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Summary: Don't listen to the couple of bad reviews!!!
Review: After 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!
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Summary: A GREAT CHRISTMAS MOVIE!
Review: Disney'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.
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Summary: Substandard Disney's
Review: Disney's standard is getting lower and lower in recent years. The quality of the drawings is good only for the first few minutes. This cheaply made cartoon is only good enough for Saturday Monring showing, not a worthwhile DVD collection.
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Summary: CRASS, LOUD, CHEAP, EVEN SCARY... A SAD DAY FOR MICKEY!
Review: I 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!
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Summary: One of the best!
Review: I bought this video for my preschooler and toddler, but I ended up enjoying it as much as they did, if not more. It's great for young children; since, it is really three stories in one. It keeps them interested.
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Summary: Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas is one for the kids...
Review: I 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).
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Summary: Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas is one for the kids...
Review: I 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).
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Summary: Great stories about the Spirit of Christmas
Review: I got this video (and I'm going to buy the DVD this year) about 2 years ago and my daughter and I have sat and watched it for the last two holiday seasons. There are three stories all about the true meaning of Christmas (another reviewer explains them so I won't repeat it here). In my opinion this is one of the best Christmas videos (animated) that I've seen in a while. Disney really came through on this one. Enjoy!
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Summary: Great stories about the Spirit of Christmas
Review: I got this video (and I'm going to buy the DVD this year) about 2 years ago and my daughter and I have sat and watched it for the last two holiday seasons. There are three stories all about the true meaning of Christmas (another reviewer explains them so I won't repeat it here). In my opinion this is one of the best Christmas videos (animated) that I've seen in a while. Disney really came through on this one. Enjoy!
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Summary: Good stories with a moral
Review: I 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.
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