Three Musketeers (Disney)

Mickey, Donald and Goofy once again team up, this time as the Three Musketeers in this feature length outing.

We open to our narrator, who introduces us to the story through his comic book and with the help of a song he wrote. All of the songs are a bit peppy, and have comical twists to classical music including Beethoven and Tcaikovsky. Sometimes it's a bit too comical, though it is a rather fun new approach to songs that might otherwise lose the interest of the target audience.

Our three heroes it seems are actually working as janitors for the Musketeers, which is lead by the villainous Pete (complete with his peg leg!). Quite quickly we learn that he is our villain, despite it being rather obvious, and that he plots to become King by kidnapping Princess Minnie Mouse with the help of his three goons and his lieutenant Clarabelle.

Through the short movie, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy learn what it takes to be Musketeers and never give up even after failing twice to hold their own. But when they work together, they easily save the day.

Fun songs aside, I actually enjoyed the rare use of Clarabelle instead given how her role could easily have been neglected. Even then, for a rather straight forward plot the Three Musketeers is a fun romp and one of the far better direct to video releases that Disney has put out.