Thanks for the memories!

Overrated and overhyped

One of my all time favorites.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Fun & Fancy Free starts with the beloved character Jiminy Cricket, he tells the story of Bongo. Bongo is about a circus bear who falls off his train and gets lost in the woods, he finds some wild bears and must learn to fit in. Jiminy then meets his ventriloquist neighbor who tells him the story of Mickey and the Beanstalk. Mickey, Donald & Goofy star together in the short take on Jack and the Beanstalk, in which they are stressed from lack of money and food, they get their hands on magic beans and use to reach the land of giants.As a whole the film fits tonally well. There's a feeling of fun and humor throughout. Bongo adds a great catchy song and dance and it's all around a blast to watch. Mickey and the Beanstalk adds some thrills but keeps iself fittingly funny. The wrap-around bits feature some memorable and funny characters all centered around Jiminy Cricket's lovable character.Anthologies often struggle to feel consistent, but Fun & Fancy Free is an all around fun blast of storytelling. Thumbs up!

"Fun and Fancy Free" is nothing that I would recommend in and of itself. However, I thought it neat that the giant in "Mickey and the Beanstalk" is named Willie. What's the significance, you ask? Quite simply, Willie with the IE spelling is a stereotypical name of blues singers, such as Willie Dixon. I wonder how a blues song about Jack and the Beanstalk would go.As for Edgar Bergen, I suspect that Candice Bergen used to be known as his daughter, and now he's probably known as Candice Bergen's father. I liked Charlie McCarthy's and Mortimer Snerd's mildly sarcastic commentary; it wasn't like on "Mystery Science Theater 3000" but still funny.In the end it's no great movie but nothing harmful. You gotta pay your dues if you wanna sing the blues.

I was almost tempted to put in a spoiler for this one, (A Key one, not the minor ones I have in here) but Somebody was kind enough to go into more than great detail about "Bongo" and anyone who was a kid once already knows the story of "Jack & The Beanstalk", so going over the plot of "Mickey & The Beanstalk" would seem a little frivolous. So instead, I will say that this was just an OK Disney film for the era which it came from.I do have a soft spot for Bongo, 'cause we could use a sweet story during times like these. The only downfall is that sometimes it gets so sweet, I need one of those OneTouch machines to keep track of my insulin levels. One such example (MINOR SPOILER) is when Bongo meets Lulubelle and they go into this whole sequence where just about every single love cliché/device/gimmick is being shown. Which begs me to wonder how much sugar the animators had in their coffee during the making of it. Otherwise, it's a cute story that goes beyond cute.Afterwards, The live action stuff with Edgar (Candace's Father) Bergen boosts the film a little. Albeit, it's filler when you stop to think about it. Also, not a lot of people this day and age knows who he and his dummy co-horts are unless you did a little researching. Apparently, they were huge back in the day.Enter Mickey & The Beanstalk and it's essentially the same story as the one we read as kids (CONTINUITY SPOILER). Only there's three heroes instead of just one, and A Golden Harp, but no goose that lays golden eggs. Other than that, nothing to write home about.All in all, it's a crowd pleaser at best. No "Shooting Through the Roof" deal, but still just OK for a 1940s Disney Animated film.

The duo of Disney and RKO continue the magic onto 1947 with this flick, "Fun and Fancy Free." In it are a couple of wonderful and terrific stories: "Bongo," and "Mickey and the Beanstalk." Again, this movie has everything that you would expect in a Disney classic. Also, look out for more great Disney friends, like Jiminy Cricket!!!!!One interesting fact: did you know that Walt Disney, the man who created Mickey, was the voice of Mickey Mouse? In "Mickey and the Beanstalk," Walt Disney himself voiced as Mickey Mouse, and that would end up being his last cartoon to do so.So, this shows that movies like this just aren't made anymore. (sniff) But still, watch this movie with your children, enjoy it, and have a whole lot of fun with "Fun and Fancy Free!!!!!" 10 out of 10 stars.