07 July 2009

I don't think it stands for Nickel Metal Hydride

Secret of NIMH is a great movie, but the DVD cover it gets in America sucks.



"Purely delicious"? "A perfect treat for the entire family"? What the hell movie was that reviewer watching? This is not a kids' movie. You can show it to your kids if you want to, I guess, but they'll probably have nightmares for like ever. At least wean them onto it with Once Upon A Forest first. Not saying kids shouldn't watch it, just that you need to know that just because it's a cartoon mouse movie doesn't mean it's all sunshine and happy. And I'm all for that. America needs to realize that animation is just another medium, one that can be used to tell any kind of story and one that deserves to be done well. Pixar knows it, Don Bluth knew it, all the great cartoonists of the past knew it, and most other countries know it.

Here, watch this.



See what I mean? So yeah. Also, I think I've said it before, but Don Bluth had some serious issues with cats. Even more so than your average cartoon mouse movie maker.

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