“Courage comes in small packages.” © Disney
The menu for this release is themed around the Rescue Aid Society's headquarters in the United Nations building. Play: Starts the feature film. Bonus Features: Accesses supplementary content. Scene Selection: Takes you to a list of chapters. Sneak Peeks: Trailers for other Disney releases. Set Up: Language and subtitle settings. Bonus Features Menu
In the era of Disney+, menus are dead. When you stream The Rescuers today, you click a thumbnail, and the movie plays instantly. There is no anticipation. There is no interface . rescuers dvd menu
Launches the film directly, starting with the iconic Walt Disney Pictures logo (replacing the original silent Buena Vista logo on newer transfers).
The Rescuers Menu Style: Sketchbook / Bayou shadow puppets theme Background: Soft watercolor swamp scene with Orville’s plane flying across the bottom “Courage comes in small packages
the dragonfly fly across the screen to transition between sub-menus. Background Music
Purists argue that the static menu respects the film’s source material. The Rescuers is a slow-burn, atmospheric film. The creepy stillness of the bayou menu perfectly sets the tone for the film’s villain, Madame Medusa. "The moving menus on the 2012 disc feel too modern," argues collector James W. on Blu-ray.com forums. "The 2000 menu feels like you are looking at a storybook." Scene Selection: Takes you to a list of chapters
There is a distinct contrast between the menu’s audio and the film’s opening sequence. The film opens with the haunting, dark image of a message in a bottle tossed into a swamp. The menu, however, softens this. It prepares the viewer for the heart of the story—the bond between the characters—before the narrative tension begins. It is a "safe space" before the drama of Devil's Bayou unfolds.