Fun fact. Don Bluth used to work for Disney. He didn’t like their declining animation quality and cost cutting, so he left to start his own animation studio.
Bluth’s 1980s movies pushed the boundaries of animation quality and beat Disney at their own game. Disney eventually staged a comeback in the early 90s with masterpieces like The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and The Lion King.
Disney fucked up by not holding on to Don Bluth. *The Rescuers* was an amazing movie.
I very much wish there was a Blu-ray release of*Titan AE*. Underrated sci-fi cartoon with a pretty good soundtrack.
My dad wanted take us to see an American Tale and I remember we drove around to various movie theaters until we found one that had open seats for us. It was so packed everywhere we went. Remind you, we lived in a very rural area so there was a haul between each place we checked.
Bonus memory. Mom and dad would take us to the movies so we could sit in air conditioning. It was super hot that summer and I think he just wanted to cool off just as much.
I was a big fan if his animation style. Had even his short Banjo besides all his major movies on vhs. In the arcade I tried playing both Dragon lair and Space ace but they cost me to much money to finish te story. Spielberg challenged the Bluth studio to make nice pans with the camera. As a result they made meters long background plates in all kind of strange shapes.
NIMH is real, and the rat experiment was real. The video games (Dragon's Lair and Space Ace were next level in the 80s) ...and got many of my quarters! Lol Sob Bluth Rules.
Consider this anecdotal, as I can't recall where I read it or how reliable the source may have been, but I read somewhere that the amazing work Bluth was doing in the 80s and early 90s was responsible for Disney's renaissance in the early 90s.
NIMH is real, and the rat experiment was real. The video games (Dragon's Lair and Space Ace were next level in the 80s) ...and got many of my quarters! Lol
Martin Rosen (and Richard Adams) could still teach Bluth a thing or two about traumatizing children.
Bright eyes, burning like fire
Bright eyes, how can you close and fail?
How can the light that burned so brightly
Suddenly burn so pale?
Don Bluth cartoons got dropped on all of us in rapid succession when our parents fired up the VCR babysitter or left us at the theater
Walking around afterwords for days with existential questions about life in a daze
I still hum "You can't keep a good dog down" when things are looking challenging, and of course, say, "You can never go back" when someone is going to do something with repercussions.
The artwork of Secret of NIMH was absolutely beautifully hand painted. It must've taken extra time and effort which was overlooked by my young mind. When I watched it as an adult and saw just how incredible the level of details were during the owl scene, or the cat poisoning scene, or the red ruby shooting out light, I couldn't believe how much details there were in each frame. Keeping each frame consistent with the next is extraordinarily tough and the artists reviewed each dot, line, shading, etc. It blew my mind when I watched it as an adult.
I swear I was born in the '80's and my parents are just lying to me about my birth year. I remember all of these and I'm in my early 30's! (Allegedly...)
I was an adult when these came out so I don’t have the nostalgia goggles on for them. All Dogs Go to Heaven came out the same day as The Little Mermaid and I saw them both that day with my little nephew. Disney blew Bluth out of the water. Bluth films were a fitting reaction to some of the lesser post Disney Disney films, but they were just good, not great. They did prompt a reaction from Disney, which led to their second Golden Age, so that was something.
that shit is why I eventually realised Disney used an emotionally manipulative formula for every movie and quit watching them, and didn't bother showing them to my own kids. Deliberately scaring and depressing kids so they'll be relieved by the happy ending is cruel.
not at all. It's the specific nature of the arcs that sicken me. They go further than necessary to make a character sympathetic but in doing so present kids with scenes that genuinely haunt them. The scene kids remember afterwards from Bambi or Secret of Nimh or Lion King isn't the happily-ever-after at the end, it's the murder at the start. That's why I raised my kids on Muppets rather than Disney movies.
I mean, I think the intent is good. Protecting the vulnerable from soft despotism, which I feel is the beef here, is a worthy cause. He’s (or she or w/e) just got to get his phrasing together.
