Quest For Camelot

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Summary: Family Fun and More!
Review: Stretching the truth of the Knights Of The Round table, just a little, this is a great story for kids. Teaching them courage and trust and friendship.

The voices are great, Cary Elwis, Pierce Brosnen, Jane Seymore, John Cleese, Don Rickles and the singing talents of the Corrs, Celene Dion and Steve Perry. This has a wonderful score and the soundtrack is just as good. Great lyrics and music.

The DVD has three fun features that make it just as interesting for the adults and the kids, but I am sure the kids will have far more fun. Technically it is a well put together film and the music and sound effects are brilliant.

The story is sweet and touching and the comedy sprinkled throughout. A must for every family or animated feature fan!

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Summary: Gary Oldman At His Best.
Review: I like this movie because it's cool. Gary Oldman's roll as the evil Ruber is great. I like all the other characters. I also like the singing which are apart of this film. I'm glad that I had my own copy. That way I won't have to keep renting it over and over again. I have the film and the soundtrack. I highly recommend this to future fans.

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Summary: "Quest for Camelot"!
Review: "Quest for Camelot" may not be Disney in the way that the animation isn't as good as some of Disney's best, but still, it's one of my favorite kids movie of all time!

At a very young age, Kaley (Jessalyn Gilsig) had always wanted to be a knight just like her father. But her father is killed by the evil knight Ruber (Gary Oldman) and she is left alone to live with her mother, Lady Julianna (Jane Seymour). Now a young woman, Kaley finds out that the legendary sword of King Arthur (Pierce Brosnan), Excalibur, has been stolen by Lord Ruber. But fortunately, Ruber's griffin (Bronson Pinchot) had lost the sword in the Forbidden Forest. Lady Julianna is captured by Ruber to be used to get inside Camelot which Ruber is going to seize. It's up to Kaley to find the sword and return it to its rightful owner. With the help of the handsome hermit Garett (Cary Elwes), and the two-headed dragon Cornwall and Devon (Don Rickles and Eric Idle), she must stop Ruber from taking over Camelot.

The quest is a magical journey, a fun-filled fantasy. Probably the best parts about this movie is 1) the impressive voice talents, 2) the sensational songs, and 3) the hilarous humor! The remarkable cast includes Cary Elwes (best known as Wesley in "The Princess Bride" and Robin Hood in Mel Brook's "Robin Hood: Men in Tights"), Don Rickles (in my favorite movie, "Kelly's Heroes), Eric Idle (in "80 Days Around the World" and Monty Python), Gary Oldman (best for his bad guy roles in "Air Force One", "The Fifth Element", and "Lost in Space"), Jane Seymor (I just love her in "The Scarlet Pimpernel" and 007's "Live and Let Die), and Pierce Brosnan (from the old tv show detective Remington Steel and of course he's the newest James Bond).

The songs are as I said just sensational! My favorite songs are the duet version of the song "Looking Through Your Eyes" (sung by Adrea Corr from the music group, The Corrs and Bryan White), "The Prayer" (sung by Celine Dion), "On My Father's Wings" (also sung by The Corrs), and "If I Didn't Have You". "If I Didn't Have You" is sung hilariously by Don Rickles and Eric Idle. I love the part at the end where they are Elvis Presley.

"Quest for Camelot" is also so funny! The best lines are said by the two-headed dragon Cornwall and Devon. Here are a few of my favorites:
Cornwall (to Kaley): My name is Cornwall, but you can call me Corny for short."
Devon: Yes, short on wit, manners, and charm.

Cornwall: "Houston, we have a problem." (I'm sure you all recognize that line from Tom Hank's "Apollo 13"!)

So if you still haven't seen this movie, I assure you that you're missing out on one of the best kids movie ever! Also, it would be really worth it if you get the "Quest for Camelot" soundtrack. If you've enjoyed this movie, I also recommend another one of my favorite kids film, "The Emperor's New Groove" by Disney.

