Watching The Secret Of Nimh (1982) FOR THE FIRST TIME!! || Movie Reaction!

[@nickflix8657]

Hey everyone hope you enjoyed the reaction! Next up will be Up and Hook!

[@themoose3393]

how are you with horror movies?

[@crazykids2004]

I enjoyed it Please do a reaction of Anchor Up

[@sparklycollector6060]

YES!

[@themoose3393]

you should do a reaction of hereditary

[@paulbrosfornever512]

@@themoose3393 he’s watched around 20 on the channel, has a playlist for all of them. He likes them but gets jumpy very easily😂😂

[@PixarShark]

Brisby is such a unique brand of heroine - she’s utterly terrified through most of what she goes through, it’s apparent that she depended on her husband for a lot, but it doesn’t stop her from fighting tooth and nail through all that fear for her children. ❤️❤️ Frightened Mother is not a character trope you think of when you think “hero” but it’s certainly a realistic one when you look around.

[@blitzgirl6522]

I love her and think she's so inspiring BECAUSE she feels so normal and relatable. She succeeds despite her fears.

[@grayscribe1342]

Agreed. This is definitly one of the strongest women in fiction. Knowing the risks she faces an owl and a cat, that's like facing a tiger and a dragon for a normal human. Unarmed, no armor, no nothing.

[@jjlonsdale5971]

That's my favorite thing about this movie. An ordinary mom is the hero, not because she has any innate special qualities -- in fact, she's textually less intelligent and more fearful than almost all the other characters -- but because she is a mom who is going to fight for her kids no matter what. It's extraordinary.

[@sharpaycutie2]

People think beig a hero is being physically strongs and all that jazz but it's about strength of heart and willinglings to go the mile against all odds plus she's a dedicated mother too

[@AColonDashSix]

Yes, absolutely. As pointed out by others, she is just a regular mouse and her husband was gifted with great intelligence. She's in a strange, fascinating, terrifying world but she's driven by the desire to protect her children and she's both brave and tenacious. Mrs. Brisby is a wonderful character

[@HobGungan]

Don Bluth, who was a former Disney animator who quit to make this movie on his own (and brought a lot of other animators with him), stated he felt kids could handle any darkness and intensity as long as the story had a happy ending.

[@ericjanssen394]

And then proceeded to take that WAYYY too creepily and neurotically over the edge throughout the 80's. (Qv. "Land Before Time".)

[@aarroncannon1590]

Something that the majority of cartoon TV channel producers seem to not understand the concept of these days, it seem...

[@ericjanssen394]

@@aarroncannon1590 No, The Day TV Cartoons Died wouldn't be until three years later in 1985, when animators suddenly decided their industry was to celebrate their fourth-grade childhoods that led them to take up the profession, make sniggering, immature cartoons for other animators, and complain about how badly Hanna-Barbera toons looked as a kid. While over at Disney, they were making The Great Mouse Detective. :)

[@phantomstarsx9343]

I cant say i entirely disagree with that, alot of movies i enjoyed most as a kid and remembered were darker. Nimh, The Last Unicorn, Coraline, to name a few.

[@phantomstarsx9343]

@@ericjanssen394 ooooh the land before time is still one of my favorites lol

[@PrinceofArfon]

"This doesn't seem like a dark movie..." Oh boy. He's in for it.

[@Lily27636]

This was my thought exactly lol.

[@DanGamingFan2406]

I actually laughed out loud until I started coughing after hearing that. As the Nostalgia critic once said, "Rated 80's G."

[@TriXJester]

The thing about Mrs Brisby is that she's not some chosen one or anything. She's just a mother trying to protect her kids.

[@tenmahakusho6390]

The sequel was a huge contradiction to the first movie since it claimed Timmy was the chosen one xP

[@Nicamon]

"she's not some chosen one or anything."Uhm...have you seen 26:51 - 27:51 🤨?She is *definitely* a"chosen one".Also...who says a mother trying to protect her kids CAN'T be"a chosen one"?The 2 things are not mutually exclusive!X-P

[@salexo9]

This movie is probably the main reason for why I prefer hand-drawn animation over CGI animated movies.

