The Secret of NIMH/The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (1998)

THE SECRET OF NIMH 2: TIMMY TO THE RESCUEJoin a mighty little mouse as he discovers he has the strength to face his foes and end up the Big Cheese in this rousing musical adventure your family will treasure. Featuring the voices of Ralph Macchio Dom De Luise and Harvey Korman this charming adventure is a wonderfully heroic tale that will make your family want to stand up and cheer! Welcome to beautiful Thorn Valley where the mice-folk have everything they could possibly need...except a hero. That s why they call upon Timmy Brisby the youngest son of Jonathan Brisby who once saved them from an evil place called NIMH. There s only one problem Timmy s a novice so it s necessary for him to go through hero training 101 but before he even has a chance to graduate Timmy must put his new skills to the test. Taking on NIMH is a big job for a little guy but Timmy is up to the challenge and before he s through he s going to prove that no matter one s size anyone can be a hero.Running Time 62 MinTHE SECRET OF NIMHGet ready to meet some runaway rodents with an earth-shattering secret! Suspenseful and heartwarming this beautifully animated odyssey stars Mrs. Brisby a mild-mannered mother mouse with a plan to move Heaven and Earth (or at least her house and home) to save her family from Farmer Fitzgibbon s plow! Along the way she gets some help from a lovelorn Crow a busybody neighbor mouse and a fearsome Great Owl. Unfortunately Mrs. Brisby will need an engineering miracle to hoist her home and for that she must face a mysterious rat fend off a ferocious cat and claim a magic amulet! But when Mrs. Brisby discovers the astounding secret of NIMH...it could change her life forever! This timeless tale of love courage and determination will transport the whole family into an enchanting world where the bravest hearts live in the meekest of mice.Running Time 82 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY Rating: G UPC: 027616923813 Manufacturer No: 1008350 Product Description

If you're read the book, you won't like the movie

My daughters and I thoroughly enjoyed Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. We looked forward to the movie, especially with all of the good reviews. The movie on its own is probably pretty good, but if you have read the book, you'll be extremely disappointed. We felt like the heart of the book had been changed, and not in a good way. BOOK: Nicodemus was the leader of the rats MOVIE: He had magical powers. BOOK: Due to experiments by scientists at NIMH, he was extremely intelligent as were the other rats in his group MOVIE: fairly same but added magical abilities for Nicodemus and a magical stone as well. BOOK: Jenner had different idea of how things should be done (basically he saw nothing wrong with stealing electricity, etc. and Nicodemus and the others did) and he left with a group of rats to create their own colony MOVIE: Jenner has same opinions but also wants to take control of the colony at any cost and kills Nicodemus, as well as trying to kill Mrs. Frisby and his kids. Anyway, the differences continue throughout the movie. We felt like the whole idea of cooperation, bravery, trust and loyalty was lost in the movie with it's need for a terrible villain (other than NIMH) and for magical powers to make everything turn out good in the end. Following the book would have given a more appealing story: letting hard work, cooperation, etc. lead to the happy ending. March 28, 2008

Secret of NIMH

This was a fantastic book and movie when I was a child a long time ago. It's still a great story and wonderful that I can share it with my two little ones now too. It's nice that both are packaged together. My wife and I agree that the first is the better of the two though. March 15, 2008

great movie

This is a great movie and should be put back out. The shipper got it back out to us very fast. December 26, 2007

The Secret of Nimh

I purchased The Secret of Nimh one and two they were brandnew and unopen! They work perfectly and were shiped very fast! July 22, 2007

Excellent animated movie

"The Secret of N.I.M.H." is an excellent adaptation of the book "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of N.I.M.H." Very good animation is combined with a story that only marginally diverges from the book (specifically, the book does not portray Brutus as such an inimical character, and Jenner does not make an appearance at all). The sequel "The Secret of N.I.M.H. 2" is, by comparison, only average. It completely divorces itself from the second book in the series ("Racso and the Rats of N.I.M.H.", a very good read in its own right). When compared to the first movie, both animation and story suffer. Nevertheless, it is not really painful to watch, even after viewing the first movie. I highly recommend this item, especially for the value, since "The Secret of N.I.M.H." alone costs about the same. January 12, 2007

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