evanhilemanflashguy This movie is SO bad, that I find the original movie less good after watching it. Let me tell you about it. The original "Secret of NIMH" is… well, you know what. But this direct-to-video monstrosity is the total opposite. Thank heavens Don Bluth have nothing to do with it. "The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue" is one of the worst, if not THE worst animated sequel of all time. It's worse than "A Troll in Central Park", "The Wisdom of Friends", and "Titanic: The Legend Goes On"! But it's not as bad as "FoodFight!" The reason is because it has some redeeming factors. The animation is not quite as good as the original, but it is okay. The voice actor for the Evil Martin is good. I'll let you know later. I'll tell you the plot. The film begins with a prophecy telling how one of Jonathan and Mrs. Brisby's sons would save Thorn Valley from NIMH. (It's all a lie) Timmy (Andrew Ducote) is chosen to go but his older brother Martin (Phillip Van Dyke) believes he should have been the one chosen. Martin decides to prove his quality, and goes off to find his adventure. One day Timmy (now voiced by Ralph Macchio) comes across a field mouse named Jenny McBribe (Hynden Walch), whose parents were two of the lost 8 mice who try to escape NIMH but were thought to have died. The Thorn Valley council decides it would be too dangerous to save the 8 mice, so Timmy and Jenny go alone. They take a hot air balloon, but is attacked by a hawk and crashes in the forest. Seeking help, they visit the Great Owl, which as it turns out is not the Great Owl, but actually Jeremy (Dom DeLuise) posing as the Great Owl. There they learn that a caterpillar named Cecil (Meshach Taylor) has teamed up with Jeremy to trick the forest animals into paying them money. Jeremy and Cecil take the two mice to NIMH where they find two of the rats from Thorn Valley, Justin (now voiced by William H. Macy and I don't know why) and Brutus (Kevin Michael Richardson). They also learn that Dr. Joseph Valentine (Steve Mackall), the head scientist, has made Martin insane. After being made insane, Martin (now voiced by Eric Idle) took over the lab and brainwashed Dr. Valentine with a device similar to the one Valentine used on him and made him think he was a dog. Martin plans to use an army of lab rats riding a flock of ravens to take over Thorn Valley. He even turns two cats, Muriel (Andrea Martin) and Floyd, (Harvey Korman) crazy, who then proceed to catch the others. He asks Timmy to join him, but he refuses and is locked in a cage as Martin drags Jenny away to make her his queen. Timmy escapes with the help of Cecil and they go to free Jenny. Together, they knock out Martin, and Timmy tricks Martin's army of ravens and rats to fly in the wrong direction. Timmy and Jenny then leave to find the others, only to find once everyone is free that NIMH is on fire. The survivors flee. Timmy goes back to save Martin. Before he leaves, Jenny tells him she loves him and he tells her the same. After being attacked by the crazy Muriel and Floyd once again, Timmy sends them down an elevator shaft and finally finds Martin. Timmy and Martin are able to escape through the lab's skylight, with some help from Jeremy. Jeremy takes the survivors to safety. The mice return to Thorn Valley, Martin (now voiced by Phillip Glasser) returns to normal and Timmy arrives to a hero's welcome by the citizens of Thorn Valley, including Justin, Brutus, Mr. Ages, (still voiced by Arthur Malet) and Auntie Shrew, (now voiced by Doris Roberts) along with Mrs. Brisby (Debi Mae West) and Martin's and Timmy's sisters, Teresa (Jamie Cronin) and Cynthia (Whitney Claire Kaufman). Here is what I say about it. It is bad. The Land Before Time sequels are truly more entertaining than this, even though some people hated them as well, they are nothing and I mean ABSOLUTELY NOTHING compared to "Timmy to the Rescue". Timmy could beat them at his worst in his sleep. Even "The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends" can't get worse than this. It would be knocked out of the ring by only a single touch. It is also one of the worst cartoons I have ever seen in my entire life. It has an awful plot, and annoying songs. It was released in December 22nd 1998. I wish it was supposed to come out in that day for a direct-to-video release, but due to production difficulties and somebody plundering the footage, it would come out in March 30th 2008 in theaters. It would cost $60,000,000 to make, but grossed to $1,708, making it the lowest-grossing animated film OF ALL TIME! It would also make it the WORST ANIMATED FILM OF ALL TIME! That would ruin the company. There,that's all I'm going to say about this one. I hope it rots in ****!