[@jasminkrieger8464]

Don bluth was a great Artist he drawn all this himself

[@BeanSparrow]

to me i would say pretty much all movies don bluth made is big reason to me

[@jasminkrieger8464]

@@BeanSparrow well yeah dont forget he drawn them himself one man not many Artist Team like in disney disney even reused the scenes don bluth didnt

[@Randerson2409]

@@jasminkrieger8464 Don was an amazing artist and a creative powerhouse, be he absolutely did not do all the art for this movie by himself. He certainly did work on it, but so did his 2 producers (Gary Goldman and John Pomeroy), as well as 8 other people who came with those three from Disney.

[@Randerson2409]

This movie is what made me fall in love with animation in general

[@BUdraw81]

You know, a long time ago. I ounce asked Gary Goldman(one of the directors) on Facebook how he and his friends pulled off the glowing eyes effect for the Great Owl and Nicodemus. He said this to me. We Xeroxed the drawings onto "exciter (glossy black) paper" and carefully cut the eyes out and added pieces of yellow cels taped over the eye holes. Then projected light at about 400% from beneath the camera platen to burn in the eyes to match the action and have that hot look in the eyes, the very glossy black paper held back everything except the eyes. Then we shot the scene again with the exciter papers again with a blur at 60% to get the glow in the eyes. We used the same process for fire effects like the torches the rats carried looking for Nicodemus and the mysterious objects and lights when Mrs. Brisby goes in the rose bush looking for the Rats of NIMH. - Gary Goldman

[@brilicusgaming6922]

Man that’s awesome information. That’s the greatness of practical effects.

[@taelorbrooks2639]

That’s so cool!! I’ve always wondered how they did that. Thanks for sharing that information ❤️

[@duduteixeira7736]

I have a few suggestions for future reactions: - The Iron Giant - The Great Mouse Detective - Rescuers and Rescuers Down Under - Klaus - Over the Moon - Wolfwalkers - Meet the Robinsons - Kung Fu Panda - Atlantis The Lost Empire - Shrek - Megamind - How to Train Your Dragon - The Land Before Time - Robin Hood

[@shainewhite2781]

Those are pretty good animated movies.

[@darr12100]

Disney 's Dinosaur.

[@shainewhite2781]

@@darr12100 YES, PLEASE!!!

[@Serkanfan]

Good Suggestions

[@kieranthewolftiger]

yes yes yes!!!

[@aidanfarnan4683]

"Yeah this is definitely pretty dark for a kid's movie" Sir, you are a quarter hour in. You don't know the horrors that await you.

[@alissonlares2926]

I just don't see why it can't be a kids movie anymore.

[@captin3149]

@@alissonlares2926 Because society says we have to coddle and protect kids from any and all possible fear/problems until they're 18, then kick them out and make them do adulting.

[@alissonlares2926]

@@captin3149 oh, good one. It is really a US thing, I can see this happening while living pretty far from there. And does it make sense to you? I am glad I was not treated as a kid if I had some lack of intelligence. Like most kids are today watching Peppa or Dora for example.

[@captin3149]

@@alissonlares2926 I mean, I sorta see where they're coming from in wanting to protect kids, but in my own opinion, sheltering them from everything actually hurts them, and in some cases I feel makes them incapable of functioning well as adults, but then they become adults with that mindset, and drag us all even further down. The view from a sinking ship is a poignant one....

[@alissonlares2926]

@@captin3149 so we found out why people are so sensitive nowadays, always crying because of hurt feelings.

[@Musikchic47]

I love Disney, but it's great to introduce people to other animated films that are non-Disney as well. There are so many good ones. Some other animations I would recommend would be American Tail, Fern Gully, and the Last Unicorn.

[@moriahwhite1188]

I LOVED An American Tail! 🎤There are no cats in America . . . 🎤 🐭

[@tenshi.kurama]

Last unicorn yes. Thr studio that made that later became studio ghibli

[@Musikchic47]

@@tenshi.kurama that makes a lot of sense, loved as a kid and as an adult who loves anime I rewatched it and was like that movie looks like anime

[@woodbbl]

@@Musikchic47 Yes to Last Unicorn! Another one that gets pretty damn dark, has a really unique and gorgeous animation style... and I'll keep mum about the harpy. 😏

[@VioletRaze]

Someone once said I reminded them of Justin and I've honestly never received a greater compliment.

[@SevHighwind86]

That is such a great compliment! I adore Justin

[@moriahwhite1188]

I say this with the utmost respect, you are too freaking precious for words. Your child-like wonderment watching these movies always makes me smile. Never change, bro. BTW, Up will make you sob, Hook is one of Robin Williams most underrated performances.

