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.
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The Medium is the Message
boblipton30 November 2013
Warning: Spoilers
I have just come from a showing of Disney's FROZEN, for which this was a preceding short. However, from my viewpoint, I saw this cartoon with a movie added on, because this is a fine little cartoon while FROZEN is just another Princess movie.
Mickey, Minnie and the rest of the crew from 1928 go on a hay ride, where they meet Pegleg Pete... and Pete, fighting for Minnie, throws Mickey through the movie screen, where he is the modern Mickey, with red pants and three dimensions. The inevitable donnybrook extends through both media and even beyond, with references to intermediate Mickeys, until the point of the movie, the subtext, in between the situations and gags, became clear to me: Mickey remains Mickey, whether in the 1928 silent version, before he learned to whistle, or the modern, three-dimensional, full color version.
With all the commercial issues of modern Disney movies, with all the brand extensions and can-we-make-sequels and how can we milk this idea for another ten million dollars, there comes a point at which some creative individual says "I have an idea". At that stage it's not commercial, it's not a multi-media franchise, it's just an idea. If it's a good idea, then the money men, essentially non-creative individuals (I should know; it's what I do for a living) will make enough money on it to pay the people with ideas and give them the chance to have more ideas. And the best idea they can have is "Let's do something the audience will enjoy."
I enjoyed this one very, very much. I think you will too. Even if, or perhaps especially if you don't worry about subtext.
Mickey, Minnie and the rest of the crew from 1928 go on a hay ride, where they meet Pegleg Pete... and Pete, fighting for Minnie, throws Mickey through the movie screen, where he is the modern Mickey, with red pants and three dimensions. The inevitable donnybrook extends through both media and even beyond, with references to intermediate Mickeys, until the point of the movie, the subtext, in between the situations and gags, became clear to me: Mickey remains Mickey, whether in the 1928 silent version, before he learned to whistle, or the modern, three-dimensional, full color version.
With all the commercial issues of modern Disney movies, with all the brand extensions and can-we-make-sequels and how can we milk this idea for another ten million dollars, there comes a point at which some creative individual says "I have an idea". At that stage it's not commercial, it's not a multi-media franchise, it's just an idea. If it's a good idea, then the money men, essentially non-creative individuals (I should know; it's what I do for a living) will make enough money on it to pay the people with ideas and give them the chance to have more ideas. And the best idea they can have is "Let's do something the audience will enjoy."
I enjoyed this one very, very much. I think you will too. Even if, or perhaps especially if you don't worry about subtext.
Absolutely brilliant short
lisafordeay17 March 2015
Warning: Spoilers
I seen this in the cinemas before Frozen(Disney's highest grossing animated movie of all time btw) was shown and its also on the DVD as well so if you wanna see it be sure and check it out.
The short is about Mickey and the gang who are in black and white in a cinema room and Pete is after Mickey. Of course the short then gets turned into CGI form and switches from CGI to Black & White once Pete is after Mickey's friends and they too end up in CGI form as well. Bottom line this was a brilliant short as it has the man himself Walt Disney as the voice of Mickey Mouse and all the old school actors as the other charcthers.
What I like about this is like I said the blend of Black & White and CGI animation thrown into the mix. The humor was great,the concept was great overall I really enjoyed this short.
7/10
The short is about Mickey and the gang who are in black and white in a cinema room and Pete is after Mickey. Of course the short then gets turned into CGI form and switches from CGI to Black & White once Pete is after Mickey's friends and they too end up in CGI form as well. Bottom line this was a brilliant short as it has the man himself Walt Disney as the voice of Mickey Mouse and all the old school actors as the other charcthers.
What I like about this is like I said the blend of Black & White and CGI animation thrown into the mix. The humor was great,the concept was great overall I really enjoyed this short.
