Actuakers
One of my all time favorites.
Megamind
To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.
Fleur
Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.
Staci Frederick
Blistering performances.
Stompgal_87
I watched this short for the first time today when it was included as a bonus feature on my 'Frozen' DVD. At first it looked like an old black and white cartoon (reminiscent of 'Steamboat Willie') that barely filled my screen but when Pete throws Mickey and Minnie out of the screen in another world, it became more colourful and filled my screen.The use of hybrid animation here is the asset that surprised me the most. While the black and white animation was smooth with a classical look, the CGI animation looked cheap for Disney but was bright and colourful. I liked how the antics of the characters combined with those in the audience, such as a lady's nachos being knocked over and Mickey answering an iPhone. It was funny when Mickey and other characters spun the screen around to replay Pete getting electrocuted and falling onto a gardening tool etc and also when Pete chased the characters around the screen and the cinema, thus causing their animation styles to alter.All in all this is a funny cartoon with a decent use of hybridity albeit its cheap-looking CGI. 8/10.
Robert Reynolds
This short was nominated for the Academy Award for Animated Short (and probably should have won). There will be spoilers ahead: This short is a remarkable piece of work and probably the best short Disney has done in the last 30 years. This is a blend of old and new Disney animation styles and themes. An excellent addition to the Mickey Mouse canon. I have to talk about the short itself.The plot is deceptively simple. Mickey and a bunch of the old time characters (like Horace Horsecollar and Clarabelle Cow) are going on a hayride. Mickey has a fascinating dispute with his pants and then climbs on the hay wagon, to be joined by Minnie Mouse.Pegleg Pete comes up on the wagon and behaves like Pete, trying to kidnap Minnie. That's when things get interesting, as Pete uses Mickey and Horace as a bludgeon until he tears a hole in the fourth wall and color is born. Mickey and Horace wind up on the other side of the screen and things start getting nuts. Horace hits the snack bar and "borrows" someone's cellphone. Mickey turns Horace into a plane to try to get back at Pete with predictable results.Then Mickey starts discovering nice little things to do with the screen and to Pete as a consequence, amusing Minnie and everyone else in the process. The short is totally crazy at this point. They don't just break the fourth wall, they obliterate it and fun is had by all (except Pete).Archival audio is used to have the original voices for Mickey, Minnie and Pete appear in the short and it's very effectively handled. This short is an extra on the DVD and Blu-ray releases of Frozen. The short is well worth watching. Most highly recommended.
MartinHafer
When the film begins, you don't think it's a CGI or 3-D film. It looks like a Mickey Mouse film circa 1929--complete with scratchy film stock! However, when the baddie, Pete, tosses Mickey THROUGH the screen and he becomes a full-color 3-D character, you know you are in for something unique! What's next? See the film--it's well worth it.This is an interesting case where it turns out that I liked the short more than the feature film it accompanied. In the case of "Get a Horse!", it was shown before the Disney CGI film "Frozen"--a moderately enjoyable full-length film. However, the short was indeed magical and appeared to be a real work of love. I say this because the folks who made the film did a great job of trying to replicate the exact look and sound of the very early Mickey Mouse cartoons--something that is no small feat! Unlike most 3-D films I've seen, I think it's very important you try to see "Get a Horse!" in 3-D. This is because rarely has another 3-D film tried so hard to incorporate this sort of camera-work into the film (another exception being the underrated "How to Train Your Dragon"). Most 3-D films, to me, seem as if they just tacked on the 3-D at the end and didn't plan for the use of 3-D all along (this is especially true of the live action 3-D films).Overall, a wonderful little film that no doubt will get nominated for Best Animated Short for the Oscars. If it doesn't, I'll be incredibly surprised as the film isn't just fun but an amazing film technically.UPDATE: I just saw this short again as part of the Oscar-nominated Animated Shorts show in selected theaters. Although it was NOT shown in 3-D this time, it didn't really seem to matter. Why I am doing this update is that in comparison to all the other nominees, "Get a Horse!" is light-years better. And, because it's so far superior I am changing my original score from 9 to 10. What a wonderful film and I like the rather playful and fun nature of the short.
Hellmant
'GET A HORSE!': Three Stars (Out of Five)A Disney animated short film that debuted in theaters before the blockbuster 'FROZEN'. The movie is 6 minutes long and is both computer animated and hand-drawn. It's also in black-and-white and color and was released in both 3D and regular 2D versions (like the movie it plays with). It was directed by Lauren MacMullan and features archive voice recordings of Walt Disney as Mickey Mouse! It's the first Mickey Mouse cartoon since 1995's 'RUNAWAY BRAIN' and tells the story of Mickey going on a wagon ride with his friends (Minnie, Horace Horsecollar, and Clarabelle Cow) when the antagonist Peg-Leg Pete attacks them. Mickey and Horace are thrown out of the movie world (and into the theater) where they fight Peg-Leg by flipping the theater screen (and rotating gravity inside the movie). The film is amusing and fun and very reminiscent of classic Mickey Mouse cartoons. Should be nostalgic for fans of the iconic Disney character and entertaining for new (younger) viewers as well!Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAefz9rzS5w