Top 11 Under-rated Nostalgic movies

Hey guys you got to see the new Nostalgia Critic "Top 11 Under-rated Nostalgic movies, just wait to see what's #1!

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/2384-top-11-underated-nostalgic-classics

Haha, I just stumbled across it myself. It was a big surprise to me! I was watching it wondering when he was going to mention NIMH. : )

Wow, that was great. I'm glad somebody finally mentioned The Rescuers Down Under, being that it was Disney's first successful sequel compared to most. Although I don't recall the original Rescuers being of 'mediocre' status. :( I mean sure it wasn't as action packed, but I thought it made up for it with the emotional and mystery storyline that it carried. Oh well,..opinions, opinions. Anyway, Its' also good to know that I'm not the only one who remembers and cherishes the Rocketeer movie. Come on, based off of a comic book hero, was made by Disney in its' less corny 1990 years? For once, Spider Man, move over and let someone else have a chance.

The vid even reminds me of Return to Oz and Flight of the Navigator, two of the few movies I actually forgot during my childhood. I really need to see and buy Navigator again. As for Oz,...maybe. That movie weirded me out to the point where it was just a one-only experience for me. I still remember the Wheelers. :shock:

And finally, something that mentioned NIMH, the one movie which we all know and love. Great find, Jayne. This is way better than the list I found. ^^

Yea I was waiting to have someome review NIMH or put it in a top list the way the Critic did. I wonder if he'll do a full review or review NIMH 2.. I like to see what he will do.

Whew! He really hit all the buttons didn't he? Lessee there were two of the three 'kids quest' movies I remembered in more as fever-dreams than actual movies (The Quest being the third). I literally went a decade not being sure if I'd imagined them or not.

And I was always a bit of a fan of Rescuers Down Under (best intro Disney ever did for their movies, that music just gets ya pumped), but I do think the first one is just as good, if in a different way. The scene with the little girl and the cat is still one of the most affecting scenes in animation as far as I'm concerned.

And yeah, Rocketeer is one of the best comic book films made and this was...what...a decade before the comic book movies exploded.

Whew! He really hit all the buttons didn't he? Lessee there were two of the three 'kids quest' movies I remembered in more as fever-dreams than actual movies (The Quest being the third). I literally went a decade not being sure if I'd imagined them or not.

Kids Quest movies?

And I was always a bit of a fan of Rescuers Down Under (best intro Disney ever did for their movies, that music just gets ya pumped), but I do think the first one is just as good, if in a different way. The scene with the little girl and the cat is still one of the most affecting scenes in animation as far as I'm concerned.

Mm... I do prefer Rescuers Down Under, though. The first one was enjoyable, but the peril and situations seemed a lot less... real? believable? It doesn't quite let you forget you're watching a movie with cartoon physics the same way Rescuers Down Under did.

Kids Quest movies?

Explorers, Flight of the Navigator, The Quest

All have pretty much the same themes of a boy(s) going out 'n having an adventure in the 'real world' (i.e. not being hit on the head and having an extended dream sequence or other such plot contrivances). Basically E.T. rip offs that were all the rage in the mid-eighties. One actually stars the E.T. kid!

Mm... I do prefer Rescuers Down Under, though. The first one was enjoyable, but the peril and situations seemed a lot less... real? believable? It doesn't quite let you forget you're watching a movie with cartoon physics the same way Rescuers Down Under did.

I never got that impression from the original, but I can certainly understand the crits toward it. It is certainly weak as a story and the characters aren't much to talk about...cept that kid. In a nice flip, I thought the original is one of the best handling of a child character from pretty much any Disney film. Yeah, she was a bit sacherine, but she didn't come off as false, something that's hard enough to pull off in live action! Conversely, I thought the kid in Down Under was one of the weakest elements in an otherwise damn strong movie. I found myself siding with the bad guy when he wanted the kid to just shut up.

Mm... I do prefer Rescuers Down Under, though. The first one was enjoyable, but the peril and situations seemed a lot less... real? believable? It doesn't quite let you forget you're watching a movie with cartoon physics the same way Rescuers Down Under did.

I never got that impression from the original, but I can certainly understand the crits toward it. It is certainly weak as a story and the characters aren't much to talk about...cept that kid. In a nice flip, I thought the original is one of the best handling of a child character from pretty much any Disney film. Yeah, she was a bit sacherine, but she didn't come off as false, something that's hard enough to pull off in live action! Conversely, I thought the kid in Down Under was one of the weakest elements in an otherwise damn strong movie. I found myself siding with the bad guy when he wanted the kid to just shut up.

Ah, yeah, I'll give you that. The girl was a stronger, more interesting character than the boy was, in general. I'm not sure I'd call the way he acted as 'false', though. I think part of the problem with the boy in comparison is that they spent a lot less time "introducing" Cody in Down Under than they did with Penny in Rescuers, so there's less of a connection with him.

Oh I didn't think he was played falsely, I was just making a comment in regards to movies in general. The character was pretty genuine as a child, it's just he embodied the more annoying aspects therein. :P I don't think further exploration of his character would have helped, because I got who he was, it just wasn't my cup o tea.

WOW! It's amazing to know, that with rare exception I've seen them all!!! Excluding "Resquers", "Batman" and this creepy Oz movie...
And, yes, The Secret of NIMH is really "one step beyond"!!!

By the way, I don't think a second Babe movie is under-rated... The first one was a way better!
Still I'm so sorry I didn't have a chance to watch any of the Resquers( So gonna make sure to get it from torrents, ASAP!

By the way, I don't think a second Babe movie is under-rated... The first one was a way better!
Still I'm so sorry I didn't have a chance to watch any of the Rescuers ( So gonna make sure to get it from torrents, ASAP!

