Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas

Find out who’s been naughty and who’s been nice in this spectacular all-new Christmas celebration. Santa Claus joins Mickey, Minnie, and all their pals in an original movie about discovering the true joys of Christmas. Watch the hilarious antics of stubborn old Donald as he tries in vain to resist the joy of the season, and laugh along with Mickey and Pluto as they learn a great lesson about the power of friendship. Now, through the magic of dazzling computer animation, your favorite Disney characters get a wonderful new look, so celebrate the holidays with this irresistible new collection of Christmas stories the whole family is sure to enjoy. Mickey Mouse and his friends enter the realm of eye-catching computer-generated animation in this five-episode, 68-minute Christmas celebration. The holidays are a time for celebration, but when Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and host of other Disney characters become obsessed with holiday preparations, the frenzy of activity leaves everyone feeling stressed, selfish, and full of regret. A skating contest leads best friends Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck down a path of jealousy and hurt feelings in “Belles on Ice,” and “Christmas Impossible” finds Huey, Dewie, and Louie selfishly scheming to get on Santa’s “good list” at any expense. In “Christmas Maximus,” Goofy’s son Max is mortified by his father’s silly antics and, in “Donald’s Gift,” Donald’s craving for peace and quiet threatens to ruin the whole family’s holiday fun. “Mickey’s Dog-Gone Christmas” finds Mickey so absorbed in planning the perfect Christmas party that he lashes out at Pluto and almost loses a very special friend forever. While the animation style is new, what hasn’t changed is Disney’s commitment to stories with wholesome values: Mickey and the gang remind viewers that the holiday season is not about selfishness, flashy parties, and expensive gifts, but about selflessness and the celebration of family and friends. (Ages 2 to 11) –Tami Horiuchi

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5 Responses to “Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas”

1. Maria V on January 1st, 2010 5:17 am

   My daughter (2 and 1/2) loves Mickey Clubhouse and we got her this video. She liked it but I threw it away for the following reasons:

   First tale of Minnie and Daisy at each other’s throat.
   Second tale of the ducks: some portions go so incredibly fast, they made ME dizzy. . . so talk about attention deficit disorder. All the ducks burp and they make it seem funny and ok. Also, the main toy portrayed is a prisoner. My daughter asked: what is that mummy?
   Third tale of goofy: what is that about? in the bonus features they say they had trouble choosing the tales because they had thousands of good tales to choose from. . . I just can’t believe they chose this one.
   4th tale: angry donald smashing everything
   5th tale: In my opinion the least bad.
   Also, the Spanish translation is horrible. All the sentences are structured incorrectly.
   Don’t waste your money. It’s no wonder they have 104 used for sale.
   Rating: 2 / 5

2. Ace Duck on January 1st, 2010 7:51 am

   The most horrible thing I’ve ever watched.
   The animation is on par with mediocre video game cut scenes.
   Disney, if you ever make these characters CG again and/or make a movie like this again you’ve lost a fanbase that can never be won back.

   Oh, and we can at least try and keep the work in America. Trust me, it’s in all our best interest. Stop outsourcing to Asia and Europe.
   Thanks.
   Rating: 1 / 5

3. P. Mitchell on January 1st, 2010 10:37 am

   I made the mistake of watching ‘Once Upon a Christmas’ and loviing it. It was sooo Disney. It moved me to tears near the end of each short. Well done animation and overall theme. When It finished I unwrapped and watched ‘Twice Upon A Christmas’. Big mistake. It was like retro back to the first Simpons episode when the voices were different and the animation not as clean.
   The 3D effect is cool, but lacked any detail to make the characters believeable. But I am getting a head of myself.
   I couldn’t believe my eyes when I watched the cut outs of Minnie and Daisy get squashed by a tree ornament as the announcer foretold in a gloomy voice that something bad was going to happen. The bulb falling actually made me jump.
   I watched the feud between the two skaters and it never made me laugh. I thought along the lines of what they say to each other at the end of the clip.
   The short about the boys, who like to create trouble, made sense they were causing trouble, but I’m not sure all of their trouble could be made up for adding Scrooge’s name to the list of good boys and girls.
   Mickey really looked like he was going to hit Pluto. Thats all I’ll say.
   Overall it was the animation that made put the DVD back into the box and put it on my shelf. I do not expect to watch it again and I do not intend to tell anyone to buy it.
   If you want Disney Christmas, get the first one, Once Upon A Christmas.
   I have every Disney animation movie, and all the Disney Treasure Series on DVD. This is the only one I will not recommend and it only takes one bad apple to ruin a pie.
   Rating: 1 / 5

