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The Rescuers Down Under (Disney Gold Classic Collection) | Year: 1990 Classification: Feature Film Family Directed: - Mike Gabriel - Hendel Butoy Actors/Actresses: - Bob Newhart - Eva Gabor - John Candy Disney's Down Under Delight! This is one of my absolute favorite animated films. I liked it even better than Beavis and Butthead Do America (that's right, I actually said that!)! I really enjoyed the first Rescuers, I give that one 4.5 rounded up to 5 stars. But I'd give this one 10 stars if I could! The Rescuers Down Under was Disney's very first, theatrically released sequel, and I'll tell one thing: it makes all the other recent Disney-made sequels look like crap! Forget Return to Neverland, forget The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea, forget the Jungle Book 2, forget Stitch: The Movie, The Rescuers Down Under is the sequel that you REALLY want! I think it is Disney's best to date, or as Jake, the kangaroo mouse would say: 'Well done, mate!" PLOT. When a young, Australian boy named Cody who has befreinded a giant, golden eagle is kidnapped by a greedy, murderous poacher, Percival McLeach, who wants the eagle for himself to sell for a crap-load of cash, a messege is sent to the R.A.S. (Rescue Aid Society), which is a hidden organization of mice who help humans in danger. The top two R.A.S. agents, Bernard (voiced by Bob Newhart) and Bianca (Eva Gabor) are given the assignment to rescue Cody from McLeach's clutches. They fly on the wings of Wilbur, the bumbling, fumbling, chatter-boxed albatross (voiced with vest by John Candy). When they land in the outback, the mice are greeted by Jake, a cunning kangaroo mouse with amazing outback survival skills, who agrees to help them save Cody from McLeach. COMMENTS. What the H, E, double hockey stick made the more recent Lilo and Stitch so popular and well known anyhow? Who's idea was it to turn that into a TV series after the straight-to-video Stitch: The Movie? They did the same thing with the Little Mermaid (before the sequel, that is)! They could have just as easily made The Rescuers into a TV program, too! They could have even made Jake, the Australian kangaroo mouse a new member of the R.A.S.!! ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. I loved RDU so much I decided to buy it on DVD. There is something note about the DVD: it has clearer, more life-like animation that the somewhat foggy VHS version, compare the DVD to the VHS and believe me, you WILL see a differance! You also have a wider perspective of the surrondings, plus the sound has been upgraded. The only downside is: the DVD does not have too many extras. All you get here as extra stuff is a theatrical trailer, foriegn language and subtitle chooser, a quiz game (which is a fun thing to fool around with after the movie), and some stroybook thing. I wish Disney would come out with a special Platinum edtion of this (Platinum editions are always loaded with hours of extras). OVERALL. On the overall score, I give the DVD itself at most 3.5 stars. Not the movie, though! The movie alone is worth the purchase! Buy this overlooked, forgotten gem now, without thinking twice! That's an order! And DON'T let the lack of good extras change your mind! < The mice get help from a roo. This sequel is almost as good as the original Rescuers. Our Hero hop the albatross, this time played by John Candy, for a trip to Australia. What is funny is mice trying to rescue a baby in an eagle nest. Eagles eat what? Newhart and Gabor are perfect playing off each other for some funny moments that help hold mom and dads interest. There is enough action to hold entertain the children. We also get a bit of a love triangle as Bernard gets jealous of Jake, the kangaroo. We ranked this 19 out of 41. This movie was watched often by all of the family and is definitely recommended, especially if you already have the 18 movies that we liked even better.<BR>We had a lot of fun by gathering the family together to rank the 41 Disney movies we have that include some cartoon work. All the kids, ages 6 to 27, participated along with mother and dad. Lion King was selected number 1 of the 41 as the family favorite, but narrowly. Peter Pan was 2. Pete's Dragon 3, Beauty & the beast 4, Sleeping Beauty 5, Snow White 6, Robin Hood 7, 101 Dalmatians 8, Fox and the hound 9, Cinderella is 10th, Rescuers 11, Hunchback of ND 12, Aladdin 13, Aladdin King of Thieves 14, Jungle Book 15, Little Mermaid 16, Hercules 17 and Winnie the Pooh 18. Rubbish What rubbish. Way too much violence. Why do kids movies have to be so violent these days? (or when it was made). Had a few laughs (I'm an ex-pat Australian) but not worth the plastic it was made from. Certainly not recommended for general viewing as the cover shows. Rubbish What rubbish. Had a few laughs (I'm an ex-pat Australian) but not worth the plastic it was made from. Certainly not recommended for general viewing as the cover shows. Buy The Rescuers Down Under at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Rescuers Down Under Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Rescuers Down Under This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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