Actually both Rescuers movies are on DVD, Just ask your library..

Hey, sorry for the probable off-topic, but still...
What other movies can you put in that list? For me it's Once Upon A Forest... At least there is only a handfull of russian kids and adults that know of its existence... Dunno, maybe the situation in the USA is quite different, but all I know is that Once Upon a Forest did poorly in theaters and received mediocre reviews from critics during its original run. But for me it's another bright flash from my childhood, that can only be compared with NIMH...

www.reelzchannel.com/trailer-clips/24883/trailer

What about other underrated movies of yours?
To Simon: Perhaps, we should start a new topic with that one?))

What about other underrated movies of yours?

You know, come to think of it.......For being one of the greatest toy franchises ever since the 80s (and a classic cartoon), nobody barely mentions Transformers The Movie.
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Even after the recently released live-action film, there are only minor remarks from die-hard fans, but hardly anything from animation seekers. Looking back, it did pretty bad in the eyes of critics, mainly due to the film's shabby dialogue, its' 'on and off' plot, and its' not so wide-spread theatrical release. What really makes this film come to life, as compared to the cartoon, is that it literally gave us some real drama and action (and what better way to do it than a dark storyline, kill off characters you knew and loved and introduce us to the biggest planet-size monster robot we've ever seen). Not to mention great heavy metal music and animation; not Disney, but still pretty good. The animated sequences of Unicron were always a nice touch. 8) And speaking of "touch"....
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You know, come to think of it.......For being one of the greatest toy franchises ever since the 80s (and a classic cartoon), nobody barely mentions Transformers The Movie.

Despite its flaws, I still prefer it to the lame live-action movie (the animated movie has more plot, amazingly).

I am surprised at how many of the movies mentioned there I have seen, and I thought all of them were pretty good. Most of them were not great, but neither were they a total waste of money. NIMH, the Iron Giant, and the Rocketeer were all really good movies. I had no idea the Rocketeer was considered a childrens' movie.

I have seen Once Upon a Forest, and liked it. I really do not see what the critics were complaining about. Compared with some of the bad non-Pixar CG movies that are being made lately, it was a good quality movie.

you know I totally agree with that guy most those movies where good ones that where perhaps over look shame that they did not recieve as much reconition as they deserved

Nostalgia Critic did a review of a Don Bluth movie.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/5452-rock-a-doodle

Never really watched the movie myself, but the review made it sound crazy!

While I think he overstates the suckitude of Rockadoodle, it's certainly not Bluth's finest. It's one of those films that are fun if you don't try to make sense of them. Or if you're a kid. I remember thinking this was a pretty fun movie when I was younger. n.n

I'd say, if you haven't watched it once, and you're a Bluth fan, it's worth a see. But I wouldn't necessarily buy a copy.

Having grown up watching his animated films all the time, I can't say anything bad about Don's films.

I still don't think Rock-a-Doodle was a bad film. Sure, it wasn't Bluth's best work. But I have seen much worse from Disney animation in recent years.
Just because it is of the lesser-quality Don Bluth films does not make it a bad movie.

While I think he overstates the suckitude of Rockadoodle, it's certainly not Bluth's finest. It's one of those films that are fun if you don't try to make sense of them. Or if you're a kid. I remember thinking this was a pretty fun movie when I was younger. n.n

Agreed. This film was one of my favorite Bluth films to watch as a kid. Of course, even then, I still tried to make sense of it all. :roll: After all, there were some big plot cracks in the story; Really, why did the sun come up without him? What world did Edmund end up in? What was the deal with the hysteria sequence when Edmund feared that Peeper had died? Did Edmund really dream it all up?

Despite these flaws, it was still a fun movie even now after so many years of forgetting its' existance. Even my sister (about the same age as me) watched it again and says she still thinks its' a fun movie too. I honestly think the Nostalgia Critic tends to overdose on determining the 'low quality' levels of the film too. (I think mostly because since he never got into it and was just adding more fun to his vid. After all, we love to watch him complain ^^) I don't think the child actor who played Edmund (name?) wasn't really all that bad. Seriously, when you're that old in the movie business, you could only emote so much. As for the songs, well I have to admit I thought a good portion of Chanticlare's songs were quite catchy :oops: , the rest just easily blew past my interest.

Regardless of what most say about Rock-A-Doodle, critics or otherwise, I think Rock-A-Doodle is a movie diserving of chance. I don't think it is nearly as boring or bad as Troll in Central Park or The Pebble in the Panguin, it certainly isn't anything of major praise, but it still manages to keep my interesting as a generally 'okay' film.......Besides, I love weird and freaky movies like this. Its' the very reason why Rock and Rule has a cult following. :wink:

On another note on Rock-A-Doodle's plot quirks:

1.The sun came up in the beginning of the movie because the Duke used his dark magic to control the sun and fool the farm animals into thinking Chanticlare was a fraud,

2. The Duke can break through space and time with his magic and was able to come into Edmund's dimension (where his world is a storybook). He then randomly decides to eat Edmund by bringing him into his own world to make him helpless (traveling through time might make you hungry X3)

3. Edmund was so devastated at Peeper's possible death that, being young, he never experienced anything like it before until now. Thus,images of villains surround him in his mind as he attempts to conteplate on the future and how he and his friends can go on.

4. It all WAS A DREAM. Yes, the lightning flash at the beginning knocked Edmund unconcious and the whole thing was in his mind the whole time. Even in the end he still uses his imagination to think he is still with the other animals on the farm in his own fictional world. The End.

There, that was my nerdy 2 cents. I'll shut up now. :lol: