To tell you the truth when I was little I watched the sequel of this alot and it was very silly. So when I watched the first one, about 8 or 9 I was hit with cold water because the first one was so scary, grim, and realistic. If you think about it the plot was kind of like Oliver Twist meets Gangs of New York. So what's your opinion about the two.
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It's funny cause I'm completely in love with the first movie and all the characters yet when it comes to the second, I just don't care. Personally the second one doesn't really move me one bit except for at the very end when Fievel's talking to his hero. The first one has so many elements that the second one just lacked.. I mean give me a break, mouse burgers?! The first one was so much more intelligent then the second one.
shareI thought Fievel goes West was a silly silly movie, and so I was surprised to watch the first one when I was nine or ten to find that it was somewhat grim. I was kinda creeped out with the cats and the killing they did, one particular scene that carried with me was when Honest John was at a mouse's funeral that alone told me this wasn't Fievel goes West. The creepiest part of the movie was when Warren T. Rat revealed himself to be a cat it kind of reminded me of Emperor Palpatine's transformation in Star Wars episode 3.
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i quite like the sequel, but i totally prefer the much darker original which always disturbed me slightly as a child
shareIt's like the difference between Jurassic Park and The Lost World: All the symbolism and heart is sucked out for the sequel.
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That is funny and you made me smile. I don't know if it would have worked 'quite' as well as a movie however...
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I like the sequel, but I agree it doesn't have the heart and depth the original has IMO. It sort of plays out like a Saturday morning cartoon but in full length animated film in a way.
Well, at least Don Bluth had nothing to with the sequel!
"Since you went away, a year ago, at Christmas" - New Year, Sugababes
I liked the original, and I liked the sequel as well. They're both good, but in different ways. The original had a lot more heart and drama to it, while the sequel had beautiful animation and a slightly better score (though they were both done by James Horner).
Even though the sequel is less serious than the first one (in fact, it's not serious at all), it still has a lot going for it and is fun to watch. That's all that really matters to me.
And I agree that the final scene with Fievel and Willie is the only touching part, and the best part, too.
Yeah, I like the sequel's animation and setting a lot more, but I can't really decide which is better because they're both surprisingly different.
To tell the truth, I've never been big on Don Bluth. His animation style, while unique, has always left me cold (Too sketchy at times and obnoxious pouchy cheeks on a lot of the characters), and for every movie of his I liked (Secret of Nimh, American Tail, Anastasia), there were many others that were just awful, though Land Before Time was okay.
The first one is 100% better IMO, the sequel is only okay, but still much better than, say, Bluth's 'fowl' disaster Rock-a-Doodle. One thing I did admire about "Fievel Goes West", however, was that they showed the hardships the mouse family faced even when they settled in their new home/country.
But I agree with a previous poster/the going West theme is a little fare-fetched.
Anyway, the scene where the Mouskewitzes are all running in that tin can to escape into the storm drain, and they show those few frames where Baby Yasha is moving her little feet in place with her little sleeper suit--I think that's my favorite bit in that film! :)
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