Product: The Rescuers Down Under [VHS] (1990)
Rating: 5.0
Never saw the first one...But...
I just wrote a review for Fievel Goes West which was the 2nd in a series of three. Rescuers Down Under is the 2nd also. I don't know if they did a third. I can't imagine how the the first can be better than the second, because this is the first for me to experience, just like Fievel 2. I thought the seconds were fantastic.Just like Fievel, you got Academy award winning actors. George C. Scott and his gravel voice as the animal poacher in the outback of Australia, and is too good. Scar in the Lion King comes to mind when I think of great voices like George C. Scott. I can't remember who the other actors are in the Rescuers. OK, I just IMDB'd it and no wonder it was great. Bob Newhart, John Candy, Eva Gabor(always great), Billy Barty?(kids don't even know him), and some other well known characters are the real meat of this well done animated flick.This isn't Pixar magic, but you will like it just as well, and I have all of the Pixar eye candy movies. If you don't enjoy this, maybe you should be watching the Animatrix or something else less fun. Just like Fievel, the Rescuers has actors that us older folks KNOW really well, which enhances our enjoyment, but my daughter watched this a million times for the fun factor. I hate giving stars to movies, but I cannot personally rate it lower than 5*****. You can watch this over and over again, which is my litmus test for movie rating. If you can't watch this again, there's no 5 stars possibility.The movie is a little dark, like 101 Dalmations. Evil characters doing bad stuff, which is NOT what you see on the cover of this movie case. WOW, happy kids flying on a bird's back, NOT! I personally cannot watch Bambi, Cinderella, or Snow White ever again, but you can watch this time and time again, well hopefully. I'm going to go buy it on DVD now, and toss out my tattered VHS copy. Enjoy!!