“When a brilliant toymaker is kidnapped by a creepy peg-legged bat, his daughter, Olivia, enlists the aid of the legendary Basil. Basil, Olivia, and Basil’s assistant, Dr. Dawson, are part of an intricate city system of Victorian-era London mice. Basil quickly realizes his archenemy, Professor Ratigan (a rat who wants to be a mouse), is behind the abduction. Ratigan (voiced by Vincent Price) fiendishly aspires to take over London rodents–and will stop at nothing to achieve his greatest desire. The unlikely trio of good guys become heroes, of course. The engaging story line is a perfect introduction to Doyle’s work and mysteries in general. Look for a very cleverly executed voice-cameo by Basil Rathbone (as Sherlock Holmes, natch)…
I remember watching The Great Mouse Detective when I was a kid. When this arrived it was during a time with Adalynn and I were going to sit down and watch a movie together – perfect timing! Is it just me, or do you enjoy watching movies with your kids that you grew up watching? Brings you down memory lane 🙂
Adalynn sat on the edge of her seat watching as they searched high and low for the dad! Every time Professor Ratigan came on the screen, her little eye brow would bow and she would tell me how naughty he was. It was just so cute! Also, the songs and music rock!
The DVD’s these days are having some pretty great bonus features. And this DVD doesn’t disappoint either:
- “So You Think You Can Sleuth” – Viewers get an introduction to private investigating to kick off the “Great Mouse Detective” film
- “The World’s Greatest Criminal Mind” Sing-A-Long Song – young fans can sing along with Vincent Price to the song’s villainous vocals.
- “The Making of the Great Mouse Detective” – In this bonus feature, fans get a behind the scenes look at this classic film.
the great mouse detective blu-ray combo :: RELEASES 10/9/12…can be found on amazon for $19.96 as of the date of this review
*The product in this review was provided to me for the purpose of conducting this review. All opinions expressed are my own.*
