I have always loved All Dogs go to Heaven. Since I was a little bitty boy living under the stairs. Like the Land Before Time, it has a lot of merit as a movie. I still see that today.
Don Bluth is one hell of an animator and film maker. His films aren't always necessarily aimed at kids though they are animations featuring talking animals and don't have the 'potty humor' exhibited by Shrek and the like. All Dogs go to Heaven has many parts which are more adult in their content and ideas, which would probably go overlooked by a child watching the movie. But the pretty colors will keep a kid interested anyway.
It also has enough strange things to keep a kid interested. There is one scene, in particular, that stands out as a very misplaced scene. It exists in marked contrast to everything else in the movie. If you've seen this movie, you will probably know what I'm talking about. It is used, exclusively, to bring about the requisite happy ending. In some ways, this is disappointing, but it is the most memorable scene from my childhood.
The music in All Dogs go to Heaven is also a nice addition. It is used fluidly, doesn't stand out overly much, even though there isn't much of it. Its not as good, musically, as most of the classic Disney films, but it was able to keep the normal voice actors in the singing parts. Which I like.
If you've never watched it, it is as "classic" as any "Disney Masterpiece" and better in many respects (it ain't nearly so cutesy and compromising).
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