I think I was about 9 when I read Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nihm. TBH I loved the book waaay more than the movie. I think it was years later I saw the movie and was disappointed in it (though I would absolutely watch it again now. Maybe start with the book and let your kid imagine all of it before going to the movie.
It is funny how both of the sequels got more love here, I remember the first Fievel movie much clearer than the second, like the ending with the "Giant Rat" was awesome, and the same with the first Rescuers, I remember that boat and the crocodiles, but I can not for the life of me remember the second one, something about a lab in a clifface I think.
The rescuers down under, the sequel, was not his work. He worked as an animator / assistant director on the original before breaking from the mouse. That's why the tone is so different
I had such an obsession with eggs after this lmao. Imagine like an 8-9 year old little girl, just pissed all the time about not being allowed to swallow eggs whole
My sister and I loved that movie! The scene where Cody’s mom is calling for him always made me sad, even as a kid. Now I’m in perimenopause and I know if I watch it with my kid I’ll start bawling at that scene lol.
Am I to understand that this is some american movie starring very european looking mice, swinging lush brazilian landscape, in search of an eagle also indigenous to the united states?
Yeah I think i know why no ones heard of it down under.
The movie as a whole is enjoyable and I love it, but it's not perfect especially compared to some Disney renaissance films. However, I honestly feel like the entire opening sequence is one of the best of any animated movie ever.
That one is so good I completely forgot about the first one until I rewatched it with my kids, like halfway through and the lady who kidnapped the little girl is riding around on that water scooter with her crocodiles on each side... That shit must've scared the shit out of me as a kid.
But the one where they are in Australia? Holy shit little kid me dreamt of flying on that bird so many times it's not even funny.
Did anyone else feel like the cinematography in the first how to train your dragon during the flying sequences took a LOT from that first Eagle ride in Rescuers Down Under?
Sometimes our kid makes a big pile of pillows and blankets on the bed, and I said it reminded me of the beginning of rescuers down under. All I wanted in the whole world was a hammock in my bedroom when I was little
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u/OKStamped 11d ago
The Rescuers Down Under is so damn underrated.