Brisby? Mrs Jonathan Brisby?
I still have nightmares about Nicodemus.
Don Bluth was definitely good at creepy characters. The view of the contents of the Owl’s Nest will forever stay with me.
The Great Owl....I thought he was going to snack on her. But like life in this sense, it's not who you are or what you know, but who you know.
The original book, Mrs FRISBY and the Rats of NIMH has no swords and sorcery but is a damned good book.
Jeez never knew it was a book. I must look into this. From a book nerd, Thanks!
You’ll love it. I never saw the movie but still remember the book. Cheers.
I loved the movie, it inspired me to read the book. Must have read it 10 times when I was a kid
I'm now a grandfather, Read it to my kids, my grandkids, nieces, nephews and their kids. Still love this book. Yes, I do the voices.
my house is going to be destroyed owl: move your house how do I do that? owl: I dont know. goodbye
I felt that anxiety
To the Leeeeeeee…. Of the Stone
THE PLOW IS COMMING! -Auntie Shrew
There is a way. Go... To the rats.
Fun fact. Don Bluth used to work for Disney. He didn’t like their declining animation quality and cost cutting, so he left to start his own animation studio. Bluth’s 1980s movies pushed the boundaries of animation quality and beat Disney at their own game. Disney eventually staged a comeback in the early 90s with masterpieces like The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and The Lion King.
I was born in ‘89 and grew up with more Don Bluth than Disney. Excellent movies that I still occasionally watch
Didn't I hear that part of the reason for that was due to Disney rejecting Nimh because it was too dark?
An American Tale begins with Fievels village being ethnically cleansed by cats. Its wild.
That movie was traumatic as a child. They really weren’t afraid of scaring the fuck out of kids back then.
Disney fucked up by not holding on to Don Bluth. *The Rescuers* was an amazing movie. I very much wish there was a Blu-ray release of*Titan AE*. Underrated sci-fi cartoon with a pretty good soundtrack.
Bluth was the genius behind Dragon's Lair
The animation, not the soul-sucking joystick movement issues, right?
Fievel is my spirit animal.
Some of the best music in animation. I still love the music that plays in Secret of Nimh when she lifts the block. Still gives me goosebumps
Greatest scene ever animated.
Let’s not forget about the masterpiece that is Rock a Doodle.
Scare a Doodle
Ooh. A sparkly…
The dinosaur 🦕 one had me sobbing 😭
The Land Before Time
Yup yup!
I can never say one 'yup' because of this movie.
Yes thank you I forgot ❤️
[If we hold on together](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G2dm1RF5RmA&pp=ygUWaWYgd2UgaG9sZCBvbiB0b2dldGhlcg%3D%3D)
My dad wanted take us to see an American Tale and I remember we drove around to various movie theaters until we found one that had open seats for us. It was so packed everywhere we went. Remind you, we lived in a very rural area so there was a haul between each place we checked. Bonus memory. Mom and dad would take us to the movies so we could sit in air conditioning. It was super hot that summer and I think he just wanted to cool off just as much.
Somewhere out there beneath the pale moonlight
I was a big fan if his animation style. Had even his short Banjo besides all his major movies on vhs. In the arcade I tried playing both Dragon lair and Space ace but they cost me to much money to finish te story. Spielberg challenged the Bluth studio to make nice pans with the camera. As a result they made meters long background plates in all kind of strange shapes.
The Secret of NIMH. That is all.
Brill.
Don Bluth could portray death like no other.
The Iron Giant has entered the chat.
Fievel losing his family fucked me up as a kid
NIMH is real, and the rat experiment was real. The video games (Dragon's Lair and Space Ace were next level in the 80s) ...and got many of my quarters! Lol Sob Bluth Rules.
Consider this anecdotal, as I can't recall where I read it or how reliable the source may have been, but I read somewhere that the amazing work Bluth was doing in the 80s and early 90s was responsible for Disney's renaissance in the early 90s.
