Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

The animation is this cartoon short was pretty pencil-like, but still works nice, especially as it coincides with the sound effects. No plot or story in this cartoon short, and no laughs or real comedy as well. But, it's not a bad one for the kids.Grade C

Mickey's Choo-Choo (1929) *** (out of 4)The railway station is the setting for this Mickey Mouse shorts, which starts off with him singing "I've Been Working on the Railroad" and then we get him and Minnie going on a little adventure that takes a bad turn when their train is unable to get up a mountain. Fans of these early shorts will enjoy this one as it features quite a few funny scenes but there's no question that the highlight was Mickey singing. He had already spoken in the previous shorts but there's no question that the voice left a lot to be desired. While his voice isn't what America came to love, there's still no doubt that there was a very big jump in terms of quality. The finale with the cart going through various tunnels was a nice bit of animation as well.

This is an early Disney cartoon featuring Mickey Mouse. There will be spoilers ahead:Ub Iwerks directed this short and helped animate it as well. Iwerks was an exceptional animator, a sometimes brilliant but sometimes average director and an indifferent "story" person. His shorts are filled with gags and typically have good to excellent animation, but are lacking in plot. This short is a prime example.What lifts this short to above average is the musical direction and choices. Humoresque 7 is used at least twice, which would have been recognizable to the audience and also have contextual meaning because of a series of comical and somewhat off-color verses attached to the tune. "I've Been Working On the Railroad" also features prominently.Mickey is running a train, a somewhat cute little train with an engine which eats coal. Minnie wants a ride and gets one when she says she can play her fiddle. The car she's on separates from the train and Mickey chases after it and her. That's essentially the "plot".For all that, it's still a charming short, available on Mickey Mouse In Black and White, Volume Two, which is well worth tracking down. Recommended.

A Walt Disney MICKEY MOUSE Cartoon.MICKEY'S CHOO-CHOO takes Minnie on a dangerous ride on the roof into the countryside.This little black & white film has a plot entirely controlled by the soundtrack. Energetic & fast moving, it is still quite humorous to watch. Walt supplies Mickey's squeaky voice.Walt Disney (1901-1966) was always intrigued by drawings. As a lad in Marceline, Missouri, he sketched farm animals on scraps of paper; later, as an ambulance driver in France during the First World War, he drew figures on the sides of his vehicle. Back in Kansas City, along with artist Ub Iwerks, Walt developed a primitive animation studio that provided animated commercials and tiny cartoons for the local movie theaters. Always the innovator, his ALICE IN CARTOONLAND series broke ground in placing a live figure in a cartoon universe. Business reversals sent Disney & Iwerks to Hollywood in 1923, where Walt's older brother Roy became his lifelong business manager & counselor. When a mildly successful series with Oswald The Lucky Rabbit was snatched away by the distributor, the character of Mickey Mouse sprung into Walt's imagination, ensuring Disney's immortality. The happy arrival of sound technology made Mickey's screen debut, STEAMBOAT WILLIE (1928), a tremendous audience success with its use of synchronized music. The SILLY SYMPHONIES soon appeared, and Walt's growing crew of marvelously talented animators were quickly conquering new territory with full color, illusions of depth and radical advancements in personality development, an arena in which Walt's genius was unbeatable. Mickey's feisty, naughty behavior had captured millions of fans, but he was soon to be joined by other animated companions: temperamental Donald Duck, intellectually-challenged Goofy and energetic Pluto. All this was in preparation for Walt's grandest dream - feature length animated films. Against a blizzard of doomsayers, Walt persevered and over the next decades delighted children of all ages with the adventures of Snow White, Pinocchio, Dumbo, Bambi & Peter Pan. Walt never forgot that his fortunes were all started by a mouse, or that simplicity of message and lots of hard work always pay off.