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One of Walt Disney's finest animated films, this concerns two mice named Bernard & Bianca, who belong to the Rescue Aid Society, that operates out of the basement of the United Nations building in New York. There is a little girl named Penny being held captive by an evil woman named Madame Medusa and her henchman Mr. Snoops, who need her to lead them to a priceless jewel in the Devil's Bayou swamp, where she is being held on a riverboat. The mice fly atop Orville the Albatross to rescue her, and defeat the villains. Surprisingly touching and thrilling film done with care and imagination, with wonderful songs. To be enjoyed by both children and adults alike.

There is something really nice about seeing a cartoon film that you know was hand drawn, without a speck of CGI anyplace(too early!). The voices here carry the day-Newhart, Gabor, Page, Fibber MaGee, little turns by Pat Buttram, Dub Taylor, Jeannette Nolan, etc. All fine.

Film still has a lotta heart, the songs aren't bad, the backgrounds muted and not in your face. I remember seeing the sequel (in Aussie from '90)-the character held up but it wasn't as involving.

Test for a flick like this is to see if it holds up after some years. Well I had not seen it for about 24 years or so, and ya know what? It still works very well.

Came from the mid-period team of Disney, post-Jungle Book and pre-Mermaid, a rather hit and miss era-this one stands out quite well.

*** outta ****

i really enjoyed this animated Disney film.i don't know if i would call it a classic,but it seems to hold up well for a movie that was released in 1977.i just saw it recently for the first time,so i can't say my perception of it would have differed it i had seen it back then.however, the reason i think it holds up well today is because of the story and the characters.i think both are interesting enough to keep today's kids and adults entertained.plus,it's also fast paced,funny,and charming.i also liked the voice talent they used.the animation is obviously old school,but that isn't always a bad thing.for me,The Rescuers is a 7/10

The Rescuers is a very cute animated adventure film - it is good to watch if you like any of the classic animated movies from Disney. But I will have to say that I was never that big of a fan of this animation - even as a 5 year old kid.

The story is fairly good but I did not find the characters that alluring or appealing as I did with most other Walt Disney toons. To me, The Rescuers are not all that funny nor memorable (I did get a few laughs out of the film - just not that many). I realize that this movie is a crime film but so is 101 Dalmatians. Cruella De Vil was funny with her anger and vicious ways.

Anyway, if you liked The Rescuers then try similar films like "101 Dalmatians", "The Fox and the Hound" or "Lady and the Tramp".

7/10

I love Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor in this; they seem to embody the decent-yet-tiny heroes facing the enormity of the world. They bring light to a story that's somewhat heavy for this studio.

Memory's a funny thing As a kid, "The Rescuers" was a fun adventure; but through grown-up eyes, this shockingly dark. I found myself with a bleeding heart for Penny, this poor kid who's surrounded by withering neglect and abuse (I swear to god, I wanted to hit Medusa so bad). It's not often (ever?) I have such a strong reaction to a Disney villain.

There's a potency to this movie I did not expect as a cynical adult.

The 23rd animated Disney classic is underrated and somewhat forgotten, yet one of Disney's finest! It's a great movie, even one of Disney's finest underrated works.

This charming film, while undoubtedly heartwarming, is also creative and very lively. It has lots of adventure and suspense, classic humor, fine artwork, a wonderful soundtrack and a dark atmosphere. When I say "dark" I mean dark in the sense of being somewhat chilly, but without being extremely dark or a story of horror/terror. The darkness of the Devil's Bayou is amazing, creepy to the point of almost looking like a forbidding place, which helps a lot to create this distinct atmosphere.

Despite the apparent simplicity, this motion picture has some very artistic palette colors. One good example of this is the amazing and gorgeous opening sequence. The beautiful but sad song 'The Journey' matches in perfection.

The song 'Tomorrow is another day' is very optimistic and nostalgic. Not just that, it fits perfectly on that sequence: beautiful vistas painted with heart and soul. Besides, that rainbow and those New York City lights at night look incredibly real.

The song 'Someone's waiting for you' is heartwarming, but so is the sequence itself. 'The U.S. Air Force' is a delightful instrumental music, very energetic and full of life.

Medusa is a great villain. One of Disney's best villains, says I. She's mean and nasty, but at the same time funny (even hilarious at times). She is a little eccentric but not too much and not annoying. Besides, she isn't too sinister or one of the most cruel villains.

