The Secret of NIMH

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Watched With: Michael

I never watched this one as a kid but I had seen it once before, didn't remember it though. Turns out the secret was super intelligent rats. Spoiler.

Don Bluth seems to have an affinity for animating mice. This is his first effort and it works quite well, aided by a great Jerry Goldsmith score and some nice voice work. And the colour palette is great. The story is a strange mix of fantasy and a pretty grim reality. It doesn't work completely for me but it has real heart and creepiness in way that only 80's children's films did.