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Summary: Disney meat, Warner spices.
Review: I haven't enjoyed a Disney animated feature this much since ALADDIN.Instead of a single standout performance (Robin Williams in ALADDIN) carrying the show, this one features an outstanding ensemble voice cast supported by some of the most frenetic animation ever to come out of Disney. This just might be my favorite animated film, ever. Definitely a Disney film at heart (no jabs at anyone are intended to be taken seriously), THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE is peppered with the kind of sight gags, action and dialogue that we're accustomed to seeing in classic Warner Brothers Looney Toons--it particularly shows in the diner scene, complete with the monotone career waitress who wouldn't get excited if her hair was on fire, the disgruntled chef who's heard one too many critiques of his greasy-spoon cooking, and heroic, sweet, dimwitted Kronk taking over in the kitchen in the midst of flapping doors and shouted orders. Credit goes to David Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt and Patrick Warburton for making this odd collection of circumstances and locations pull together into a madcap film the whole family can enjoy. It all feels like the animation is there to support the great performances--to deliver on the promise of the masterful voice tracks. Of particular note are Kitt's wonderfully manic Yzma and Warburton's Kronk...the huge, hapless, genial guy who just happened to end up working for the wrong side. Ultimately, this oddball buddy picture feels like something out of the Hope & Crosby heyday, poking fun at itself as it goes and firing off throwaway gags that hit more often than they miss. It ends with the requisite Disney happy ending with moral, but it handles it with subtlety, without leaving that cloying Disney after-taste. Not to be missed, but not for everyone: people who like this one tend to love it. If your tastes run to the wacky side, this one's for you.
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Summary: a "looney tunes-walt disney-ren & stimpy" mix
Review: After the "Lion King", i watched Disney movies like "Hercules", "Atlantis" and many others, and they lack the same feeling of "Aladdin", "Beauty and the Beast", "Lion King" etc. This movie breaks with everything that you expect from a Disney feature; it has so many laughs that if you didn't see the "Walt Disney Pictures" logo, you should think that this is a "Merrie Melodies" cartoon, or something from the hand of Spumco (Ren & Stimpy), this movie is great for kids, and the adults will enjoy it like kids, even you can find some humor, that only adults can understand... the only problem with this movie is that is very short. The DVD has great sound, great picture and a lot of extras (that i hadn't reviewed yet). As an adult, you will love this flick
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Summary: Funnier than "Aladdin" and that's saying a mouthful
Review: "The Emporer's New Groove" is a laugh riot with great voiceover work by David Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt, and Patrick Warbuton, grandly hilarious as "Kronk". Relying heavily on swift pacing and a marvelously witty script, the film works on many levels. It is cool enough to be appreciated by adults, small kids, and the most critical of all: teens. "Yzma's" (Kitt) final "transformation" brings about a major "guffaw" from those that witness it.
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Summary: Bring it on!
Review: Emperor Kuzco is a spoiled brat and has been since birth. His will is supreme in his kingdom, and all who interfere with his life are punished immediately. When he catches the royal advisor doing his job for him, he quickly fires her. But Yzma doesn't take it easily and hatches a plan to poison the emperor. This doesn't quite work, however, and Kuzco is turned into a llama. Accidentally taken out of town, he finds his only hope of regaining his kingdom is to work with the peasant whose village he's just threatened to destroy. This movie is a comedy in the truest sense of the word. I laugh so hard every time I see this movie, as does everyone I see it with. There are many one-liners in the movie and in Kuzco's voice over. And I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the hilarity that Kronk adds as Yzma's dim-witted assistant. His scenes with his shoulder angel and demon are priceless. As always, Disney does it right for this 2 disc collector's edition. The film looks sharp in its widescreen aspect ratio and sounds wonderful. And there are so many special features you can spend hours learning about this movie and animation in general. Of special note is the information about "Kingdom of the Sun," the original story that was gutted and turned into this gem. Critics were harsh on this film, and I must admit that I didn't appreciate it the first time. But on rewatching, my love for this movie has definitely grown. I highly recommend it for those times when you need to forget everything and laugh. It'll have you smiling again in no time.
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Summary: Not a typical Disney cartoon movie. Great for adults.
Review: More so than other Disney cartoon movies, this movie is enjoyed by adults. The movie does not have the typical anorexic-looking young female character who needs to be rescued by a man. It is pure comedy.
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Summary: Hilarious!
Review: I can't believe this Disney pic got panned by critics- although my views on "movie critics" is that they have the cushiest job in the world- oooh, I'll just sit here with my popcorn, watch a movie, write about my honored opinion and make loads of cash off of it. Blah! If a movie catches your attention, go see it. But I digress... Emperor Kuzko (David Spade) is a spoiled brat who doesn't care if building his new "Kuzko-Topia" summerhouse will make an entire village homeless. Kuzko's advisor Yzma (played by the fabulous Eartha Kitt)had just been fired after too many attempts to rule the empire behind Kuzko's back. Yzma and her hunky henchman Kronk ("Seinfeld"'s "Putty", Patrick Warburton; imagine a brunette version of Johnny Bravo), plot to poison Kuzko, but Kronk accidentally puts extract of llama into Kuzko's drink instead. After Yzma orders Kronk to "take him outside and finish the job", Kronk accidentally dumps him onto the cart of peasant Pacha (John Goodman). Llama Kuzko still expects Pacha to take him back to the palace, even though Pacha knows of Kuzko's plans to obliterate his village. The movie follows their travels back to Kuzko's palace, with Yzma and Kronk in hot pursuit to try and finish Kuzko off. David Spade is his usual sarcastic character, except this time in animation form, but I found it was Patrick Warburton's Kronk that made me laugh the most. The DVD includes behind the scenes extras, a rough draft deleted scene, a fun interactive game, and the "Walk the Llama" video where kids can follow along with the little dancing dude who's doing "the llama". A fun, hilarious flick.
