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Summary: Los Tres Caballeros is a masterpiece!
Review: Wow. What can I say? I just recently viewed this movie and I loved it. Wasn't so fond of the two cartoon shorts as much ("The Cold-Blooded Penguin and the Flying Gauchito" ),but the rest of this movie rocks! Donald receives gifts from his best friends in Latin America. Thrilled,Donald experiences South American life first hand,taking trips from Brazil to Mexico with his pals Jose Carioca and Panchito. It's one surreal,psychadelic and funny movie. I really liked it a lot,the live scenes were pretty good,and the music was swinging. Being 21,it's unbelieveable for me to like music this old,but I loved it and I'm sure you will,too. Being a Hispanic-American myself,this movie also made me see the beauty of my culture and made me proud of my roots. I recommend this for any Disney fan. These 3 amigos will have you loving them the moment you watch it.
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Summary: Disney's 7th Animated Masterpiece!
Review: Just like "Saludos Amigos" this was the second film Walt Disney made based on his trip he took to South America with his animation staff, the film sends Donalds in a grand adventure through different South American places, learning a lot about their culture and their beautiful music. This film conbines animation with real-life characters which is always something fun to watch. The movie isn't considered as one of Disney's highest achievements, but it is very entertaining. I would recommend it to any Disney fan, it is trully wonderful. The DVD does not bring too many features but I guess they're enough since this isn't one of Disney's greatest. The DVD brings two classic Disney cartoons, featuring Donald and Pluto. The DVD quality is great although, as I said, more bonus features would be welcome.
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Summary: Somehow kitschy, sexy, and surreal--all at once
Review: The Three Caballeros can never be taken at face value today. I remember the "Three Caballeros" song from a Sing-Along video when I was a child, and though I loved that song then, the entire movie could not hold the attention span of young children. But it's still a decent, if experimental, movie with various interpretations. On one level, it's an artifact from the WWII Pan-American "Good Neighbor" period: Brazil and Mexico are presented as exotic and sensual paradises, the women are sex objects, and the cultures are obviously stereotyped. But that level of interpretation is certainly not an entertaining one. It is also, however, a kind of surreal music video in which samba and bossa-nova music are matched up with fluid animation. For those who remember the "Pink Elephants on Parade" sequence from Dumbo, picture an entire movie based on that clip. Donald Duck and his friends find themselves completely warped by the music: they multiply themselves, grow, shrink, turn into flowers, and much more. It's also a very sexual film, if one chooses to interpret it that way. Connotations and double meanings abound, and if you watch the movie, you will see what I mean. As far as DVD quality goes, Disney could have restored it better (you can actually see the dust on the screen) which would have made the energetic animation even better. But overall, it's not bad. It's not exactly fun for the kids, but adults may find it interesting in a fun, tacky, misplaced-within-its-own-time kind of way.
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Summary: Educational and Fun
Review: This film was made as a sequel to "Saludos Amigos," which was a hit when it was originally released, but dosen't have very much popularity today. "The Three Caballeros" is definatley the better of the two films. It is basically a collection of more shorts that where inspired by Disney's trip South of the border, but has in between animation and other scenes, such as Donald popping a pinata and going for a ride on a magic carpet to a beach with "pooty girls." I am surprised that Disney didn't do a better job cleaning the picture and sound for this film, because a lot of people love it.
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Summary: The Three Psychedellos
Review: I admit it, this strange brew from down deep in the Disney vault isn't for everyone. But it just might be for you. It's probably my favorite from Walt's studios and it's definitely my youngest daughter's favorite. I'll also admit that it lacks a coherency of tone in that it starts off much like other cobbled-together movies from that time period (connecting shorter projects together to make something "move-length"). But about a third of the way through, true Disney magic starts to happen, and you get tossed through a 40's Latin American vortex that almost has to be the product of some insanely creative young animators/musicians/actors/set designers, etc. given free reign of a studio, along with perhaps some copious quantities of agave plant serum. When an artform is being maxed-out by people at the prime of their powers, one thing you always feel is that you're being bowled over by hundreds and thousands of IDEAS, too many to absorb in 1 or 100 sittings. One gets the same feeling from, say, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. If the idea of being taken on a crazy trip that could delight a 75-year-old and a 5-year-old equally appeals to you, then give this one a look. As far as I'm aware, getting high this way is legal. [There is a segment in Melody Time called The Rhythm of the Samba that feels like it could've been lifted straight out of this movie - and it's another wild-paced masterpiece.]
