As for the animation, computer technology invests contemporary features with sometimes breathtaking dynamism, but outback flora being what it is, this isn't the most colourful Disney movie.
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06/24/06
The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
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Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:13
Rotten:8
Average Rating:5.9/10
Consensus: Though its story is second-rate, The Rescuers Down Under redeems itself with some remarkable production values -- particularly its flight scenes.
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: The world's bravest mice, Bernard and Miss Bianca, answer a call for help from deep in the heart of Australia's vast and unpredictable outback! With a crazy crew of local critters, these top mouse... [More]
Starring: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, John Candy, George C. Scott
Director: Mike Gabriel, Hendel Butoy
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Reviews for The Rescuers Down Under
The Rescuers' identification/memorableness factor remains second division.
11/13/09
The villain is far too malignant, the young vigilante hero seems to be a kiddie Rambo, and some of the action is quite violent, if not tasteless.
11/13/09
I had my first epileptic seizure while watching this film. It was more exciting than this tepid sequel.
02/19/05
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11/26/02
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01/23/04
Animated adventure doesn't get more rousing than this.
01/01/00
No review available.
08/22/05
The film's direction, by Hendel Butoy and Mike Gabriel, is spectacularly inventive even when not fully appropriate to either the film's subject or the very young viewers it can be expected to attract.
08/30/04
Top CriticNo review available.
01/30/03
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09/20/05
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06/19/03
A gorgeously drawn myth made for plucky children and very brave mice.
01/01/00
Top CriticWatchable and family-friendly, but don't expect the moon.
01/11/03
The flight sequence and many of the other action scenes in this new Disney animated feature create an exhilaration and freedom that are liberating. And the rest of the story is fun, too.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
07/30/03
No review available.
07/26/02
Passable Disney sequel.
11/01/04
There's only the one thing it does flat-out wrong: this otherwise delightful adventure-comedy has a completely meandering, aimless story.
11/26/09
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