Highly Overrated But Still Good

Go in cold, and you're likely to emerge with your blood boiling. This has to be seen to be believed.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

I labeled it with our father because the first time we saw it with my brother was during his Super 8 screening session. Dad filmed and edited our vacations and have a few reels with real movies and this cartoon was featured in a red box called Mickey Jubilee! It's true that Disney was a innovator as before he did colored animation or long features, he was the 1st to put the sound! But as Steve Jobs for Apple, it's not a solitary work because without his team, and especially the cartoonist Ub Iwerks who drawe 700 sheets a day (!!!), our beloved Walt would have been nothing! It's funny to see that this 1st Mickey Mouse looks like the future Looney Tunes in so far as it's a bit disrespectful: Minnie is picked up by her panties and Mickey gives a concert using animals for music instruments! For sure, there are stupid, grumpy bad mouths that screams animal cruelty! I would tell those poor stunted people that this is the basement for fun! Joke is sometimes about being mean and that's the gap that intelligent people grasp to laugh! Maybe those empty heads would like to have a caption saying that no cartoon animals were injured during the making but this stupidity equals their brain! With all that puritans and limited minds, it's a marvel that Disney could release this and become an inspiration for all those who still have their kid soul!

Steamboat Willie is a really clever and funny film, filled to the brim with amazing animation. Walt Disney did wonders with the equipment he had back in the day. Really fun film to watch every now and then.

This is supposedly the first Mickey Mouse cartoon, released in July 1928 and animated in black and white (the silent version of the cartoon Plane Crazy, starring Mickey and Minnie, was released in May 1928). Mickey's first appearance ever is piloting a steamboat, while trying to entertain his passenger, Minnie Mouse. He does so by using stuff from the boat as instruments - very clever and witty.This is definitely not one of the more funny, magical or exciting cartoons you've come to expect from Mickey. This is more of a musical short with no dialog. Thrown into the mix is the mean Captain Pete the Cat, the annoying parrot and the cranky goat.Though not one of the best Mickey cartoons I've seen, it does deserve praise for its clever sound effects, charming animation and characters and catchy music. It's a good beginning to a long list of Disney cartoons, animated films and television programs.Grade B

Steamboat Willy was not the first cartoon to feature Mickey Mouse. The first film to star America's friend was "Plane Crazy". "Plane Crazy" was released May 15th 1928 in Hollywood California,in the silent movie format. "Steamboat Willy" was released November 18th 1928 as a SOUND movie (it was also released July 29th 1928 as a silent film). Thus making "Steamboat.."the first SOUND film of Mickey but NOT the first film for the little American Mouse. While many game shows have used the question: "What was the first appearance of Mickey Mouse?" The true answer is "Plane Crazy" not "Steamboat Willy". These dates can be checkout on IMDb under "release dates".