The Gallopin’ Gaucho 2.0
The plot is the same as that short. Minnie gets captured by Pete and Mickey gives
chase. There are a few variations such
as Mickey riding Horace Horsecollar instead of the ostrich, and updated
character designs.
There’s also a longer
musical step up with Mickey and Minnie dancing, playing the piano, and even
Pete getting in on the act before kidnapping Minnie. I find that there’s a little too much of that
this time around, perhaps if they had cut Mickey playing the piano or made the
dancing shorter the pace would have felt better.
The animation is nicely timed to the music as always though
and I enjoy Mickey getting drug through the cacti even if it does involve
repeated animation. However, the teeth
gags I find gross. The flashing of the
gunfire isn’t as nice as say the lighting effect of ‘The Old Mill’ but not bad
for early attempts.
The updated designs and having the movements be more in time
to the music does keep this from being just a retelling of the 1928 short, but I
find the elongated dance sequences and using everything as an instrument gags
drag the pacing down, and the teeth gags just aren’t for me. As with most shorts it’s not bad there’s just
nothing really memorable here.
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