7/10
One of the best Mickey shorts!
trooper578325 April 2015
When I first heard there would be a new Mickey cartoon, I was extremely hyped up and what really got me into it was the fact that it would feature Uncle Walt's archival recordings as Mickey Mouse, and it would mix hand-drawn animation with CGI. When I finally saw it, I was very pleased with the outcome. The comedy is genuine with the imaginative slapstick we loved in the classic Mickey shorts, no gross-out gags whatsoever. It even includes a few pop culture visual jokes like the Apple ringtone and Horace's Captain America T- shirt(usually, it would ruin animated adaptations of the beloved classics *AHEM* The Lorax, but here it worked cleverly). The visuals are also groundbreaking, it is fantastic what they do with combining two different animation mediums. Overall, Get A Horse! was an adorable, hilarious, and faithful short that celebrates the history of the mouse we all know and love in so many inventive ways possible.
Mickey's new adventure is a creative knock-out!
richard05955 November 2013
Warning: Spoilers
When I first heard of this project, I couldn't help but instantly get hyped up. And when I found out the twist, that of Mickey stepping out of his black-and-white world into a color 3D realm, I got even more tense waiting to see it. When I did, I was pleasantly surprised at how the idea was executed. What I got was a hilarious, creative animated short that says that Disney's still got it. The jokes that poke fun at modern society, like Horace walking up wearing a Captain America shirt while using a smartphone and eating popcorn and Milk Duds, are pure gold and the meta-related humor is used in very funny ways to humiliate Pete. The animation on both sides of the screen are fantastic and the best way to see it is with 3D glasses, which gives the short a sense of depth. All in all, this is a must-see cartoon, great for fans of Disney, animation geeks and the general public.
Should be nostalgic for fans of the iconic Disney character and entertaining for new (younger) viewers as well!
Hellmant19 December 2013
'GET A HORSE!': Three Stars (Out of Five)
A Disney animated short film that debuted in theaters before the blockbuster 'FROZEN'. The movie is 6 minutes long and is both computer animated and hand-drawn. It's also in black-and-white and color and was released in both 3D and regular 2D versions (like the movie it plays with). It was directed by Lauren MacMullan and features archive voice recordings of Walt Disney as Mickey Mouse! It's the first Mickey Mouse cartoon since 1995's 'RUNAWAY BRAIN' and tells the story of Mickey going on a wagon ride with his friends (Minnie, Horace Horsecollar, and Clarabelle Cow) when the antagonist Peg-Leg Pete attacks them. Mickey and Horace are thrown out of the movie world (and into the theater) where they fight Peg-Leg by flipping the theater screen (and rotating gravity inside the movie). The film is amusing and fun and very reminiscent of classic Mickey Mouse cartoons. Should be nostalgic for fans of the iconic Disney character and entertaining for new (younger) viewers as well!
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A Disney animated short film that debuted in theaters before the blockbuster 'FROZEN'. The movie is 6 minutes long and is both computer animated and hand-drawn. It's also in black-and-white and color and was released in both 3D and regular 2D versions (like the movie it plays with). It was directed by Lauren MacMullan and features archive voice recordings of Walt Disney as Mickey Mouse! It's the first Mickey Mouse cartoon since 1995's 'RUNAWAY BRAIN' and tells the story of Mickey going on a wagon ride with his friends (Minnie, Horace Horsecollar, and Clarabelle Cow) when the antagonist Peg-Leg Pete attacks them. Mickey and Horace are thrown out of the movie world (and into the theater) where they fight Peg-Leg by flipping the theater screen (and rotating gravity inside the movie). The film is amusing and fun and very reminiscent of classic Mickey Mouse cartoons. Should be nostalgic for fans of the iconic Disney character and entertaining for new (younger) viewers as well!
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Wonderful!
planktonrules9 January 2014
When the film begins, you don't think it's a CGI or 3-D film. It looks like a Mickey Mouse film circa 1929--complete with scratchy film stock! However, when the baddie, Pete, tosses Mickey THROUGH the screen and he becomes a full-color 3-D character, you know you are in for something unique! What's next? See the film--it's well worth it.
