An American Tail (1986)

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“Following the critical success of The Secret of NIMH comes An American Tail, which was created with Steven Spielberg's help (Fievel was named after Spielberg's great-grandfather). As a result, this movie did not just get critical praise, but raked in a haul at the box office. While carrying some of NIMH's dramatic tone to the point of bringing people to tears, it is balanced out with whimsical musical numbers and a few genuinely funny moments. Some Bluth fans say that the best film after NIMH is The Land Before Time, but personally, to me, it's An American Tail, for its realism and whimsy despite nearly the entire cast of characters being mice and cats.

My rating: 9/10” read more

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"Don Bluth's second animated feature has all the usual problems of a Bluth production (wandering plot, weak characterisation) but at this stage Bluth's desires to create something akin to Disney's golden age were still driving him to make interesting work. While the story is slight, it moves quickly and the visuals, though inconsistent in quality, are often beautiful. 'An American Tail' is not as visually arresting as Bluth's debut 'The Secret of NIMH' but it is an easier, lighter watch. The d"