Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

BeSummers Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Anssi Vartiainen What's up with the 80s and mice. I mean, The Rescuers, The Great Mouse Detective... This movie. Though, come to think about it, Don Bluth worked on two of those movies and left the Disney Studio just as they were beginning to conceptualize Basil of Baker Street. So, Mr. Bluth: What's up with all the mice?Nevertheless, it's not a bad film by any means, and is held as a classic by many who have seen it as children. Personally I saw it for the first time as an adult, and while I can see the pull, I can also notice all the flaws.So what's the story? The family Mousekewitz are Russian-Jewish immigrants on their way to America where there are no cats, or so they have been told. But on the way there Fievel, their son, washes overboard and is believed to have drowned. Naturally our plucky main character simply washes to shore in a bottle, but they don't know that. And from there it's pretty much a story about how they get back together and end up in wacky hijinks while doing so.It works, simply said. The allegory of cats and mice works really well to reflect the dreams of immigrants looking to start anew in America, the land of possibilities, only to find out that their new home is not terribly different from the place they left. The film is also pure gold on the technical level, with Bluth's signatory animation style lending itself really well to the small world of animals living in the lower quarters of our own. The songs are also very good, especially There Are No Cats in America, which is ridiculously catchy. But then the problems. The story is pretty clunky. None of the various plot threads connect all that well, except in that Fievel just happens to influence all of them through forced writing. And Fievel himself is incredibly annoying. I can see the appeal of him, but to me he's easily the worst thing in this film.Still, if you've liked other Don Bluth films, this one is definitely worth a watch. Not his best film, but it has a lot of good stuff in it.

Petri Pelkonen Family Mousekewitz is a Russian-Jewish family who goes to America in search of a better life.But their son Fievel is separated from his family.Will he ever be reunited with his family? An American Tail (1986) is directed by Don Bluth.It's produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment.There are some great voice artists lending their voices to the characters.Phillip Glasser is the voice of Fievel.The veteran actor Nehemiah Persoff, who is 92 years old today, is the voice of Papa.Erica Yohn is Mama.Amy Green is Tanya.Recent Academy Award winner Christopher Plummer does the voice of Henri.John Finnegan is Warren T. Rat.Pat Musick is Tony Toponi.Madeline Kahn is heard as Gussie Mausheimer.Dom DeLuise can be heard as Tiger.This is something the whole family can enjoy.The adventure works, and dramatically it's a pretty great experience.Not to forget the music.Take "There Are No Cats in America" for instance.Very catchy.The film was a success and had a few sequels plus a TV series.

Rectangular_businessman When I was a child, my sister and I would love watching all sorts of animated films. One of these films was An American Tail. My interest in the film increased after watching All Dogs go to Heaven. I only remembered bits and pieces of it, so I finally got the opportunity to watch the film, and it was definitely worth seeing.Frustrated by all the cats in Russia, the Mousekewitz family to America, where there are supposedly no cats. During the voyage, Fieval Mousekewitz (Phillip Glasser) wanders off and is separated from the rest of the family. Fortunately, he lands in New York, where he is determined to find his parents. Fieval journeys through New York, meeting many friends, who include a French pigeon named Henri (Christopher Plummer), a young mouse named Tony Toponi (Pat Musick), and a large alcoholic mouse named Honest John (Neil Ross). He also discovers that there are cats in America, one of them being a scam artist named Warren T. Rat (John Finnegan).There are several satirical moments in the film, such as the depiction of cats in Italy as mobsters, the depiction of cats in Russia as Cossacks, etc. But the film, although enjoyable, has some minor flaws. The first and the most obvious flaw is that the film may get too depressing for children, and the other flaw is that the film is that the voices may get a bit annoying, but it never gets even remotely unbearable.Overall, An American Tail was an excellent animated film, and I highly recommend

HorrorweenComposerTony Had never seen it before, am not so much a fan of animated movies. The classic song was all over, tried finding on you tube, found the movie version instead. Was instantly captivated. The animation was gorgeous, very old school Disney style and it was a truly heart tugging scene rather than the beautiful duet which was a million seller. So had to get the movie. Was not disappointed in the least. The animation was pure classical Disney style. Don Bluth's work I had seen before with Dragon's Lair which was reminiscent to me, especially some action scenes. The storyline was simple yet rendered well, heart tugging without becoming formulaic, and characters that hit your heart. Another reviewer had said something which I do agree with, this film stands above others by having elements which other animated movies shy away from, a true darkness and sadness, pathos and despair, the mirror to the soul. Fievel's journey is much more real due to those elements. You realize the despair and triumphs, innocence and growing up taking place before your eyes. Am now realizing that some highly touted modern animated films can't hold a candle due to those precise qualities. A truly timeless classic. Kudos to all involved.