This is an interesting case where it turns out that I liked the short more than the feature film it accompanied. In the case of "Get a Horse!", it was shown before the Disney CGI film "Frozen"--a moderately enjoyable full-length film. However, the short was indeed magical and appeared to be a real work of love. I say this because the folks who made the film did a great job of trying to replicate the exact look and sound of the very early Mickey Mouse cartoons--something that is no small feat! Unlike most 3-D films I've seen, I think it's very important you try to see "Get a Horse!" in 3-D. This is because rarely has another 3-D film tried so hard to incorporate this sort of camera-work into the film (another exception being the underrated "How to Train Your Dragon"). Most 3-D films, to me, seem as if they just tacked on the 3-D at the end and didn't plan for the use of 3-D all along (this is especially true of the live action 3-D films).
Overall, a wonderful little film that no doubt will get nominated for Best Animated Short for the Oscars. If it doesn't, I'll be incredibly surprised as the film isn't just fun but an amazing film technically.
UPDATE: I just saw this short again as part of the Oscar-nominated Animated Shorts show in selected theaters. Although it was NOT shown in 3-D this time, it didn't really seem to matter. Why I am doing this update is that in comparison to all the other nominees, "Get a Horse!" is light-years better. And, because it's so far superior I am changing my original score from 9 to 10. What a wonderful film and I like the rather playful and fun nature of the short.
This is an interesting case where it turns out that I liked the short more than the feature film it accompanied. In the case of "Get a Horse!", it was shown before the Disney CGI film "Frozen"--a moderately enjoyable full-length film. However, the short was indeed magical and appeared to be a real work of love. I say this because the folks who made the film did a great job of trying to replicate the exact look and sound of the very early Mickey Mouse cartoons--something that is no small feat! Unlike most 3-D films I've seen, I think it's very important you try to see "Get a Horse!" in 3-D. This is because rarely has another 3-D film tried so hard to incorporate this sort of camera-work into the film (another exception being the underrated "How to Train Your Dragon"). Most 3-D films, to me, seem as if they just tacked on the 3-D at the end and didn't plan for the use of 3-D all along (this is especially true of the live action 3-D films).
Overall, a wonderful little film that no doubt will get nominated for Best Animated Short for the Oscars. If it doesn't, I'll be incredibly surprised as the film isn't just fun but an amazing film technically.
UPDATE: I just saw this short again as part of the Oscar-nominated Animated Shorts show in selected theaters. Although it was NOT shown in 3-D this time, it didn't really seem to matter. Why I am doing this update is that in comparison to all the other nominees, "Get a Horse!" is light-years better. And, because it's so far superior I am changing my original score from 9 to 10. What a wonderful film and I like the rather playful and fun nature of the short.
Fun Short with a lot of Imagination
Michael_Elliott9 December 2013
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.
*** (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.
The moral of this picture is that you cannot be a jockey unless you . . .
oscaralbert7 July 2022
Warning: Spoilers
. . . GET A HORSE! Though this bit of folk wisdom might seem to be simply self-evident, it is amazing how many people are slow on the uptake. For instance, just think about all of those characters populating slasher flicks. Whether you're talking franchises such as SCREAM, FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH, HALLOWEEN and NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD or stand-alone fright fests such as RESERVOIR DOGS and ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, no one facing imminent doom seems able to meet their predicament with an ounce of Common Sense, while everyone in the film audience is shouting--often out loud--GET A HEARSE!
Superb - traditional and innovative at the same time
neil-47619 December 2013
Warning: Spoilers
A small, square, black and white image introduces us to 1930 Mickey Mouse, out for a day's cart ride with his friends until Pegleg Pete drives up behind them in his car, intent on spoiling their fun.
Get A Horse! is the short film which accompanies Disney's 2013 animated feature Frozen, and is reason in itself to go to the cinema. Because this is not an original 1930s short although, when it starts, you would swear that it was. The soundtrack is partially made up of extracts from 1930s shorts (Walt Disney voices Mickey once more!), and the style is absolutely authentic: not only is the look of the thing spot on, the film is also full of sight gags which would have been totally at home in a short from that period.
And then widescreen, colour and 3D are introduced, but essentially as further sight gags. These technical anachronisms are used creatively to enhance this wonderful little film and, in so doing, they show Disney Animation Studios once more exercising the creativity for which they were once renowned. This is one of the best uses of 3D I have seen at the cinema.
