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The Secret of NIMH | Year: 1982 Classification: Feature Film Family Directed: - Don Bluth Actors/Actresses: - Derek Jacobi - Elizabeth Hartman - Dom DeLuise The best animated film to come since "Beauty and the Beast" This dark, animated fantasy film is loosely based on an earlier book of a different name. However, unlike that of insubstantial children fare like that of 'A Troll of Central Park' and 'All Dogs Go To Heaven,' "The Secret of NIMH" is a rare surprise to come in a line of mixed Don Bluth animated films; it is a darkly animated film with a strong storyline and good voice acting, to boot. Ms. Frisby, a widowed field mouse, learns that the place where she lives will soon be will be used for electronic plowing. Not wanting to put herself and her family (she has a young son with pneumonia) at great risk, she enlists the help of a crow and a group of unnaturally smart rats that can help her move to higher ground. Whilst the movie has heavy omissions from the book, as to appeal mainly for kids, the movie is wholly enjoyable on its own merits as much as the book that inspired it. The movie is interwoven with comedy, pathos and drama-such as the moral that love can conquer all-which makes it enjoyable, but it wouldn't be as successful as it was without the gorgeous animation and its strong storyline. The movie is definitely one of the best animated movies of all time, which ranks up with Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Little Mermaid" as one of the best, because like children, adults can fully enjoy the hypnotic visual and magical wonders of "The Secret of NIMH" as well. Don Bluth's Best Movie I saw this movie on HBO Back in the 80's and loved it since - Don Bluth has made many other animated films, but none of them have the class, humor and the fantastic animation of "The Secret of Nimh". This was Bluth's "Citizen Kane" and he hasnt topped it yet. This was the only time the former Disney animator beat his former bosses with a excellent story and near-perfect characterization. While his other films were far more successful they always seemed to be expensive advertisments for toys with predictable plotlines. Those movies were fun for the little kiddies but, but not much fun for animation fans who wanted Bluth to be the savior of this great art form. My only gripe about the DVD is that it should have been redone for widescreen and 5.1 sound, my copy looks exactly like the VHS print. I guess since MGM thought it was just a "kids movie" they didnt need to spend any extra money to remaster it from a better film source and give it a high class presentation. filled with wonder As a kid in the 1980's, this was a favorite film of mine. I remember thinking how cool and imaginative this was compared to the sludge of rerun 80's tv cartoons (did anyone else have to suffer through the "USA network cartoon train" as a kid?) like "The Flintstones." Don Bluth, like Tim Burton, was a very talented artist and animator who broke away from Disney. Both Burton and Bluth could not stand redrawing the same animation cells for other people all day long. Burton found profit, Bluth, sadly, did not. However, that is not to say that Bluth did not create some very fascinating films along the way. This is a tale of wonder and imagination. Watching this film is almost like seeing the equivalent of an American film with Miyazaki style and presentation. If you have ever seen "Spirited Away" or "Kiki's Delivery Service" there is an obvious similarity here between Miyazaki and Bluth. However, Bluth is very much an American, as is the setting for this imaginative tale. It is a tale of rats who were experimented on by humans, who became very intelligent, strange, and different as a result of what the humans had done to them. Eventually, these creatures managed to escape their bondage from humans, and formed their own kingdom far out in the country. This is the tale of Mrs. Brisby encountering this strange race of rats, but it is so much more. Please check it out and experience one of the more unique animated films ever made. This is not Disney, this is a new and different style. Sadly, these films just didn't catch on with the 80's crowd and Bluth was forced to go underground and now, today, makes a living in the straight-to-video kid market (He churns out those Land Before Time sequels just about every month). Buy The Secret Of Nimh at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Secret Of Nimh Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Secret Of Nimh This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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