Bletcher, and Marcellite Garner. Frankly, it's the best Mickey short in decades. I've always enjoyed the first Mickey cartoons a lot. The character has long since become the poster child for corny but this short hearkens back to a time when he was fresh, playful, and funny. Kudos to Lauren MacMullan and co. for this creative and clever short that mixes the present and the past in a way that should bring smiles to the faces of young and old alike.

I have to say that even if this 6-minute animated movie from 2 years ago was fun to watch, it feels a bit like style over substance. I remember there was huge buzz about a new Mickey Mouse cartoon being made and it was shown in theaters before "Frozen" I believe, but all in all I would not say that the hype was justified. It starts off like these very very old Mickey Mouse cartoons that I was never the greatest fan of. My favorites where the ones that already had color and preferably also had Goofy or Donald in them. But obviously, they wanted to bring in the contrast between new and old, so they had to go the black-and-white path. I don't really blame them. The way in which both world collide repeatedly because of a hole in the screen was done very nicely. And the ending is pretty good as well when everything turns into color. However, most of the action in this short film was not as memorable as the scenes I just mentioned. I think I am fine with this getting an Academy Award nomination and not winning. Seems pretty much on-spot although I remember that it was the front runner. After all, it won the Annie, still in the absence of "Mr. Hublot". I have not seen the actual winner yet, but I will soon and then lets see if I deem that one superior. In any case, I am not too big on the title here either. Seems a bit random to me and I think they could have done better in that area. With "they", I mean mostly director and writer Lauren MacMullan. I am fairly certain she will direct a full feature animated movie at some point and let's be fair: She did a pretty decent job here and I suggest you to get a copy of "Get a Horse!"

Last year Mickey Mouse came back after decades.The story about Mickey Mouse and the good old gang of cartoon animals being attacked by Peg-Leg Pete.Clarabelle Cow is some of those who comes back in this charming short.This ends in hilarious situations on this journey.There is something for everyone here for fans of anthro animals, old school cartoons and on.It's like coming back and see the heydays of American road trips.The animation and sound is super.Go to Youtube and see this short whenever you like old cartoons, or animation in general.It could had been a Whole movie, and it's worth it anyway.The movie did not win the Oscar, but that was worth the nomination anyway.10/10

Get a Horse! (2013) *** (out of 4) This winning short from Disney was originally released and played before the FROZEN feature. The story is quite simple and Mickey and Minnie are trying to battle Peg-Leg Pete who eventually throws Mickey off the "movie" and into the movie crowd. Once in the crowd Mickey has to use some imagination to try and rescue Minnie who is still in the movie. GET A HORSE! was rather remarkable to see on the big screen because it starts off in B&W just like the original Mickey Mouse shorts and I thought this was a great way to show younger kids a bit of the past. Once the characters start falling from the movie, Mickey then turns to color and he even makes the screen wider to fit today's movies. For the most part I thought this 6-minute short contained a lot of wonderful imagination and especially once the characters were off the screen and seeing how they could defeat the villain. There were a lot of great laughs throughout the picture and especially with some of the harmless violence that was in so many of the original cartoons.