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

Touches You

Great Film overall

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

I make family films for a living, and I think this film should be required viewing for everyone in the industry as a cautionary tale of how not to make a film.Almost everything that can be wrong with a sequel is wrong with this one.I'm convinced that the people who made this film hate animation as a medium, hate charm and beauty, hate Don Bluth personally and want to dance on the man's grave when he passes, and most of all hate audiences intensely and wish them to suffer.But while it would be illustrative to emerging tradespeople in the industry to study specific points about individual failings of this film, it is pointless in a capsule review -- it'd be like writing a culinary review with details as to why Twinkies are not very good pastries.

I should have read the warning signs. Upon seeing that my parents spent money on buying a direct-to-video sequel to one of the greatest movies ever made five years ago, I should have just ignored it. Instead, I had to watch this whole thing through. Why? Because I'm stupid and I'll watch anything that is either good or bad. The reason why I'm never watching this sequel again is because how extremely bad it is.It has spoilers. Be very afraid.The story is just simple. It tells the story about Timmy, Mrs. Brisby's son (who had just said one line at the end of the original film) who is sent to Thorn Valley to work with Justin and Mr. Ages. After finding a female mouse named Jenny, who's parents are kidnapped by NIMH, they set off to find the Great Owl. As they avoid very dangerous obstacles along the way, little do they know that they have bumped into someone from the past.The Land Before Time sequels are more entertaining than this even though some people hated them as well, but I would recommend that you should avoid this at all costs. It's still crap.The animation is lazy. For example, there's this one scene near the end of the film where Timmy tries to save Jenny from the evil Dr. Martin, Timmy's brother (who complained about not being able to go to Thorn Valley in the beginning of the film) who has strapped her in a chair (For some reason, she's not strapped until she later, it shows) and where Timmy throws the key to Jenny, but for some reason, Timmy uses the key with his sling gun to hit the switch to release her while hitting Martin as well. Think that this type of laziness is bad? It's worse.The story had no connection to the book sequel to Mrs. Frisby And The Rats Of NIMH in which the original film was based on since it suffered from too many plot holes. There's a fact that Timmy hasn't done anything since he became a hero, the fact that there's a self-fulfilling prophecy, and the fact that the rats never left Thorn Valley. Plus, they had the balls to make it a musical with annoying songs while the first two songs from the original were good. (The pop song in the ending credits was also good. Gotta give this movie some credit for that).The voice acting is just horrendous with one exception. Eric Idles' Over-The-Top performance as the evil Martin is the only saving grace near the end of this horrible sequel. I know that's not saying much, but at least he's entertaining than the rest of the forgettable characters including Timmy and Jenny.The Secret of NIMH 2, Timmy to the Rescue is one of the worst sequels I have ever seen, if not one of the "WORST" movies I have ever seen. It's even more bad than "The Magic Voyage". I hope it rots in ****.There. That's all I have to say about this... horrible film.Rating: 1.5/10

The Secret of Nimh 2: Timmy to the Rescue had the potential to be a good movie. If Don Bluth had been involved in the plot we may have gotten a movie that would've been just as good if not better then the original Secret of Nimh. What we got instead of that is a disgustingly bad film with terrible animation, voice acting, and plot that has absolutely no redeeming factors. The first five minutes into the movie will have fans of the first one angry beyond belief as the movie states that Nicodemus predicted that Nimh would try to do something evil and that one of Johnathan Brisby's sons would rise up against them. That is just the stupidest way to set up a plot. Just say, "Oh you remember that one guy who was important? He made a prophecy off screen that said so-and-so would happen." It's just lazy writing. On top of that, the characters are all really bland and the amazing atmosphere from the first film is gone. Instead of a movie that takes its audience seriously we get a movie with bright and colorful environments and musical numbers(each more awful then the next). If you have the option of seeing this movie or watching Twilight... watch this movie. But I can guarantee you will not enjoy it.

People have said it already that the first NIMH was dark and a real masterpiece. I don't necessarily even mind a lighter tone if it kept true to the story set in the first movie. Building off of Don Bluth's The Secret of Nimh could have worked. It could have a decent sequel. Even the initial plot of NIMH looking for the rats and going to rescue some... that could be very interesting and doable.But it does it without Bluth! Big mistake. Honestly I'd like Bluth to return to this kind of production.Sloppy story, unnecessary songs, plot holes, totally unfaithful to original tenets of the first film, poor animation. How do you escape a burning lab? Launch hundreds of feet into the air, through the glass roof, and hope someone catches you. Ugh.Nothing is redeeming in here. Nothing. Thorn Valley has mice, it seems, almost no rats. The rats in NIMH were downright xenophobic. Even if they softened that outlook, I didn't see any rats besides Brutus and Justin. ... And no Peter Strauss? Maybe he knew this was going to be a turkey of a project.The poor turkey fell down, indeed.