This is an enormously enjoyable short.
Get A Horse! is the short film which accompanies Disney's 2013 animated feature Frozen, and is reason in itself to go to the cinema. Because this is not an original 1930s short although, when it starts, you would swear that it was. The soundtrack is partially made up of extracts from 1930s shorts (Walt Disney voices Mickey once more!), and the style is absolutely authentic: not only is the look of the thing spot on, the film is also full of sight gags which would have been totally at home in a short from that period.
And then widescreen, colour and 3D are introduced, but essentially as further sight gags. These technical anachronisms are used creatively to enhance this wonderful little film and, in so doing, they show Disney Animation Studios once more exercising the creativity for which they were once renowned. This is one of the best uses of 3D I have seen at the cinema.
This is an enormously enjoyable short.
Good, but not great
Horst_In_Translation12 July 2015
Warning: Spoilers
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!"
A classic/modern Disney delight
TheLittleSongbird27 July 2014
As a huge fan of classic Disney and as someone who likes a lot of their modern stuff(though there have been a fair share of misfires), Get a Horse was really delightful and while Frozen is a great film and one of their best since the Renaissance this short that preceded it was even better. The animation mixes black and white classic animation and colour CGI, with the crisp and fluid black and white and the colourful and vibrant CGI that moves more naturally than that on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse it not only looks great but it is very cleverly used as well. The soundtrack is lively and with beautiful orchestration and themes that you'll recognise immediately. The sound effects are well-incorporated, some from the very early stuff that are preserved quite well, and are not misplaced or bizarre-sounding. Get a Horse has humorous dialogue and a story that is from start-to-finish boundless fun and energy and it's as clever as the animation too. Just as good are the gags, they're reminiscent of classic Disney but there is also a very modern Disney vibe, so it will appeal to anybody, child and adult, regardless of where abouts they were born. All the characters engage, with a delicious villain in Pete and Mickey who has the kindly quality he has now and also the heroic character in the old classic Disney. Minnie is sweet as well, and it was great to see Horace and Clarabelle, two characters often neglected(or they were for a long time before House of Mouse came on the scene). The voices are fine too, though it was initially a tad odd hearing (modern) Pete voiced by someone other than Jim Cummings, like the sound the original voices are well-preserved. All in all, delightful and recommended without any hint of hesitation. 10/10 Bethany Cox
Not Walt's Mickey
joneslepidas-2645728 March 2021
This short made interesting and imaginative use of technology. However, I didn't really enjoy it. The original Mickey Mouse was special because he had a warm, gentle, and bashful personality that made him easy to root for. But in this short, the animators made drastic changes to Mickey's personality, turning him into just another rough, brash, and--above all--mean spirited little mouse, like Jerry and Herman. I wish the animators had made this cartoon with a brasher character like Donald Duck instead of Mickey. This version of Mickey is nothing like the loveable little everyman character created by Walt Disney, and that's a shame.
Get a Horse! was a nice mixture of old and new Mickey Mouse animation
tavm10 December 2013
When me and my movie theatre-working friend went to watch Frozen at the place he works at, this cartoon short was attached to it. Begun in the old school black-and-white drawn phase with the original screen dimensions, when Mickey is thrown off the screen, he becomes a 3-D computer-generated color character filling the rest of the current outlines of the frame. And with that, the real fun begins as many tricks suddenly become possible with various ways of turning the screen-or frames-whichever way one wants it to go! I also was surprised that Walt Disney himself was credited with the voice of his famous mouse before finding out here that the studio not only used vintage tracks of his from previous cartoons but also those of Marcellite Garner for Minnie and Billy Bletcher for Peg-Leg Pete. I found most of the thing quite creatively funny so on that note, I highly recommend Get a Horse!
One of the best shorts I've seen in some time!
llltdesq21 March 2014
Warning: Spoilers
This short was nominated for the Academy Award for Animated Short (and probably should have won). There will be spoilers ahead:
This short is a remarkable piece of work and probably the best short Disney has done in the last 30 years. This is a blend of old and new Disney animation styles and themes. An excellent addition to the Mickey Mouse canon. I have to talk about the short itself.
