Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas (2004) – Rewatch

Since I enjoy Once Upon a Christmas so much, I every so often make an attempt to like this one and am always completely disappointed. Disorientingly using computer-animation on traditionally animated characters, this sequel of sorts is unpleasant to look at. Worse still the characterization of these characters is mean-spirited and ugly as well with much of the goodwill seen in the previous special smashed to bits. Minnie and Daisy become mean and catty towards each other as they compete in an figure skating competition. Huey, Louie, and Dewey forget the lessons in the previous anthology and break into the North Pole to remove themselves from the Naughty list. Mickey kicks Pluto out of the house after he knocks over the Christmas tree. The only slightly good short of the lot is the penultimate episode where Donald is obsessed with cuddling down with a cup of hot cocoa. It’s not good, but it at least is consistent to Donald’s general character.