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

I thought I wouldn't say this, but I enjoyed it!

“When people hear the words direct-to-video, they groan, though actually most of them aren't that bad. Two or three of them are awful, like Cinderella 2, but this one belongs up there with one of the more entertaining films.The animation is not that bad at all. Most of it is very colourful, though in the more sinister bits it is a little flat. I liked the songs also, with some very funny lyrics(and random in some of them)set to the works of classical composers like Beethoven and Grieg.The story, while not very faithful to the classic tale, is very nice, and goes at a fast pace. Although, the film could have done with being 5 to 10 minutes longer. The plot has some funny twists, with Captain Pete plotting to kidnap Princess Minnie and take over as ruler. A bit over-familiar, but it is decora” read more

Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers

“Not a takeoff of the source material so much a vague sequel, The Three Musketeers is a little over an hour but generally free from joy, memorable music, or anything with “oomph” that makes visiting Mickey and the gang so much fun. Sure, the fourth-wall jokes are cute, but they begin to pileup as exercises in futility if they’re the only funny bits that are working. Pete has his peg-leg back and is in villainous mode, with a delightfully deranged Clarabelle as his gal Friday, while Goofy and Donald round out Mickey’s straight man with their lunacy, but it just isn’t enough.   Perhaps the biggest strike against it is how the first half is zippy and full of anarchic energy, and then it all clearly loses gas. The engine is running no fumes by minute 35, but we’re only a little ” read more