XoWizIama
Excellent adaptation.
BelSports
This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
Aubrey Hackett
While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.
Lachlan Coulson
This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.
OllieSuave-007
This is a war-themed Donald Duck cartoon that has the character having a nightmare of him serving under the Nazi regime in Germany.Not a whole lot of laughs in this one, and much of the dialog has people uttering Hitler's name. But, the touches of American patriotism and the gratefulness of being a U.S. citizen are cleverly depicted here. Grade B-
Hitchcoc
Basic propaganda, using an icon, Donald Duck, to demean Adolph Hitler. In this one, our Disney duck finds himself part of the Nazi military industrial complex. Sacrificing everything for the Reich and having to continually salute the awful Fuerher. He works in a munitions factory, screwing on bomb parts and being assaulted by his superiors. Of course, this would have been used to make Americans feel good about their role in WWII. Hirohito and Mussolini are referred to. There was still a lot of war left when this was made. It is based on the Spike Jones song of the time. Donald is perfect as he frantically tries to conform until he becomes a ranting mess. Significant only for its timeliness.
TheLittleSongbird
I have been a huge Disney fan for as long as I can remember, not only of their films and shows but also their silly symphonies. Der Fuehrer's Face is one of their best cartoons, and one of my favourite cartoons ever.The animation is excellent, with great colours and wonderful dark nightmarish images, and the music is also excellent. I loved the jokes and thought they were what lifted the cartoon, for a cartoon that from the title I thought would offend people or cause controversy it is actually outrageously funny not just in the dialogue but especially in the visual gags. Der Fuehrer's Face has a great story too that is relevant and never preachy, I was surprised at how much was fitted in such a short running time, and once again Disney nailed it, and the characters are great fun without falling into caricature. The ending is cute, the voice work is top notch and the pace is never too fast or too slow.So overall, this cartoon is wonderful. 10/10 Bethany Cox
Angel Meiru
Before the era of Political Correctness, Disney made some good animation. The World War II shorts were no exception.I noticed some of the PC crowd mislabeled this short as being pro-Nazi, because it shows Donald Duck working for the Nazi. NOT TRUE! Sure, he does work for them, but against his will. And all is revealed to be a dream and Donald is thankful of living in America.I also like the very end part were Hitler gets a tomato thrown in his face.Get Disney's "On the Front Lines" collection for good historical WWII shorts.