[@milo_thatch_incarnate]

Hook is absolutely a must watch if he hasn’t reacted to it already. It’s tragically underrated I think.

[@erinpekar5732]

This makes me so happy to see! This was a movie I grew up with, and holds a special place in my heart. This was made during a time when animators actually treated kids like adults, with respect, instead treating them like they're stupid like today.

[@OzmaOfOzz]

One of my favorite movies ever ❤️ no idea why it's so underrated, it makes me so sad. None of my friends that are my same age haven't seen it.. True gem is what this is ❤️

[@Theravingranter]

You should watch All Dogs go to Heaven at some point. Never fails to make me cry for several reasons.

[@Aeroldoth3]

"Only humans go to heaven, read the bible"

[@nickmanzo8459]

That poor young girl.

[@Melissa-wx4lu]

It's really hard to watch now, knowing the abuse and trauma Judith was going through while she was recording for that movie. Her breakdowns were such that the adults in the studio and her agent were alerting the police. it was sad that her mother didn't have the courage for the sake of her daughter.

[@MojiBeau]

The lights they use that you mentioned loving were actually a big technical achievement. Bluth discovered a way to use light in animation where it actually glowed for the first time in cartoon history. A brilliant animator

[@StreetHierarchy]

Got to do a whole Don Bluth run. All Dogs, Land Before Time, Titan AE, certainly An American Tail

[@st0n3p0ny]

Didn't know he also did An American Tail. That makes him hands down one of the greats in animated film history. One of the greats, period.

[@WittyKittyRitzy]

I remember when Fieval was in Disneyland ! No cats in america 🤣

[@DogwafflDan]

All Dogs go to Heaven is another dark one, but strangely memorable and likable.

[@shawnlittle3091]

R.I.P Dom DeLuise The actor who did the voice for the crow in this movie working along side with Don Bluth. He also did voices for itchy in all dogs go to heaven. Fagin in Oliver and Company. Tiger in an American tail. Stanley the troll in troll in Central Park. The dog in Rock a doodle.

[@SevHighwind86]

He was a staple in my childhood because of the voices he did. What a fantastic actor. R.I.P Dom DeLuise.

[@coldroid2491]

Watership Down (1978) is an incredible animated feature, I love it. Really worth a look. It's weird that hardly any reaction channels feature it.

[@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289]

I highly recommend Watership Down, but that one is dark as well, just a word of warning.

[@meredithr9824]

The book was based off a soldier's WW2 memories.

[@petebennett7764]

@@meredithr9824 you sure about that

[@DogwafflDan]

Sounds like a great movie to check out. You might need some therapy after this. Maybe some Max and Ruby, or What I Love About You. Anything with rabbits where nothing bad every happens.

[@DogwafflDan]

Wow, yes!

[@robin_the_red_fox4082]

Growing up, we didn't have a lot of the Disney movies available to us and so I watched a lot of non-Disney animated films growing up. This one was definitely my favorite. It was not until I was a little older that I learned that it was based on a book, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, by Robert C. O'Brien. The magical elements of the movie were definitely placed in there by Don Bluth and to this day, there is no real explanation as to where the amulet comes from. One of those magical McGuffins I guess. Still love the movie and it remains one of my favorites to this day. Love it so much, I wore out the VHS copy until the film inside snapped and had to buy the Blu Ray afterwards. This movie does not get a lot of exposure and I appreciate you taking the time to watch it today.

[@Tusc9969]

Very underrated imo

[@Blaskor314]

When looking at the rating system for old movies have to remember the times...kids were tougher then.

[@Sigart]

Kids have not grown softer: parents have.

[@Blaskor314]

@@Sigart You're not wrong.

[@Melissa-wx4lu]

Eh, people say this but kids movies these days have touched on stuff I've never seen when I was a kid in the late 80's. Stuff that had me chilled and going "Crap, this is supposed to be for kids." Maybe as an adult things are different and you're wiser about the world. Movies I watched as a kid, like this one, never scared me or had me feeling dread or emotional. More than likely because we just are not mentally developed in that area yet, who knows. I watched my old favorite movies as an adult and wince at some of the absolute horrors that blew right through me when I was kid. And yeah, there are totally movies out there that are just soft fluff but we had them too in the 80's. I just think that they are not expressing darker themes the same way like they used to. And plus, what was a dark topic to us in the 80's is not necessarily a dark topic to kids 40 years later.