The plot is deceptively simple. Mickey and a bunch of the old time characters (like Horace Horsecollar and Clarabelle Cow) are going on a hayride. Mickey has a fascinating dispute with his pants and then climbs on the hay wagon, to be joined by Minnie Mouse.
Pegleg Pete comes up on the wagon and behaves like Pete, trying to kidnap Minnie. That's when things get interesting, as Pete uses Mickey and Horace as a bludgeon until he tears a hole in the fourth wall and color is born. Mickey and Horace wind up on the other side of the screen and things start getting nuts. Horace hits the snack bar and "borrows" someone's cellphone. Mickey turns Horace into a plane to try to get back at Pete with predictable results.
Then Mickey starts discovering nice little things to do with the screen and to Pete as a consequence, amusing Minnie and everyone else in the process. The short is totally crazy at this point. They don't just break the fourth wall, they obliterate it and fun is had by all (except Pete).
Archival audio is used to have the original voices for Mickey, Minnie and Pete appear in the short and it's very effectively handled. This short is an extra on the DVD and Blu-ray releases of Frozen. The short is well worth watching. Most highly recommended.
This short is a remarkable piece of work and probably the best short Disney has done in the last 30 years. This is a blend of old and new Disney animation styles and themes. An excellent addition to the Mickey Mouse canon. I have to talk about the short itself.
The plot is deceptively simple. Mickey and a bunch of the old time characters (like Horace Horsecollar and Clarabelle Cow) are going on a hayride. Mickey has a fascinating dispute with his pants and then climbs on the hay wagon, to be joined by Minnie Mouse.
Pegleg Pete comes up on the wagon and behaves like Pete, trying to kidnap Minnie. That's when things get interesting, as Pete uses Mickey and Horace as a bludgeon until he tears a hole in the fourth wall and color is born. Mickey and Horace wind up on the other side of the screen and things start getting nuts. Horace hits the snack bar and "borrows" someone's cellphone. Mickey turns Horace into a plane to try to get back at Pete with predictable results.
Then Mickey starts discovering nice little things to do with the screen and to Pete as a consequence, amusing Minnie and everyone else in the process. The short is totally crazy at this point. They don't just break the fourth wall, they obliterate it and fun is had by all (except Pete).
Archival audio is used to have the original voices for Mickey, Minnie and Pete appear in the short and it's very effectively handled. This short is an extra on the DVD and Blu-ray releases of Frozen. The short is well worth watching. Most highly recommended.
Beautiful Animation with a Happy Return for Mickey on the Big Screen,
lesleyharris3017 January 2014
Get a Horse! is a fantastic short film with a quick but very enjoyable storyline filled lots of fun and colourful characters.I really enjoyed the mix of the old fashioned black and white animation and the CGI animation that is used in every animated film that's made today.The film showed before Frozen,and it really got me in to the Disney spirit and got me excited for the feature film.Ir was great seeing the very lovable Mickey Mouse for the first time in years on the big screen once again,and this was a very interesting way of bringing him back.All in all,Get a Horse is a great short film that Disney fans will love.
Mickey and Minnie Mouse go on a wagon ride,but Pete gets in the way when he tries to once again kidnap Minnie.
Mickey and Minnie Mouse go on a wagon ride,but Pete gets in the way when he tries to once again kidnap Minnie.
A surprising yet amusing Disney short
Stompgal_8712 May 2014
Warning: Spoilers
I watched this short for the first time today when it was included as a bonus feature on my 'Frozen' DVD. At first it looked like an old black and white cartoon (reminiscent of 'Steamboat Willie') that barely filled my screen but when Pete throws Mickey and Minnie out of the screen in another world, it became more colourful and filled my screen.
The use of hybrid animation here is the asset that surprised me the most. While the black and white animation was smooth with a classical look, the CGI animation looked cheap for Disney but was bright and colourful. I liked how the antics of the characters combined with those in the audience, such as a lady's nachos being knocked over and Mickey answering an iPhone. It was funny when Mickey and other characters spun the screen around to replay Pete getting electrocuted and falling onto a gardening tool etc and also when Pete chased the characters around the screen and the cinema, thus causing their animation styles to alter.
