An American Tail - The Mystery of the Night Monster (2000)

Manhattan's rodent population is being terrorized by a vicious night monster, and Fievel's spending many sleepless nights worrying about his family's safety. In search of a little reassurance, Fievel accompanies his sister, Tanya, to her job at the local newspaper. What he gets instead is an assignment to accompany the fearless reporter Nellie Brie as she delves into the story.

Many frightening misadventures follow, and Fievel's family is placed in peril in the process. With a little help from Tony and Tiger, Fievel and Nellie track down the unexpected villain in the depths of the city's sewer system and, ultimately, put her out of commission.

This wonderfully animated, 76-minute made-for-video feature stars everyone's favorite American Tail characters and three pleasurable new songs by Michele Brourman and Amanda McBroom. Voice talents include Dom DeLuise as Tiger, Lacey Chabert (Party of Five) as Tanya, Robert Hays (Airplane!) as Reed, Thomas Dekker as Fievel, and Susan Hoyd as Nellie. This is a fast-paced, action- packed video that offers an insightful look at understanding, embracing, and conquering one's fears. It's great entertainment for ages 5 and older. --Tami Horiuchi Amazon.com

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the movie arrived in good condition . It is a good movie for kids . October 11, 2008

Better than the Original

This is an excellent movie. Great writing, songs, and ideas make it worthy of the name, and better than the original. But why is this the last one so far?

I enjoyed the original American Tail. It had a good plot, and some very high quality animation sequences. I will admit, that if you are looking for anything as detailed as the boat scene in the first movie, you will not find it in 'The Night Monster'. The animation is however, true to the style and small details of the original. Metal planks are given the shades of color for example. There's nothing bland about it, and the nightmare sequences are really great.

So the movie is easy on the eyes. The story is really the strong point here. The writers are experiences movie goers. When I saw this movies take on the Odessa Steps sequence, though I already knew this was a great movie, I was convinced. There's no slow parts, no cheesy moments, just solid heartfelt writing with an idea that doesn't rehash an old series idea. The songs too, are really excellent. They're miles better than anything in the first movie.

A leap ahead of the original in quality, this movie rocks. So why after nearly a decade, is there no 5th movie? Yeah, end on a high note, but don't end too soon if you still have great ideas to give. An American Tail is not a limited formula for story telling. There are many unique ideas to place on these characters.

Here's asking that this is not the last American Tail. August 24, 2008

An American Tail: Treasure of the Manhatten Island

I am a fan of American Tail because I love Tanya Mousekewitz. She has a beautiful voice and she's a girl like me. April 16, 2008

My review on American Tail

The best sequel to American Tail and funny , exciting adventure !
I want American Tail to came back make a sequel again with Fevial being all grow up and having a family his own called it American Tail 5 ! June 12, 2007

Disappointing.

This movie is nowhere like the very first part "The American Tail". The graphics are inferior and it looks like the original quality of cartoon movie produced by Don Bluth & Speilberg is not met. All new producers and voices except for the mouse. Do not waste money on this movie. January 9, 2006

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