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Summary: What is the world coming to?
Review: I almost could not believe my eyes. The "Rescuers" books, which are absolutely charming children's classic, out of print, to live on only in this very indifferent Disney version? No, never! Say it ain't so, Joe!The movie is no fitting legacy for these books- indeed, it only resembles the real story in the names of its principal characters. The delightfully human Mouse Prisoners Aid Society has entirely lost its flavor of a local committee, being transformed what I can only describe as Disneyfied murine cross between the United Nations and a spy ring. The Norwegian poet in the Black Castle has unforgivably become a cute little teddy-toting girl in a Lousiana swamp. Bernard has become a bumbling booby, and Miss Bianca has changed from the sheltered, rather affected, yet clever and charming pet white mouse of the original to a sophisticated spy. Miss Bianca's Disneyfied counterpart, however, despite her bearing no resemblance to the literary mouse of her name, does have a certain icily Hitchcockian charm at moments. She could have been, in fact, the lovely foreign agent, remote and brave, yet vulnerable and loving, etc. had not this been almost as out of character in the Disney movie as would have been Miss Bianca's true self. For the rest, it is a mere pastiche of Disneyesque characters- evil alligators, bumbling birds, sinister skulls, cute kids, and a host of various protagonistish rodents.
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Summary: I didn't know
Review: I didn't know that Disney was planning are releasing this movie on dvd, until today. And I watched this movie tonight. I had a vhs copy of this movie around. And I think this was the first Disney movie to have a sequel, and this movie was out about 13 years, before the sequel to this movie was made. It tells a story about 2 mice, 1 a janitor and the other a lady on a mission to save a young girl named Penny that was kidnapped from an orphanage. As the movie opened, Penny (Michelle Stacey) drops a bottle that is a cry for help, and the bottle finds its way to New York, where a couple of mice discovers it, and the Recure Aid Soceity calls to order, a meeting. A janitor mouse named Bernard (Bob Newhart) brings ladder (that is really a comb), cames the comb, and goes inside, manges to get the message out of the bottle, but keeps falling back to the bottom of the bottle. The message is all watered out, and a mouse named Miss Bianca (Eva Gabor) manges to make out some of the message, including Penny's name. Miss Bianca decides to ask to take the misiion, even though Bernarnd doesn't think it is a good idea for Miss Bianca to go alone. So the chairmouse, decides for Miss Bianca to selct a co-agent to go with her, and she has a lot of vanletters, which makes it hard for her to chose, and she picks Bertand.
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Summary: Should be on DVD
Review: I dont know why this is not available on DVD in the US. It is available in the UK and Germany, so it should be made available. I dont buy VHS anymore, so I'll have to wait until Disney unleashes this treasure in the right format. Wait for the dvd.
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Summary: This DVD doesn't have a chapter index.
Review: I have purchased over 20 Disney DVDs, and lots of more other DVDs but I have never seen a single DVD without a chapter index..you know, a paper having the list of all chapters which is holded on the opposite side of the DVD. But "The Rescuers" DVD doesn't have that chapter index. It's not much, but it certainly feels as if something big is missing. If there are customers who purchased "The Rescuers" WITH the chapter index like other Disney DVDs, would you please post a message here so that I can know that I have received an imcompletely packed DVD?
However, I'll give this DVD 4 stars since it's the first time "The Rescuers" is realeased in DVD, which I have been waiting for so long.
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Summary: Wish it were out on DVD already
Review: I love this one. It is tender and touching and just a sweet movie altogether. I do however wish it were out on DVD already. My VHS tape is just about worn out, I have watched it so much.
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Summary: Another classic
Review: I loved this movie, and always waited for the day they'd bring it back on DVD. This is another example of how Disney has some seriously good movies, and this is the last movie that all of the original Disney animators worked on. The characters, Bernard and Miss Bianca, are timeless characters that are fighting for a good cause. Penny, the girl in distress is one of those characters you won't forget. This was a great movie, and I recommend to any fan of Disney lookin' for a good flick.
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Summary: Theatre Gem
Review: I remember my parents taking me to see this gem of a film in the theatre. I was captivated by the cute girl Penny and the two mean gators. This film was a fun Disney film. It seemed weird when they released "Resuers Down Under" WAY before this one?!?!? But now you can complete or expand your Disney collection with this piece of Disney Gold!
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: I still remeber being a small child going into the theatre to watch it i was only 3 and remember it vividly. It is a wonderful childrens movie unlike some of the newer animation there is no violence and i recommend it for all ages it is truly a movie to be passed on from generation to generation it is a favorite of my 5 yr old as well. And i still prefer the artistry of the older animated cartoons over the newer computer generated cartoons. There is no equal to a walt disney orignal.
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Summary: The best Disney film since Lady and the Tramp!
Review: I think this is an excellent film that is very forgotten and gets lost easily in Disney history. It tells the story of two rodents, Bernard and Miss Bianca, from the Rescue Aid Society in a great journey to rescue a little young orphan girl that has fallen victim of Madame Medusa. Mr. Snoops, Brutus and Nero will join Madame Medusa in her sinister plans to get the Devil's Eye, the world's largest diamond. Together with Ellie Mae, evinrude and of the other swamp folks, the rescuers will triumph in saving Penny and getting her adopted. The Rescuers also features heart warming and unforgetable songs, "The Journey", "Rescue Aid Society", "Tomorrow is Another Day" and the Award Winning song "Someone's Waiting for You". The Rescuers is high-flying fun you'll want to watch over and over again. Also, check out its sequel, The Rescuers Down Under.
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Summary: Poor Evinrude, your carburetor is all pooped out!
Review: John Lounsbery directs this classic Disney animated film. His credits include the 1967 Jungle Book, the 1964 Mary Poppins, as well as the 1961 Walt Disney's 101 Dalmatians, the 1959 Sleeping Beauty, the 1955 Lady and the Tramp, the 1950 Cinderella, the 1951 Alice in Wonderland, and the 1953 Peter Pan, and 1941 Dumbo. Lounsbery also worked on the original Disney 1931 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
I love the choice of voices with Bob Newhart as Bernard and Eva Gabor as Miss Bianca. They also do a nice job of utilizing Jim Jordan (1896-1988) as Orville. I also thought Geraldine Page did a fantastic job as the villain Madame Medusa.
The story in The Rescuers is very well developed, starting in a very similar fashion to what you would think of as a United Nations conference. Both Rescuers movies have a truly depressing story that concludes with a real pick-me-up at the end. The Rescuers really attempts to place you in the shoes of an orphan. The fact she gets kidnapped, then they stick her down a dark hole to work all day, makes the story that much more depressing. The story line, as I have alluded to, is very dark at times, in this film.
In addition, I, for one, truly appreciate the story of this movie. It is a movie where you get to see the story, and the story is not cut into by song and dance. People who may trash this movie may love other Disney films for the song and dance aspects instead of the story line. The story and plot is why I love the Rescuer movies.
If you liked the Rescuers, I think you should give The Rescuers Down Under an honest shot, as Newhart and Gabor reprise their roles as Bernard and Bianca. Nevertheless, The Rescuers remains one of the most under rated Disney movies of all time, and in my opinion deserves the accolades of such films as: Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Lady and the Tramp, and 101 Dalmatians; however, it never shall.
Grade: A
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