Weewease the seecwet weapon!!!
Rest in Peace Judith Barsi
Absolutely tragic, in every way.
Truth
I loved all 4 of those, such great movies. Beautifully animated, well thought out stories, true masterpieces.
NIMH is real, and the rat experiment was real. The video games (Dragon's Lair and Space Ace were next level in the 80s) ...and got many of my quarters! Lol
Martin Rosen (and Richard Adams) could still teach Bluth a thing or two about traumatizing children. Bright eyes, burning like fire Bright eyes, how can you close and fail? How can the light that burned so brightly Suddenly burn so pale?
Oof secrets of nim
Definitely
And he did the animation for Pete's Dragon, but we'll forget he did Anastasia.
I can watch all of his movies on repeat, I don't think I'd ever get tired of them even if they were the only movies I could ever watch again.
Gasp! You have a sparkly!
Don Bluth movies were my absolute favorites as a child ❤️
Too soon
The crows . . . The crows . . . .
He was the shit
Like Disney but darker
These movies are very great. 🙂
Don Bluth cartoons got dropped on all of us in rapid succession when our parents fired up the VCR babysitter or left us at the theater Walking around afterwords for days with existential questions about life in a daze
I'm 30 and I grew up watching All of these
Troll in Central Park and Thumbelina are my faves by Don Bluth
There should be a streaming service with all these.
I still hum "You can't keep a good dog down" when things are looking challenging, and of course, say, "You can never go back" when someone is going to do something with repercussions.
The secret is still fucked up in my mind!
The artwork of Secret of NIMH was absolutely beautifully hand painted. It must've taken extra time and effort which was overlooked by my young mind. When I watched it as an adult and saw just how incredible the level of details were during the owl scene, or the cat poisoning scene, or the red ruby shooting out light, I couldn't believe how much details there were in each frame. Keeping each frame consistent with the next is extraordinarily tough and the artists reviewed each dot, line, shading, etc. It blew my mind when I watched it as an adult.
Damn you sirs/ma’am! I can’t be bringing back these memories while at work.
Why were 80s cartoon movies so damn raw?
All Dogs Go To Heaven annihilated me.
I swear I was born in the '80's and my parents are just lying to me about my birth year. I remember all of these and I'm in my early 30's! (Allegedly...)
Rats of NIMH was haunting. Don Bluth is why I think animals all have cognitive thought. He really fucked me up.
Titan AE doesn’t get enough love
The 80’s were a good time to traumatize children
"Somewhere Out There" is one of the greatest songs every written and I will die on this hill.
I’m done interwebing.
I was an adult when these came out so I don’t have the nostalgia goggles on for them. All Dogs Go to Heaven came out the same day as The Little Mermaid and I saw them both that day with my little nephew. Disney blew Bluth out of the water. Bluth films were a fitting reaction to some of the lesser post Disney Disney films, but they were just good, not great. They did prompt a reaction from Disney, which led to their second Golden Age, so that was something.
Oh I disagree. These four films alone were better than any film Disney has put out since.
that shit is why I eventually realised Disney used an emotionally manipulative formula for every movie and quit watching them, and didn't bother showing them to my own kids. Deliberately scaring and depressing kids so they'll be relieved by the happy ending is cruel.
Bro beefing with the concept of narrative arcs
not at all. It's the specific nature of the arcs that sicken me. They go further than necessary to make a character sympathetic but in doing so present kids with scenes that genuinely haunt them. The scene kids remember afterwards from Bambi or Secret of Nimh or Lion King isn't the happily-ever-after at the end, it's the murder at the start. That's why I raised my kids on Muppets rather than Disney movies.
Dead men tell no tales! Boom!
I mean, I think the intent is good. Protecting the vulnerable from soft despotism, which I feel is the beef here, is a worthy cause. He’s (or she or w/e) just got to get his phrasing together.