Stars: Mickey Mouse

Summary: Mickey and all his friends are having a Halloween party when they are disturbed by villains Cruella, Hades and Jafar. The villains want to turn the House of Mouse into the House of Villains...

Mickey Mouse must do battle with Disney's entire pantheon of villains in this feature length adventure. The nefarious Jafar has teamed up with Cruella, Hades, Ursula, Captain Hook, and Maleficent to take over the House of Mouse and turn it into the House of Villains. With help from Minnie, Pluto, Donald, and Goofy, Mickey must stop these malevolent malcontents, and their struggle reaches a climax during a face-off that features the musical number "It's Our House Now!" Featuring a cast full of Disney favorites and packed full of spooky fun, MICKEY'S HOUSE OF VILLAINS is a treat for children of all ages.

WIN DVDs by rating this DVD

Average User Rating:

WIN DVDS by being amongst the first to review this DVD. Reviewing DVDs earns you bonus entries and lets you WIN DVDs!Please login before reviewing this DVD. If you're a new user, register for free and enter to WIN FREE DVDs!

Mickey's House of Mouse Villainsseeks to do for Halloween what Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In at the House of Mouse(2001) did for Yuletide. It's an anthology set on Halloween in the titular house, a nightclub where characters--including Donald Duck, Goofy, Jafar, Cruella de Vil, and Captain Hook--gather to watch Disney cartoons.

There's a perfunctory framing plot with the villains taking over the House, but the 65 minutes is almost entirely filled by eight short cartoons. Five are very recent, with clinically clean computer animation, and three are vintage gems glowing with the warm detailed look of Golden Age Disney. These are Trick or Treat(1952), Donald Duck and the Gorilla(1944), and Lonesome Ghosts(1937), in which Mickey, Donald and Goofy star in what was surely the inspiration for Ghostbusters. The best of the new adventures is Mickey's Mechanical House, in which the mouse moves into a futuristic house which goes disastrously wrong. It's made all the more entertaining by a poetic rhyming narration delivered by John Cleese. Young children will love it all, while older fans may prefer a compilation of vintage Disney shorts.

On the DVD:Mickey's House of Mouse VillainsDVD contains a well-designed animated quiz game, "Wheel of Misfortune", that should entertain young fans for a while. Otherwise, the extras consist of three trailers and a "Fright Reel": a three-minute compilation of Disney clips with two Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtracks. The choice amounts to the same sound effects with or without music. The sound is good, except for the three vintage animations, which are in mono. The picture is 4:3 and is generally very sharp, though varies a little with the source material. --Gary S Dalkin

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Additional Cartoons - 1. FRIGHT DELIGHT, 2. REEL OF MISFORTUNE
Year:	2002
Release Date:	October 7, 2002
Runtime:	65 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	B E D 888575
Keywords:	Animated, Family, House, General, Villains, Animation, Childrens, Mickey's
Genre:	Childrens