The Rescuers
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Movie Reviews of The Rescuers
Movie Review: Five stars for the movie, 1 for the DVD!
Summary: 5 Stars
Disney's beloved animated classic, The Rescuers ranks among the most memorable and charming films of Disney's days of magic and glory. It's one of those Disney movies that you remember all your life, to the point in which you have every scene and every piece of dialogue memorized. The characters are fun and colorful, the storyline is sweet, charming and touching, the animation is lively and realistic but the DVD release doesn't do this film justice.
Picture lacks quality, it's blurry, the colors are washed out and outlinings are thicker than they should be, also colors are sometimes faded and not the ones the film was meant to have. Sound is pretty good but could be improved. Bonus features are lacking and few relate to the film. The packaging is below standard, reused cover art, missing insert and rather mediocre, it hardly seems that this movie belongs to the great Disney Canon of animation.
The back of the DVD cover says that the film has received a "snappy new remastering" which is somewhat obvious, yet somehow the film needs and deserves so much more. Unless you care about clean and sharp French and Spanish soundtracks, keep your VHS copy until Disney releases a more fit and proper DVD release. Movie: 5/5 DVD: 1/5
Movie Review: R-E-S-C-U-E, Rescue Aid Society....
Summary: 5 Stars
When a young girl's plea for help it found via bottle in the ocean, Miss Bianca of the Rescue Aid Society, along with her partner Bernard, go on an action packed adventure to rescue her.Young Penny had disappeared from Morningside Orphange one day and no one has seen her since. With a tip from the Orphange's wise old cat, the two mice track down a pawn shop run by Madame Medusa. She is the one, along with her goofy sidekick Snoops, who kidnapped Penny and is holding her hostage deep in the bayou on a rundown Riverboat. Time after time Penny attempted to escape, only to be tracked down and brought back to her prison by Medusa's two pet crocodiles. The only reason Medusa is holding Penny hostage is because Penny is the only person small enough to fit down into the cave where Medusa's greatest desire, the Devil's Eye diamond, is at.
With the help of Miss Bianca, Bernard and some of the swamp's resident critters, Penny manages to bring Medusa her coveted diamond, outsmart her crocodiles and escape back to the orphanage and, ultimitly, unite Penny with the family she so yearned for.
A touching tale. I can see why this is considered a classic!
Movie Review: loved across my clan's generations
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently showed a VCD of this movie to my six-year-old nephew. He liked it so much, he insisted we bring it along to a party we were having the next day in another house.
The other kids in the party had already seen this movie. One of them said her parents had bought her a copy too. That wasn't much of a surprise as it's easy to buy Disney VCDs here -- and authentic ones too. But I was surprised when my 38-year-old brother-in-law said, upon glancing at the TV screen, "What's that, 'The Rescuers'?" :D
His wife, my older sis, often recalls watching this in theaters back in the 70s. I saw "The Rescuers Down Under" on VHS in the 80s/90s, unaware that there was a prequel. It was sis who told me that there was such an older movie; it was far better; and its soundtrack included the wonderful "Someone's Waiting For You" song. That tune was very popular where we live, as it was covered by local child singers then. :)
When I bought a "Rescuers" disc for my nephew to bring home, he was so eager to get it quickly so he could pack it in his luggage. :-)
Movie Review: Awesome classic!
Summary: 5 Stars
Bah, don't listen to those lame negative reviews, this is a grand Disney classic! It's very cute, the characters are nice and colorful and the songs and music are gorgeous. I found the movie to be wonderful and super charming, however the sequel disappointed me, I guess all Disney sequels stink.
The story is classic Disney, a little girl sends an emotional plea for help from where she is held captive by the evil Madame Medusa, who needs the little girl to retrieve a diamond. The Rescue Aid Society receives the call and Bernard and Miss Bianca are sent to the Devil's Bayou where they rescue the little girl. The whole movie is awesome and the animation is quite nice. Only problem is that the print is rather old so the DVD isn't really worth it, the VHS will do the trick perfectly. A new DVD edition of this masterpiece was scheduled for 2007, but that's all I've heard.
I just noticed there's only *one* negative review for the great movie, so that tells you that it is indeed great!! :-)
Movie Review: Margery Sharp's novels come to life!
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently bought the two Disney films based on Margery Sharp's novels, however, I only kept this one, I got rid of the second one. This film wasn't a real adaptation of any of the books, but it kept real close to the themes and messages of the original books. This film most closely resembles the second in the series "Miss Bianca", being very diamond themed. Madame Medusa, Mr. Snoops and Penny are replacements for the Diamond Dutchess, Mandrake and Patience, while Brutus and Nero the aligators are obviously retouched Torment and Tyrant, the bloodhounds.
The film is gorgeously animated, with beautiful songs and peaceful flight scenes. Beautiful landscapes and very touching moments. The whole scene at the orphanage and the scene in which Penny preys always have me sobbing. The opening is very deep and profound as well. The scene in the cave frightened me, but that's what it was meant to do.
I recommend this film to any Margery Sharp fan! Don't bother with the sequel.