The Rescuers Down Under Digital Life VHS

The Rescuers Down Under
starring: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, John Candy, Tristan Rogers, Adam Ryen
directed by: Mike Gabriel, Hendel Butoy

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Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 5017182114222
Format: PAL
Number Of Discs: 1
Sales Rank: 125865
Theatrical Release Date: November 16, 1990

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No, this isn't a quickie, direct-to-video sequel, cashing in on the success of the 1977 animated hit about adventurous mice, but a full-blown theatrical effort. This time around, Bernard (voiced by Bob Newhart) is trying to pop the question to Bianca (Eva Gabor) when they're summoned to Australia, where a young boy has been kidnapped by a pallid, gray-faced poacher (who looks like and is voiced by George C. Scott). Wilbur, a chatterbox of an albatross (John Candy, replacing the late Jim Jordan's character Orville), and Jake (Tristan Rogers), a kangaroo mouse--Bernard is jealous of the dashing rodent--assist the Rescuers in saving the day and imparting a mild environmental message. The film opens with an absolutely breathtaking aerial sequence--this was made near the beginning of Disney's animation renaissance--so impressive it would seem the story, literally, has nowhere else to go but down, but some smart gags, excellent animation, and rollicking adventures ensue. So why isn't it better known? It had the bad luck to open, in 1990, opposite another kids' film--Home Alone. --David Kronke

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- The Rescurers Down Under
My five year old grandaughter really got into this book. I think this was much better than the original"The Rescurers". It teaches children to respect animals.

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- even better than the first
It is even better than the first one and the first one was really good.

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- 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(hello, Fievel goes west, again), 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 ... Read More

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- One of the Greatest Animated Films of All Time
A lot of reviews for "The Rescuers Down Under" seem to be focusing on the fact that it's a sequel; as a result, their reviews tend to be biased: either they are in favor of Disney sequels, or they detest the very idea of Disney sequels.

Please disregard these reviews.

Contrary to other reviewers' suggestions, "The Rescuers Down Under" was by no means intended for a straight-to-video release. In fact, the production value in this film is just as high if not even higher in some aspects than the Disney box office giants that followed it, such as "Beauty and the Beast," "Aladdin," etc. The film uses CGI subtly and is chock full of fantastic imagery--not even just of the Australian Outback--a wide variety of sound effects, and boasts Bruce Broughton's incredible score--which I would consider to be among the best Disney feature scores of all time.

"The Rescuers Down Under" was the first ... Read More

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