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In this episode of In Search of the Crystal Skull, Patricia and Arun start a themed month looking back at hidden gems starting off with the 1990 animated Disney movie The Rescuers Down Under which is a sequel to the 1977 film The Rescuers.   

The movie features a young Australian boy named Cody who befriends an eagle Marahute who is laying three eggs. Cody meets up with a poacher named McLeach who is looking for the eagle to sell it for a high price. He kidnaps Cody for him to reveal Marahute's location and a mouse calls the Rescue Aid Society in New York City. Bernard and Miss Bianca take on the mission to go to Australia to rescue Cody with Bernard wanting to propose to Miss Bianca, an Australian Outback mouse named Jake as their brave companion, and the albatross Wilbur going through many obstacles from a busted back to protecting the eagle eggs from McLeach.   

When the movie premiered, it made only $47.4 million dollars due to being overshadowed by Home Alone which came out around the same time. It's considered the black sheep of the Disney Renaissance films since it came out after The Little Mermaid, but before Beauty and the Beast and had no musical moments with memorable songs. Critics have criticized the lack of story, but praised it due to its beautiful groundbreaking animation with The CAPS System and epic moments with action and atmosphere compared to its predecessor. Viewers appreciated The Rescuers Down Under when it was released on VHS and DVD even if they didn't watch or remember The Rescuers. It currently has a 70% on Rotten Tomatoes. With The Rescuers Down Under seeing as a cult classic, what did Patricia and Arun think of it? Does it hold up over 30 years later?