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It seems to be very popular to hate on this movie solely because it is nothing like the original. And honestly, if you really really can't separate the two and just enjoy this film for what it is, then fine. You don't have to like it. But if you just want to enjoy a film on its own, then yes. This movie is far from perfect, but it is a lot more enjoyable. I liked the first NIMH all right but I found it like almost all of Bluth's films to be very dark and disturbing. The second one didn't have that feeling and instead went for bright an colorful. (shrug) i don't know. it didn't bother me as it seems to bother everyone else.One of the things that I really like about this film is the song 'I will show the world'. This is a personal bias but, having lost my father at a young age, I can really feel what that song is saying and I can relate to it a lot.I'm not going to spoil it here but, everyone bashes the twist at the end but...honestly...I kind of liked the twist. I thought it was neat and turned the movie on its head. Yes I still gave this movie a 6 because it really isn't a GREAT movie, but it isn't really BAD. I have seen a lot worse. I have watched this a few times and have never wanted to rip my hair out or punch the TV so that's a plus. I did wish that mrs brisby would have a bigger part in the film but...what are you gonna do?Overall, not great, but...not terrible. 6/10
CryptMistress
In the 1970s, Don Bluth left Walt Disney Studios and ventured out to do his own thing. He made one short film, I believe, and then his first full-length, theatrical, animated film was "The Secret Of Nimh," based off the book "Mrs. Frisby and The Rats of Nimh" by Robert C. O'Brien. It did well enough in theaters, but it had healthy competition with E.T: The Extra Terrestrial. Still, critics liked it, audiences as well, and it even had the honor of receiving an AFI nomination for Best Animated Feature.This is a lot to live up to, but MGM studios thought they could do it. Unfortunately, they couldn't. In 1998, they released the atrocious "The Secret Of Nimh 2: Timmy To The Rescue." I have to admit, I did like this film when I was young, now I can't stand it. This film doesn't live up to the original in any mean, shape, or form. While fans of the original film were treated to a dark, well-animated, mystical movie; this is nothing but cartoony, lazy, and what's worse: A MUSICAL! Okay, for people who've not been treated to the original film (which I highly recommend), I should point out that there was no songs in it. Well, there was "Flying Dreams," but it was in voice-over and no character opened their mouth to sing it. In SON2, there is song after song. Apparently, no one was taught that if the original is not musical, then there is no reason to make the sequel a musical.Another gripe I have with this movie is the plot holes. Even the prologue, which has clips from the original film, is riddled with them. For starters, they tell us that the Great Owl said: "Jonathan Brisby was the greatest mouse to ever live." (or something to that extent, I can't remember the exact words). This is wrong! The Great Owl never said anything of the sort, all he did was tell Mrs. Brisby that Jonathan's name wasn't unknown to the woods. The prologue makes another mistake in telling us that Nicodemus, the leader of the rats of NIMH, made a prophecy about one of Jonathan's sons would save them all. This didn't happen either. Later in the film, the rats are seen going on a mission to steal food, but in the original this is exactly why they wanted to leave the farm, so that they wouldn't have to steal anymore. Of course, there's more plot holes including: Auntie Shrew suddenly admiring the rats, The Lost Six (when it's suppose to be NINE!), and NIMH suddenly going from being this simple mental facility performing experiments, to a mental facility filled with craze doctors, shock treatments for kitties, and a unhealthy determination to recapture the rats of NIMH.The third issue I had with this film was the animation and characterization. Starting with the animation, I have to say one thing about it: Terrible. It's like the animators all watched Animaniacs and said: "Ooh, so vivid! We must animate the sequel like this!" They just forgot one little thing; this is not how a sequel for TSON is suppose to look. The original animation was dark and gritty, not bright and colorful. It also wasn't lazy. Seriously, the animators have trouble with finishing drawings. A fan site pointed out that there is flowers that were drawn in but never finished and put on the film; also, I'm plenty sure (according to one screen-cap), that Jenny (Timmy's love interest) was also drawn in one frame but never finished. Oh yes, as many others have pointed out, Jenny has boobs. She's a mouse with breasts....Anyway, about the characterization. They got the characters all wrong! For starters, Mrs. Brisby, our spunky heroine in the original film is replaced with an old lady mouse. What's worse, is that she doesn't even care that her son is leaving. As someone on another site pointed out, this is wrong. Timmy was the sick son that Mrs. B fought so hard to protect from the plow in the first film. Now, she doesn't even really care that he's leaving for some distant place? Also, fans of the original will recall Brutus, the silent rat guard that frightened Mrs. Brisby off by threatening to electrocute her! Okay, Brutus is nothing like that now. He can talk, he actually smiles, and he's not too bright either. Mr. Ages hasn't changed, he's still wise and old (no offense, of course). Justin, the captain of the guards in the original (and leader of the NIMH rats at the end), is semi-leader now but he's changed as well. No more sword, voice sounds nothing like the original Justin, and it seems like the only thing he is around for is to offer Timmy advice.What also makes me mad is that MGM made this film without Don's help or support (according to Wikipedia). I know this can be most likely said about most sequels, but with a film like TSON, a little support and aid from Mr. Bluth would have been wonderful. Instead, MGM decides to go ahead and make the unworthy sequel that is: "The Secret Of Nimh 2: Timmy To Rescue." P.S-Some things I have mentioned about TSON2 were thoughts echoed on other fan-sites for the original film. I apologize if it sounds like I'm just mimicking them.
allisonever
I LOVED Secret of Nimh as a child. To this day, it is one of my all-time favorite films. But we live in dark times, ladies and gentlemen...times in which the money-hungry LOOK for ways to burn and destroy our precious childhood treasures. Thus is the legacy of the horrid Nimh 2, a cheap, laughable disgrace of a sequel. Let's play a game, shall we? We'll call it "Spot what is totally Irreverent to the first film". 1. Nicodemus NEVER made a prophecy about a Brisby son saving everyone. 2. The Thorn valley rats look NOTHING like their original counterparts. 3. WHY DO THE RATS FREAKING WORSHIP JONATHAN BRISBY?! WHEN WAS THAT EVER EXPRESSED IN THE FIRST FILM?!? I could go on all day, but I don't think that's necessary. The movie sucks the big one, end of story. The characters are flat, the voice acting is atrocious, and the story should have been put to sleep. Bottom line-it's just flat-out horrible. Yes, I suppose that it would entertain your kid for a while (though it also might ruin any semblance of intelligence they might have), but it just reeks of utter FAIL as a sequel to one of the most complex and beautifully-animated films of all time. So take my advice and stay FAR AWAY from this cartoonish nightmare. Go watch the original Nimh instead. It's worth every second of your time, unlike it's miserable neutered dog of a sequel.
