To me, this movie is perfection.

Crappy film

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

The Rescuers is a Disney animated feature film about two mice who are on a mission to save a young girl from a woman and her assistant who are holding her captive and forcing her to search for a diamond down in a cavern that only she can fit in. The little girl, Penny, was an orphan and longs for a family, the only real "family" she has is her stuffed bear teddy. The villainous is Medusa, I loved her as the bad guy, she's kind of like a cruella without the furs. Seriously other than that they're like twin sisters lol. Outreagous driving, mean over the top behavior all the time and bumbling idiots for assistants. Our protagonists, the mice, are really awesome characters, they are sweet honest caring creatures that embark on this mission to rescue this poor orphan from this torture. The fast paced action scenes are well done, not too intense so that the target audience, children, won't be afraid, but still fairly fast paced and busy. I don't think your children will become bored if you want to show this one to them, I think they'll be interested and very entertained. I still enjoy watching it and I'm getting ready to head off to college, like just about all Disney films, this movie has no age limits, anyone can and will enjoy this film. 8/10 for The Rescuers.

Good stuff first.I liked the water color backgrounds, especially the sunsets. I really liked the old cat at the orphanage. For a change the Disney Studio did not make the cat the villain. Going into the United Nations building and then into the mouse meeting was clever. Having Bianca be the Hungarian delegate was A+. Evenrude as the motor also inventive (If you know about boat engines) The alligators with the pipe organ was the very best segment of the film.Other than that ... forgettable songs (even though one was Academy Award nominated), a villain who seemed to have been drawn for a totally different story, a mouse relationship that made no sense... how, why, would the Hungarian representative have even KNOWN the janitor ? The albatross was quite authentic taking off and landing BUT unless he had moved from the FAR West coast what was an albatross doing in New York City ? Then there's all of the stereotypical "hillbillie swamp creatures" voiced by all of the stereotypical Disney hillbilly voices. ARGH ! I saw this in 1977 and I was not a kid so it's not a matter of it not living up to childhood nostalgia. I liked it then but now, not!Perhaps it's just the total rudeness and bullying of the villain and the lack of explanation about how she even knew about the diamond ? If she could not get it herself .. how did she know it was there. AND that "teddy" had a suspicious resemblance to the Disney-fied "Winnie The..." also release in 1977.Not really big on "rude is funny" and "mean bully" and "child in jeopardy and being treated with cruelty" as really fun so ... am sorry I watched it again. For me, it was not the classic it had set out to become. Forgettable at best.

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.

"The Rescuers" isn't perfect but it's a very entertaining animated film. It's one of those lesser-seen Disney animated films, this one about a society of talking mice who help children around the world. The case in question for this film is of a poor orphaned girl named Penny (voiced by Michelle Stacy) whose call for help comes to the ears of Bernard (Bob Newhart) and Miss Bianca (Eva Gabor). They have to travel to the Louisiana Bayou to rescue her from a wicked woman named Madam Medusa (Geraldine Page).It's a touching story that at times will get you misty-eyed and you'll be cheering for the cute little mice and the adorable orphan girl to get away from the evil Mrs. Medusa. There are genuine thrills and peril too. It's probably too frightening for young children, so about 7+ is the right age for this one. I found the voice acting to be pretty solid, particularly the mice and Madam Medusa. The area where I was disappointed was actually in the animation. The quality varies at times, with some scenes being of far lower quality than the rest and a few animation models having been created with a few mistakes in them. The story is fast paced and at 1hr 20 minutes it actually feels very short, with the ending coming up a little bit too quickly. Overall though, it's an enjoyable film that you can enjoy with your children without getting bored. If you're a child at heart, it's a great time too. (On Blu-ray, August 30, 2012)