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Summary: BEWAREEE OF THE GROOVE!
Review: One of the best movies i have ever seen! I lauged until my sides hurt. It's a great disney movie but is great for everyone. Its one of the only movies i will never ever get sick of! if you like funny, buy this baby!!
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Summary: Let's Ride The Groove!
Review: Oh Yeah! The Emperor's New Groove is the "grooviest animated trip since Alladin." This is a great movie. That is why it has the honor of being a collector's edition DVD set. This 2 - disc edition is one of the best disney ones avaible. Lets start at the beginning. To start, read the letter by Thomas Schumacher. It sums up the features contained here. Then pop in the DVD and watch this hip, funny, and sassy movie. After this head over to bonus features on disc 1. (It is the Extra Gravy menu.) Here, you should start by playing the "Emperor's Got Game." This game has two parts. First, you answer five questions from the movie. Get two wrong and you have to start over. Then, you go into the secret lab and mix a potion that will turn the emperor back into a human. There are three potions and one combination of all three. Find it and win! The second feature is the fabulous audio commentary. This audio commentary featrues the director Mark Dindal, producer Randy Fulmer, Supervising Animators Nik Ranieri and Bruce W. Smith, Art Director Colin Stimpson, Character Designer Joseph C Moshier, and Head of Story Stephen Andersen. This will give you a great look behind the scenes of this movie. Another feature is the Rascal Flats music video, "Walk the Llama Llama. Learn how to dance the Llama Dance! Then, pop this disc into the DVD-Rom drive of your computer and you could play three games: The Emperor's Got Game, The Emperor's Adventure Game, and Groove Center. Also, watch the movie, go to weblinks, and register the DVD. And this is just half of the fun. Now, we ride the groove. Randy Fulmer and Mark Dindal's intro is hilarious on disc 2. They will tell you what's on the disc. Then, they will get you past the security guard to get into the top secret studio. When you reach the Secret Lab menu, begin at "Get Into the Groove." I like to start at the "Studio Groove." You will run around the studio learning about how a film is made. You dodge one close call when an animator almost catches you. The second groove, "The Animation Groove," is a series of split-screen comparisons. After this, head to the Developement menu. Start at the featurette on the Developement Process. There is a featurette on the reasearch trip as well. You will get a chance to read the story treatment and look at concept art of the movie here. Learn about the original idea for the film named "Kingdom of the Sun." Look at concept art for this as well. Groove on to the story and editiorial. Watch the featurette on The Story Process. Watch three different story pitches for a scene, and watch a featurette on putting storyboards up on reels. Also showcased here are three deleted and unused scenes. The first one is about the Destruction of Pacha's Village, Pacha's Family, and the Original Ending. Each of these has an introduction as well. Next stop, Layouts and Backgrounds. Begin on a featurette about the Layout and Background Departments. Then go to the Scene Planning. Watch the featurette on Scene Planning then watch a storyboard to background comparison. Then look at the workbook gallery. Finally, look at the three layouts and backgrounds galleries. Groove On! Next comes animation. Watch the featurette on The Animation Process. Begin with a featurette on CGI Props. Go to clean-up animation. You get a comparison for rough animation to clean up animation. Then look at the model sheet gallery. Next comes Character Animation. Learn about the Character's voices, watch a comparison for background to rough animation, then check out the Character Design. The First character is Kuzco. Here is a gallery and test animation. Then Yzma, Kronk, and Pacha all have rough animation. Then the next galleries are on Pacha's Family and other characters. The final animation feature is the production progression reel. Keep on groovin on the Putting it all together. Begin on the featurette on Ink & Paint/Compositing. Then watch the clean up to final film comparison. The final feature here is the color models gallery. Then, Music and Sound. Watch the featurette on the creation of the music and sound effects. Watch Sting's Music Video: My Funny Friend and me. Try out mixing your own sound effects of a scene on the Mixing demo. Finally, go to Publicity. This is the final features. Watch the two theatrical trailers and the three T.V Spots. Then look at the gallery of posters and ad compaign. This set is Groovy. This movie is created directly from the digital source, so it is in perfect picture and sound. This movie and the bonus features are funny. So I give it five stars. S0.................. Grooce On!
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Summary: This is such a fun movie!
Review: When I first saw this, I watched it with two of my fellow camp counselors and my six campers. I was laughest the loudest out of all of them. Then my councelors came next. This is great for adults as well as kids. Why? Because of Kronk. His jokes are mainly adult humor oriented and man are they hilarious. David Spade's sarcasm is easily discernable by both kids and adults. Tom Jones's song to begin the movie is a fun song that gets you ready for the movie. Sting's song to end the film is touching and kind of a cool down after the exercise session that was The Emperor's New Groove. When I bought this, I watched it twice a day for about two weeks straight, it's just that mich fun to watch over and over again. Buy it and watch it and you won't be able to get enough of it. Wendy Malick and John Goodman are perfectly characterized on the screen as the simple townspeople and Eartha Kitt is a wonderful villian, one of Disney's best villains. She has a perfect voice for a bitter old lady. All in all, this is a very satisfying movie. Adults and kids alike will love it. Buy it and watch it as often as I do, you won't be able to help yourself. This film gets my highest recommendation.
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Summary: Fast paced movie
Review: Emperor's new groove is a break from the traditional Disney animated features. This movie is more like the studios animated shorts. "The Emperor's new groove" is a fast paced slapstick movie about a vain emperor, named cuzco, who is turned into a Llama by two servants. He recieves help from a large kind hearted peasant named pacha in returning him back to human form. The movie is pure silly and never takes itself seriously.
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