[@PollenEye]

Eh not really. More like every animated movie back then had a G rating slapped on it without the raters fully checking what it's about.

[@jman7481]

@@Melissa-wx4lu I watched this in the 90s as a kid and loved it

[@artloveranimation]

"rated g, can't be THAT dark" hahaha you don't know director Don Bluth. He also made An American Tail and Land Before Time. Land Before Time is probably one of my favorites than the others.

[@jman7481]

Same as me and American tale I grew up watching those in the 90s

[@jman7481]

I owned both

[@MagesLikeYouAndI]

One of my favorite movies from when I was young (the other being The Last Unicorn)

[@adolphaselrah9506]

It was an amazing movie though the boob tree was weird.

[@Divhreaza]

Ahhh! Same too! I watched them both so much I practically wore out the tapes! Also "The Land Before Time" was another great one when it came out.

[@MagesLikeYouAndI]

@@Divhreaza yep, I was 2 when that came out, now I'm about to be 35 and I still have my stuffed animal Littlefoot

[@ItsDoctorAmatic]

Imho the most beautifully crafted animation movie of all time.

[@rammsteinrulz16]

Why was this recommended? Because it's Don Bluth. NIMH, An American Tale, We're Back... The man could do no wrong.

[@TheDragonsong12]

"We're Back" wasn't Bluth, it's a Spielberg movie. (Also I'd argue he did a lot of wrong with Troll in Central Park, but I like his highs enough that I'm happy to overlook the lows. XD)

[@CloudsAndCoffins]

@@TheDragonsong12 I seriously am the only person on this earth who adores A Troll in Central Park -3-

[@deckofcards87]

'We're Back' is terrible lol. I agree about the others though

[@nerdalicos]

Would love to see you react to Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002), Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001), The Little Mermaid (1989) and Tarzan (1999)!

[@tais1355]

Yes to all, especially the first 3!

[@ericjanssen394]

I don't know which is more tragic of an 00's childhood-- Thinking that Howl's was a GOOD Studio Ghibli movie (just for being the second anime to see in a theater after Spirited Away), or the impression that Spirit and Atlantis were good, period. Oh, the lost post-90's, pre-Tangled/Ralph generation... :(

[@tais1355]

don’t be a hater. in my opinion, Howl is a good movie, and Atlantis remains one of the greatest Disney films of all time. why waste your energy being negative to people who are enjoying something?

[@ericjanssen394]

@@tais1355 If I heard someone say that Twilight was the only book she ever read, I would tell them to read other books. That's not "hating", that's LITERACY--Especially when it comes to 90's Ghibli and 10's Disney.

[@tais1355]

@@ericjanssen394 bye troll, your false equivalency argument doesn’t move me 👋🏻

[@Lexi_Zone]

"It does not seem like a dark movie." Heh.

[@stt5v2002]

You should read the book. It is quite good, even for adults. It doesn’t have magic stuff or kid Disney nonsense. It is much more about the story of the intelligent rats themselves.

[@EverboughART]

"It doesn't seem like a dark movie" **laughs maniacally** I'm so glad you got to watch this movie, though! I studied under Don Bluth for a year, and a good amount of our assignments included animating over the dialogue of this movie, and I got to learn a lot about the techniques of drawing Mrs. Brisby. I'm glad it's getting some more love!

[@milo_thatch_incarnate]

There’s so much to love about this movie. But I could see in your eyes one of the things I love the most: there is real terror, fear, and peril in this movie. I appreciated that even as a child, even as it terrified me. Because I saw that the Disney movies of the same era were fluffy in comparison, and never dared to tread into real darkness.

[@Jirodyne]

This is a really underrated and amazing Movie. Out of all the old school animated movies of the past, this is one of my favorite. It's so deep, well animated, and full of fantasy, science, adventure and horror elements you rarely see in a movie for kids.

[@pvanukoff]

Not underrated by a longshot. It has a 93% rating on rottentomatoes and a 7.6/10 on imdb. Seems highly rated to me.

[@carsonwall2400]

It really is a gem. Apparently there are plans to make a godawful live action/cg remake in the the style of Alvin and the chipmunks 😞

[@janewallace5228]

I LOVED this movie as a kid. Don bluth is a legend. This movie has such a atmosphere to it. Thai and the Great Mouse detective are still two of my favorite movies. Love your channel btw.

