Secret of NIMH

Pros: A wonderful, delightful picture for all ages.
Cons: I won't con you - there weren't any!

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...

Pros: Beautifully drawn, beautiful flow, engaging story.
Cons: Most of the rats look the same.

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 ...

Pros: intriguing story, Jeremy is hilarious
Cons: some violence, strays from the book

Based on the wonderful book, this Don Bluth film is a favorite of mine. It follows the story of Mrs. Frisby (for some reason, Mrs. Brisby in the movie), the widowed mouse mother of four children, one of whom (Timmy) has pneumonia. The movie opens with ...

Pros: Great animations, Great Story
Cons: NONE

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...

Pros: A wonderful story, engrossing, great characters.
Cons: Some disturbing scenes, a little stressful and scary throughout.

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 ...

Pros: colorful scenes, wonderful story, great animation
Cons: a little too scary for the very young

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 ...

Pros: a good movie and it's cheap
Cons: unforutnatley the DVD dosen't do it justice.

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 ...

Pros: Decent story, good animation, likeable characters. 
Cons: Certain aspects of the characters are left out.

 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, ...

Pros: Just an all around wonderful animated movie.
Cons: None

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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Pros: Animation, performances
Cons: Weak plot concerning NIMH, weak subplots

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 ...

Pros: Unique Moving Animated Drama for Children and Adults
Cons: Some Death and Violence

The Secret of NIHM still brings tears to me every time I watch it. There's something deep and moving about the drama and emotions involved with the animated characters that goes beyond the animation realm, to touch the hearts of adults who watch...

Pros: Great story, great animation, strong female character
Cons: None

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...

Pros: This is my all time favorite childrens movie!
Cons: It is a little bit sad.

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...

Pros: Breathtaking animation, great story
Cons: Some dark themes

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...

Pros: Basic plot of original novel remain
Cons: Horrific rewrite of a classic childrens story

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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