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rkniner

Random thoughts

Mar 30, 2009 11:40

Some people may know that last year, I picked up a DVD of "The Secret of NIMH" last summer, a 1982 animated movie directed by Don Bluth (and pretty darn good, at that). At the time I got it, this DVD release was a relatively new re-mastering (done under the direction of Don Bluth) of the original film, available in two aspect ratios: the ( Read more... )

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haunter_uk March 31 2009, 16:13:55 UTC

Really must get round to picking up All Dogs Go To Heaven on dvd, it's so much better than its sequel, which I do have.

rkniner March 31 2009, 16:26:51 UTC

Being better than the sequel(s) is kinda expected with Don Bluth's stuff ("sequels" plural to cover the 13 that happened with Land Before Time, and the 3 for American Tail, to say nothing of their TV shows). Much like a lot of movies, even.

And don't get me started on the NIMH sequel...

haunter_uk March 31 2009, 23:37:03 UTC

Actually, I seem to recall Land Before Time II through IV being the peak of the series, rather than I...

rkniner April 1 2009, 02:00:39 UTC

Maybe because they were more kid-friendly than the original... (random breaking out in song, more anvilicious in delivering their aesops)

The problem was, they deviated noticeably from the original work's style.

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octan March 31 2009, 17:57:22 UTC

Is this the DVD with the embarrassingly-kiddie cover art?

rkniner March 31 2009, 20:14:14 UTC

Complete with blue crow.