TheRealYuma
Since: Feb, 2014
09/23/2015 00:00:00
Did you even see the first movie? Of course, his family is more concerned where they'll live next and of course their "Oh, he's back" is lackluster. He made it safely through all that crap he went through in the first movie. Also, Tiger became more dog-like rather than became a dog. Deep down he's still the same old Tiger.
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Fievel Goes West
Fievel Goes West was easily the best of the sequels, with top-notch animation, fun characters and great voice acting. But it was not without its flaws. I like the movie, but there are a few things that make me prefer the first one. First off, the story seemed really rushed and short. It's kind of sad when they had five years to work on this movie and it still seems rushed. Secondly, the Lighter And Softer element, which in and of itself isn't bad but seemed to prevent it from being sad or emotional in places where it really should have been. Case in point: Fievel's family seems more concerned with where they'll be living than the fate of Fievel after falling off a train. And their lackluster "Oh, he's back." reaction when Fievel survived and returned to them. I can understand the makers of the movie not wanting to do the same exact thing they did in the first movie, but come on, they need to at least be worried.
Then there's the Broken Aesop. Tanya and Fievel both learn that they're great just the way they are, while Tiger seems to learn that he needs to be something he's not in order to make Miss Kitty love him. It seems to tell audiences that if they are dumped by someone, it's their fault and they should change to better fit their mate's standards.
And another thing that turned me off from this movie even back when I was a kid was that at a few points it seemed like they were making a subtle Take That at the first movie. This might just be me, but the scene where Tanya sings "Somewhere out There" and gets food thrown at her stuck me as the movie's way of saying "Pfft, that first movie with all it's emotional content and crap. That blows! Lighter And Softer = Better."
But besides that, the movie isn't half bad as far as Bluth sequels go. There are flaws, but they don't necessarily make the movie unenjoyable. I liked the voice acting, the animation, the villain, Tanya's subplot, Tanya, and the songs. It was definitely better than the later sequels. But does it measure up to the original? Not quite, in my opinion. Ah hell, according to the third movie it was All Just A Dream anyway, right? But it's worth a watch anyway.
I give it a 6.5 out of 10, though I'll admit I have a Nostalgia Filter.