Medusa's sidekick, Snoops, is someone I don't consider a real villain. He's not bad enough to be a villain and he doesn't know how to be bad, although he attempts. I think that deep down he is a good guy. I like Snoops: he's a simple and goofy guy but funny (even hilarious at times) and not that bad. He's more of a poor guy who messed with the wrong person.

By the way, Medusa and Snoops have a nice pawn shop named "Medusa's pawn shop" or, like Medusa delightfully says on the telephone, «Madame Medusa's pawn shop boutique».

Comical characters like Luke and the albatross Orville have small roles, perhaps because this movie is more of a dramatic natured one. Numerous swamp animals appear (others than Luke), but their roles are minor (with the exception of Ellie Mae and Evinrude).

Bernard is the kind of romantic and shy hero. Bianca has a characteristic hungarian charm (her voice actress, Eva Gabor, was hungarian). Orville is carefree and spirited, as well as a comic relief. Like albatrosses in real life, he flies beautifully but is very bad at landings.

Evinrude's sounds are awesome. They sound so real! I have no words to describe them! James MacDonald really had a gift for sounds.

Penny was apparently modeled after Michelle Stacy, the cute little girl who did her voice. Penny is cute and has a very cute voice. People sympathize with Penny and her situation in the film, yet despite being very endearing she is also confident and has a strong personality - something which Snoops doesn't know how to deal with.

The crocodiles Nero and Brutus are hilarious in every scene they appear. I don't know why, but there is something hilarious about them even just by looking at them. They are at their most hilarious when they play organ. And those rascals really know how to play talent, LOL. They have talent for music, LOL! Besides, although they are Medusa's loyal pets, they are good crocodiles and not vicious. Whenever they catch Penny, they always grab her carefully not to harm her. And they are just as careful with her beloved teddy bear. Even in the water they have special care with her and her teddy bear.

A very good and timeless Disney classic! This is one of those animated classics I grew up with - and 'The Rescuers Down Under' too. Both were part of my childhood.

1977 was one of the best years in cinema ever!

This should definitely be on Top 250.

I remember seeing this film's 1990 sequel, "The Rescuers Down Under" (or at least some of it), as a kid, but do not recall ever seeing any of this original 1977 Disney animated flick during my childhood. I don't think I even knew the title of the sequel until about six years ago. For a while now, I've known that "The Rescuers" is the first of the two, and I finally rented it just last week. It's not among the most popular Disney animations, so I wasn't expecting an excellent family film, but knowing that it did have appeal, I was expecting it to be good. I have now seen it twice, and the first time I watched it, I thought it was definitely no more than average. I gave it another try about 24 hours later, and thought it was a bit better this time, but still not that good.

A bottle containing a plea for help is sent from a boat in a bayou by a little girl and ends up in New York, where it is found by mice, so a Rescue Aid Society meeting is called to order in the city. At this meeting of mice from around the world, Miss Bianca volunteers to go and rescue Penny, the orphaned girl who sent the message. She chooses Bernard, a janitor, as her partner on the mission. Together, they go to the orphanage where Penny lived before disappearing, and meet an aging cat named Rufus, who tells them about the missing girl, and from what they learn, it sounds like she has been kidnapped by an evil pawn shop owner named Madame Medusa! So, Miss Bianca and Bernard go out and find Medusa, but fail to keep up with her, so the two mice take an albatross flight to Devil's Bayou, where Penny has been taken, and learn that here, the girl is being forced by Medusa and the evil woman's assistant, Mr. Snoops, to search for a large diamond in an underground cave, which Medusa longs to get her hands on!

Both times I watched this Disney cartoon very recently, I was not very impressed with the songs in general, most of which are performed by Shelby Flint. This includes the opening credits sequence and the ending, both featuring songs. The voice acting is another problem. Not all the voice-overs are lacklustre, but many of them are, including Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor as Bernard and Miss Bianca respectively. There are some funny parts in "The Rescuers", such as Bernard's struggle to get the message out of the bottle at the Rescue Aid Society meeting and Bernard trying to give permission to land at the airport, but there aren't enough funny moments. Madame Medusa certainly isn't the most entertaining villain in the history of Disney animation. She's like a bland version of Cruella De Vil from "One Hundred and One Dalmatians". Despite all these flaws, there is a bit of excitement and the story can be fairly intriguing. Also, the animation, while not great, has some nice backgrounds and colours.

