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Summary: GRRRRRRRROOVY!!!!!!
Review: This movie is so funny. Think of roll-around-on-the-ground-laugh-out-loud-Jim-Carrey-style funny. Then add a talking Llama, a peasant, an evil demented psychotic mad man/woman, her thick headed bufoon-like right-hand man Krunk, and an outrageously stuck-up emperor all rolled into one thrilling DVD/VHS that will keep your kids entertained for hours on end. A MUST BUY FOR ANY FAMILY!!!!!!!
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Summary: Are you SURE this is from Disney?
Review: Yeah, I know it's a Disney film. But if the screen credits didn't say so, I'd swear it came from Warner. It has that great anarchic Warner-style humor that makes Bugs, Daffy, Wile E. and the gang so much fun to watch. I don't know why this movie wasn't a bigger success in the theaters, but it's a real treat. Stylish animation, great dialog and voice work ... a welcome change from the treacly pap that Disney usually churns out. Five stars all the way!
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Summary: Woofie! Can we talk any more, and yet say so little??
Review: First, I want to congratulate the excellent Disney animation staff for doing an incredible job at acting and moving the drawings in this movie. Some of the best I've seen recently from the House of Mouse.However, among other things, this movie just HURTS. It reminds me of stale Disney animated films from my childhood (Robin Hood) when the creative direction at the Disney studio hit serious speedbumps. Notably, SO much meaningless dialogue. Serious boredom for most kids, I would think. The beats of the story, and the contrasts of characters and situations were shrouded in a haze. Also, the designs of the backgrounds and color choices made the entire film a kind of cartoony malaise of images. Why can't Disney juxtapose designs and contrast characters, dialogue and sequences to keep the audience in awe anymore? I want the keen Disney sensabilities of Jungle Book or Little Mermaid back in full gear, not sloppy journey's through incoherent fantasy realities beyond public perceptions or common archetypes. And on a filmic note, why can't the story guys at Disney establish things with wide shots and sweeping pans anymore? Or use terrificly thoughtful transitions (there were a couple nice ones in GROOVE, tho)? And why is the camera always locked in some of the most boring positions that careras were set in before the age of cranes and dollies?? The flat film negating perspective (thus believable reality) is annoying for such a brilliant crew of art talents. Disney has so much possibility, but so little is used. Overall, this film was pretty hard to watch in one sitting as scenes drug on and became self indulgent fun. But, it wasn't anything most viewers would notice consciously. I hope the talent making the movie gets restructured around better scripts and storyboarding to raise the flag of excellence flying half mast at Disney these days.
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Summary: Great for kids and adults and everyone in between!
Review: This movie is really a "buddy" comedy in the best sense of the word. Kids love it and it makes teens and adults grin and laugh out loud. This movie has a subtle zaniness that entertains and an intelligent humor quotient that is sure to grab just about everyone. The plot is well... plotted. The cinematography adds superbly to the whole package. The voice actors are all absolutely perfect in their roles. My favorite is probably Patrick Warburton (from Fox's short-lived "The Tick") as Kronk. Absolutely hilarious. Smart, fast, and funny. Plus, any movie that has Tom Jones singing a song written by Sting... I mean, come one! :) If you're looking for traditional Disney fare, this isn't it. But if you put aside your preconceptions about what Disney normally produces, sit back and just soak it in, I believe you WILL enjoy this movie.
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Summary: New Groove is Groovy!
Review: This film was not on my list of must-see or even want to see, but I watched with my children when it came home as a rental. I loved it for the humor (Kronk is wondrous!) and Eartha Kitt as the voice of Izma is marvelous (what happened to my voice? Oh well..) I enjoy the humor which is not slapstick and not the Simpsons, but somewhere in between. The story line revolves around the arrogant, spoiled emperor and ends with a friendship that is unlikely but enjoyable by all.
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Summary: Do The Llama...
Review: Disney's movie The Emperors New Groove was a great movie that was hilarious. When I watch new animated disney movies, usually I really don't like them, I really only like the classic animated ones like Aladdin and The Little Mermaid. But, this movie definetly didn't fall under the list of bad movies. This is a great comedy that parents and kids will love...
