Even though I do not have the nostalgic feelings about this movie, I still find it charming. Despite it being of lower quality than its sequel, it is still memorable in some ways. Medusa is a creepy over-the-top villain even though her motivations are quite generic. Both of the main characters have these distinct personalities which make them likable. The side characters are also pretty funny.I grew up with the sequel which is also very underrated. They both have their strengths and weaknesses, but they have the honour of being the only pair of movies with a sequel of higher quality. I think the biggest problem I have with this one is the lack of really potent action scenes without the feeling of it being cartoon action. Compare it to the chilling scenes in the sequel. The story and the gripping scenes with Medusa and Penny do leave their mark, but a rescue mission is supposed to be more tense and action-packed. I was just a little disappointed about that.It is worth a watch, but I will always recommend the sequel.

The Rescuers is a 1977 Disney movie and it is their 23rd animated classic in the Disney Canon. The movie opens up with a young orphan girl named Penny who is kidnapped by an evil woman who owns a pawn shop called Madame Medusa(who looks like a cross between Bette Midler and Bernadette Peters for some strange reason)who wants Penny to get the devils eye(which is a diamond that is somewhere in a cave).So Penny writes a letter and puts it in a bottle and throws it in the swamp. Meanwhile a mouse finds the message in the bottle from Penny and the film starts. We are later introduced to two mice called Bernard(voiced by Bob Newman)and Bianca(voiced by Eva Gabor who also provides the voice for Duchess the cat in The Aristocrats)who are in the rescuers red society which is a group of mice who are like private eye detectives who rescue people that are in trouble. So Bernard and Bianca are set off to find Penny and bring her back home. They meet some interesting charcthers along the way of their journey to find the little girl.Overall I have never seen this film before and I saw it with a blind eye,so I din't know what to make of it first,but to be quite frank I actually thought it was entertaining and cute. Also here is some trivia for ya Don Bluth and of course Richard Rich(who directed one of my all time favourite animated movies that is not from Disney The Swan Princess) both worked on this movie together,before they left Disney and started THERE own business against Disney Animation which is NO MORE. The film is extremely underrated and it reminded me of Basil Mouse Detective as I saw bits and pieces of that film.Overall if you love animal movies then this one isn't all that bad its cute and suitable for 6 years up. 6.1/10Out of 5 I give it a *** out of *****.

Two mice of the Rescue Aid Society (Eva Gabor and Bob Newhart) search for a little girl kidnapped by unscrupulous treasure hunters.Looking back now (2014), this film's biggest weakness is in its music. The style is very much a product of the 1970s and may not necessarily play well to today's audiences. (Other films of the era, such as "The Last Unicorn", have a similar problem.) Prior to "The Little Mermaid" in 1989, this was the last great Disney film. The use of Gabor, Pat Buttram and George Lindsey (all of whom were in "The AristoCats") was a good choice, and the animation holds up well. Some have called it "sketchy", but this seems unfair. It works for what it is and moves the plot forward just fine. We can even see the precursor of Ursula in Medusa's hair, not to mention the gators' similarity to Flotsam and Jetsam.

I don't tend to be very critical on animated movies, since they are made specially for the kids, who expect from it just an entertaining story with a beautiful message, which isn't that hard to do. I've read somewhere on the internet that "The Rescuers" is a Disney classic-- albeit that's how they label all of their movies--, and considering I don't remember seeing this back when I was a kid, I rented this movie. From the get go, I had the constantly thought of "how weird is it", and that's something that lasted until the end. This movie IS weird! The way filmmakers portray the characters and the animation itself are probably what made me think like that. Madame Medusa surely is a hell of a character, which is probably inspired in Cruella de Vil from "One Hundred and One Dalmatians", even if not THAT cruel. The photography feels too dark for a children's animation; if I was a kid, I'd surely be scared while watching this trip around the world. Other than that, Orville is a funny and well-made character that may thrill the spectator with such simplicity and braveness. All in all, "The Rescuers" isn't a movie I'd show to my kids, but it's a regular and modest piece of work to enjoy once in your life.