4. Jens S. Krogh on January 1st, 2010 10:47 am

   What happened to Disney?

   What a disappointment. It is all about taste yes, some people like certain gimmicks, certain tricks and animations and other people like quality and original art work.

   Computer animations are not attractive by them selves anymore, they once were (to me).

   Rating: 1 / 5

5. M. Ray on January 1st, 2010 11:06 am

   My kids saw the preview for this and asked for it incessantly, so we bought it. How could it be a bad idea? I mean, it’s Disney, right? The worst that could happen would be a few dozen awful songs you can’t get out of your head. No. While this movie only had a few horrible songs, the real problem was the movie itself.

   The stories are CRUEL! The cardboard pop-up animation is even violent and mean, with Minnie and Daisy fighting and at each other’s throat, then being flattened by a pair of glass balls, and Mickey raising his hand–LITERALLY–to Pluto. My son asked if the mouse was going to hit Pluto. In a Disney christmas cartoon, my son had to ask if Mickey friggin Mouse was going to abuse his dog.

   Minnie and Daisy both want to ice skate, and get to perform a christmas show. Minnie gets to go first, and jealous Daisy skates right into her performance and does her best to screw it up and take the spotlight, to the point of ending up with Minnie falling flat on her face and getting hurt.

   Huey, Louie and Dewey are a trio of badly-behaved punks who steal christmas cookies and decide to break into Santa’s office so they can write their names on his Good list when they’re told they’ve been too bad to get visited by Santa this year. They decide it’s too late to make up for it, as it’s xmas eve, and start talking about putting horrible things in Donald’s bed, which they decide to do after they’ve done breaking and entering at the North Pole. When they get there, they practically destroy the place, ruin xmas for everyone else and run away when the friendly elves ask them to help clean up. Then, when they get home, Santa rewards them for this awful behaviour with a ton of presents and a note saying thanks for helping at the Pole. Huh?

   Goofy’s son Max brings his girlfriend home for the holidays, and the theme song played for this skit says it all: “Make me look good. ” The hell with the holiday spirit, just make me look good for my gf.

   The ducks get together to celebrate xmas, and Donald gets ticked, then smashes a caroller display right in front of all the little kids waiting to see it.

   Minnie complains about Mickey decorating too much, and he takes out his frustration on Pluto, who runs away and finds a friendly home with Santa’s reindeer. When he and Mickey are reunited, Goofy comes half an inch from running them over with a snowplow. And not in a comedic, cartoony way, either. The plow is drawn with some menace to it, and the music builds it up, so that when Mickey and Pluto are covered with snow, you find yourself wondering if they actually are road kill.

   This film is nasty and mean spirited, cruel and heartless. The short stories just showcase the downside of christmas with the most horrible situation and awful behaviour they could come up with and still get a Disney G rating. Yeah, they walk in at the very end with a so-called “happy” ending, but it’s shallow and surface, with no real lesson learned or kindness performed. The cardboard pop-up animation is even cruel, with Minnie and Daisy fighting and at each other’s throat, then being flattened by a pair of glass balls, and Mickey raising his hand–LITERALLY–to Pluto. My son asked if the mouse was going to hit Pluto. In a Disney christmas cartoon, my son had to ask if Mickey friggin Mouse was going to abuse his dog.

   None of this movie is funny, or heartfelt. The tagline on the front of the box says “Find out who’s been naughty and who’s been nice”. Walt must be rolling in his grave at the horrible injustice perpetuated on his beloved Mickey Mouse.
   Rating: 1 / 5

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