GET A HORSE (Theatrical Release USA 2013)

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.2|5.0 Starsìììì 

Get a Horse—great short film—presents an exceptionally creative view of the technological progress made within the entertainment industry. If for nothing else, don’t miss this short cartoon to view how quickly technology has advanced. This short movie features Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Peg Leg Pete (who goes by three different names depending on what he is used for, through the years), Clarabelle Cow, and Horace Horsecollar.  The story is great and worth watching. This film features at the end of the Frozen DVD movie. 

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Storyline 

This animated short film is about: a rivalry between Mickey Mouse and Peg Leg Pete for Minnie Mouse’s attention that results in switching from older times when the candlestick phone was the new invention to newer times when the iPhone is used. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Lauren MacMullan for directing effort. Thank you to Producer Dorothy McKim for making the film possible. Cast includes: Walt Disney, Marcellite Gamer, Russi Taylor, Billy Bletcher, and Will Ryan. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. This is a good story and well put together with a novel presentation format.  Good work for all involved in its production.

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DEEP (Theatrical Release Spain 2017)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.0|5.0 Starsììì

Deep, animated film originally released in Estonia, quickly runs itself into bland and boring with mixed plotlines and poorly written dialogue lines. The argumentative lines, meant to be comical, fail to be amusing or even rib-tickling. The small storyline encases itself in a copycat production with nothing new added for entertainment value. As an interesting side note, listen for the voice of Dwight Shultz (Howling Mad Murdock on The A-Team television series) as the animated character Kraken.

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Storyline

Young Octopus Deep (voice of Justin Felbinger) endangers his neighbors and takes a journey to find help.

Additional Thanks

Thank You to Director Julio Soto Gurpide for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Javier Ares, Claudia Bluemhuber, Florian Dargel, Ignasi Estapé Jan Goossen, Ian Hutchinson, Jonathan Jiang, Nadia Khamlichi, Mark Mertens, Peter Rogers, and Gilles Waterkeyn for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Evo (voice of Stephen Hughes), Alice (voice of Lindsey Alena), Maura (voice of Elisabeth Gray), Kraken (voice of Dwight Schultz), Darcy (voice of William Salyers), Ralph (voice of Bob Bergen), Luigi (voice of Jess Harnell), Artie (voice of Phil LaMarr), and Nathan (voice of Lewis Macleod).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

No. Better animated fish stories are Finding Nemo and Finding Dory.

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Ben Meyers