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Summary: I Liked It!
Review: I Watched the the movie The Great Mouse Detective when it was being shown in movie theaters and it was a good movie and I enjoyed watching it and I definitely have to recommend this movie!
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Summary: Sort of Scary
Review: I watched this movie when I was about five, and the first part (were the dad is kidnapped by a freaky peg leg bat) scared me to death. Now, over 7 years later, I still don't like watching this movie because it scared me so mutch. It does have an interesting plot, though.
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Summary: Overall Enjoyable Experience
Review: I wouldn't consider this a Disney classic in anyway, but I did enjoy watching it quite a bit. The cartoon has a lot going for it. The good guys are likable. Basil and Dr. Dawson are an enjoyable duo to watch, and their dog Toby is extremely lovable (perhaps the cutest Disney character of all time). Another thing going for it is that it is relatively smart making a parady of Sherlock Holmes. Finally, it is extremely well paced with an element of mystery added to it to keep the audience interested and the story moving forward smoothly. However, it is lacking in many aspects that keeps it from earning a five star and the title of a Disney Classic. First of all, the bad guys are disgusting. Ratigan and his cat are extremely disturbing, even for cartoons (I hate rats and fat cats). Secondly, it doesn't have any memorable musical scores. Nothing like Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, etc. Thirdly, the plot is somewhat silly. It involves Ratigan trying to make a robot copy of the Queen. Finally, it is lacking scope and importance. The whole movie occurs in the mouse world and there is no interaction with humans like in the Rescuers.
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Summary: Exceptional Movie, Somewhat Disappointing DVD
Review: I'd like to start off by saying that this movie is probably one of my all time favorite movies. I didn't even stop to think about it when I saw it for sale, I bought it straight away. I would recommend this movie to anybody; The story is entertaining and sound, the acting is superb and the animation is top-notch (even for a movie that is nearing 20 years old).Having said all that, I'm going to focus on the things I think could have been improved. To start with, the first thing you see: The cover art. To be honest I feel the cover art is quite disappointing. It somehow managed to miss the feeling of the movie entirely. Secondly, the Menu system. Compared to the menus used in movies such as Shrek, Atlantis, and Harry Potter (to name a small few) this menu is about as interesting as grass growing. It features a series of still images with minor animation applied, such as Basil's pupils moving, or his ears (for some odd reason) growing and shrinking. Finally, I personally didn't find the special features to be very impressive at all. I can appreciate the lack of available material to include here, so it is a forgivable fault. However, when every other DVD I own has well over 5 hours of content and this one has maybe one hour beyond that which is in the movie I am a little disappointed. So, I guess my statement to other readers is "Buy This DVD!". My statement to Disney is "Pay a little more attention to the extra things please!".
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Summary: Great movie for all ages!
Review: I'm 13 years old now and I remember watching this when I was a little girl. It has been my favorite ever since. This is one of the few Disney movies I actually liked. This movie is great. The first animated movie with CGI (computer generated images)
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Summary: The game is a-paw!
Review: It's 1897 in foggy old London, and eminent - albeit diminutive - mouse detective Basil (he resides just below 221 Baker Street, the residence of a certain prestigious human detective) is hot on the case when a toy-maker named Hiram Flaversham (Alan Young) is kidnapped by Basil's archenemy, the vile Professor Ratigan (Vincent Price). Steeped in Victorian atmosphere, the mystery leads our hero from The Queen's palace to Big Ben and all points between. Voice cameos from Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes, and Laurie Main as Dr. Watson are a treat. Based on the Basil of Baker Street series of novels by Eve Titus and Paul Galdone.
Staci Layne Wilson
Author of Staci's Guide to Animal Movies
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Summary: This should be the 1st in a series.
Review: My 2 1/2 year old daughter found my video copy of this movie and loved it, so we had to buy the DVD. My daughter likes the different animals, the action and "booing" Ratigan. I could watch it just for the Big Ben sequence. You can not be disappointed by this movie.
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Summary: Regretfully too scary to recommend
Review: My 3-yr old loves watching this video at Grandma's house -- understandable given the appeal of some of the characters -- Basil, Olivia, etc. However, the bat and the rat -- the two main "bad guys" are way too scary-looking and sounding for my taste. Also, I think the theme of Olivia's father being taken away from her and then Olivia herself being kidnapped are too frightening for little ones. My son is the type who may not express his fears verbally but clearly gets fixated on the scary characters and is wrestling with their meaning inside. In turn, I simply don't recommend it for impressionable little ones.
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Summary: Smart, Fun, and just plain excellent!
Review: My first memory of this movie was when my Dad rented it from the video store for us kids. I don't remember my mother watching it with us, but I do know as a child it fascinated me, and my Dad actually got into it, too. My sister and I were looking to expand our DVD collection of good movies without all the garbage that most "adult" movies have. We thought of this one and found it at Wal-Mart. After watching it again, I can say it was just as thrilling! The voice talent, Vincent Price included (since I am a big Batman fan and enjoyed his rendition of egghead), carried well through the movie without sounding the least bit fakey. The take on a mouse detective named Basil of Baker Street living inside the home of the real Sherlock Holmes is one of the smartest movie ideas ever. The plot never slows. The movie progresses at a good clip and keeps you interested. The humor and climax are totally original. Nothing completely predictable and nothing borrowed here. Adults will love this just as much as kids. It's one of those movies that's simply good all the way through. KITKA
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Summary: The Great Mouse Detective
Review: My son (4 1/2 years old) liked this movie well enough, and others have written about it--so I'm not going to revisit that. What I wanted to emphasize was that the bonus material on this DVD includes two classic Disney animated shorts: Donald Duck in "Donald's Crime" and Micky Mouse, Goofy and Donald Duck in "Clock Cleaners." In Donald's Crime, Donald Duck robs his nephews piggy bank to take his girlfriend Daisy out for a night of dancing. His better-conscious brings him back to his senses and he earns the money washing dishes to repay his nephews. In Clock Cleaners the crew has several misadventures while cleaning a "Big-Ben" style clock. Wonderful animation.
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