Euro-Nimh

Could I ask does anyone know how far Nimh goes. I mean how many countries have seem Nimh, I know that these have seen it:

Great Britain ( my home!)
Spain
Germany
USA
Russia (possibly)

Any more????

As far as I knew, "The Secret of NIMH" was also seen in the following countries:
Australia
Japan
France
Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands

Can't really add much. Just saying that I also saw it in Britain and that Japan would be a good bet as they love Western style animation over there (which is convenient as over here in the West he Japanese aesthetic is cool).

To Procyon,

Don't you find it just a tad ironic that the Japanese love our "Western Style" animation so much that they are willing to go through the trouble to have a version of this fine film dubbed in their language and yet over on our side of the great Pacific, Disney has in essence, shut down their North American animation studios? In fact "Home on the Range," which was their last feature to be made on these shores, in my honest opinion ranks as one of the lamest pieces of tripe I've ever laid eyes on and mind you that's being kind. Old man Walt would be doing somersaults in his grave had he laid his eyes on this poor excuse for a kiddie movie. It's hard to believe that this shoddy work came from the same studio that brought us such classics as Pinocchio, Fantasia, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty & the Beast, etc. If they were going to go out, they should have gone out with a bang, not a whimper. :(

I fear we may be straying from the topic but here's my reply. However we may want to try a new thread with this, get everyone's opinion...

I wasn't actually aware that Disney have been outsourcing their animation. Where have they been moving it to? It doesn't surprise me that much as in Japan animation is seen as an art form and is taken quite seriously at the box office while in the West it is seen as a form of children's entertainment and not much else. It may be a harsh and overly simplified view but Disney do seem to have acquired the image of a company that makes the movies to prise money out of parents' pockets using their children as the lever. If they can get the work done cheaper elsewhere they'll go for it.

I haven't actually seen 'Home on the Range' but I haven't even heard of it. Straight to video was it? I washed my hands of Disney soon after Lion King. Like you said it is hard to believe that some of the rubbish they chuck out nowadays come from the same company as previous films. This is one reason I like Don Bluth as he actually seems to care about what he is making resulting in a higher quality of animation. Almost all the films he did are great (though I think his initial films are better. The later ones seem to be getting a bit close to the Disney ethic, though Titan A.E was reasonable. At least it tried to aim animation at a slightly older audience) but as soon as the sequels came along (the ones made by another company) they are never as good as the original. It's just a shame that he never has the budgets that Disney can dish out to create a real masterpiece (and buy the rights to ensure the franchise doesn't fall into the hands of evil, greedy business execs) and give it the promotional backing it deserves.

I may be horribly misinformed about this, but that's my two cents...

To Procyon,

You are not far off in your overall accessment of the situation as to why Disney does what it does when it comes to putting out a product that can be seen and hopefully enjoyed by the viewing public. In fact I'd say that you have hit the nail on the head. (BTW, Home on the Range was indeed seen in theatres, albeit for a short run only). Disney's new mantra seems to be "Crank'em out as soon and as cheaply as possible and to hell with quality or other positive traits that help to make viewing an animated feature such an enjoyable experience."

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We have seen NIMH in Finland. It was shown on TV in 1991 or 1992. And the NIMH 2 was shown in March 2004. Once I also saw a NIMH video in a video rental store and I was really surprised about that. But the books haven't been translated in Finnish and I haven't seen them here in English either. And we have no NIMH dvd or any NIMH stuff like toys, mugs or t-shirts. NIMH isn't very well-known here =}}

As far as I knew, "The Secret of NIMH" was also seen in the following countries:
Australia
Japan
France
Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands

It did come out in Japan, but I think only a tiny amount of people actually know this movie. Some big fans of American animation, people who watched the Disney channel in late February of 2005, people like that. This is because it never came out in theaters... Saddly, when you go on the internet and see information on thigns related, it says,

NIMU NO HIMITSU (NIHON MIKOUKAI)
The Secret of NIMH (Never came out in Japan)

I think I'm very lucky that I know about it!

Also, NIMH came out in Korea as

MaUSeu.King (Mouse King?)