December 1, 2009
Donald Duck is so cool
Roy Rogers,
Dennis Day,
Frances Langford,
Ethel Smith,
Clark 'Buddy' Burroughs
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Disney was known for combining his musical cartoon shorts into interesting feature-length anthologies and Melody Time is one of the best. But for the fact that all of the featured segments have musica... read more
Directed by: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Jack Kinney
Release Date: May 27, 1948
DVD Release Date: June 6, 2000
Stats: 114 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (114)
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June 29, 2011Number 5 of the Compilation Era
Animation is top notch.
The shorts are actually all great and while not the most memorable will still stay longer then most of the shorts of the era.
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February 27, 2012Melody Time is the last Fantasia-esc musical inspired animated short packaged film from Disney's odd period. The Johnny Appleseed short is solid, all the others range from pretty good to mediocre. In a nutshell I'd call it the weakest of all the packaged animated films from the... read more
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May 13, 2012Some segments are good, some segments aren't so good, but all in all, Melody Time is a worthy addition to the Disney timeline, as it still has some wonderful animation and lovely music to back it up.
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December 6, 2011Pretty much just a rehash of Make Mine Music, you kind of feel that if they had just taken the good parts of both this and Make Mine Music, and edited them together, and threw the bad parts out, you'd have one decent package film, instead of two sub par package films.
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August 5, 2009Johnny Appleseed and Pecos Bill shorts are probably the highlights here. Another solid collection of shorts that are entertaining, but probably not very memorable as a whole.
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January 25, 2009One of Disney's forgotten gems. Incredible color styling from Mary Blair and others, great 1940s Pop, and Ethel Smith at the Hammond organ! What's not to like???
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October 29, 2008Certainly enjoyable at moments and the color is always wonderful to watch, but nowhere near does it have the presence of a Fantasia or Make Mine Music.
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October 20, 2008Not as good as Fantasia or Make Mine Music, but it is still enjoyable to watch. The color schemes are bright and cheerful and the animation matches the music styles nicely. Another well done Walt Disney music/animation complilation.
Critic Reviews
November 16, 2009
TIME Magazine
March 25, 2006
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Like healthy, imaginative children, those Disney boys are full of strange caprice. One minute they are doing something charming; the next minute they are slopping in the jam. Full Review
November 16, 2009
TV Guide's Movie Guide
This last musical compilation film from the Disney studios was also one of the best, and Disney's animators display their entire creative range. Full Review
November 6, 2009
Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy
A film much more entertaining than you'd expect, even if only two of its seven sequences individually reach classic status. Full Review
January 3, 2005
Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Very colorful, very musical Disney animation near-classic.
May 30, 2001
Keith Phipps, AV Club
A charming, imaginative anthology of cartoon shorts set to music by the likes of such '40s favorites as Roy Rogers and The Andrews Sisters. Full Review
August 18, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
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