[@MsBananahsplit]

I legit used to watch this every day as a child because when my parents got me a tv for my room, it was the only dvd I owned (for myself). So I just put it in every day 😂

[@gabriellewing5621]

Did anyone else kinda hope that Mrs. Brisby and Justin would end up together in the end? Is it just me??

[@Divhreaza]

Looking back, I realize it was probably the first non-canon "ship" that I ever shipped. *LOL*

[@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289]

😂😂Me too. They were so cute together. 👍👍

[@GuukanKitsune]

In the book, and this is heartbreaking, when the Rats left the rosebush to escape the exterminators, they knew that if there were no dead rats in the warren the exterminators would know something was up... after all, rats sleeping in their den during the day, surely some of them would die before they had a chance to try and escape the poison. If none died, that means the rats were aware of what was going to happen and evacuated appropriately. Which is not a thing normal rats would be capable of. And any rumor of unusually smart rats may cause NIMH to catch wind of their trail at last. So a dozen of the rats volunteered to stay behind and sacrifice their lives to save the colony. As the exterminators dug up the warren and pulled out the dead rats they found, Mrs. Frisby could see one of them was unusually large... Brutus, brave loyal Brutus, the guardian of the front gate, and another could well have been kindly Justin, there was a resemblance, but Mrs Frisby was too teared up to look any closer and honestly didn't want to know if it was Justin or not.

[@Divhreaza]

@@GuukanKitsune I remember when I read the book thinking the same thing, that one of the rats COULD have been Justin, and I swear I lost sleep over that! But there were sequel novels, and in them it's revealed that Justin survived.

[@GuukanKitsune]

@@Divhreaza I was not aware there were more books, can you give me the titles?

[@christinaify]

I shipped Justin and Mrs. Brisby so hard when I was a kid because that's sort of what I do. When I saw the direct-to-video sequel in a store I lost my tiny child mind and begged for it. Sitting in my little bright green bean bag, legs criss-cross-applesauce, I hit play on the VCR and bounced like a jackrabbit. Then Mrs. Brisby comes on screen and she's a senior citizen and Justin is still young. Oh, how my wee heart broke.

[@lilymorton1408]

I loved this movie as a kid! It’s not very accurate to Mrs. Frisby and The Rats of Nimh, the book it was technically based off of, but I actually prefer this movie more than the book. I’m not much of a reader, so that might be biased, but still.

[@DogwafflDan]

Yeah, it's pretty rare that anyone one-ups the book, but they pulled out all the stops on NIMH. One of my favorite movies ever.

[@nateroo1486]

"This doesn't look that dark of a movie" Oh honey, it's okay, we're all horribly wrong sometimes

[@sage7980]

This is my absolute favorite animated film. I love it so much. This will be a good reaction.

[@michaelwolfe9496]

This movie is a classic to everyone who grew up with it, but I can see how watching it for the first time as an adult you can find the characters and story a little hard to get invested in. Don Bluth had left Disney to form his own animation company and this was their first project. It was a modest box office success, but drew the attention of Steven Spielberg who produced Bluth's next two films, An American Tail and The Land Before Time. (Highly recommend both)

[@jman7481]

I certainly did in the 90s

[@WaywardAce420]

Oh my gosh, you’ve never seen this one? This is one of my favorite films of all time, Don Bluth’s best!

[@V.C.88]

I totally agree. That's what I mainly enjoyed about this movie. Was the visuals. Hand drawn animation is so unique and quite nostalgic. Since everything now is computer animated.

[@northshore1000]

The utter sophistication of the animation in this exquisite movie is extraordinary-ordinary! The height of animated storytelling. A banquet for the eyes, music & dialogue riveting the heart! I treasure this film!! And I KNEW you wouldn’t give it the higher/highest rating. Just had a feeling.

[@HaraQuinn]

i agree with all you said.. and i think it's part of the unfortunate new generation where "cartoons" are made to be makeshift babysitters. not to be watched with parents as most of us did to understand how potent and magical don bluth movies were. I hate everytime i hear a reactor mention one of these movies as 'dark' or 'not for kids'.. which, yes, not for this generations kids who need everything to be PC clean and safe, but i watched it as a very young child and adored it b/c it was a family event viewing.. and even if i was still too young to understand the complexities of NIMH (as in, medical testing mice), i was still afforded the unique parallel wonder that my parents felt in their own way, while i felt the same from a childs perspective. and now as an adult, i've become the parent able to understand that even deeper layer my parents had. ❤

[@Hey_Jamie]

I can’t believe I completely forgot this movie existed. Now I gotta go watch The Last Unicorn, All Dogs Go To Heaven, and Oliver & Company!

