SpuffyWeb
Sadly Over-hyped
Moustroll
Good movie but grossly overrated
Loui Blair
It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.
datautisticgamer-74853
This film was relatively unpopular due to being released between The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast, but like the Nostalgia Critic says, it is one of Disney's most under-appreciated and underrated films. The Rescuers Down Under is a substantial improvement over The Rescuers (at least in my opinion) due to having more engaging action (the flight scenes are just magnificent), better characters (I found the new characters and their development to be more intriguing), and funnier comedy. I didn't really care for Madame Medusa, Brutus, and Nero, but I could say the opposite for Percival McLeach and Joanna. They were more dark and threatening than Medusa and the crocodiles, and had a better way to be removed from the story (I am not a fan of ambiguity, though I don't know if that would add to The Rescuers' score, subtract from Down Under's score, or both). The best part is that this sequel was made before Disney Sequels were even established as the company's toilet, and the sad thing is that just because it's a sequel, people are looking over it in favor of other Renaissance films. (Keep in mind that this was released 4 years before The Return of Jafar, the first thing considered a Disney Sequel.)
AaronCapenBanner
Entertaining sequel to "The Rescuers" sees Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor back to voice the characters of Bernard and Bianca mouse of the rescue service, which operates out of the UN to help children in need, and in this tale a young boy living in Australia has been abducted by an evil poacher called Mr. McLeach(voiced by George C. Scott) who wants the boy to lead him to a large and rare eagle that he wants to kill, but the boy refuses. It is up to Bernard and Bianca to save the day again... Though not as charming and moving as the first, this still is a respectable effort, with a worthwhile message and an ambitious visual approach. Shame there wasn't a third adventure...
Hey Jale+
Not just one of my all time favorite Disney movies, but as stated in the summary, it is one of my favorites in terms of animated movies in general (and well-worthy of being one of the best out there).I need to get the whole box office ridiculousness out of the way first though. Basically, this movie was released at exactly the same time as Home Alone (which I don't really care for) causing Disney to pull the plug on all advertising and marketing within the first week of the movie's release, causing it to suffer in the box office, but still managed to go "well" over its budget.Which is unfortunate because at the start of the movie, it begins with one of the greatest animated openings of all time by having a fast moving ground-flight simulation through a field of computer animated flowers which SOUNDS simple but when you actually see it and hear the music along with it (the composer is freaking brilliant in this movie), it gets you really excited for the whole movie and that's what the whole movie is: excitement and it never does it too often, it knows how to slow down for the viewers and the entire tone of the movie is never too childish (which is also great considering it's a G-rated movie). It's seemingly for everyone.The voice acting is fantastic (one of John Candy's best roles in his final years), whoever hired these people (minus the two mice, the main characters, that's a given that they'd be in this sequel) seemed to really care and pay attention to how well they'd fit in with this movie. Everything works, everything clicks together, the music, the voices, the characters... It's such a great film and after you've seen it once, you'll want to see it again and again and again.My only gripe with this movie is that (and it's not even really a big one) is that you have to "assume" that the animals that were captured by the villain were saved at the end which I suppose is fair considering we don't see the child's return to his mother which is another thing we must assume as well. But in a way, this could be considered a good thing, had it taken the same route by having a similar ending to the first by showing the after math of the rescue, it wouldn't have left the viewers with that sort of hyper-ventilating sensation after watching such an exciting movie (seriously, the ending is great too).I'd give it a 9 out of 10. Even after 24 years, it still holds up. One of the greats in terms of animation.
andreaseklund
this sequel is a recipe for a disaster when you think about it: sequel to a movie that was a bit forgettable, characters are not as memorable as in other Disney movies. out of all 30 Disney sequels, this is the only tolerable one (excluding pixar movies). animation: top notch, i don't think i have ever seen anything smoother. plot: simple yet sufficient. characters: they added a crocodile Dundee like guy (who is the only one with the correct accent). they replaced the slightly annoying girl with a stronger boy, that makes a difference as you can see he can take care of himself(ish). the villain is very threatening and a bit realistic and not completely over the top as in the prequel. the plot is similar in the way that the villain needs something from the child, but i found that the second was better as there the villain needs the location of a bird that the child is fondly attached to, which gives a more threatening climax, as at the same time, the viewers don't know the limits of the two characters, and how far they will go to achieve. in the prequel, the girl has to get a diamond and then she is basically free, (as one would notice near the end of the movie). in the sequel, lets say it gets quite a bit more intense.the main reason people don't like it is because it isn't true to the original. to be honest, i found the original a bit slow paced and in some areas it literally lacked some animation mainly in that flying scene. found the plot in the original weaker in some ways, and has a few unnecessary details. i found the little girl with her teddy very irritating with all those cutesy moments. i did find the two songs relaxing but again, very forgettable.in conclusion, the sequel is superior to the original in many ways. This movie might be too intense for children under 5. if they haven't seen it, then this is a must.this movie would be interesting to see in 3d, as it would have quite a few moments when some depth could be interesting.
