Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers produced by Disney.
Plot: Despite their enthusiasm, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy do not seem like "musketeer material." Mickey is short (so is Donald, but the fact is never addressed, so pretend the two are really different size-wise), Donald is a chicken (in the metaphorical sense), and Goofy is...himself. However, following a an attempted assassination (death by anvil), Princess Minnie demands Captain Pete to supply her with musketeer bodyguards. Pete, the mastermind behind the the attempt, immediately promotes the three friends, knowing they will not have the means of stopping him. Yet, the three friends may prove more capable than even they assumed.
Genre: Three Musketeers, Animation
Reading Level: Unrated, but considering the main characters, I would assume it would have received a "G" rating.
Similar Titles: Tinker Bell, Phineas and Ferb, Kim Possible
Personal Thoughts: One of many renditions of Dumas' tale with absolutely nothing to do with the original source. The movie did not even have the right number of musketeers (toward the end of the novel, D'Artagnan enters the musketeers, so there should be four, not three, in any proper retelling).
However, the movie itself is actually pretty good. It may even be amazing, considering the direct-to-video status. The animation is very well done, the jokes are funny, the songs are memorable, and the plot is a classic Disney animation slapstick. A definite recommendation for animation fans.
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