[@sekrad]

Jenner’s evil grin gave me nightmares as a kid. I finally got over it about 10 years ago.

[@aizzasantos5345]

I just found your channel and it’s become of my favorites to watch movie commentaries so I had to subscribe. You pick the best movies and your reactions are the best !!

[@nickflix8657]

Thank you so much, glad you like them!

[@lacyraven9299]

YESSSSS! Loved these films when I was little. So glad I opened KZbin to see this! Thank you Nick! Your reactions always make my day.

[@nickflix8657]

Thank you! Glad you like them!

[@ESE33]

This movie used to scare me as a kid, but I still watched it multiple times. But every time I did, it was eerie and chilling.

[@lulystalgianature2968]

Never clicked so fast! Don Bluth at his best! Gorgeous animation! Terrific music! Amazing characters! Seriously, how many movies have mother protagonists, especially in animation?

[@blitzgirl6522]

I grew up with this film because it came out 7 years before I was born. It gave me appreciation for darker animated films, which I only appreciated more as I got older. I can understand why you weren't super invested in the story and characters since it was pretty straight forward. The focus really is on Mrs. Brisby more than anything, and I connected with her a lot because she is not your normal heroine. I love that she's just a desperate mother who pushes on despite her fears. Atmosphere is of course the main "character" of this film and is a hallmark of a lot of the Don Bluth films. He and his team are so good at creating engaging atmospheres with color and effects. The Land Before Time, Balto, and Titan AE are other favorites of mine from Don Bluth!

[@jman7481]

Same I was born in 1990 myself

[@michellebeaulieu8118]

I loved this movie as a kid! Probably a big part of that was because mice were my favorite animals so this, the great mouse detective, american tail, and the rescuers were all on my favorites list. Also the scene where Aang goes to see Koh the face stealer always reminded me of when Mrs. Brisby goes into the tree to see the owl

[@jeywithane130]

i watched this film over and over and over again when i was a kid, and i actually rewatched it a few years ago. AND YET. i could not tell you what the plot is. you're 100% right, it's really the visuals that make this film so special

[@Mangolite]

Another great animation around this time is Charlotte’s Web.

[@CatsRul85]

Loving these reactions. Suggested before but still highly recommend; The Last Unicorn, Flight of Dragons, Dragonheart (live action film), Secret of Kells - or any of Cartoon Saloon's film or a rather underrated Disney film The Black Cauldron (At the time of its release it did disastrously but personally I've always enjoyed it, it's something of a darker story has some really great visuals and is worth a watch)

[@QuantumJuicE3]

This was one of my favorite movies growing up, mainly because it scared me but it was one of those movies where even though I was scared I just wanted to keep watching. I also read the book in school and loved it so this movie will always hold a special place in my heart. The story concept and the visual are crazy awesome.

[@andrelinke4381]

Damn, I love your reactions. You watch the movies with all of your Heart. Keep going. Greetings from Dortmund, Germany.

[@tais1355]

one of my sister and me’s slam dunk favorites from when we were kids. we watched it over and over, even though we were born nearly 10 years after it came out

[@jman7481]

Same as me in 1990

[@shainewhite2781]

This is an impressive and surprisingly dark Animated Fantasy Adventure film. The music was done by Jerry Goldsmith, whom was considered to compose music for Star Trek 2, but was too busy composing this, Rambo First Blood and Poltergeist. The latter was nominated for an Oscar.

[@kieranthewolftiger]

A really interesting animated movie you could watch is Watership Down, is quite old and more mature than most but is very good!

[@dmcp11]

two videos in one day! thank you!

[@mermaidmelodyfan12]

Fun fact: While "The Secret of NIMH" was Don Bluth's directorial debut, many critics and fans alike agree that it was his magnum opus. It's dark for a children's film but nonetheless a gorgeous work of animation. The glowing eyes/gold, in particular, was a technical feat at the time. Your reactions to these animated films is so entertaining! I hope you might try reacting to "The Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole" if you ever find the time. It's an absolutely gorgeous 3d-animated film about owls fighting in its equally gorgeous fantasy world. Even though it was released in 2010, it still holds up!