Since this 1977 release, Disney has brought us worse animated features, like "Pocahontas" and "Home on the Range", but have also brought us far superior ones as well. Most Disney animated films that I've seen, from both before and after "The Rescuers", are better than this one. While I certainly wasn't completely bored throughout the movie, I get the feeling I might have liked it a lot better as a kid. I might even like it better now if I had seen it in the 90's. Even after two viewings, I can still rate it no higher than 6/10. I tried to like it better with a second viewing, but barely succeeded. I know many people like this film, including adults, so I won't say it's strictly for kids, but it didn't reach my expectations. If you're fan of Disney animation, this particular film could be worth checking out. You certainly could like it better than I did, but I wouldn't expect it to be one of the greatest pieces of Disney animation ever made.

I may be the only person to say this but I think The Rescuers was a LOT better than the sequel. Oh don't get me wrong, Down Under's pretty good. But, to me, The Rescuers is the best.

Since I was a little kid, I have had a short attention span so movies with more action generally held my attention. The Rescuers and the Pooh films were the two exceptions for me. This isn't a very fast moving film, at times it's quite slow. But that's when the tension builds. You feel a certain warmth watching it, similar to the warm fuzzies you would get from a Pooh film. It's sweet. It's fun. The characters are lovable and the villains are detestable (I mean Madame Medusa kidnaps an innocent little girl and then forces her to go into a dangerous pirate cave, if that isn't evil, I don't know what is). Even the supporting cast is awesome, if not entirely memorable. I think there were too many critters at Devil's Bayou, had they cut the cast down a bit, perhaps I could remember them all. But that's literally my only complaint.

The film is slow but it doesn't feel slow. It doesn't lag at all. It keeps you completely focused on the characters. By the way, the acting is superb, particularly Michelle Stacy as Penny. Usually child actors are hit and miss but she does an excellent job, she really makes you feel for Penny and that's the most important part. Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor as Bernard and Bianca. They really bring the characters to life.

The animation is beautiful as well. It all seems like a painting come to life. I am particularly impressed with Bernard and Bianca's animation because they look a lot like their voice actors. So you can't imagine a better voice for them. You often forget that they're mice. And that's really impressive.

So, all in all, this is one of Disney's best. Ever. It's proof that the animation studio was still going strong after Walt Disney's death. And it's still one of my all time favorite movies. I say, check it out. There's something for everyone in it.

It's worthwhile comparing the opening credits to "The Rescuers" with the opening credits to its sequel (released thirteen years later). The sequel's opening is detailed, tastefully colourful and full of movement - it leaps and bounds through the Australian landscape, and its dominant mood is exuberance. The original is anything but exuberant. ITS opening credits take place over a series of sombre seascape drawings - still drawings. These credits could not possibly have been more cheaply made; but they have their own charm and effect.

There is something fitting about the grey world of "The Rescuers". A pair of mice (professional rescuers) receive a message from a young orphan girl who is being held captive by ... and so on. This is not a chandelier-swinging rescue story. The mice are tiny and largely helpless in a world of big things; and if they succeed at all it must be by quietly waiting their chance in the shadows.

The mice, by the way, are adorable. Really, they are. Largely it's the voices that do it - Eva Gabor as a rich Hungarian, and Bob Newhart as a shy American floor-sweeper. Neither is self-consciously cute. Each is an innocent but not a child. When the story concentrates on them rather than the Miss MacGuffin they are rescuing it is at its most enjoyable.

There is no doubt, though that the Disney studio was exhausted at the time it made this movie. There is one superb piece of animation - Madam Medusa, the villainess, perhaps the high point of animator Milt Kahl's career. Other character animation here and there is good too. But the spear-characters of the story have been done with what looks like almost no effort; and many scenes look as if they belong on television. Scale is often ignored (there is a turtle slightly smaller than the mice) - and this is a SERIOUS problem in this kind of fantasy. Overall there is a feeling of deep weariness.

It's worth seeing for the mice, though.

I can't fault this movie at all, other than to say the video I have is a bit grainy. The film is undeniably charming, based on the books by Margery Sharp, which I haven't read.

