Best movie of this year hands down!

To me, this movie is perfection.

Such a frustrating disappointment

Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

A little odd cartoon featuring Mickey Mouse, in the first outing where he speaks, trying to impress Minnie the Shimmy Dancer with a serenade at a carnival. Some catchy music here and there, but not much funny stuff to see here. Just a lot of wacky singing and dancing. Grade C

Disney has always been a big part of my childhood, and while The Karnival Kid is a cartoon I don't adore it is a very interesting cartoon signifying the first time you hear Mickey talk. The story doesn't hit any new ground with a rather abrupt ending, and I personally did find Mickey's rather gruff-sounding voice odd here, almost as though he hasn't found his voice yet and considering the cartoon's significance I'm not surprised. However the animation is great, with the backgrounds smooth, the character designs appealing and the visual gags inventive. The music is just as effective, characterful and full of vitality, enhancing the action rather than just an excuse to lump song and dance numbers together. The gags are fun, with the first sequence having sheer kinetic energy, the hot dog scene is cute and the cats in the somewhat quieter and simpler second half of the cartoon are hilarious. All the characters are very likable also. In conclusion, not one of my favourites but important and a good cartoon anyway. 8/10 Bethany Cox

Up until "The Karnival Kat", the world had never heard Mickey Mouse speak. Well, when I heard him, I was in for a shock! Instead of the usual falsetto voice originally made by Walt Disney himself, Mickey has a gruff and unattractive voice--one that sounded very strange coming out of the world's most famous mouse! Well, apart from that, the sound itself was a big problem in this film--with a VERY scratchy and tinny soundtrack. Considering it came out in 1929, however, I will cut it some slack--but not when it comes to Mickey's lousy voice! Apparently, Walt and the rest must have agreed that this voice was all wrong, as it soon would become what we've all come to love.As for the cartoon, although Mickey is in it selling hot dogs (much like he did in "All Wet") and you also see Minnie, they are only in the first portion of the cartoon. Much of it consists of showing carnival life as well as a large portion near the end devoted to a couple caterwauling cats. It's all rather cute but not up to the usual standards of a Mickey cartoon. Because of this, devoted fans will enjoy it but others might want to think about seeing some other cartoon instead.poor sound odd voice for Mickey

This is one of the early Mickey shorts and Mickey has a bit more of an edge to his personality in these early shorts than does the mouse most people would readily recognize as Mickey. The backgrounds and other things in the scenes are different too, such as the hot dogs Mickey sells. Very good and entertaining short, this runs on Ink and Paint Club and may wind up on DVD in the not too distant future. Well worth seeking out. Recommended.