This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Excellent, smart action film.

It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

This "Fun and Fancy Free" DVD (cheerfully brought to you by Disney Studios) contains two, enjoyable, 35-minute animated films from 1947.Hosted by everyone's favourite insect - Jiminy Cricket - These 2 tales of fun-fun-fun and fancy-free adventure also feature several musical numbers as an added bonus.Story #1 is all about Bongo, the circus bear, who desperately wants to get himself back to the forest, like, pronto.Story #2 has Mickey Mouse (taking the place of Jack), along with Donald Duck and Goofy, climbing the beanstalk all the way up to the nasty giant's fantastic castle in the sky - "Fee-Fye-Foe-Fum!" *Note* - Mickey Mouse was voiced by Walt Disney, himself.

Fun And Fancy Free contains two animated featurettes linked by live action of Edgar Bergen entertaining young Luana Patten with his ventriloquism.Going into the 1940s, Disney found that the demand for animated features far exceeded the studio's ability to produce them. The lead time for a full-length feature was much greater than that for a shorter film, so it was possible to put together a feature-length movie comprising several shorter pieces much more quickly than a single coherent story, hence the arrival of a number of films which were made up of two or more different elements.FAFF contains two animated sections, both of which are enjoyable without being exceptional, and an adequate linking section. That is why this is not one of the Disney films which is well remembered.

I watched this as a kid and every time I see it I just get taken back to when everything was more simple,and beautiful. Great animation, and message. Thank you Disney you made my childhood what it is today.It really should be respected higher. It is classic. The songs, the characters. Even still toady I still sing Goofy's song. And Bongo the circus bear. So much character and nothing said at all. One of Disney's best and should be on IMDb's top 250. And the ending with the Giant and coming through the roof I was so terrified of that when I saw that as a child. The ventriloquism was great to, that little girl was good as well I wonder who she was.... 10/10

The 9th animated Disney classic is something I have mixed feelings about, in similarity to what happens with "The Three Caballeros".It's a curious cartoon with some to offer, yet not one of Disney's finest creations.For one thing, I like its introduction. I was surprised when I heard a familiar singing voice. I thought «This voice sounds like Jiminy Cricket». And in the next moment, Jiminy Cricket appears, voiced by the same Cliff Edwards. Another interesting fact is that Jiminy Cricket is the narrator of the story in some parts. He introduces us the first of the two stories, "Bongo": it is the story of a little circus bear that runs away from the circus and discovers what it's like to be free.I liked the story of Bongo and the character itself. He's a cute and adorable little bear. This is, without a doubt, the best segment of this motion picture. It is, however, narrated by Dinah Shore.As for the second and final segment, "Mickey and the Beanstalk", it is narrated by Edgar Bergen, but before that there are a few live-action scenes where Edgar Bergen is working as a ventriloquist and tells the tale to child actress Luana Patten. After the end of the story, there are a few more live-action scenes like this and Jiminy Cricket appears in both.As for the segment itself, needless to say it is based on "Jack and the Beanstalk". It's not a bad segment, but honestly I found it nothing special. It features, however, well known cartoons like Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy. It also features Willie, the famous temperamental giant from some Disney tales. Mickey Mouse is voiced by Walt Disney himself, while Donald Duck is voiced by the inimitable Clarence Nash.