Kuzco is an emperor who gets what ever he wants and only cares about himself and no one else. So, when he desides to build himself his own pool he finds a location thats home to dozens of people, one in particular is Pacha who's family has lived on the hill for hundreds of years, when he comes to visit the emperor he finds out about Kuzco's plan and is furious. Later when Ezma an old "Scary Beyond All Reason" advisor to the emperor is fired she must get back at him. So, she decides she will poisen him and then become empress herself. So, Ezma at dinner tells her flakey sidekick to give the emperor his drink which of course has poisen in it. When he drinks it he doesn't get poisened he gets turned into a Llma. When Ezma's sends her side kick to get rid of the emperors Llma body...He does...but, Ezma said to finish off the job which ment to kill the emperor...but, of course her sidkick doesn't, and both the emperor and Ezma go on roadtrips to find one another, (Kuzco looking for Ezma for help changing him back while Ezma plans to kill him). This was a great movie that was funny and everyone in the family will love it.
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Summary: The Forgotten Disney Film
Review: "The Emperor's New Groove" is a unique film in the vaults at Disney. It plays with the audience instead of in front of the audience, and the burning sarcasm of the emperor's character isn't found in any other Disney flick. Unfortunately, this movie seems to be cursed by the idea that any Disney movie has to be done on a grand scale and end with some great moral truth. Why can't a Disney movie just be fun?
"The Emperor's New Groove" doesn't seem to draw as much attention as other Disney fare. It just kind of quietly appeared and then went away. That's a shame. It got the same treatment from Disney that a lot of their direct-to-video/DVD movies received. At least "Hercules" got headlines for its bad, although undeserved, reviews. "Hercules" has always been erroneously treated like a red-headed stepchild compared to other Disney movies, "The Emperor's New Groove" is treated like an abortion. You rarely here anything about this film. Like "Hercules," it doesn't fit the bill as a standard Disney movie. It doesn't try to force it's morals upon you, and you won't be enlightened by any of the dialogue, but you will laugh. Kids will love it for the emperor-turned-llama silliness and adults will love it for the relationship between Spade and John Goodman. Eartha Kitt is glorious as Yzma, the villain in this tale. Patrick Warburton is perfect as Kronk, her sidekick.
Spade talks directly to the viewer as he narrates his tale, and makes sure throughout that you know the story is about him, and no one else. There is also a lot of adult humor in the film as well, much like in "Hercules."
So, this movie is a fun-time film. You won't be sorry to watch it, and your kids will love it as well. They may not be drawn to the characters as much as they would to a Belle, Snow White, or Simba, but they will enjoy this story. So will you.
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Summary: A wacky adventure about working together
Review: First of all, the voice cast of this movie is amazing. Eartha Kitt is the heart of the movie, at least for me. The spoiled selfish emporer Kuzkoh gets what was coming to him. Yzma's left hand man of the moment Kronk is hilarious and kept me laughing the whole time.
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Summary: Not Disney's best, but great for what it is...
Review: This movie almost never made it to the theater. After scrapping and redoing the entire storyline and much of the animation, it was salvaged by two directors at Disney who gave it a much lighter touch and less serious approach then was originally envisioned. Spade and Goodman are great voice talents and the movie is endearing, but certianly doesn't stand out like Lion King or Alladin. The story revolves around Spade's character, a young South American Emperor who is spoiled beyond belief. He informs Goodmans character, a local farmer that he'll have to move his small house and farm to make room for his new Jacuzzi house. The tides turn when the Emporer's aide accidently changes him into a Llama (instead of poisoning him). He is forced to get help from the farmer who he almost evicted. I recommend this movie with 4 stars. It's entertaining and has good lessons for kids about treating people equally and in a manner in which you want to be treated.
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Summary: You'll laugh, you'll... well, you'll LAUGH!
Review: The Emperor's New Groove is a hilarious tale of a spoiled Emperor by the name of Kuzco, who fires his long-time advisor, Yzma ("living proof dinosaurs once roamed the earth" says Kuzco in the introduction), who, angered by the disrespect, plots to kill Kuzco and take over the emperor, with her dimwitted sidekic, Kronk. Fortunately for Kuzco, through a mix-up, Kuzco is turned into a Llama instead, and his only chance at survival is a kindly peasant, Pacha, whom Kuzco had just days earlier told that his house was going to be destroyed to make way for Kuzco's summer house. Madcap adventure ensues, completely differing from Disney's usual style, making this my favortie animated feature of all time. The voice acting is perfect--Eartha Kitt and David Spade really shine in their roles... really getting into the character, and breathing life and hilarity into them. Patrick Warbutton's character, Kronk, is an absolute scene-stealer, and has many funny moments. I hgihly reccomend this movie to... well, ANYONE! If you haven't seen it already, you must listen to what you have been hearing about it, and rent it! Or, better yet, buy it!
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