Review of The Secret of NIMH (1982) by Bethany C — 29 Jul 2009
The Secret of NIMH is easily Don Bluth's masterpiece, and my favourite non-Disney animated film. While dark, it is beautifully sentimental, and is a joy to the ears as well to the eyes.
The animation is stunning, with dark backgrounds and fluid character movement, and the music from Jerry Goldsmith is phenomonal, the song over one scene in particular was heart-rending. The characters are certainly very engaging and are very well voiced, especially the late Dom DeLuise as Jeremy and Derek Jacobi as Nicodemus. Elizabeth Hartmann provides a sorrowful and poignant portrayal of Mrs Brisby, and while not as creepy as Chernabog, Hexxus or the Horned King, Jenner as a villain is very convincing.
I have no criticisms at all with this movie, it was beautiful in every aspect. Which is more to be said for its sequel, which is merely pathetic schock that was cheap, unneccessary and pretty useless. If you happen to see Secret of NIMH on your shelf, pick it up and watch, and and forget the fact it's not that faithful to the book.
Rating out of 10:10.
This review of The Secret of NIMH (1982) was written by Bethany C on 29 Jul 2009.
The Secret of NIMH has generally received very positive reviews.
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