The Secret Of Nimh (Is It Just me?)

I love this movie and the book. I've always loved this movie ever since I was about 4 or 5 years old. Yeah it might be considered too dark for a G-rating nowadays, but it didn't really bother me back in the day. Most of Don Bluth's films has a certain dark element to it. I still wish he was making animated movies today.



Good God, that movie embodies nearly everything you should not do with a sequel, including adding pointless characters, creating plotholes and inconsistences, destroying/dumbing down old characters' personalities, changing the dark and mature theme of the original to a bouncy, light-hearted, musical.

To simply say that it pales in comparision to the original movie would be a huge understatement.
 
You know, neither Brisby hunched over nor the Great Owl really sticks out in my head. What I always remember is that wonderfully dark scene in the NYMPH labs, with the needles injecting the shining syrum into the rats, the dog howling mournfully in the cage, and the rats discovering they could read. All with the haunting narraration in the background.
That and Brisby breaking out of the birdcage, which I fondly remember for the fantastic animation that had the same basic effect of the real mouse effect that was mentioned earlier.



Ha, just wait 'till you see Plauge Dogs. I've yet to see an animated movie that's darker than that.
 
Yes, this film genuinely creeped me out when I was little. A very unusual film for its time, I suppose. I never really followed what was going on until I watched it again as a teen. I still kind of forgot half of it, though.
 
NIMH was awesome. It was new when I was young and loved watching it over and over again on HBO. I'm willing to bet I'd enjoy it all the same now that I'm 30. I remember it had fantastic animation (I wonder if it still stands the test of time). The Lab scene was great, as was the duel at the end, as well as the escape from the birdcage. Loved the scene w/ the Great Owl...and that crazy crow.
 
You say haven't ever made it through NIMH but the dialogue you mention is right at the end of the movie. If you had just wait probably another five minutes you would have made it to the end.
 
When I saw that particular part, I THINK I walked into a room where somebody else was watching it. I hadn't watched since the begining, I didn't stick around for the end either...

It just happens to be one of the FEW examples of the movie I remember.

I seriously have no clue what happens after that. You know that "hero-shot" Crash mentions on page 1? I've NEVER seen that ever. I had no idea it existed until he brought it up!

I'm also thinking... because this movie bugged me so much when I was younger, is THAT why I can watch even darker stuff NOW and like it? I want to hear some insight!
 
Well I don't know what kind of insight to give you seeing as everybody's perception of what is dark and light are different. All I can say is that now that you are older and hopefully more mature you can sit down and enjoy NIMH.
 
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