The animation was just wonderful, right from minute one. It was dark and fluid, and reminded me of the masterpieces of Don Bluth like American Tail and Secret of NIMH. It matched the music perfectly, and none of the characters were drawn stereotypically. I loved the fact they made the protagonists mice, which shows a lot of originality. I was laughing so much at the swamp animals scene, as it looked so ridiculous. Another funny scene was the one with the crocs playing the pipe organ, and then Medussa starts shooting the place down.

The songs were outstanding, and beautifully sung by Shelby Flint. I've heard criticisms that the songs were lifeless and slow, but I strongly disagree. The song at the beginning "The Journey" was beautiful beyond words, as was "Someone's Waiting For You", the one with Penny crying on the boat deck. They were truly emotional and haunting, and often misunderstood by people.

The characters were really funny and engaging, especially the two crocodiles, and Orville(especially when he cries "Mayday, Mayday!")Bernard was brilliantly voiced by Bob Newhart, likewise Bianca by beautiful Hungarian actress Eva Gabor. Penny was really sweet, but the scene-stealer was Geraldine Page as Madam Medussa, who was such a convincing villainess, very sinister yet absolutely hilarious. She reminds me of Ursula from the Little Mermaid.

The script was both touching and funny, with the dialogue between Madame Medussa and Snoops sparkling like bubbles on top of a champagne glass and the story is compelling and beautifully told. All in all, I recommend this and the sequel (which isn't quite as good). 10/10.Bethany Cox

Disney's animated films have generally been good or better, while the studio's live-action offerings have veered from excellent (Mary Poppins, Nikki Wild Dog of the North) to downright terrible (Popeye, Condorman). The Rescuers is an animated film from 1977, but unfortunately it is a lesser cartoon feature. Compared to the likes of "Dumbo", "Lady and the Tramp" and "101 Dalmatians", the film is something of a disappointment. None of the Disney cartoons are so bad that you can't find some merit in them, but this one offers very little beyond a couple of lively sequences and some OK voice acting.

The story tells of the Rescue Aid Society, a bunch of mice from all around the globe who dedicate their lives to answering distress calls. Their headquarters, naturally, is just under the UN Building! A bottle washes up in New York containing a help message. Two brave mice, Bernard and Bianca, investigate this plea for help. They learn that a young girl named Penny has been kidnapped from an orphanage and spirited down to the southern bayous, where she is being forced by a couple of crooks to hunt in a pirates' cavern for a priceless, long-lost diamond.

The animation is rather mediocre for a Disney film, and the story isn't really all that interesting. Maybe the story could've been interesting, if handled with a bit more verve and energy, but as it is the pacing is quite slow. Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor are pleasant enough as the mice heroes, and the villainous role of Madame Medusa is carried off with suitable menace. I'm sure The Rescuers is the kind of film which will provide an hour or so of passable entertainment for kids, but I'm less sure that it's the kind of film they'll want to watch over and over again. From Disney, we've come to expect more....

Why is The Rescuers my favorite Disney movie? I'm not sure, other than the fact that it's just so sweet, and never fails to make me really happy. Seeing those mice from all over the world is just too adorable for words!

The animation is beautiful, as are the backgrounds, and the character design is some of the best among Disney movies (Madame Medusa is a great departure from typical Disney characters). The songs are nice too (my favorite part of the whole movie is the sequence to "Tomorrow Is Another Day").

They just don't make movies like this anymore. Penny, the orphan that Bernard and Bianca rescue from that nasty old Medusa, is truly warm and sweet, and you really care about her. Something was missing from the boy that Bernard and Bianca rescued in the sequel. Penny's truly something else.

The Rescuers is an underrated gem, and has something for everyone.

I really liked the "Rescuer" society in this film and wanted to see more of them. Their animation and voice acting really breathe life into them. I liked how the whole film shows all the little guys trying to stand up against the big villains. It has a lot of interesting scenes.

Adapted and embellished from a series of children's stories The Rescuers is certainly an unusual entry in Disney's animated classics canon. Most Disney animations focus on spectacle, fantasy, and iconic, lasting imagery, while the Rescuers finds a comfortable groove in gloom and darkness.

Shadowing the UN building in New York is an organization called the Rescue Aid Society run by mice. A message in a bottle has floated up the Hudson and made it into their HQ. The letter is written by Penny who has been kidnapped.

Miss Bianca, representing Hungary at this organisation, volunteers for the mission of retrieving her and recruits bumbling janitor Bernard as her sidekick. Eva Gabor and Bob Newhart provide the voices, and they have decent chemistry together.

