Product: The Rescuers Down Under [VHS] (1990)
Rating: 1.0
Ouch!
Hmm, this was definately not the greatest Disney sequel or anything of the sort, this was as bad as other of the company's "cheapquels". The original "The Rescuers" was a true masterpiece, despite it's lack of good animation, the story was sweet and the characters both memorable and lovable. Here, in The Rescuers Down Under, we have Bernard and Bianca back, not even Orville, I mean what was with Wilbur? He wasn't as funny as Orville in my opinion, anyways, Bernard and Bianca weren't the same ones, Bianca's voice sounded old and she was wearing too much make up, Bernard was wearing a greenish hat instead of a red one, I'm guessing that was so that people would see the difference of the two movies in advertisements. Then we have the animation style, I hated it, the villain, McLeach looked almost like a robot, with that ugly modern times face, yuck. Then Joanna can't take the place of Brutus and Nero, Madame Medusa's beloved pets (I thought they were kinda cute in their own way! ) There's also the Australian crew, now I can safely say that they weren't as loving as Ellie Mae and the rest of the Swamp folks, and then is that Cody kid, with no personallity developing, unlike Penny, who you could feel for the first time you heard her talk.Also, The Rescuers Down Under is nothing but a remake of the original, with a different setting and characters, there's the villain McLeach (Just like Madame Medusa), who needs the boy Cody (Just like Penny) to find the location of the Marahute, the eagle (Just like The Devil's Eye) and here are the mice send a message (Just like Penny's bottle) to the Rescue Aid Society and Bernard and Bianca are off on wings (Orville? Oh no, some Wilbur guy... I was expecting some dumb song called "Yesterday was another day") So, then Bernard and Bianca needed help, they came to Jake, the leader in this unknown place (Ellie Mae) and a bunch of Australian animals (The swamp folks) ... Bernard and Bianca flying on animals, like fireflies (Evinrude!!!) And then, having to face or avoid Joanna (Whoa Brutus and Nero...) So, as you can see, the plot is really nothing but a remake of The Rescuers' wonderful stroy line. Nothing new, and that Cody kid was very annoying.The Rescuers Down Under gets a 1/10.