All in all this is a funny cartoon with a decent use of hybridity albeit its cheap-looking CGI. 8/10.
The use of hybrid animation here is the asset that surprised me the most. While the black and white animation was smooth with a classical look, the CGI animation looked cheap for Disney but was bright and colourful. I liked how the antics of the characters combined with those in the audience, such as a lady's nachos being knocked over and Mickey answering an iPhone. It was funny when Mickey and other characters spun the screen around to replay Pete getting electrocuted and falling onto a gardening tool etc and also when Pete chased the characters around the screen and the cinema, thus causing their animation styles to alter.
All in all this is a funny cartoon with a decent use of hybridity albeit its cheap-looking CGI. 8/10.
Well deserved Oscar nomination
rbn_lrk-13 March 2014
Warning: Spoilers
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
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
Cleverly structured and animated to be a lot of fun
bob the moo7 March 2015
I am very much in support of short films getting into cinemas, even if it mostly occurs either as part of festivals, or as large studio projects which accompany a main feature film; so it is cheering how many people would have seen this short film ahead of the film Frozen – albeit as they would have seen it as a free cartoon rather than having their eyes opened to the world of short film as a form. Anyway, this short opens in the frame size and animation style of the 1930's cartoons, with a simple scene of Mickey and Minnie Mouse heading out on their wagon, only for the "wave of the future" to come up behind them in the form of Peg-Leg Pete in his motor car, and start to make trouble.
Watching this short without any knowledge of what it does is quite a lovely experience, because just as you start to accept the rather small square image in the middle of this larger screen, suddenly the 4th wall gets broken and we have action occurring within the theatre itself as well as back inside the 1930's cartoon. It is cleverly done so that the animation transitions between modern CGI style, and black & white drawings, as the characters move between the sides of the screen. I also enjoyed the way the screen itself moved and was affected by the action – I really am not interested in watching films in 3D, but it would have been fun to see what this played like if you were not expecting it.
The action itself is a good lot of slapstick and, while I wasn't roaring with laughter throughout, I found it consistently amusing and fun, which is all I was really looking for. Perhaps understandably it won the Best Animated Short and, as much as I prefer that the big players do not dominate these smaller categories, I don't begrudge Get a Horse! because it is cleverly done, and delivered with a lot of energy and cheer.
Watching this short without any knowledge of what it does is quite a lovely experience, because just as you start to accept the rather small square image in the middle of this larger screen, suddenly the 4th wall gets broken and we have action occurring within the theatre itself as well as back inside the 1930's cartoon. It is cleverly done so that the animation transitions between modern CGI style, and black & white drawings, as the characters move between the sides of the screen. I also enjoyed the way the screen itself moved and was affected by the action – I really am not interested in watching films in 3D, but it would have been fun to see what this played like if you were not expecting it.
The action itself is a good lot of slapstick and, while I wasn't roaring with laughter throughout, I found it consistently amusing and fun, which is all I was really looking for. Perhaps understandably it won the Best Animated Short and, as much as I prefer that the big players do not dominate these smaller categories, I don't begrudge Get a Horse! because it is cleverly done, and delivered with a lot of energy and cheer.
Certain action sequences within the cartoon were 'interesting'
samwelljtarley4 December 2013
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Watched the cartoon while in Williamsburg on Nov 30. In my opinion, certain action sequences in the film were 'interesting.' When Mickey pulled Minnie off the back of the wagon and put Clarabelle in her place, Clarabelle lifts her dress to show her udders to Pete with a 'leer' on her face. Also, Pete swinging and holding Minnie by her tail. And then there is poor Pete, continually stabbed in the rear end with a pitch fork. When Mickey found out he could reverse the action by spinning the screen, we saw Pete's behind pounded over and over. Look, I grew up with Tom and Jerry and yes many old-timey cartoons were violent by today's standards. I recognize that there is sex and violence in media. Knowing there were children in the audience, I turned to my wife and said, "Is this as violent as I think it is?" She said, "OMG, I thought I was the only one to realize it." Some child's mother was answering many questions after that showing. Fortunately Frozen was great and I'm sure the 'disturbing' parts of the cartoon were a distant memory.
