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'The Great Mouse Detective (Mystery in the Mist)'
(Vincent Price, Basil Rathbone, et al / DVD / G / (1986) 2010 / Disney)

Overview: From the creators of The Princess and the Frog and The Little Mermaid comes the story of a clever little hero on a great big adventure. Join the Sherlock Holmes of Mousedom on a heroic journey unraveling clues through London. If you like Sherlock Holmes, you'll love The Great Mouse Detective.

DVD: Firstly, and importantly (to me, at least), I can hardly believe that I went over 20 years without seeing this film! Based upon Eve Titus's Basil of Baker Street (Basil of Baker Street ): Basil of Baker Street and its sequels, it tells the story of intrigue and peril in a hidden Victorian-era society of mice.

It comes complete with its own beloved queen (about, like the humans' Victoria, to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee), its craftsmen and army (Dr. David Q. Dawson, like John Watson, is recently out of service in Afghanistan), and, like all societies, its crime, criminals, and dedicated battlers for justice. Notably, the great Basil, who lives in a mousehole neatly tucked into the foundations of 221B Baker Street.

When toymaker Hiram Flaversham - a genius with objects mechanical - is kidnapped from his home, his motherless daughter Olivia seeks out Basil in hopes of getting help in finding him. Basil at first thinks such a task beneath him, but when he realizes that the crime was committed on orders of his nemesis, Prof. Ratigan, he plunges into the case with enthusiasm - accompanied by Dawson and (quite against his preferences) Olivia, plus Toby, the sniffing hound who often works for Holmes.

Basil isn't the most sympathetic of heroes - he seems to have most of his human model's weaknesses (arrogance, vanity, and an occasional tendency to self-pity not the least) and few of his virtues (except for courage). But he's also brilliant, and with Dawson's stolid backing he follows the clues to an exciting climax that finds him pursuing Ratigan through the gears and escapements of the Big Ben clock and very nearly re-enacting (or perhaps more accurately anticipating) Holmes's plunge off the Reichenbach Falls.

Ratigan himself is a smooth yet scary villain, like so many of Disney's bad guys, and is wonderfully voiced by horrormeister Vincent Price. (His henchbat, Fidget, may be even scarier, especially when he first bursts through the Flavershams' window.) He also stoutly denies that he's a rat, even though he obviously is.

Kids may well want to find out more about Arthur Conan Doyle's tales after watching this movie, and adults familiar with them will enjoy picking up on the similarities between the two. [CJ] This is a Widescreen Presentation (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs and comes with the Special Features of:

All-New Digital Restoration
New So You Think You Can Sleuth Game
The Making Of The Great Mouse Detective
The World's Greatest Criminal Mind Sing-Along Song
Dylan & Cole Sprouse: Blu-ray Is Suite!
Learn How To Take Your Favorite Movies On The Go

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