Watership Down vs the Secret of NIMH
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Topic: Watership Down vs the Secret of NIMH
Posted By: Icarium
Subject: Watership Down vs the Secret of NIMH
Date Posted: January 21 2013 at 17:18
one i have seen (the Secret of NIMH) one im aspired to seek out (Watership Down) but both are iconic for their magical atmospheres, and high animation quality.    -------------  
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 22 2013 at 01:30
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Watership Down (the book) only by a million miles ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: January 22 2013 at 03:29
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Haven't seen The Secret Of Nimh. I did see two different Watership Down animation films: not too crazy about those. The book is brilliant, though, one of the best books I ever read.
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 22 2013 at 04:08
There is only one film. maybe you nare thinking of the TV series? And I agree. One of my favourite books of all time. Secret of Nimh. Never seen it. never will. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Moogtron III wrote:Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: January 22 2013 at 06:17
Yes, you are right: TV series. It's probably hard to put all the subtleties of the book in an animated movie or TV series. Not only is the story quite brilliant, but so are the characters and the whole atmosphere of the book. I tried out Plague Dogs but that didn't come anything near Watership Down. It is also a creative piece of work, though, I must admit.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 22 2013 at 06:21
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I did prefer the book of Watership Down to the film, which is almost always the case; however, I still liked the animated film considerably. I prefer the Watership Down film to Secret of Nimh. The Secret of Nimh I only watched fairly recently, as it was something I chose to watch with the kids. I'm often on the look-out for good animated films to watch with them. They were a bit bored with The Secret of Nimh, but then they're both more into animé since I reared them on Ghibli (Summer Wars was a particular fave of theirs outside Ghibli, and I loved it too) I first watched Watership Down double-billed with The Plague Dogs animated film on television, also based on a novel by Watership Down writer Richard Adams and the film was written and directed by Rosen who also did Watership Down and also "stars' the voce of John Hurt , but I preferred the The Plague Dogs film (in that case I haven't read the novel, but should). Plague Dogs I found really excellent. It may have helped that I hadn't read the novel. I'd like to do a little animated poll featuring some of my favourites too as having kids really rekindled my interest in animated film. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: January 22 2013 at 07:11
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Well, Plague Dogs (the novel) is supposed to be good. One of the former ministers of culture in the Dutch government, said that it was the best thing Adams had written, if I recall well. It is certainly one of the most original books that I read. Still, I like Watership Down a lot more, personally.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 22 2013 at 08:24
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Thanks, I''ll look into the book. I doubt that I'll prefer the novel Plague Dogs to the novel Watership Down despite considerably preferring the film version of the Plague Dogs to the film version of Watership Down. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 22 2013 at 08:36
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Plague Dogs is a pretty good book. Watership Down is his best novel though. Has anyone read Shardik? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: January 22 2013 at 17:36
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IMO, the Secret of NIMH is few of the only movies that reaces Studio Gibli qualiys in heart felt action and adventure, and entertainment, it is sucha wonderfull film, that triggers your imagination and gives you a endorfined indused ride of so much aspects and colourisation its almost staggering only 98% approval on Rottan Tomatos, don't say much of what to aspect for this movies overall quality -------------
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: January 22 2013 at 17:53
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quote for truth "Anybody who doesn't like this movie just doesn't love animation". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084649/reviews?start=30" rel="nofollow - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084649/reviews?start=30 -------------
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 03:48
Not me. I still would like to try it some time.
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 03:52
I read it when it came out on paperback. Quite a heavy read and not what I expected at all. Plague Dogs was a return in certain ways to his watership down style. Plague Dogs is quite dark in tone though. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 15:58
I started reading Shardik, but never finished.
I don't like such generalisations. People relate to different kind of stories, characters and styles/ traditions of animation. Some people have rodent phobias too. ;) I liked the film, though -- I just wasn't terribly enraptured by it. I enjoyed the look-of-it, but none of the characters really resonated with me that much (found the characters a bit superficial). The plot development didn't work as well for me as it could have too, and it didn't evoke as much of a sense of wonder as I might have liked. Actually, I'm not really an animation lover per se, I just love lots of films that are animated. I still thought it was good, but it didn't really move me. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: January 24 2013 at 16:44
Oh, I was hoping for another sort of Watership Down. Oh well... At least I can read Watership Down again... Probably in my all time top 3 of books, even winning from epic books like Tolkien's Lord Of The Rings. Maybe WD is even in my top 2. A phenomenal book.
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Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: May 07 2013 at 11:52
| I really liked the book Watership Down, but I hated The Rats of Nimh (which I read in 5th grade) with a passion. I remember liking the movie better than the book, but I'll still vote for Watership Down. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: May 07 2013 at 12:32
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The film versions of Watership Down did not in any sense equate to the book, a great piece of fantasy and one of my favorites. The film The Secret of Nimh was actually more entertaining than the book The Rats of Nimh. Dom Deluise as Jeremy the crow was particularly good: "You've got a sparkly!" ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: May 07 2013 at 12:39
| I've tried watching Watership Down several times but for some reason the movie is completely unappealing to me. I read the book in middle school but I've mostly forgot everything. I remember liking The Secret of Nimh, but I don't remember liking the book much. |