[@QuayNemSorr]

Don Bluth, the animator that wanted to show kids the darkness of the world. I remember the first time I watched this many years ago. Just as I had finished when my mom came into the room and told me my grandfather had died. I've never watched it since.

[@jiminsjimjams9477]

Oh, you have to watch The Iron Giant (1999)! It's a fantastic animated film!

[@Divhreaza]

Don Bluth movies tended to get pretty dark, but MAN were they good! And the animation was amazing! I used to watch this movie so much when I was a kid. This one and "The Last Unicorn" (which I would also highly recommend you watch if you haven't seen it yet.) And then several years later "The Land Before Time" came out and I loved that one too! Kids can actually handle some rather dark content. I think the trick was to make sure there were heartwarming things in it too to help balance it out. Oh! And I'd also recommend "An American Tale". It's another one by the same studio.

[@allisonfisher9304]

“Doesn’t seem like a dark movie….” Oh, you sweet summer child💙

[@alharairah2214]

Don Bluth's films are notable for their use of light and dark. I hope you had the chance to listen to the song at the end credits - American Tail, Land Before Time, and American Tail 2 have excellent ending songs.

[@everestcanyon5647]

Land Before Time literally has one of my favorite songs ever.

[@alharairah2214]

@@everestcanyon5647 and I love that they got Diana Ross to sing it ❤️

[@jman7481]

I owned those as a kid and don’t forget fievel goes west

[@phillipchoate550]

ferngully is another amaaaazing film. one word: hexus

[@nikolemiranda9640]

This was my favourite movie when I was little. The song she sang to her sick son was so motherly, it was very comforting cause I was sick all the time

[@MagesLikeYouAndI]

-The Last Unicorn -Great Mouse Detective -Rescuers Down Under -Aristocrats -Oliver & Co. -All Dogs Go to Heaven -An American Tail -Fern Gully -Land Before Time

[@jman7481]

I watched all of these in 90s and owned a few as well

[@meaganamy6511]

it was so special to see someone excited about this movie the way I get excited! Just a masterpiece.

[@shelbymckinney8888]

This was a great reaction. Secret Of Nimh is one of my favorites.

[@rinthewolf]

Nick: this is rated G, it doesn't seem like a dark movie. Me: *laughs in childhood trauma*

[@AutumnPheonix]

My oldest son is named after Justin in this movie! This is based on the book "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" which is a fantastic read... it was required reading when I was in 5th grade. RIP Dom DeLuis.

[@antoinettelopes]

I saw this like 9 million times as a kid. Nobody really bought tapes back then so it must have been on HBO. Those channels used to show the same movies constantly in the early days. I did like it a lot because of the mystical elements and I love the voices, particularly Jenner (Paul Shenar). He was actually in SCARFACE and was a really good looking guy. I remember being freaked out when Mrs. Brisby cuts her arm trying to escape the cage. I mean it's super intense, especially if you're a kid, so it really stays with you. Don Bluth did the animated sequence in one of my favorite movies, XANADU. I prefer the old animation and have a hard time getting into Pixar type stuff. If I watch something like MOANA, they look like erasers to me instead of humans. So my brain checks out a little bit.

[@nickcopeland6915]

Mrs. Brisby was the last role of Elizabeth Hartman. Tragically, she committed suicide five years after this movie.

[@RedKytten]

It is rated G... but it's a 1980's G. You need to keep that in mind... The director (Don Bluth) has said "You can show kids anything, as long as it has a happy ending". Many of his movies have a darker element to them. Movies like Land Before Time, An American Tail, and Anastasia.

[@Chrisfragger1]

Lots of things have "Happy Endings" that I would never consider showing a child... lol.

[@robertscott1949]

Although it doesn't say so explicitly in the movie, NIMH stands for the very real "National Institute for Mental Health". Just the kind of place one might imagine such experimentation on animals.

[@nuworldremix]

this was one of my favorite movies as a child! as dark as it was, for some reason I was so intrigued by this story, and yes, the visuals are astonishing.

[@HorribleGamingFun]

I used to watch this movie on a regular basis as a kid growing up, still one of my all time favorite movies

[@Psychoinnocent]

If you enjoy this movie, its actually based off a book “Mrs. Frisby and The Rats of NIMH”! It has three arcs - Mrs Frisby going to the Rats, Nicodemus’s tale, and moving their home. The movie changed the ending but honestly both the book and the movie are solid in their own right! And the part with NIMH is expanded on a lot more if you’re interested in the Animal Experimentation part! It also explains in much more detail how Johnathon affected the rats and why he’s so highly respected.

