Good story, Not enough for a whole film

It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

"The Art of Skiing" is an American 8-minute cartoon from 1941, the days of WWII, so this one is already over 75 years old. Wow! The name of director Jack Kinney gives away to fans of old animation already that here we got another Disney cartoon and this must be one of the earliest Goofy cartoons, at least starring him in a how-to work if you wanna call it like that. Despite the age, it is in color and that certainly elevates the material. I personally would say that it is none of my favorite Goofy cartoons, but as I really like them, I still enjoyed the watch, just not as much as some of the others (tennis, dancing e.g.) This may also have to do with personal bias because skiing was never interesting to me to either watch or do it myself. So if you have an interest bigger than mine in this sport (which really shouldn't be difficult), then you will maybe really love this one. I myself am probably as gifted as Goofy, a dog but humanized as always, when it comes to skiing. But certainly not as funny. Yes the video site was really entertaining here. The audio wasn't too shabby either, but maybe a bit too many comments as it feels like the narrator is constantly talking. Anyway, looking at how long it takes Goofy to not even get out of the house into the snow, but even get out of bed (and with him ending up there eventually again), it says it all that this is not the sport for Goofy unlike some of the others where he gets gradually better throughout the film. But seeing him fail, does not mean this was a failure by any means because his weakest moments are probably our funniest here. Nice frame too with the eventual return to bed. I give it a thumbs-up as I was well-entertained. See it.

This doesn't belong to my favourite Goofy cartoons. What is good about it though is that it is very amusing. Sure, the animation is a little dated, and some of the narration got a little distracting, but seeing Goofy struggling on skis was very, very funny, especially when he rides down the side of the mountain, and disappears down a hole, and you hear that trademark whine he makes. The narrator assures Goofy it is all very simple, but Goofy fails miserably. It's part of an ongoing joke, that Goofy is pretty useless at anything simple. I liked the music and I liked the ending. Overall, very good, not Goofy's best, but entertaining for fans. 8/10 Bethany Cox.

Just watched this very funny Disney Goofy cartoon short on YouTube. In this one-as the narrator instructs on the fine art of dressing and then going skiing (which he insists is pronounced SHEE-ING)-the Goof does the opposite in every hilarious way one could think of and more. Director Jack Kinney and his animators milk every bit of humor and slapstick comedy out of this premise and provide a new bit for the humanized dog-his yodel. That yodel was not thought of by the character's original voice-Pinto Colvig who was at Fleischer in Miami at the time-but by his temporary replacement, George Johnson (other yodels were recorded by Hannes Schrolle). That particular bit proved so popular that it became a recurring thing in subsequent Goofy cartoons. So on that note, I highly recommend The Art of Skiiing.

'The Art of Skiing' is another example of Goofy's instructing videos and it does not belong to one of my favorites. Although it is not boring to watch you will not really laugh out loud. The cartoon starts in the morning with Goofy in bed, we see how Goofy put on his clothes and from there we see the kind of skiing Goofy. Of course the voice over says one thing and Goofy shows something completely different.The problem is, I think, that every single gag is very predictable. You can even guess the kind of animation that will come next and that is not something I really want to see with a cartoon. But still, like I said it was not boring so my time wasn't wasted.