The Rescuers Down Under (1990)

Excellent adaptation.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Sometimes franchises don't start with excellent first installments and The Rescuers is definitively one of them. In my opinion, The Rescuers is too straight forward in story telling. The plot is good, but they could have added so much more to make it a rich and spicy tale. For example: Bianca chose to go on a mission with a concierge instead with someone that was meant for the task and that is fine, but there were no further consequences after that. Bernard seems to have no struggle in doing such a complex job. In fact Bernard was rather really cut out in doing this, which surprised me. There is also no conservation afterwards like 'Hey, Bianca why did you choose me over all the potential companions that were cut out for this job.', which was really a shame. There was also a lack of romance between Bianca and Bernard(only a nice compliment here and there), until The Rescuers Down Under was released:Not only they have managed to add the necessarily romance it needed: Bernard is going to marry Bianca. They also add a lot more humor which I truly missed in the first film. Sure some of it was childish like the frilled lizard, but also humor that really works on the older audience, like Bernard's first attempt to ask Bianca to marry back in that restaurant and that little misunderstanding with Bianca afterwards. That is just clever writing. Some of the humor in this film was just simply hilarious, especially the egg stealing scene at the poacher's home and that is just the bit of spice the first installment really needed. Not only they add spice by humor, they even add a subplot: 'Safe the eagle', which was really a rich and emotional addition, with a valuable lesson about the importance of protecting a rare species. They also add a plenty of nice features like the R.A.S. relay(in the very beginning), a chandelier as a restaurant, Riding wild animals. All these things, makes the movie run dynamic and simply satisfying to watch. The sphere in the first movie however was darker, which was not too bad, since it suited with the rather slow story telling, which did a satisfying job in creating mystery. This kinda reminds me of Don Bluth's 'The Secret of NIMH' or 'All Dogs Go to Heaven'. Both films are awfully underrated and have far more darker and stylish content to show than The Rescuers. TRDU however looks a lot more alive and you can see that every minute is well organized. There was no need to add any songs in that film. Yes, The Rescuers Down Under is a sequel that contains NO songs. Do not get me wrong, I love songs, but they are often mediocre written and they are mostly just a filler for the movie. The sequels of 'The Land before Time' are the main offenders of this. Even though The Rescuers did not contain many songs, they were fillers.The ending was rather abrupt in TRDU, but it did not felt needed for a extended end, In fact I sometimes prefer this way, because it gives you an opportunity to decide for yourself in how they will life happily ever after. In conclusion: TRDU is the prime example of an excellent sequel, maybe even the best that I have ever witnessed. It is sad to see how such an amazing film did not very well at the box office.

Jake, Bianca, and Bernard are riding on the fireflies to find Cody anywhere in Australia. But, Bernard is making funny of the firefly on backwards, sneezed with the powdered flower, and splashed on water. In fact, Bianca loves to ride on the firefly. It was fun. But, the fireflies came from around the world. I know they are fun riding of the horses in the west by America. I hope it will enjoy it for that. I always love it. Bernard and Bianca are good team for the Rescue Aid Society. Anyway, it's just that they want it to rescue. This is swell. And then, you need it. Enjoy the cowboy, the merry-go-round, and the carnival rides. In the place you'll see the fireflies sequence from "The Rescuers Down Under" and you'll get it. Thanks for everything.

Most of the animated Disney sequels stink: Fox and the Hound 2, Hunchback of Notre Dame 2, Return to Neverland, Return to the Sea, and so on. So far this is the only animated Disney sequel that is a combo of thrilling and awesome, and has a decent story!I grew up watching this movie and didn't realize at first that this was a sequel to another movie. When I finally did see the first movie I liked it, but rescuing a girl from a diamond mine and riding a swamp mobile didn't feel as exciting as riding on a giant eagle, being kidnapped and threatened by a poacher with a giant lizard, getting chased a lot, exploring the outback, and almost being fed to crocodiles! Not to say that the previous adventure was dull, it wasn't - it was very dark - but this sequel had more excitement, adventure, and exploring. Plus the two mice are entering a whole new environment. The music always gets me excited, the backgrounds are awesome, and the entire story made me wish I was there! I wanted to fly on the eagle, I wanted to escape with mice, I wanted to be with talking animals, and I wanted to face all the intense adventures! It honestly surprises me that people overlook this movie. Sure it's not a musical/no princess/no cute animals (or not as cute as others), but it's not suppose to have any of those. It's just a fun adventure to watch and experience. Rent it out on DVD and give it at least one viewing; it is worth it!

The Rescuers Down Under is Disney's 29th full-length animated motion picture released in 1990, 13 years after the original "Rescuers" was released and was the first sequel to a Disney animated movie. Instead of the continuation of Penny's story, Disney's smallest (and unlikeliest of heroes), Bernard and Bianca (voiced by Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor respectively), after receiving an urgent distress signal, are sent by the Rescue Aid Society to the "land down under" of Australlia to rescue a young boy named Cody and his magnificent eagle Marahute who've been kidnapped by the dangerous, wanted local poacher McCleach (voiced by George C. Scott) and his sidekick Joanna, who are after the eagles eggs. Together with their new friends Wilbur, the maniacal pilot (voiced by John Candy, who replaces his brother Orville) and the small-rough-and-tough Aussie Jake (voiced by Tristan Rogers), they'll overcome some of the most dangerous and insurmountable odds to rescue the boy from McCleach's evil clutches. Here are the following reasons why I think this movie is superior to the original: The animation was brighter, bolder, and more detailed than the sketchy-style of the original "Rescuers" as this was the first movie to experiment with Disney's new form of animation, CAPS (which was fully used in "Beauty and the Beast"); The setting and plot was better developed; the Devil's bayou in the original has nothing on the wonder and majesty of the Australlian Outback which created real danger and some tense situations (the opening sequence where Cody flies with Marahute over Australlia is absolutely amazing and pure Disney magic!!!), and the villain is much better in this one. Medusa was pretty nasty, but McCleach is ten times more dangerous, evil, violent, and nasty than Medusa as he threatened to kill Cody with his gun, threatened him with his knife and even threatened to feed him to the crocodiles!!! He is not the right guy to mess with and to me, he's one of the greatest Disney villains ever (definitely in my top 10!!!). This is one of Disney's most underrated films of all-time! When people discuss the Disney Renaissance and 90's Disney, movies like "The Lion King," "Beauty and the Beast," and "Aladdin" are always mentioned; this one is rarely ever brought up. This movie is just as much of a classic as those!!! There was even going to be a third film set in either the Amazon or Africa but because of the death of Eva Gabor, the project was cancelled. It has all elements of true Disney: action, suspense, and drama!!! It was just re-released on Blu-Ray/DVD with the original so if you haven't seen this, check it out (especially if you're a Disney fan). Rating: 9/10!!!