[@sarahp8416]

This is one of my favorite animated movies of all time. So excited to watch your reaction!

[@alwaysbam]

This is my childhood. I sang the lullabies to my kid

[@ElaMongrella]

"This doesn't look like it will be dark" .. patpatpat lol The first time I heard of this, was my fourth grade teacher reading the book to us. She always read to us from strange, dark books for the last half hour of the day. Things like The BFG, The Witches, and The Secret of Nimh. It was always so mesmerizing and terrifying at the same time. I loved it.

[@ultimatealdo1922]

Fun fact: in a later interview Don Bluth explains that Nicodemus is the owl because of the same glowing eyes on both characters which means Nicodemus and the owl are the same being because Nicodemus is a shapeshifter that transformed into an owl

[@anonview]

I had to skip Room because I haven't watched that yet. But I did see its thumbnail, and the expression on your face alone convinced me to move it up the movie queue. Thanks, Dude! Will be getting back to it after watching. 👍

[@ericjanssen394]

Have to remember, when this movie came out, Black Cauldron was another four years away, Fox & the Hound was the year before, and early-80's Disney hadn't hit bottom YET. And already animation fans were rubbing this in Ron Miller's face as "How a Disney movie SHOULD be done", even though it's got all the faults of every other Don Bluth movie since...Except, strangely, that Dom DeLuise actually isn't annoying in this one, and pretty good, in fact.

[@ReadingOne]

Some awesome things about this movie: the two oldest Brisby kids…Teresa and Martin…are voiced by Shannen Doherty and Wil Wheaton, Auntie Shrew is voiced by Ellen from Mary Poppins, and Nicodemus is Derek Jacobi.

[@faithcorry1364]

You can unlock any door if only you have the key means you can do the impossible if only you believe in yourself and never give up in anything you try. You only fail when you give up.

[@zumwansi6734]

So glad you're reacting to this! Don Bluth films were my childhood. I hope you react to more of them

[@FinickyFelix]

oh man this movie was a horrifying and amazing part of my childhood. i remember being terrified of characters like the owl. but it was also one of my favourite movies.

[@NoelleMar]

From the beginning I was like wait... he’s reacting like the crow! “I love the sparkles!”

[@lees1328]

This is one of my favorites animated films of all time. Don Bluth is one of my favorite animators. I have never read the novel this film is based on. I need to some day. Fun Fact Don Bluth is one on the animators from the Silver Age of Walt Disney animation.

[@patrioticjustice9040]

Man, Don Bluth movies were my jam back when I was a kid.

[@pvtread5207]

40yo and still my all time favorite movie! I too was born in 82; the same year this came out

[@patch5383]

If you want some more suggestions for animated films I would like to put forth Iron Giant, The Black Cauldron (another animated film thats lesser known with a darker atmosphere), The Land Before Time 1 - 5 (but especially 1, 2 and 4), Road to El'Dorado, Atlantis the Lost Empire, Klaus, The Great Mouse Detective, Anastasia, the Rescuers 1 & 2 and Titan A.E. The Land Before Time, Anastasia and Titan A.E are also by Don Bluth!

[@amandadunning8701]

Hey, I'm loving all your reactions to these animated movies from my childhood. You should look up the rat utopia experiments performed at NIMH, it was a real research facility.

[@ListerDavid]

I grew up on Don Bluth films in the later 80s, never has a film maker touch and intrigued my imagination so much like he did.

[@isaywhateveriwantandyougot7421]

I'm glad you checked this one out, it's definitely the most adult film Don Bluth has ever done

[@JoyfulOrb]

The book this is based on is still wonderful to me, and I'm nearly forty! I watched this till the VHS wore out as a small child. :-)

[@wirdogal]

New to your chanel starting with road to El Dorado. Fun fact: this is one of my all time favs as a 90s American child.

[@Chrisfragger1]

Kids shows used to respect their audiences ability to comprehend and take emotional damage... They also expected the children's parents to be there as the kids watched. Watch the movie called "Watership Down" sometime, if you haven't already.

[@biguy617]

This is one of the great movies made by Don Bluth. He was a great animated movie maker who made a few movies that competed well with Disney like All Dogs go to heaven and American Tail.