jkleinekracht Review of Mickey's House of Villains

Mickey's House of Villains (2002 Video)

Cheesy and cute, but sometimes irrelevant!!!

[6/10 · 15 October 2018]

Mickey's House of Villains is a fun, collaborative Disney film that allows the audience to get ready for the Halloween season. Whether you are two years old or ninety years old, I think that you will enjoy at least part of this movie. Disney pulls in all sorts of characters: from Piglet to Ursula, you will likely see at least one familiar Disney character in this film. The music kept the movie going, which made the movie so much better. The music in the film and the character involvement is nicely put together, but there are several things that I think could be better in the film. The movie starts off by showing the viewer that it is Halloween night at the House of Mouse. Coincidentally, a lot of the villains from many Disney movies made an appearance. After this introduction, multiple cartoons are shown to the audience. From Donald Duck tricking his nephews, to Mickey's Night Before Halloween, to Goofy's Ghost adventures, to many other cartoons that put the audience in a spooky mood. In between some of the cartoons, the movie focused on the audience watching the cartoons. Whether it was a transition to the next cartoon or insight on the villains' next move, the movie took a break from the ghostly, but cute cartoons. As the movie went on, the villains eventually took over the show and kicked Mickey and his gang out. "The House of Mouse" turned into "The House of Villains"... clever right?? After some speculation, Mickey put his wizard hat on and saved the show. The first thing that would make the movie better is that it could have been way shorter. I felt that the movie dragged on. Yes, each cartoon was clever and spooky in its own way; however, the movie could have been faster paced if they cut out some unnecessary cartoons. For example, I think that the cartoon that had the "Lonesome Ghosts" in it could have been cut. The characters in this cartoon were irrelevant and not in another movie. I was confused on what they were supposed to be; they did not even look like ghosts! At one point, I thought they were imitations of the Marshmallow Man. All the ghosts that I have seen have never had noses, and these had red/pinkish noses which made me really confused. Anyways, this was not the only scene I felt was pointless; some of the other scenes could have been cut to make the movie more enjoyable and shorter. I really enjoyed the movie when the camera showed the audience. I was able to see many familiar Disney characters. However, I felt like these moments did not happen as often as they should have. Since I really enjoyed these heartfelt moments, I wanted to see many more of them. Whether this be the villains acting in mischief or Mickey trying to crack a joke, I think the movie would be more complete if it consisted of more audience participation. Lastly, some scenes needed music to spice it up a little bit. As the viewer sees and hears in the cartoon mirroring Hansel and Gretel, as well as "Dance of the Goofy's", the music makes these cartoons so much more entertaining! If some of the other cartoons had music to underlay what is shown, the movie would be much more captivating. Overall, I would give this movie a 6 out of 10. I think the Christmas version is better, but this is still a film that children would enjoy. The parents might be bored half way through, but if the children enjoy it, that is what matters. I would like to see an updated version of this film, maybe involving Pixar characters!!