Originally Posted By utahjosh Disney has a new series of cartoon shorts, starring Mickey and the gang. <a href="http://d23.disney.go.com/news/2013/03/mickey-mouse-to-star-in-new-cartoon-shorts-with-classic-comedy-contemporary-flair/" target="_blank">http://d23.disney.go.com/news/...y-flair/</a> When I saw it was old-school with contemporary flair, I was worried. I pictured the sub-par shorts from the House of Mouse days. But I was pleasantly surprised! I liked the design, the fluid animation (of the characters), and the all-around feel of the short. Bring 'em on! <a href="http://video.disney.com/watch/croissant-de-triomphe-4d7b3aae690a98650d776d97" target="_blank">http://video.disney.com/watch/...0d776d97</a>
Originally Posted By magic0214 Loved the new short and excited for more! It also made me crave croissants and Nutella...
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA WOW! What a great fresh new look for the characters. The backgrounds are fantastic too. Very much like '101 Dalmatians' or 'The Aristocats' Very nice.
Originally Posted By utahjosh I'm glad others enjoyed it, too. I was really curious about the reception it would get.
Originally Posted By mawnck (Crossposting from the other edition of this thread) It's Flash animation, but very nicely done. I think they did a great job of adapting the artwork style to the limitations of Flash while still staying true to the characters. There are a good many Mickey cartoons way worse than that one. If that one's typical, then I approve of this development ... with only the caveat that I still want to see some REAL hand-drawn animation, please. And though I'm not one of "them", I nevertheless think a shout-out to "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic", to which I'm sure this new series owes its very existence, is in order.
Originally Posted By utahjosh (more crossposting) Some of the best Flash I've seen. They didn't skimp on a huge variety of backgrounds and angles, etc. And tons of great squash and stretch.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 That was horrible , not a big fan at all and Cinderella in same universe as Mickey in the cartoon? Plus where is the toilet humor most modern cartoons have? Not a fan at all.... ;o) There always has to be one....
Originally Posted By mawnck >>That was horrible<< Obviously you're just one of those people who try to see the negative in everything. There's no pleasing you is there. I truly feel sorry for you. And the horse you rode in on. ;-)
Originally Posted By mawnck >>It wont let me watch outside of the United States. Boooooo !<< <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhjTlW10cUg" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...TlW10cUg</a>
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 <<<It wont let me watch outside of the United States. Boooooo ! >> USA!!!! USA!!! USA!!! USA!!! USA!!! I'll have to look at these later. Oh and I did like House of Mouse/Mickey Mouseworks
Originally Posted By basil fan >>There always has to be one.... Make that two. Nothing this ugly is for me. I appreciate that they tried to make it look hand-drawn. But, no, I'll pass. Actually, the inclusion of Cinderella was the high point, IMO. Guilty! The Disney Villains <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/villain.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...ain.html</a>
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Imagine if internet fan sites had been around back when Walt changed Mickey's character design from the pie eyed rascal in suspendered shorts and giant shoes into his more 'modern' form? Wonder if fans were outraged?
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 Wonder if fans were outraged? << Probably but the Twitter feeds from back then were never saved...
Originally Posted By matthewdort This is the best interpretation I've seen of Mickey and Minnie in years, and they'd be smart to continue in this vein. The only cringey part is the Cinderella Castle bit, but Disney doesn't seem capable of doing anything these days without being self-referential.
