Very Cool!!!

That was an excellent one.

Far from Perfect, Far from Terrible

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

For some reason, The Rescuers Down Under is overlooked as one of the great Disney films from its renaissance period. I presume because its a sequel to an earlier film. This film has an entirely different tone and atmosphere than the original. This a pure adventure film in the rugged Australian outback and a very breathtaking adventure film at that. Lots of daring and thrilling camera shots and angles throughout; Most of them in the early sequence when Cody frees the eagle from a trap. It's been said that these scenes were inspired by Miyazaki's films such as Nausicaa and Castle in the Sky, which were out at the time of production.What's remarkable about the cast is that all the characters that appear in this film that appeared in the original are voiced by the same voice actors. Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor reprise their roles as Bernard and Bianca respectively. Bernard Fox reprises the role of the Chairmouse, a minor character. Since Jim Jordan, who voiced Oroville, had passed away in 1988, a new albatross was created named Wilbur, brother to Oroville. John Candy was an excellent choice for Wilbur. Otherwise, all the other characters are new. George C. Scott gives the best performance as the villain Percival McCleach. He's a menacing but entertaining villain, surprisingly underrated. (I've been a big fan of Scott's rough gravely voice).Surprisingly, this was released on video before the original was. I remember seeing this one first. Most of us that were born around this time would remember this one well.The film still holds up strongly today and deserves a status as one of the great Disney classics.

The second film of the so called Disney Renaissance and the only one of them not to be a musical. And because of that, often a very overlooked and forgotten film. Which, I suppose, makes sense. All of the other Renaissance films are certainly more memorable than this one, and are such an integral part of the childhood of anyone who grew up in the 90s.But this film certainly has a lot of good things going for it. The animation, for one, is absolutely gorgeous. The first scene alone, with a long, zooming shot over the outback, is worth the price of admission alone. The flying scenes and the variety of gravity-defying camera angles are also stunning in multitude of ways, the character designs are both creative and flawless, the colours are vibrant and the whole film has a really good feel to it.It's also both nice and very odd to see a sequel in the actual Disney canon. Not that I approve of Disney sequels in general, for obvious reasons, but if you had to make one for any film in the Disney legacy, The Rescuers is one of the stronger candidates. I mean, the original film ends in a cliffhanger of all things.Unfortunately the film suffers from almost the same problems the original film did. The story, while perfectly passable, is not very exciting, especially when compared to the other Disney films of the time. A kid is in danger and somehow it falls to two mice to do the rescuing. The plot is mostly an excuse for some action scenes, a lot of character-based oddness and for the nice animation to shine. Which is fine, don't get me wrong, but it's simply not all that ambitious.The characters are also once again equally bland. The eponymous rescuers, Bernard and Miss Bianca, are both fine, but nothing overly special. The villain is a nice deviation from the norm, but fails to be very memorable. The supporting characters are probably the best thing about this film, aside from the animation, but even they can't hold a candle to other Disney side characters that debuted in the 90s.And that's The Rescuers sequel. It's good, but not great. A fun little adventure for the children, but lacking that spark that would make you watch it again and again even as an adult.

"The Rescuers Down Under" takes Miss Bianca and Bernard to the Outback of Australia. There they must rescue a boy from the clutches of an evil poacher named McLeach. McLeach uses the child as an unknowing guide to the nest of an eagle and its eggs. Can they save the boy and keep the poacher from killing the great eagle and her offspring? Unlike its predecessor, this sequel carries an obvious statement against the hunting and killing of animals. It's still an action-packed thrill ride and very humorous even with an agenda. I think every animated film in the early 1990s needed a purpose and reason to exist.Hungarian actress Eva Gabor voices Miss Bianca with all the sophistication and panache she was known for. Bob Newhart brings Bernard to life with his trademark quiet and indifferent vocalization. John Candy gives a comical performance as the bumbling albatross Wilbur. George C. Scott sounds as malevolent as I'm sure Disney allowed him to as McLeach.

This was a sequel to my surprise. Wasn't expecting to see the two mice again. I was impressed with the story and enjoyed the characters. The only thing I disliked was the fact that they seemed to be implying that man is evil and kills animals. The political message was annoying but as long as they only meant it in the way that FEW men are evil then I'm okay with that.The story itself was funny. I was hoping that the mouse could propose to the female mouse, and it was funny seeing it implied that the tour guide may be getting the the girl, but the proposal in the end, while rushed was still great. And of course the comedic humor with the bird as the plane is always wonderful!Rated 7/10