December Project

First of all I am of two minds with this. I am not into this kind of music, at all, in fact I hate it. So parts of this movie were hard to get through. Still the animation was pretty darn good for the time. The Peter and the Wolf segment was pretty entertaining too. Not one of my favorite Disney films but I do have to admit that it was well made. The segments are pretty well thought out. So even though I personally will not watch this whole thing again I will say it is just barley worth a watch.

*Part of Disney Project*

Much like Fantasia, this is a series of vignettes that celebrates music. For the most part, it's fantastic. The music is as beautiful to listen to as it is enchanting. I liked a lot of the songs. The animation looks amazing. All of the shorts are enjoyable. My only problem lies in the short Casey at the Bat. Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad short and it's actually quite funny but it really has nothing to do with music. Kinda ruins the tone/theme the film seemed like it was going for. Other than that, this is an enjoyable film. Not as impressive as Fantasia, but it's fun nonetheless.

Now that I have seen this in full, I have now seen every one of the theatrical Disney animated films.

This film is extremely alike Fantasia and Fantasia 2000. Very little dialogue while the stories are carried through the visuals and the tone of the songs.

My favourite segments were Peter and the Wolf and A Love Story, which was a full blown tale of romance and tragedy acted out by hats. While a lot of segments were really fun and lively, I found the slower, sadder segments to be pretty dull and boring. The animation was lovely but they really slowed down the film.

If you enjoyed Fantasia, you're sure to enjoy this one.

Enjoyed this Disney film of shorts much more than I thought I would. The colors are so vibrant and the visuals so inventive, you can see Disney was in its fertile period.

some of the segments were really entertaining to watch, but some of them were extremely boring, which is what gave this movie its measly 3.5 stars (which still ain't bad).

Another Disney "package film", this is probably the closest thing to Fantasia I've seen so far in this marathon. It's much shorter and less ambitious, but the segments are similarly diverse and range in style from straight narrative to expressive abstraction. It has more of a sense of humour than Fantasia, and it drops the classical music approach for more contemporary music of the era, with pop, jazz and vocal numbers. It's only an hour long, so if you're a Disney completist or curious about Disney's package era, or even want something along the lines of Fantasia, this is a small time commitment with good payoff.

Fantasia is well-known and pushed by Disney pretty prominently, but this collection of shorts also based around music are also worth some attention. There's more hits than misses, and all are great examples of Disney animators having a creative time with their medium in collaboration with contemporary musicians. I enjoyed "Johnny Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet" the best (segment's available on YouTube).

This film tries to replicate the success of Fantasia and the animation is certainly just as imaginative but rather than using classical music the film uses 1940's contemporary music which makes the film feel a lot more dated and not as epic as Fantasia.

Make Mine Music! is another World War II-era Disney film that throws together some famous musicians and loosely connected stories. The highlight of this one is undoubtedly the slapstick gold in Casey at the Bat, a delightful and very funny baseball story. The rest of it is very random, including singing whales, 40's kids listening to swinging jazz and hats that fall in love. Not a highlight, Disney.

Una sorpresa. Esta sí sigue la estela de Fantasía (Melody Time no). Tiene fragmentos estupendos (la ballena cantante de ópera, los sombreros...), se nota que aprovecharon el parón de la guerra para experimentar con diferentes técnicas, y la musiquilla swing jazzera es un plus.

December Project

First of all I am of two minds with this. I am not into this kind of music, at all, in fact I hate it. So parts of this movie were hard to get through. Still the animation was pretty darn good for the time. The Peter and the Wolf segment was pretty entertaining too. Not one of my favorite Disney films but I do have to admit that it was well made. The segments are pretty well thought out. So even though I personally will not watch this whole thing again I will say it is just barley worth a watch.

This was actually pretty nice. Large segments were awesome, half of the film were pretty subpar though, leading to a slightly lower rating.
That being said, Make Mine Music has the best bonus features I've seen on any Disney-DVD so far. I'm really looking forward to Melody Time now.

Often overlooked, this is the best of the “package” films of the 1940s: basically Fantasia with a focus on contemporary music and singers of the time. Make Mine Music features several delightful and innovative segments, ranging from abstract experimentation to charming storytelling. Some of the best include “All the Cats Join In,” “Peter and the Wolf,” and “The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met.”