Nah Bruh I don't know what ya'll complaining about seriously I loved this movie. when I was a kid. I watched it like 6 times a day.Yes, I watch it now and i'm like "meh, not the greatest animation" But as a kid, I remember it being really flipping (to not say the other word) cool. Stop your complaining. It's definitely not the worst animated movie.And for those who complain about being the worst sequel, Honestly guys, what are you even talking about. In my opinion, it isn't even a sequel. It's not even the same writers OR directors. In my opinion it's a complete different movie, merely inspired by the original.All I see is people complaining asking to be killed, over a kid's animation movie. Calm down everyone, and just enjoy the ride. The songs are catchy.

reginald-anselm Basically all reviewers below me say that this is total garbage. Let me correct that: It is totally hilarious garbage.The movie takes place a few years after the classic original and features Timothy(a minor character from the first film) going to Thorn Valley to learn how to be a hero from Justin and mr. Ages.Skip to few years later, Justin takes Timothy out to collect the trash that people throw out and there, Timmy meets Jenny, a female mouse who reports that NIMH has restarted their old experiments and has captured Martin, Timmy's brother.Timmy and Jenny go to save the mice from NIMH and along the way, meet up with Jeremy(who in direct contrast with the original, is now funny) and his caterpillar buddy Cecil.Arriving in NIMH, they find that Martin has been driven into insanity by shock therapy and has somehow taken over the laboratory. He tries to corrupt Timothy, but the younger Brisby isn't budging. Ultimately, Martin is defeated(THEY THROW BOOKS ON HIM), the mice are saved and NIMH blows up.Timothy's a hero now(actually, he's the only character who didn't do anything) and Martin's back to normal. Oh and mrs. Brisby was somewhere in here and they actually seemed to remember Nicodemus saying that the people with NIMH enhancements live longer(she looks old but everyone else still looks young) though I don't know how the Shrew still hangs onto life.The movie has horrendous animation(especially if you consider the first one) with unfinished drawings and nonsensical movements(at one point, Timmy throws a key to Jenny who is untied. Suddenly, the key is in Timmy's hand again and Jenny is tied up.) The songs: Well, I love musical numbers and these are some pretty good ones. "Just Say Yes" and "Magic Mystery Show" are the most memorable ones. Also, there's a franchise out there where Wil Wheaton grows up to be Eric Idle. How rad is that?! I found the first film fantastic beyond meaning. This movie, however, is a guilty pleasure of mine.You'll be happy, oh so happy if you watch this film.

TheLittleSongbird The original Secret of Nimh is an absolute masterpiece,(I do confess I saw this and the original fairly recently) with gorgeous animation, great characters and phenomenal music by the late Jerry Goldsmith, and is regarded by a vast majority including myself as Bluth's masterpiece. However, this sequel is awful in every aspect, and makes Rock a Doodle Doo, Troll in Central Park and almost all of the Disney sequels look like masterpieces, which of course they are definitely not. Sure it is a direct to video sequel, but the cheap production values really show here.The animation was horrid. The character animations were jarring, and the editing was very choppy. The colours made the backgrounds look extremely flat and dull, and the visual effects rarely impressed either.One of the highlights of the original was the music by the wonderful Jerry Goldsmith, who has also done magnificent scores for Legend and Rambo:First Blood. In the sequel, the music was dreadful,(lacking the darkness and lyricalism of the original's) and it was pretty evident that Goldsmith's score is sorely missed. "Just say yes" (I think it's called)is the only half decent song in the movie. And the singing was even worse, it was as if the vocalists thought they were singing in a school end of year production.The dialogue was pathetic, and held no correlation whatsoever to the original or the parts of the book I read. Some of it was extremely cheesy, it really was. Also it completely lacked the mystery and suspense of the first film.(sorry I'm comparing the whole time, and this is what I honestly feel) The plot was also unoriginal and unevenly paced, and inappropriately bright, compared to the darkness and sentiment of the original.It was also a shame that the characters that made the original so memorable didn't have a bigger part to play. Timmy came across as rather whiny and annoying, a far cry from Elizabeth Hartmann's sorrowful and poignant portrayal of Mrs Brisby who you hardly see in the sequel, and Dom DeLuise was nowhere near as funny as he was in the original. Justin's voice was dubbed, and quite poorly might I add. I also thought, and I am probably the only person to think this, that the villains were rather lame. Despite some spirited voice work from Eric Idle, the villain Martin was very bland, in everything he did and said. In the original, Jenner while not the best and most complex villain ever, was very convincing, a complete juxtaposition of the villain here.In conclusion, an awful sequel to a beautiful film. The only redeeming quality was the talented voice cast, who were given little to work with. I am truly sorry I am sounding like a broken record, and comparing the sequel to the original, but as honesty is the best policy, I'll be perfectly frank, and say I didn't like this movie at all. 1/10 (originally a 2, but it was worse when I saw it again to make sure I wasn't taking leave of my senses) Bethany Cox.