They soon make their way to the Bayou where Penny is being held by her captors and forced to look for a hidden treasure underground. This is where the movie ends up making no sense at all. Why would Louisiana-based crooks be so keen on kidnapping a New York-based girl to do their dirty work for them? Why did they not just get a local kid to do it? Or dig it out themselves with bigger tools? There's no logic to it all all. I kept waiting for an explanation like Penny's dad was the dead pirate buried down there but...nope!

Morose, atmospheric backdrops such as windy and cold New York, tangled forests, and dark, brooding bayous sets apart the Rescuers. It's a very involving style and it makes it perfect viewing for grey Sunday afternoons.

In many ways this movie feels like a prototype of Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers, and any fans of that show will no doubt enjoy the exploits of the Rescue Aid Society.

The Rescuers is absolute classic Disney from 1977. Telling the tale of two mice from the Rescue Aid Society who set out to rescue little orphan Penny who has been held prisoner by evil Madame Medusa. Easily of the best Disney animations since 1967's The Jungle Book and not surpassed, in my opinion until 1989's The Little Mermaid. With some great comedy moments and touching moments too, especially the beautiful song 'Someone's Waiting For You' sung by Penny as she loses faith in ever being rescued. Watch out for the great character 'Evinrude' the dragonfly, brilliant. It's no wonder this was my late mother's favourite Disney movie. I would seriously recommend it to anyone

Even though I do not have the nostalgic feelings about this movie, I still find it charming.

Despite it being of lower quality than its sequel, it is still memorable in some ways. Medusa is a creepy over-the-top villain even though her motivations are quite generic. Both of the main characters have these distinct personalities which make them likable. The side characters are also pretty funny.

I grew up with the sequel which is also very underrated. They both have their strengths and weaknesses, but they have the honour of being the only pair of movies with a sequel of higher quality.

I think the biggest problem I have with this one is the lack of really potent action scenes without the feeling of it being cartoon action. Compare it to the chilling scenes in the sequel. The story and the gripping scenes with Medusa and Penny do leave their mark, but a rescue mission is supposed to be more tense and action-packed. I was just a little disappointed about that.

It is worth a watch, but I will always recommend the sequel.

This is a rescue mission movie from Disney, a story about two mice named Bernard and Miss Bianca from the Rescue Aid Society out to rescue a kidnapped, orphaned girl named Penny from two devious treasure hunters, Madame Medusa and Mr. Snoops. They want to use Penny to help them find a gigantic diamond from an old Pirate's cave.

It is like a daring and fun detective movie, but with animals serving as the protagonists. It's non-stop adventure from Bernard and Miss Bianca looking for clues leading to Penny's whereabouts to them facing the notorious Madame Medusa and her two crafty pet alligators at their hideout in Devil's Bayou.

I love the songs in this movie: "Tomorrow is Another Day," sung while the two mice are riding Orville as he transports them to Devil's Bayou, is a very relaxing and optimistic song, reminding you that there is always a tomorrow giving you a chance to accomplish things. "Someone's Waiting for You" is a heartwarming and hopeful song, reminding you to always stay strong and keep your faith.

All the characters, especially the critters, are lovable and memorable. The subplot of Penny looking for adoptive parents is interwoven into the main plot very well, expanding on Penny's unfortunate, but courageous character.

This movie is probably the more obscure of Disney films as it does not utilize the fairytale method, but is nonetheless one of the more exciting Disney features that would sure delight an audience of all ages.

Grade A

This is just a really relaxing film ro watch i terms of visul design. I like it.

The Rescuers (1977) is a movie my daughter and I recently watched on Disney+ and is also in our DVD collection. The storyline follows an international mouse organization that receives a message in a bottle with a request to be rescued. Two mice are assigned to head into the Louisiana swamp lands to find and save the little girl. This movie is directed by three directors and contains the voices of Bob Newhart (Bob Newhart Show), Eva Gabor (Green Archers), Geraldine Page (Sweet Bird of Youth) and George Lindsey (Andy Griffith Show). I absolutely loved the display of culture and international people and mice. The settings are also magnificent and really stir the imagination. I've absolutely loved this movie since I was a kid. I always felt the villain in this was the original Cruella. The animation style is very good and I adore the soundtrack. There's also some memorable characters in this like the dragon fly and alligator. The ending is intense and I always enjoyed the Diamond fetching scene. Overall this is an underrated Disney classic I could watch 100 times and would score a 9/10.

