Disney has resurrected the Mickey Mouse Cartoon franchise with this series. I really enjoy the animation style, it has a retro look to it, but with a sharp modern twist to it. The character are wonderful and true to Disney Universe. The voice actors did a terrific job on this series, keeping true to the original characters. My only complaint about this series is the episode length. They are all very short and under five minutes, the only exception being the Christmas special.

The Christmas special is something else, it hits the heart in all the right places. It has a nice message behind it with a wonderfully comedic story to follow. I'm not sure what the other reviewer was talking about, if you check the rest of his reviews he just rates everything a 1, so please don't listen to him. Give this episode and this series a chance, it's really something special.

This new Mickey Mouse special has quickly become one of my favorite Christmas movies. I saw it last year when it premiered and couldn't wait for it to be back this year! Two things about it especially make it great:

1) The references to old-school classics: it starts with a Bing Crosby-style opening song including Mickey dressed as the crooner, then there is a flashback to a Dickensian-style Victorian era Christmas, and even a musical number that would do Danny Kaye proud!

2) The message: ANYONE can celebrate Christmas! While I can appreciate "Charlie Brown Christmas," I have always found the end with Linus's big speech overly preachy and limiting the holiday strictly to Christians (which is why "Great Pumpkin" will always outrank "Christmas" in my book). This Disney special doesn't force a religious aspect (in fact, the only religious scene is a brief parody? homage? of the Nativity scene with Donald as the baby in the manger, which I suppose some Christians might even find offensive). By keeping Christmas strictly in the realm of a season to spend time with friends and family and celebrating with decorations, baked goods and gifts, it promotes the secular version of the holiday that anyone, including ducks who have to migrate to warm southern climates, can partake in.

Walt Disney is turning over in his grave -- at the disrespect his iconic characters are shown in this latest in carnation of Mickey Mouse. The basic animation is so painfully bad, so incredibly "Not Disney Quality" is is hard to watch.

The Disney organization has always been very careful to treat its most iconic characters with respect. Not so in this horrid "Anime Version" of a Mickey Mouse Cartoon. The animation looks like it was done in a North Korean Sweatshop -- by people who have never seen seen a Disney animation.

Pass on this stinkeroo -- you will be glad you did.....