Basil The Great Mouse Detective (Animated) (DVD)

...this case, the book was Basil of Baker Street, by Eve Titis. knowing the name of the book, and the name of the Disney film, no doubt you have a pretty fair idea of the Holmesian heritage of the story that unfolds. Indeed, even the name of the main character is a tribute, being a reference to Basil Rathbone who is most famous for his onscreen portrayals of Sherlock Holmes. The film was a box office and critical success, saving the animation department ...
...help her...the famed mouse detective, basil who lives on baker Street. At first disinterested, he perks up and realises the game is afoot when he hears mention of the peculiarly crippled bat. it smells of his arch nemesis, a tyrant of a rat known as professor Ratigan, and never a more vile villain crawled along he alleys and sewers of London! Supported by Toby the dog, Basil and Dr. Dawson investigate, uncovering clues and racing to save the toymaker, ...

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Review of Basil The Great Mouse Detective (Animated) (DVD)

...is about a mouse called Basil who is a mouse detective from London. He and his sidekick Dr Dawson must find the whereabouts of popular toymaker Flaversham who was kidnapped by his arch enemy Professor Ratigan. Basil must find Flaversham soon as he has a young daughter Olivia who has been left behind all alone. His investigation takes him all over in his search - will he be able to find Flaversham and reunite him and his daughter? The cast: Quite ...
...with the main characters listed below - Basil/Bartholomew - Barrie Ingham Dr Dawson - Val Bettin Professor Ratigan - Vincent Price Olivia - Susanne Pollatschek Flaversham - Alan Young Fidget - Candy Candido Mrs Judson - Diana Chesney After having a look there isn't really anyone who stands out as doing any of the other major Disney films but, Alan Young did do a few voices characters in some of the Mickey Mouse cartoons and although not a ...

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Review of Basil The Great Mouse Detective (Animated) (DVD)

...help in finding her father. Basil soon begins to realize that her father, a toymaker, has been kidnapped by Basil's sworn enemy, the evil Professor Rattigan. Dawson and Olivia join Basil as he uncovers Rattigan's nefarious scheme to create an automaton that will replace the mouse Queen during her coming diamond jubilee celebrations At the time the movie was quite new and it doesn't quite fit in with the other movies Disney made in that period., ...
...as other disney classics but "The Great Mouse Detective" is worth watching especially if your a bog fan of disney classics. The characters are real classics and some of the best to have ever appeared in a Disney movie. Professor Ratigan (voiced by the Vincent Price) is quite definately my favorite movie villai. His style and humor is fantastic. The story is good a real good family entertainer But of course the idea of making a story about the mouse ...

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Review of Basil The Great Mouse Detective (Animated) (DVD)

...animated adventures of a mouse, Basil of Baker Street, called upon to search for a toymaker, Flaversham, who has been kidnapped to make a robot impersonator of the queen by the evil Ratigan. Basil, aided by a cast of interesting characters foil Ratigan's plot and eventually save the queen and Olivia's father. The final battle between Mouse and Rat is put to a dramatic end when Basil and Ratigan go face to face on top of Big Ben. I heartedly recommend ...

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Review of Basil The Great Mouse Detective (Animated) (DVD)

...Holmes. The character of Basil is a typical english detective. All gadgets included and a lovely maid who makes home baked muffins. the character is well connected with the human world as upstairs silloutees mirror his actions. Then there is Miss Flaversham A young girl with an adorable scottish accent who appears to get basil and the gang in trouble a lot of the time. All other characters are exciting especially basil's arch rival who is a rat that ...

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Review of Basil The Great Mouse Detective (Animated) (DVD)

...to the amous mouse detective basil to ask for her help,upon hearing the story basil cannot fail but help the little mouse as he realises that his arch nemisis Ratigan is behind the evil plot. Even though this film is aimed at kids i really enjoyed it,its based on sherlock holmes with Ratigan making a excellent Moriarti also it has a good selection of catchy songs with excellent animation and a story to go with it,its suitable for all ages and is ...

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Review of Basil The Great Mouse Detective (Animated) (DVD)

really enjoyed the film!! had a laugh with "The Great Mouse Detective". It had funnyjokes and good stories. It's def a family movie , but you can also watch it if you're just in the mood for a cute movie. full of great animation and great characters, not a dull momment in the movie!! def recommend this to all from tots to granies!! a great birthday, christmas prsent or just bought for a treat for the kids. will keep them quiet while you can get on ...

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