Disney animation was much worse in the 60s and 70s when they used xerography techniques instead of hand-inking and The Rescuers is no exception. There are still many nice touches in the movement and design of the characters, but it's nowhere near Disney's heyday. The dragonfly steals the show in my opinion, constantly panting and expressing with his big eyes.

The relationship between the main two mice is charming - the upper class Miss Bianca and the janitor Bernard. They clearly like each-other through their actions - he often stutters or stumbles when she talks to him. Their relationship adds humour and warmth to the movie.

The little girl Penny is cute. She's vulnerable but hopeful and willing to fight. The villains are strange and colourful enough, but the plot doesn't have much depth. The idea of a hidden valuable treasure feels like it could have led to more exploration and adventure. The songs are simple and touching but short and not very memorable.

Rescuers is not bad, but it pales in comparison to the early Disney classics and later "Renaissance" films.

Widely considered the best of Disney's seventies output, The Rescuers has dated rather terribly but more flatteringly than Robin Hood or The Aristocats. Unlike those films, there is an actual weight to the drama here and some of the ingenuity of classic Disney, owing perhaps to the presence of younger and more driven animators making their debuts as animation directors. Such drive can't quite undo the mixed quality of the animation and the kind of pussying out that keeps it from quite working, but one can understand why it's considered a minor classic from Disney's work.

I don't much care for it myself, but I do have to commend Disney for actually taking some risks on this one. Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor show some real chemistry as voice actors and make a likable pair, but it's the Penny story that lifts this. There's real Dickensian gravitas to her conflict with Madame Medusa, and a melancholy that even older Disney may not have attempted to accomplish. If Penny can be cloying at times, she's still fairly convincing as a character. Madame Medusa, though a retread of Cruella de Vil, still works thanks to Geraldine Page's performance and Milt Kahl's masterfully bombastic animation (an attempt to one-up his friend Marc Davis, who handled Cruella). There are some tools here for a very entertaining adventure story.

Where it falls flat is in the execution. The narrative meanders to an irritating degree, hurling itself at red herrings too much and taking a much longer time than it needs to progress. Very few of the side characters are all that memorable, aside from Ollie Johnston's self caricature as Rufus the Cat. This is probably the slowest Disney film since Fantasia as a result, and not nearly as hypnotic. It also doesn't help that, for all its moody atmospherics, it insists on lightening the mood at the times when it could potentially be at its most ballsy. Medusa pointing a gun at a small child is pretty damn risky for a Disney picture, but thrills turn to insults as she's subsequently besieged by a group of cartoon critters. It's a real shame, as none of these problems are appalling on their own but pile up too much.

In terms of animation, this one is a major step up from Robin Hood, but still suffers from the studio's cost-cutting tendencies of the time. The dark bayou backgrounds have a lovely Gothic quality to them, but in general the color design here is dull and never rises above your typical Scooby Doo episode. The mice have jarring flesh colored eyes which echo far too much of latter day Hanna-Barbera dreck. As for key animation, this was a landmark for Disney in that it marked the debut of a non-9 Old Men animator in a directing role. This artist was none other than the infamous Don Bluth, whose influence can be felt throughout the project. He's often credited with doing away with such irritating practices as dividing the different departments with no collaboration amongst them, and I wouldn't be surprised if he had a lot to do with the darker tone of this film. As for his animation, he shows a talent for hyperactive set pieces, such as the Zoo scene (which is a superfluous and stupid sequence otherwise) but also holds responsibility for the airport scene, with some of the most awkward rotoscoping outside of a Ralph Bakshi movie. The star of this piece is Milt Kahl, whose Medusa is a model example of animated performance. Overall, this is a mixed-bag technically, but one that shows some potentiality for an edgier new direction that might have revitalized Disney (it never happened, of course).

Perhaps its not a great film, or even a very good one, but you have to hand it to the new crowd of eager Disney animators for trying to advance to a new kind of film for Disney. Alas, the whole product comes off as mediocre to me, despite moments of greatness here and there. Similar effort seems to have been made in the next couple of Disney features, but they were even less successful. as a whole. I don't violently hate it the way I do Robin Hood, but it leaves me cold and disappointed. Intrigued, but underwhelmed.