The Great Mouse Detective: Difference between revisions

With the help of his trained hound, Toby, Basil tracks the bat to a human toy shop, but he escapes ''and'' kidnaps Olivia. Ratigan uses her to force her father to complete a robot duplicate of the mouse queen as part of his [[Evil Plan]] to take over the kingdom. After learning Basil is on the case, the [[Evil Genius]] decides to use this as an opportunity to humiliate and defeat his [[The Rival|rival]] once and for all. Basil falls for his trap hook, line, and sinker and, with some encouragement from Dawson, narrowly escapes the [[Death Trap]] in enough time to save the queen and engage Ratigan in a [[Chase Scene]] by air that culminates in a gruesome [[Monumental Battle]] at Big Ben.

 

 

{{quote| '''Dawson''': Oh, how very thrilling, eh, Basil?<br />

** Ratigan also bears some resemblance to Mok from [[Rock and Rule]] according to [[John Kricfalusi]]'s [http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2008/09/rock-n-rule-mok-robin-budd.html analysis of that movie]

* [[Face Palm]]: Basil during "Let Me Be Good To You" after Dawson starts making a fool of himself.

* [[Four-Fingered Hands]]: Exceptions being Ratigan (a rat) and Fidget (a bat).

* [[For the Evulz]]: "You don't know what a ''delightful'' dilemma it was trying to decide on [[Death Trap|the most appropriate method]] for your demise."

* [[Good Is Not Nice]]: Basil comes across as somewhat rude, especially early in the film, which makes him a good contrast to the [[Faux Affably Evil]] Ratigan. Fitting, since the original Holmes can be somewhat of a [[Jerkass]] [[Smug Snake]] himself at times.

* [[Gory Discretion Shot]]: You see the shadow of Bartholomew the mouse getting eaten by Ratigan's cat.

* [[GPS Evidence]]: The brandy, coal dust, and salt water on Fidget's list.

* [[Heel Face Return]]: Fidget does this in a sequel comic.

* [[Nice Mice]]: Most of them, at least.

* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: Queen Mousteria, a clear analogue of Queen Victoria.

* [[No Kill Like Overkill]]: Ratigan's ridiculously over-the-top [[Death Trap]] for Basil, which is set up so the detective will be snapped by a mousetrap, shot by a gun, impaled by a crossbow, chopped in half by an ax, [[Anvil On Head|crushed by an anvil]], and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|gotten his picture taken]]. Very Rube Goldberg-ish, isn't it? Just like the Mousetrap board game...

* [[Nominal Importance]]: Some characters, including "[[Ms. Fanservice|Miss Kitty]]", are only named in the credits.

* [[Schmuck Bait]]: "[[Villain Song|The World's Greatest Criminal Mind]]" has the line ''You're tops, and that's that''. Considering Rattigan's [[Berserk Button]], why would the chorus end a line with anything that could rhyme with 'rat'?

* [[Second Face Smoke]]: A woman at the tavern blows smoke at Dawson when he tries to apologize for bumping into her.

** Disney also references its own movies with a [[Dumbo (Disney)|Dumbo]] toy in the toy shop and [[Alice in Wonderland (Disney)|Bill the lizard]] as one of Ratigan's [[Mook|mooks]].

** Basil shares his name with Basil Rathbone, an actor famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and whose image often inspired the image the detective has in popular culture.