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Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004)
Mickey, Pluto and DONNER!
Some complaints have been made about the computer animation, but at least these are new shorts and not just old ones thrown together with a thin story line. I liked seeing these characters animated this way. Not that this computer animation is better (or even as good) than the traditional, but having never seen these classic characters like this was interesting. The overall content is very good. The weakest story is the first one with Minnie and Daisy. The best one, by far, is the last: MICKEY'S DOGGONE Christmas. This short in itself is worth the price of the DVD. Santa's reindeer Donner steals the show in this fast, fun and very funny short.
Hollywood Homicide (2003)
Harrison Ford shouldn't try anymore comedy.
"Hollywood Homicide" is not much different than almost every other "mismatched buddy-cop" picture that have been made over the years. It tries to be "Lethal Weapon" meets "Rush Hour," which sounds like a great combination. But it just doesn't hit the mark. While Harrison Ford is usually a very believeable and dependable actor, he must take some of the blame for this lackluster flick. He has absolutely no comedic instincts. He is probably trying to break out of his leading man roles. He is, afterall, getting a little too old for those. Comedy seems like a good idea. DeNiro's been doing it, but Ford just can't pull it off. Josh Hartnett is better, but his character is so one dimentional that he's borderline boring. I was really disappointed with this movie overall because it had so much potential. It's funny how the trailers at the theatre were edited to make this movie look like a comedy, but the TV spots have action written all over them. It's not that any movie has to be one or the other, it's just that this one is all over the place looking for a home. Ford is good at the physical comedy, but when it comes to dialogue, he falls flat. Don't bother to go to the theatre, wait to rent this one on DVD.