From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!lime!otuxa!nwuxc!inuxc!inuxa!rael Newsgroups: net.movies Title: The Secret of NIMH (slight spoiler) Article-I.D.: inuxa.120 Posted: Wed Jul 14 15:08:54 1982 Received: Fri Jul 16 00:55:13 1982 I went to see this movie last Friday and I enjoyed it very much. I was hoping somebody posted a review on the net so that I could add my comments (I don't like the responsability of a "Reviewer"). But enough excuses, since nobody has, here's my review: "The Secret of NIMH" has as its main theme the struggle of a widowed mouse trying to save her youngest child from pneumonia. Things get really complicated when sowing time comes, since she's now living in a farmer's field and she can't afford to move her household because of the sick youngster. Faced with this dilemma, she asks advice from the dreaded Wise Owl. The Owl tells her she should ask the rats of the rose bushes for help. Now this are not common rats, they are escapees from NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health), and Mrs. Mouse's (I can't remember her name) husband aided these rats in their escape, so they owe her one. The rest of the story you'll just have to see, but I'll give you a flavor of what you can expect. The animation on the movie is excellent (alike Walt Disney at its best); the characterization is also very good (have you ever seen a cat put Jaws to shame?); the story is interesting and fairly well told, the major problem with it being that is hard to tell the different level of intelligence between animals when all of them talk and carry on like humans do; the music was too pompous at times, but didn't ruin the rest of the film. To wrap things up: I wouldn't go to see this movie 10 times (like I would for ET), but I do recommend it and I think that it is worth the price of admission (a little high these days...). Dan Vanevic BTL Indianapolis