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I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

An action-packed slog

I saw this movie before reading any reviews, and I thought it was very funny. I was very surprised to see the overwhelmingly negative reviews this film received from critics.

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Apparently, Mickey and his comrades are members of the Confederacy, but they don't seem to be fighting the union. The enemy is a herd of cats that seem to be like Nazi's. Although the time period is a bit off. Anyway, the two forces come together and the mice seem to have the upper hand, even though the cats are enormous. Of course, they are also stupid.

This is an early Disney cartoon featuring Mickey Mouse. There will be spoilers ahead:There's a basic plot here of a battle between mice and cat armies, but it's just there as a framing device for visual gags. This is one of Ub Iwerks' best Mickey Mouse shorts. It's my opinion that Iwerks did a better job directing the Silly Symphonies than he did with Mickey Mouse cartoons, but he had his moments with Mickey as well.The visual moments here are many and Iwerks did some good to great animation here. The "physical" Mickey goes through when he goes through recruiting is priceless. The fact that the battle "flag" of the mouse army is a pair of bloomers is also a nice touch.There are interesting gags involving a cannon, Mickey firing a machine gun and the keys to a piano, but there are two somewhat longer bits which are the best parts of the short. Mickey has a standoff of sorts with Pete involving a pop gun and the slow burn by Pete coupled with Mickey mounting sense of discomfort and fear is beautifully done. Then there's the climax to the battle (to "The Anvil Chorus") is predictable but fun. Excellent cartoon.This short is available on the Mickey Mouse In Black and White, Volume Two Disney Treasures DVD set and is well worth tracking down. Recommended.

As a great fan of Disney, and someone who likes Mickey Mouse a lot(though I prefer Donald and Goofy as characters). The Barnyard Battle is one of the best of the early Mickey shorts. Some may be disconcerted by Mickey's lack of voice, but that doesn't harm The Barnyard Battle in any way(in fact I found it far preferable to the instances where Mickey did have a voice but sounded as though he was still trying to find it). The short is not much new in terms of story, apart from a violent subject being dealt with in a more politically correct but endearing and inevitable way, but it is what is done with the story that makes it so good. The gags are crisply timed and very fun, especially when Mickey manages to escape and claps a mouse trap on Pete's tail and the body distortion gags. But if anything The Barnyard Battle is more intriguing than it is funny, though it is the latter as well. The introduction of the cats is very well-done and to see Mickey for once not taking advantage of those around him by here having those around him taking advantage of him was interesting. But the highlight has always been Mickey in the old house with the machine gun and then Pete comes in and starts menacing him. The animation is what makes it so, while the backgrounds are smooth and all the characters well drawn(with the mice all looking like Mickey), it is Mickey's character animation that is the real revelation here, some of the best there is from any Mickey cartoon in my opinion actually. In this scene Mickey is understandably fearful and nervous, and the body language from the nervous smiling to the shuffling of feet perfectly reflects that. The music is as ever rousing and energetic, and Mickey and Pete are strong characters here. All in all, really good, one of the better early Mickey shorts. 9/10 Bethany Cox

This was a well made but rather morally dubious cartoon from the early days of Mickey Mouse. Like most of these early films, they are in black and white and feature sound effects and occasional voices, but are (for the most part) like a silent film with added sound effects.The film begins with Mickey and his fellow mice all running to volunteer for a war against the....well,...whatever those other Pete-like characters are supposed to be. Oddly, the mice all dance to "Dixie" and wear Confederate-style uniforms while the enemy wore helmets that looked like WWI Germans. Why they were fighting is uncertain but it sure looked fun...and very violent. For 1929, this played pretty well but today it felt a bit unsavory--with the allusions to the South and the way it portrayed war as great fun! It's probably a film you best watch with and explain to your younger kids, but as an adult I enjoyed and appreciated the artistry of the film--Disney Studios was miles ahead of the competition in quality.