The Rescuers Appreciation Thread

[TonyWDA]

I don't know about you guys, but along with Robin Hood, The Aristocats, and The Sword in the Stone, The Rescuers seems very underrated, and it's one of Disney's finest!

I know others might have started a thread like this already, but I'm opening an appriciation thread to one of Disney's greatest films, The Rescuers.

[TheCaucus]

Well, I think there should be another option, I don't LOVE IT! but I don't detest it so much that I don't think it should of been made.

[TonyWDA]

Well, I think there should be another option, I don't LOVE IT! but I don't detest it so much that I don't think it should of been made.

Um, K?

[Simba3]

I love The Rescuers, probably the most out of the other films you mentioned. I wish it would get an updated release soon, seems how Robin Hood just did with the "Most Wanted Edition" (though it lacked heavily in the bonus features area) and The Aristocats is slated for an upcoming 2-disc release later this year. I think Bernard and Bianca are great Disney characters, and the story, especially that of the original is very strong. An updated DVD release of The Rescuers is definately needed, perhaps even a 3 disc Masterpiece/Anthology collection including both films and a disc with bonus features.

[Flanger-Hanger]

I think the Rescuers is one of the top 10 best animated movies Disney ever made! The characters are wonderful and should be better represented in Disney's Theme Parks (not even a fast food restaurant with their name). The music is also good ("Tomorrow is another day" in particular) and Medusa is one of the really great Disney villains.

[Mr. Toad]

Well, let me be the first to vote for it should not have been made. Belongs near the absolute bottom in the ranking of Disney's 45 animated classics with maybe only Black Cauldron below it.

Poor animation, a story that is ripped off from 101 Dalmations. It was so bad it resulted basically in the shut down of feature animation for years.

Really the whole company was at its zenith under Ron Miller at this point.

[candydog]

Well, let me be the first to vote for it should not have been made. Belongs near the absolute bottom in the ranking of Disney's 45 animated classics with maybe only Black Cauldron below it.

Poor animation, a story that is ripped off from 101 Dalmations. It was so bad it resulted basically in the shut down of feature animation for years.

Really the whole company was at its zenith under Ron Miller at this point.

I Love the rescuers!!! Everyone's entitled to an opinion, but that's a little harsh! I never really saw too much in the way of similarities between 101 dalmatians and rescuers. It wasn't so bad at all, in fact it was disney's most significant success in years!!! It re-opened the doors to animation for disney and many of the people who worked on it knew it. And as for being near the bottom of the movies, there are far worse! I think rescuers had such a sweet story, two little mice saving a kidnapped orphan girl. It needs a better DVD edition soon!!!

[PixarFan2006]

It's pretty good, but its obivously not the best Disney movie in my book.

[TheCaucus]

Well, I think there should be another option, I don't LOVE IT! but I don't detest it so much that I don't think it should of been made.

Um, K?

I hope I didn't sound rude, I didn't mean to, it's just I think that it's a good movie, just no one of the best.

[Marce82]

Well....saying that it shouldn't have been made is a little harsh. I'm not a fan of the movie. I think the music is awful and dated. The story moves slowly, and there a lot of characters introduced with no real development to them. And why isn't the police concerned that the girl is missing?
On the plus side, Medusa has a few good moments, and the premise of the diamond is interesting. I also find the scene where Medusa tell's Penny she will never get her teddy bear back until she gets the diamond particularly striking.
Sadly though, a lot of her acting seems artificial. And I;m sorry Milt Kahl, she doesn't even come close to being in the same calibre as Cruella.
Definetely part of Disney's dark age, but i believe it was part of the process necessary for a new generation to lrarn technique and storytelling, hence, GOOD thing it was made.

[Mr. Toad]

I wouldnt even go as far as it should not have been made, the plot has some redeaming features. In my opinion the only movie that should not have been made was the Black Cauldron.

[Simba3]

In my opinion the only movie that should not have been made was the Black Cauldron.

THANK YOU! I will second you on that. I see some people in here saying how wonderful it is and how it is underrated, the Black Caulron is BY FAR the worst of the Disney animated classics (I don't even like referring to it as one - YUCK!).

[TonyWDA]

Um, K?

I hope I didn't sound rude, I didn't mean to, it's just I think that it's a good movie, just no one of the best.

