hyped garbage

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Based off the (duck)tale from Charles Dickens the legendary English writer, as one of many many reiterations on TV, this here is the culmination of everything kids growing up during the 80's or even 90's were about: the magical Disney characters and their peculiar humor and personality traits, all anthropomorphic animals representing various profiles; coupled with the more traditional Christian values.It does very well at satisfying on both fronts: it's genuinely funny, and manages to also deliver the message in a very vivid and powerful way, which even children could integrate and get a true grip over. The tale from Dickens is profound, but they made it here so each articulation of the moral could be grasped and conveniently understood. Each moment, each scene with either Christmas ghost is poignant and depicts the human experience and condition simply and accurately. We're given a lucid ride and insight into Scrooge McDuck's evolving emotions, and if anything this next point may constitute the one flaw of this picture but it's terribly short: which is both an advantage and a flaw in that first it's quite remarkable they managed to squeeze so many characters and so much meaning into such a short burst of Disney action, it's short and sweet and can be viewed as nostalgic value many times; but it's also regrettable that having so much going for them in this well crafted, well balanced cartoon version of the Dickens universe they didn't expand the scenes a bit as to create a closer relationship with the characters and a more powerful emotional effect at the end.8/10.

Available on disc as a "collection's edition" with other Christmas cartoons including "Pluto's Christmas Tree". Mickey's Christmas Carol is a wonderful blend of classic Disney Magic, with many of the "supporting cast members" from other beloved Disney cartoons. The "baby" versions of The wolf and the 3 little pigs chase each other in the background with a "pop" gun. Everyone has a logical part from Mickey and Minnie, Donald and Daisy, Willie the Giant to Jiminy Cricket. See how many other characters you can identify. "Goofy" is the absent-minded ghost of Marley and falls down the stairs. "Uncle Scrooge McDuck" naturally plays Scrooge (Alan Young). "Big Pete" plays the Ghost of Christmas Future, is not that scary at all, and smokes a cigar! May be "edited for time" by speeding up the "film", but still uncut. The reviews said that the new Blu-Ray version has been "scrubbed" or cleaned up, and some of the fine detail suffers. As, I own the older DVD version, I cannot compare the two. Still worth owning as little kids thoroughly love it. "G" rated, as it should be!

Ebenezer Scrooge (Scrooge McDuck) is a miserly greedy duck. His clerk Bob Cratchit (Mickey Mouse) is overworked and underpaid. His nephew Fred (Donald Duck) invites him to Christmas dinner. He is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley (Goofy) who tells him about the approaching 3 spirits. The Ghost of Christmas Past (Jiminy Cricket) shows him the past and the origins of his miserable ways when he foreclose on Isabelle (Daisy Duck) for being an hour late rather than marrying her. The Ghost of Christmas Present (Willie the Giant) shows him the hardship faced by Bob Cratchit and his family. Then the Ghost of Christmas Future shows him the funeral of little Tiny Tim.For such a short running time, this is a well made version of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'. It is snappy and quick. It's the essential highlights. It doesn't add anything new but it's done with great sincerity. It's a nice distillation of the original material that the kids will be able to follow.

I agree with Roger Ebert, that MICKEY's Christmas CAROL felt like a "forced march" through the famous Dickens novella. Watching it with the running time (26 min.) in mind, the viewer might wonder how the story will be told. Somehow it is, but it's a rush job. The animation was fine but the adaptation is too short and misses out on too many key developments and nuances in the story.This was before animation experienced a renaissance in the late 80's so perhaps there wasn't much of a budget to do a full-length feature, but still, it's disappointing. I wish Disney had waited to do it proper, with Scrooge McDuck or without (and I don't count the Zemeckis-directed version).