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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Nov 26, 2001
Pros: A wonderful, delightful picture for all ages.
Cons: I won't con you - there weren't any!
Summary: Seldom has a film so captured my fancy as The Secret of Nimh has. A long time ago, I first saw it on a miserably small TV whose colors were trying to fade back to black and white. But I was captivated with this tale. There is a poignancy about ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 19, 2012
Pros: Beautiful animation, intriguing writing, doesn't dumb itself down
Cons: Dom Delouise?
Summary: In the days of the animated movie, I don't think any animator did more beautiful work than Don Bluth. As a kid, I had no idea who was behind these films, but they were always my favorites. All Dogs Go to Heaven, The Land Before Time, An American Tail. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 16, 2009
Pros: Animation, performances
Cons: Weak plot concerning NIMH, weak subplots
Summary: A widowed field mouse (voiced by the late Elizabeth Hartman) has a sick child (voiced by Ian Fried) and two other children. They live in the garden of a farm where other animals live and feed.They all need to move when it comes time for the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 27, 2008
Pros: Decent story, good animation, likeable characters.
Cons: Certain aspects of the characters are left out.
Summary: As a child of six years I had a picture/story book of this movie.Though the picture/story book is long gone faint memories of it sparked an interest in me to watch this movie.You’re a mouse in the story The Secret of NIMH, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 31, 2008
Pros: colorful scenes, wonderful story, great animation
Cons: a little too scary for the very young
Summary: Once upon a time, a group of former Disney animators decided to get a little revenge on the company that had dumped many of them in favor of cheap foreign labor and computer graphics. They also got in a few jabs at animal experimentation in general and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 17, 2008
Pros: Beautiful animation, faithful to original novel, haunting soundtrack
Cons: May be intense for young viewers. Avoid the direct-to-video sequel.
Summary: Don Bluth's The Secret Of NIMH, based upon the novel Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, was released in 1982 and was quickly forgotten at the box office in favour of Steven Spielberg's E.T. (which was released around the same time). I picked ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 18, 2007
Pros: Beautiful animation, all-star voice cast, outshines the original novel
Cons: None.
Summary: Don Bluth's "The Secret Of NIMH," based upon the novel "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH," was released in 1982 and was quickly forgotten at the box office in favour of Steven Spielberg's E.T. (which was released around the same time). I picked this up ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 10, 2006
Pros: Beautifully drawn, beautiful flow, engaging story.
Cons: Most of the rats look the same.
Summary: This is the story of Mrs. Frisbie, a field mouse. She has just recently been widowed and is forced to care for her 4 children by herself. One of her son’s, timothy, has come down with pneumonia and must stay in bed. This is a problem because ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 24, 2005
Pros: a good movie and it's cheap
Cons: unforutnatley the DVD dosen't do it justice.
Summary: I got the secret of NIMH a couple of years ago when I found it on Wal-Marts clearing racks. It was one of the movies I enjoyed watching when I was a kid, and it was only 7 dollars so I couldn’t argue with that. I founded while looking through some of my ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 18, 2004
Pros: A wonderful story, engrossing, great characters.
Cons: Some disturbing scenes, a little stressful and scary throughout.
Summary: Recently my husband's been getting a yen to share some of his childhood favorites with our almost 4-year-old son. After several suggestions of things I thought were far too old for him, he finally landed on one I thought would be appropriate: The ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 27, 2002
Pros: A shining example of what great animation can achieve.
Cons: Except for a swear word and some blood, I can't find anything wrong.
Summary: One of the greatest American animation film makers is Don Bluth. I believe almost everyone has heard of All Dogs Go To Heaven, or The Land Before Time, but not that many have heard of The Secret of NIMH. It was unfortuantely overlooked when it was ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 21, 2002
Pros: Basic plot of original novel remain
Cons: Horrific rewrite of a classic childrens story
Summary: Numerous reviews have already covered the plot in detail, and I suggest you look to those for a full summary. What has been glossed over, and in some reviews actually praised is the poor animation, poor voice choices, and changing of the story.
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 8, 2002
Pros: Great story, great animation, strong female character
Cons: None
Summary: If You Only Have the Key. That works on two levels--literal and metaphorical. Thats how this cartoon works, literal when you are young and life is one dimensional, black and white (remember those days?) and two dimensional when you get ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 30, 2001
Pros: Perfect. Exquisite execution of animation, voice talent, pacing and music. Dom DeLuise rocks!
Cons: Your asking the wrong person.
Summary: Hooray for Secret of NIMH! I still love this movie, and I am nineteen years old. That's fourteen years of cinematic enjoyment. I read the book a couple of years ago, and I still think they did a good job. The movie is, above all, an interpretation of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 2, 2001
Pros: Gets better and better the more you watch it. Wonderful children's fantasy with dark undertones.
Cons: Some things are left unexplained for the "oooh-ahhh" factor. The magic, for instance.
Summary: Boy, you think you know a film…
Picture this: You’re a kid in a drive-in watching this awesome adventure story involving mice, rats, crows, cats, owls, and humans. You focus in on certain Star Wars-inspired characters: Nicodemus, the wise ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 7, 2001
Pros: Great animations, Great Story
Cons: NONE
Summary: This is my submission into the Kid’s Favorite Write-Off.
Now as some of you may know I do not have any kids of my own [that I know of] so I had to delve deep into my childhood memories and come up with something that I highly enjoyed ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 10, 2001
Pros: This is my all time favorite childrens movie!
Cons: It is a little bit sad.
Summary: This movie is by MGM and United Artists and is one that I remember from many years ago when my daughter was watching cartoons but, this one really stood out in my mind.
It has all these animals that talk and have the voices of Hermione ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 24, 2001
Pros: Just an all around wonderful animated movie.
Cons: None
Summary: This is a really fantastic animated film. The animation is superbly done. I also marvelled at the blending of fantasy and reality. While the rats live underground using electricity and elevators the farmer is above ground tilling his field.
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 6, 2000
Pros: good length, will hold a child's attention
Cons: too much personification in the animal characters
Summary: My son, who was three the first time he watched the Secret of Nimh, loved it from day one. Now that we have watched it 600 times, he still loves it. Mrs. Brisbee, a widow mouse, has a rough time of it when it comes time to move and her youngest is ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 29, 2000
Pros: Breathtaking animation, great story
Cons: Some dark themes
Summary: While far from being a diamond, Don Bluth's The Secret of Nimh is an admirable and sometimes touching experience. It blends excitement, humor, love, and an awe inspiring mysticism found in very few other animated movies. For those tired of Disney's need ... read more
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