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'The Mouse Trap' Review: This Mickey Mouse Horror Movie Is Boring

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Mickey Mouse's dark turn into public domain horror exposes Disney's tightly-guarded IP - but the resulting film is anything but thrilling
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  • Disney failed to keep the original 1928 Mickey Mouse shorts from entering the public domain, paving the way for a low-budget 'The Mouse Trap' horror take
  • Critics panned the film as 'boring', with one reviewer noting 'the true horror is how unscary this whole endeavor is'
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Dennis Harvey, Disney, 'The Mouse Trap'
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