Disney Animated Short Feature #3 Toy Story: That Time Forgot 2014 9 out of 10

Toy Story : That Time Forgot  2014  9 out of 10

Pixar never fails to come up with new an interesting ways to explore the Toy Story world.   This latest Animated Short Feature stars Woody, Buzz, Trixie and Rex in an adventure that happens when Bonnie takes them to a friends house for a play date.  Once they arrive Bonnie finds that her friend is playing video games so she tosses the backpack that they are in into the boys room.  The gang goes to explore the room and finds themselves smack dab in the middle of the coolest dinosaur play set ever.  Unfortunately the Dinosaurs just like Buzz was in the original Toy Story ---don't know they are toys and think their entire existence is to battle one another and destroy every other toy in the room.  

Despite the Battlesaurs being some of the coolest toys never to exist---this episode has a storyline about Trixie accepting herself for who she is and and in a cool sci-fi movie moment the main Battlesaur Reptillus Maximus finds out the truth that he is a toy and what it means to be played with.   The scene where he is chasing Trixie as she goes to get help for her friends that are in peril has some cool "Damn Dirty Ape" or "To Serve Man"  type moments when he first encounters the box that he came in.   This feature was a fun and interesting little action adventure tale and makes me even more excited about the recently announced Toy Story 4.   I have complete faith that John Lasseter and Pixar that they will once again find and interesting and compelling story to tell in the universe of Toy Story that started it all.

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Disney/Pixar Animated Short Reviews: #46 Cable Car Chaos 2014 8+ out of 10

Cable Car Chaos  2014  8+ out of 10

Cable Car Chaos is one of the recent Mickey Mouse cartoons and is packed full of action and laughs.  Mickey and Minnie go and a trolley car in San Francisco to see the sights.  Mickey gets off in Chinatown and Minnie gets stuck on a runaway trolley which leads to a chase all over town as Mickey tries to catch up to the trolley to save her.  The action is thrilling and the gags are quality making for a fun Mickey and Minnie adventure.   Quote of the cartoon  "Dim sum ...Love Some"

It can be found playing on the Disney Channel or Disney Online

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Disney Animated Short Feature #2 Toy Story of Terror 2013 7 out of 10

Toy Story of Terror  2013   7 out of 10

It is a good thing whenever we get to see the Toy Story gang in action.  The movies were all excellent and only got better with each film. Following the movies there have been several really entertaining shorts as well.  Toy Story of Terror is the first TV short feature from the gang and centers on several of the characters on a road trip with their new owner Bonnie.   Mr. Potato Head decides to explore the motel room and ends up disappearing.  This is basically a horror movie homage featuring the gang that leads into a situation where they may end up separated forever.   One by one they appear disapear as something grabs them in the dark.   It was a good adventure- but not as entertaining as the movies or some of the really good shorts.  Maybe my issue with it was that it focused on Jessie (one of my least favorite Toy Story characters).  Jessie has to face her fears in order to help rescue one of the gang.  Still definitely worth a watch with the kids, but I don't see it becoming a holiday classic.   If your kids love Toy Story they will be happy to see them in action again.

Disney Animated Short Feature #1 The Adventures of Icabod Crane 1949 10 out of 10

The Adventures of Ichabod Crane  1949   10 out of 10

We all have our holiday traditions. Whether it is watching Football on Thanksgiving day, that favorite Christmas movie that we watch every year, or that Christmas wrapping paper roll sword fight on the front lawn after all the presents are open....(Wait that is just me and my dad).

When Halloween rolls around one of the things that I have to watch every year is Ichabod Crane the 1949 animated classic from Disney. I've read the original story by Washington Irving about 3 times as well and love it.  This short Disney film used to be a staple on those old Wonderful World of Disney specials. Remember the Disney Halloween shows with the creepy talking pumpkin head by Johnathon Winters (well maybe I'm dating myself with that reference) 

They would always run at least of portion of Ichabod's story along with Disney cartoons with witches and such. The full short film is a perfect Halloween classic. With narration by Bing Crosby and the fun song as sung by him as Brom Bones (the Original Gaston). The short has everything...Laughs , chills , and a crazy wild action scene as he tries to escape the Headless Horsemen. It is the perfect mix of spooky and fun. The animation and the sound in this Halloween tale sets up Ichabod's fateful night perfectly. It is a Halloween tradition to watch this every single year just like visiting the Holiday Haunted Mansion or watching Nightmare before Christmas.

If you have never seen this Disney classic...shame on you.....Run out and find a copy for it is Disney animation at its best.

 Here is the song from this classic short

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