Nice effects though.

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

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Blistering performances.

Mickey is the fire chief. He lives among all the firefighters in the station. When a big fire is reported, he springs into action. It isn't easy because none of the things that are supposed to go right, do. He eventually needs to rescue Minnie. The great thing about this one is that each of the vignettes works on its own and presents some downright funny stuff. Nicely done.

This is an early Disney Mickey Mouse short. There will be spoilers ahead:This is a rather funny short with Mickey, Horace and quite a few others as fire fighters. The insurance rates there must be through the roof, because they're pretty lousy at fighting fires.You get the standard gags about sliding down poles at the station, with some cute bits with a ladder thrown in. They race to the fire but only Mickey makes it there and he's having a rough time.Mickey discovers that Minnie is in the building and immediately focuses on saving here and forgets that the building is on fire! We then get the typical jokes found in animated shorts of the 1920s-30s about rescuing people from burning buildings and Minnie is ultimately saved. The animation is good and the gags are funny.This short is available on the Mickey Mouse In Black and White Disney Treasures DVD set and is well worth tracking down. Recommended.

My favorite Mickey cartoons are the ones which are more story and character focused rather than the ones which seem to be mildly entertaining musical numbers with a little bit of plot sandwiched in-between. I also love it when Mickey plays the hero and has to use his cunning and bravery to get out of situations. He's much more interesting when this side is allowed to be shown in addition to his everyman personality. All of this can be found in "The Fire Fighters".The story is simple: Mickey and his motley crew of firefighters have to stop a fire in an apartment building, as well as rescue Minnie who's stuck on the top floor. There's plenty of great gags packed in there. The pacing is tight; this cartoon never once drags like the more musical-themed ones do. And the ending is very cute, showing why Mickey and Minnie are such an adorable couple (which makes me wonder why they have yet to tie the knot). Anyways, great cartoon. Watch it.

Disney and Mickey Mouse rarely disappoint in my book, and The Fire Fighters while not one of their best is still a winner. Perhaps it is not a major advance in animation and the idea does read of the typical Mickey rescues Minnie formula. However, there is much to enjoy still. The story even with a familiar idea is still tight in narrative, and The Fire Fighters is full of great gags such as Mickey inhaling and drawing a spider, the alarm sequence, Mickey spilling the water, the ladder coming down the pole, Horace drinking water and spilling it over the fire and the bit with the clothesline. The gag with the bloomers is one we've seen before, but is incredibly sweet still. The animation is fluid and clean, and the music is lovely and characterful. Mickey is always likable and his personality, primarily his frustration which we see visibly and really feel for him, is just great. Minnie is not as interesting but still charms and you do genuinely get the sense that Mickey and Minnie do care for one another. In a nutshell, not one of the greats but still lots of fun. 9/10 Bethany Cox