Oh, no! You weren't being rude at all. It's just that I thought you seriously hated this movie. Not that I'm saying having an opinion is wrong.

[jlppr]

I don't know about you guys, but along with Robin Hood, The Aristocats, and The Sword in the Stone, The Rescuers seems very underrated, and it's one of Disney's finest!

I know others might have started a thread like this already, but I'm opening an appriciation thread to one of Disney's greatest films, The Rescuers.

i agree all of these movies are very underrated. i love all these movies. and the rescuers is the only movie that spawned a great sequel in my opinion. the rescuers down under is the only disney sequel that i loved. that is not including the winnie the pooh series and the pixar sequels.

[bennyb98]

I LOVE The Rescuers. It’s a great movie and yes, underrated. Its just such a good and powerful story, it’s hard to imagine why its not fondly remembered or well loved. My best bet would be because of it’s somewhat of a downer for a movie.

[Escapay]

The Black Caulron is BY FAR the worst of the Disney animated classics (I don't even like referring to it as one - YUCK!).

But...but...Simba3...

IT'S WONDERFUL!!!

AND IT'S UNDERRATED!!!



One thing people don't understand regarding TBC is that it went through development hell, literally, development hell, and took 15+ years to get made. Along the way, decisions were made that seemed good at the time, but ultimately destroyed the structure of the story and turned what could have been a pretty good fantasy film based on a book series, and made it a convoluted and confusing 80-minute piece that just seems to exist for people to rag on it.

I *heart* The Black Cauldron, if only because I see a lot of possibilities for it, and if Disney ever has the balls to revisit it on DVD, they've got a lot of ways of approaching its release. They know they can't exactly treat it as a cherished classic, but at the same time, they wouldn't want to have a 45-minute documentary apologizing for making it either.

As for The Rescuers, it's a safe little film, but not one of my favorites. The best thing about it was it led to The Rescuers Down Under, a far superior film.

Escapay

[Lars Vermundsberget]

The Black Cauldron did indeed go through "development hell". That's one good reason why it could have been wise to put it "on the shelf" at one point - or wherever they put projects like that.

As for myself, I'm quite able to appreciate TBC - but I guess it makes little sense if one doesn't view it in its proper historical context. Therefore a truthful, comprehensive special edition of TBC would have been very much in order...

The Rescuers, while quite different, also ends up a little bit "in the middle of nowhere". I think this one is just before the "transition point" - the last animated feature with a certain level of involvement from Walt's "Nine Old Men".

[brownie]

In my opinion the only movie that should not have been made was the Black Cauldron.

THANK YOU! I will second you on that. I see some people in here saying how wonderful it is and how it is underrated, the Black Caulron is BY FAR the worst of the Disney animated classics (I don't even like referring to it as one - YUCK!).

I will second/third/whatever this. The Black Cauldron was downright awful.

And I voted "love it" for The Rescuers. I mean, it's in my top 20 of the Disney classics, but there are a lot of other films I love more than it. It's easily the best movie (in my opinion) to come out after the Jungle Book and before The Little Mermaid.

[kaijueguy]

My wife and I visited Disney World during the first week of February this year and Bernard and Bianca ARE on a float in the parade, although in a small sculpted form. I enjoy The Rescuers, love the title theme song, and think the story has great potential for a possible Disney Channel series, instead of the garbage they are showing right now.

I am disappointed by the negative comments about the Black Cauldron. Now is a perfect time to resurrect that film in light of the Lord of the Rings and Narnia films. While it's not one of Disney's best animated films, I find it very enjoyable. Even the weakest of the Disney films surpasses almost any animated films from any other studio and none of them deserve to be called anything but classic family entertainment.

Any attention payed to The Rescuers will draw attention to The Rescuers Down Under which still remains, in my humble opinion, the Best of the Disney Sequels.

[Mayhem]

The Rescuers was the first Disney animated film that I saw at the cinema, so it will always hold a special place for me. That and the fact I own one of the early VHS copies at home with the "dodgy" frame still present

I loved the story, how it was a different parallel to 101 Dalmatians, and the contrasting personalities of Bernard and Bianca. And yes, the sequel is the best sequel Disney have done imo.

There's also one other reason for loving it. Some of the abortive workings for the sequel ended up being turned around and transformed in Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, which is my favouritest TV series of all time