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The Secret Garden (1987)
Correction to part of first comment posted
Just a comment to Michael Zubiria : The movie isn't depicting Mary as possibly infected with cholera in the beginning scene. It is depicting her as drunk. Mary gets up, her maid is dead, and she goes to the table to eat leftovers from the party, where she drinks from a glass of wine. Then she says she feels sick and lies down. She's drunk. This was probably incorporated into the plot line to explain why even though she was in the same house, Mary doesn't know her parents are dead.
Just wanted to clear that up.
I love this movie. I first saw it at age 11. This is infinitely better than the 1993 version which was sappy. The actors who portrayed Mary and Colin in the 1993 version seriously suck when compared to the actors who portrayed these characters in this version. My biggest beef with the 1993 version is the earthquake scene. When I first saw that, I was like WTF! Why did they kill her folks off through an earthquake instead of cholera? Her parents' deaths set the stage for the whole movie. They shouldn't have messed with that. Also the 'magical connotation' in the 1993 version is beyond tacky.
This -the 1987 version is the best movie adaptation of this story so far.
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (1989)
I give this show a 10,but for only one reason.
I can think of only one reason to watch this show. The "bad guy" FatCat. This show was on when I was a child,and when FatCat didn't appear on the day's episode, I'd turn it off. The "heroes" were idealistic goof-balls and the rapid chipmunk speech grated on my nerves. I'd find myself hoping that those imbeciles wouldn't thwart FatCat's ingenious plan and knowing at the same time it was all in vain because the "good guys" always win in Disney cartoons. FatCat had class,style,and brains. The chipmunks and their rodent friends had none of these. So what if he lusted after wealth and power? In real life,it's guys like him who make it in life,get their bellies fed,get the ladies,and live life to the fullest. If this show taught other kids about "helping others" or whatever, it taught me about "how to go after what I want and never let anyone stand in my way". How's that for a moral lesson?