Christmas hiatus

Just making this post to say that this blog will be going on hiatus until the 11th of January, when I'll be posting the Beauty and the Beast review - see you in 2018!

The Rescuers Down Under

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Although it boasts more impressive animation and a sweeping score compared to the not so great music of the first film, The Rescuers Down Under has a far less fun villain and a slightly dull subplot between the major characters- it’s not bad, but overall the first Rescuers film was better.

Ironically though, one of the films’ biggest failings is a result of a flaw in the first film- the subplot with Bernard and Bianca just doesn’t work for the most part, because they didn’t bother to build up their relationship very well in the first one.  Additionally, the villain just isn’t as memorable as Madame Medusa, although he isn’t terrible by any means. 

Similarly, the overall storyline just isn't as fun as the first film, although it makes for a fairly entertaining adventure.      

Fortunately, there is also some beautiful animation on display here, in addition to a far better score than the original Rescuers- by far the best scene in the film is the famous (ish) flying scene, as this is some of the best animation Disney had produced in the canon so far.

Overall, this is a fairly enjoyable adventure film, just a step behind its predecessor. Although technically it did get a slightly higher score due to the aforementioned better animation and music. 

Ratings 

Good guys: Bernard and Bianca are likeable enough main protagonists, although their subplot is a bit dull, so the good guys get 5/10

Bad guys: McLeach is a fairly threatening villain, although he’s not as entertaining as Madame Medusa, so the bad guys get 6/10

Animation: A beautiful film visually, the animation gets 9/10

Music: The films sweeping score gives the music 7/10

Plot: Nothing about this films’ story is particularly memorable, so the plot gets 4/10

Overall Rating: 31/50

Next Review: Beauty and the Beast