In "Belles on Ice", ice skating Minnie Mouse gets the spotlight and Daisy Duck is not happy. They battle for the spotlight until they join to perform together. In "Christmas: Impossible", Donald Duck and his nephews are having Christmas dinner at Uncle Scrooge McDuck's mansion. The boys selfishly eat all the cookies and Uncle Scrooge warns them about Santa's list. In "Christmas Maximus", Goofy's grown son Max is coming home with his girlfriend Mona. In "Donald's Gift", Donald wants to relax from gift shopping but is forced to go to the mall. In "Mickey's Dog-Gone Christmas", Pluto causes chaos as Mickey sets up for the Christmas party. Pluto runs away and joins up with Santa's reindeers.
This is very different from the first one. First of all, it's in 3D CG animation. It's hard to remember whether the animation is up to snuff for its day. It's definitely not good enough for today. It doesn't have the surface work but cartoons can skip that stuff to some extend. The sad part is that it's not timeless. Old painted animation can be timeless. This is from a certain era and it won't be a classic. The various stories are very Christmas. The only disturbing thing is Mickey yelling at Pluto. That's an odd note to strike. Pluto running away could be done in another way. I really like the simplicity of the first ice skating story but the others don't reach that level. It's fine for a home TV movie.
This is very different from the first one. First of all, it's in 3D CG animation. It's hard to remember whether the animation is up to snuff for its day. It's definitely not good enough for today. It doesn't have the surface work but cartoons can skip that stuff to some extend. The sad part is that it's not timeless. Old painted animation can be timeless. This is from a certain era and it won't be a classic. The various stories are very Christmas. The only disturbing thing is Mickey yelling at Pluto. That's an odd note to strike. Pluto running away could be done in another way. I really like the simplicity of the first ice skating story but the others don't reach that level. It's fine for a home TV movie.