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Summary: The Three Caballeros
Review: Being a big Disney and Donald Duck fan, I purchased The Three Caballeros. While the music is dated and slow, there is alot to appreciate about this film. The most important part of this film is that it teaches kids about the positives of another culture. The American media does so much to discredit South America as a drug and crime haven, that it creates generalizations and racism. This film however, points out all the good things that are South of the border and will enrich your childrens understanding while entertaining. Like I said, the music is dated, but the comedy and cartoon/live interaction is far ahead of its time. The animation is classic and impressive and still outperforms many of todays cartoons. This is worth the buy on DVD because kids will love it and its enjoyable and thought provoking for adults. acting=NA
FX=4.5
atmosphere=3.5 stars
Directing and Editing=3.5 star
storyline=4 stars
meaningfullness=5 stars
replay value=4 stars OVERALL=solid 4.08333 stars
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Summary: This cartoon marked my childhood - for the better!
Review: I stumbled upon this cartoon by accident, in a video store, when I was 5 years old. At the time, I loved all things Disney (I'm still very fond of it, at age 20), so I made my parents rent it. I think that over the following six years, I must have made them rent it consistently every two or three weeks. I just couldn't get enough of the characters, stories and songs.
Today, I realize how strange a cartoon it really is. The plot is bizar, there are psychedelic colours all around, the characters act very oddly. I don't think I was at all confused by any of it, however. I actually think it helped make me open-minded. I think it's very refreshing to see a Disney movie this unconventional and innovative. I still enjoy it today.
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Summary: A curious piece of Disneyana
Review: I would have loved to have been in on the production meeting that resulted in this film. "Hey, how about a movie where Donald Duck chases after live-action women?" "Hmm... kind of flimsy premise." "Okay, we'll disguise it as a Latin American travelogue." "Brilliant!" As goofy as it sounds, the result is one of my favorite Disney films. Donald, along with his buddies Jose and Panchito, travel to Brazil and Mexico, take in a couple of cartoons and perform one of the greatest musical numbers in Disney's long history of Disney musical numbers. This DVD also includes two shorts that I can only assume were selected for their links -- tenuous they may be -- to Latin American culture. In "Don's Fountain of Youth," Donald tricks his nephews into thinking he's fallen victim to the famous fountain sought by Ponce de Leon -- one of my favorite Donald shorts. "Pueblo Pluto" is just okay, but it's still nice to have a sampling of cartoons on the DVD.
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Summary: Watched Rarely
Review: We rank this 30 out of 41 Disney animated movies that we own. It is watched rarely. This old disney classic features some of our favorite characters in a fairly entertaining, fun chartoon musical. But time has pushed this movie down the rankings in popularity by the fact that my family likes 29 other Disney cartoon movie better than this one. Still, if you come across it at a thrift shop or garage sale, check it out, becuase it is wholesome G rated family entertainment before hollywood started making PG13 and worse movies calling them family entertainment.
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Summary: The Three Caballeros!
Review: I rented this DVD recently because I remember that when I was little I would ALWAYS rent this tape and laugh my head off at it. I was really excited to see it once again. I was a little bit disappointed because it was only mildly funny- not the laugh out loud kind of funny that I previously thought it was when I was a child. I enjoyed it, though. It brought back great memories. I especially like the little bird that makes the funny noises. I can't even start to type an imitation of the noise he makes! It's very funny, though. The music was fun to listen to and it made you want to get up and dance! The dancing was also nice. It gave you a nice view of the Hispanic culture. I would recommend this DVD to all families and collectors of Disney DVDs! It is a classic because it was made when Walt was still alive, and those were the golden years. It is entertaining. I recommend it to all Disney lovers!
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