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Summary: One of the best non-Disney animated movies of '98!
Review: For the audience who love movies with many jokes and parodies, the 'Riverdance' inspired 'Quest For Camelot' is a must have, with music by Lee Ann Rimes, Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli, and an all star cast, including Gary Oldman, Jane Seymor, and so on.
A perfect movie for kids over 6, who loves respectless humor.

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Summary: Great Fantasy...
Review: This is perhaps one of the better animated features to appear in the late 1990s. Basically, it's about a fictional version of events revolving around the legend of King Arthur and the famed Round Table. When a wretched villian named Sir Ruber decides to take over Camelot, he sends a griffin out to steal the famed sword Excalber. From then on, it's up to would-be knight Kayley and the friends she meets along the road to save the sword and the Round table. The Griffin is actually one of the better characters in the movie, and he's not the only mythic figure in the film; giants, a wizard, and a comic relief dragon with two heads add to the fun. Lots of other creatures appear in the film, but I won't say anymore about them for fear of spoiling the movie. Well animated and voiced, Quest for Camelot, is bound to become a children's favorite.

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Summary: Beautiful soundtrack!
Review: This is one of the greatest animated movies I've ever seen. It's sound track is excellent. I find myself rewinding certain parts just to see my favorite songs over again. The movie is very funny and has a good plot as well. It also shows how someone can overcome obstacles such as blindness.

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Summary: Arthurian legends meets 'Riverdance'
Review: A pretentious work. Kayley and the two-headed dragon are about the only successfull characters the film. Voice actors were obviously chosen according to their fame and not on how suitable they would be for the character . In particular King Arthur is a catastrophy in this respect (Pierce Brosnan) as is his stiff animation, never saw Arthur as such a winp. The computer animations in this film mix poorly with the rest.

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Summary: Quest for a good Animated Movie
Review: I enjoyed Quest for Camelot. I am a complete movie freak, and I've seen just about everything. Quest for Camelot has everything. Humor, drama, romance, and a good WaFF(warm and fuzzy feeling) for the kids. I personally believe they could have done alot more with Merlin, him being an obvious favorite to most King Arthur and Camelot lovers. The characters were well rounded, even including blind-stricken Garett, which adds to the whole anti-perfection thing. The only thing about this movie that puzzles me, is a trivial question of why they chose to make the Griffin and Dragon(s) speak, but not the Silver-winged hawk(being previously Merlin's who is a wizard). QfC gets a 5 from me.

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Summary: A Dragon And A Sword
Review: Stunning animation and sensational songs await you in the enchanted land of Camelot. A spirited teenage girl named Kayley answers the call to adventure when Ruber, the evil knight, steals King Arthur's legendary sword, Excalibur. Aided by Garrett, a handsome, blind squire, Kayley embarks on a thrilling quest to recover the sword and save her beloved kingdom. Along the way, these two unlikely heroes meet up with one outrageously funny creature - a wise-cracking, two-headed dragon named Devon & Cornwall. On their magical, musical journey, Kayley and Gerrett discover the unlimited power of friendship and courage. You'll discover dazzling, fun-filled entertainment in Quest For Camelot.

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Summary: Enjoyable, but mixed in tone...
Review: Of course, I'm watching as an adult fan of animated features, but while I found the general plot of the movie pleasing there were two things that I found very jarring.

The animation mixed two styles of computer animated realism with very unrealistic cell animation (and not very consistently stylized). This is pretty weak this far into the mix of the two mediums and while I usually ignore such details I found it distracting.

Also jarring for me was the split personality of the film in the form of the writers ranging from solid story telling to suddenly incongruent hilarity. It was as if they couldn't decide to make the film a dramatic or comedic piece and didn't successfully mesh the two together. It's not just that there are pop references so much as that the screenwriters do not seem to stay consistently on theme throughout. It's suddenly comedic, suddenly dramatic, with no clean exposition.

Still, the film is enjoyable and the characters are endearing, despite the odd incongruencies. Children will probably not notice the jarring mix and the adventure itself is entertaining and even compelling.