A really imaginative short . . .
tadpole-596-9182565 December 2013
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. . . currently coupled with FROZEN, "GET A HORSE" is a winner in its own right. With its ever-quicker transitions from black & white old-style Stick Figurish type 'Toons to a full-color cartoon environment of more full-figured characters, this 5-minute, 56-second exercise in sophisticated animation not only keeps the viewer entranced, but also guessing what might happen next. Though the bullies in attendance may find Minnie's torture of Peg-Leg Pete beyond the pale, people of this ilk are the single American subgroup that currently is lucky to have even ONE leg left to stand on. Now that Disney has purchased the Marvel Comics movie money-making machine, it is no surprise to find an instance of cross-marketing here, as one of these retro characters is wearing a CAPTAIN AMER!CA T-shirt. However, product placement aside, this short tops messages to turn off your cell phone and ads to buy $40 worth of pop, candy, and popcorn at the concession stand any day of the week.
"Oh my gosh! Red!!!" Very impressive shirt that works as a love letter to Disney animations very beginnings
Foreverisacastironmess12330 August 2019
This short is such an amazing little visual work of wonder, it's really one of those types of animations that will make you fall in love with the cartoon shorts of the 30s all over again, and it actually changed my outlook on modern animation a little. It's fantastic just how well they replicated the endearingly scratchy antiquated animations of the olden days, they did it almost perfectly, except for the voices which aren't quite tinny enough and the movements are a bit too fluid in parts, but they did a brilliant job with this nonetheless, I love how the use the very old characters of Clarabel Cow and Peg leg Pete in such a fun way. And the short gets really good when the characters actually realise they're in a cartoon and literally break the fourth wall as they burst out of the movie screen and run back and forth between the 'real' world and the world of their adventures as it wonderfully dances between both visual styles of animation, juggling the both of them beautifully, making them appear as two sides of the same coin. It's very respectful to the vintage style of the animation while still subtly having an element of passing on the torch to it, "Make way for the future!" is a line I don't really care for, but it did kind of sum up a part of what I thought the short was driving at, things change into other things all the time, like the telegram gradually became the telephone that Mickey calls Pegleg Pete on, perhaps animation was always meant to become what it largely is now, and while it's not my personal preference when it comes to animation, I'm glad it's still thriving and bringing joy to children to this day. Beautifully done and very sweet short, I appreciate what it tries to do, well worth seeing for the concept, animation magic and the nostalgia, enjoy! 💓
I really liked it!
OrangeSequins3 November 2023
So... some might think this is an attempt by Disney to make a 1920s style Mickey Mouse short using computer animation. Well... yes and no. Yes, as the movie really starts out as a black and white cartoon... but then the film turns into with 3D animation!
Great animation, effects, and a whole entertaining story. So, the film is absolutely worth watching, especially for those who like the classic Mickey shorts, because it pays them a beautiful homage. There were many references to the classic shorts. For example, amazingly worked out that Mickey spoke with Walt Disney's archived audio recordings! All in all, a very good short film and a joyful novelty.
Great animation, effects, and a whole entertaining story. So, the film is absolutely worth watching, especially for those who like the classic Mickey shorts, because it pays them a beautiful homage. There were many references to the classic shorts. For example, amazingly worked out that Mickey spoke with Walt Disney's archived audio recordings! All in all, a very good short film and a joyful novelty.
Amazing!
mitsubishizero28 June 2019
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An interesting blend of live-action and CGI that captures the feel of the original shorts. It's a great short. Mickey has to find a way to save Minnie from Pete after getting thrown out of the 2-D short and into the theater it's being shown in. This's when things get interesting. Mickey and Horace Horsecoaster team up to get Minnie out of Pete's grasp leading to some interesting gags. One joke I find funny is when Horace comes back wearing a Captain America shirt and is snacking on Milk Duds. The climax builds up and it's awesome to say the least. With that being said I highly recommend you check this out.
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