I found the animal cruelty to be more amusing than anything else.

I saw this so many times as a kid it's unreal.

i'm not generally a fan of animal abuse, but mickey makes it awesome

I love this short so much. Years ago, I stood in a Disneyland theatre with my brother and watched 5 different shorts play at the same time, for maybe an hour. Ecstasy would be a good word to describe it. To reach any kid across decades like that, that makes it special and enduring.

first mickey mouse cartoon. excellent for putting in perspective the advances in animation to today's Beauty and the Beast or other 3D toons.

Important first appearance of a inter/national icon. Later to be spoofed in just about everything.

Mickey gets high and molests some animals. What a brat.

Fuck you for hurting a cat, Mickey! Great sound and surprisingly sophisticated animation, though.

Classic. Awesome. Yeah

Landmark cartoon, but Mickey didn't really hit his stride for another decade or two.

God, næh egentlig ikke..men et must

Creativity meets bad taste in a surprisingly unexpected place. I've seen plenty of better shorts, even from this era, but that doesn't take away from the fact that it is enjoyable and strange.

who doesn't love steamboat willy?

Long before Disney became a cynical, corporate monster, there was just Mickey Mouse being cool and having a good time. Just look at how awesome he is in the first few seconds of the short, and then it's time for some animal abuse, just for the lulz, to the sound of jolly music. You can't dislike it. Pete, one of my favourite Disney characters, also has some great moments here.

Mindless gags with no much attention to a plot, as minor as it could be, but still a pioneer in animation in which a great work was given into, and somehow quite charming. Probably the keyword is "sound cartoon": a nice experiment, but nothing else to see. If you are interested in the history of filmmaking or particulary these kind of things, add this to your must-sees.

it gets novelty points, and it's pretty to look at. that's about it.

A classic landmark in cinematic history as well as American history.

While Steamboat Willie wasn't actually the first cartoon with sound, it was undeniably a pioneer project. That's especially the case when you consider just how WELL the sound and picture are synchronized.

I hate Mickey Mouse.

Even if it didn't make me laugh- which it did- the technological marvel that is this film would still be plenty impressive enough to warrant a watch. The synchronisation is great, but there's only so long that that can stay entertaining in itself. More a technical experiment than a great cartoon.

Respect it! You basically don't have a choice. Like Mickey Mouse or don't, but understand what this film represents: the point at which synchronized sound became a regular part of animated films. Really good!

A fine example from the era in which animators were beginning to realize the extent to which their medium could transcend the possible. If you like nothing else about Steamboat Willie, you can appreciate that the sound is absolutely fantastic for its time.

Old black and white cartoons are a weakness of mine. =D

OK, yeah yeah yeah, the first whatever. It's still not that funny or entertaining. The animal-abuse jokes don't help

Worthy of note, but also a very enjoyable cartoon.

A landmark in the history of the animations.