A solid, child-friendly work which will keep little ones content, if not mesmerised.
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09/03/08
The Rescuers (1977)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:21
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6.6/10
Consensus: Featuring superlative animation, off-kilter characters, and affectionate voice work by Bob Newhart and Zsa Zsa Gabor, The Rescuers represents a bright spot in Disney's post-golden age.
Runtime: 4 hrs
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: An urgent note in a bottle from a kidnapped orphan girl leads two adventuresome mice on a "wild albatross chase" to Devil's Bayou and a madcap encounter with the villainous Madame Medusa. Bob... [More]
Starring: Eva Gabor, Bob Newhart, Geraldine Page, Joe Flynn
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman, Art Stevens
Reviews for The Rescuers
Top CriticA more than tolerable effort.
05/24/03
Top CriticThe people who really need rescuing are the Disney animators and storymen, who seem uncertain whether to keep up the old studio traditions of cute characters and plush settings, or to branch out into contemporary urban satire.
02/09/06
Top CriticNo review available.
06/05/04
The one completely successful Disney feature produced between 1967 and the beginning of the company's renaissance in 1989.
11/20/09
Efficiently short, charming, mildly scary in unimportant ways, and occasionally very funny.
05/09/05
Top CriticLet it be said up front that a lesser Disney effort is certainly miles above most animated films.
01/01/00
The Walt Disney animators returned to top form with this beautifully crafted and wonderfully expressive cartoon feature, the first major work to come out of the Disney studios in a decade.
01/01/00
I guess, in the vein of all Disney classics, it says that the little guy can triumph over the big ones -- in this case, a floppy-boobed, badly drawn, crazy woman who rides a jet engine through the bayou.
05/11/03
Buy it for the little ‘uns, but don’t necessarily watch it with them.
09/24/03
Four years of work were invested on this $7.5 million production and the expense, care, and expertise shows.
09/03/08
Top CriticThe mice that soared.
01/04/05
A beautifully animated film that showed Disney still knew a lot about making quality children's fare even as their track record was weakening.
09/03/08
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01/01/00
An old-fashioned Disney delight/
03/17/06
One of the bright spots in a dim period for Disney animated films.
01/06/04
A minor but enjoyable entry from Disney's fallow period. Great voice work from Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor.
07/26/02
No review available.
07/29/07
No review available.
10/05/03
No review available.
10/18/05
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