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The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Directed by Mark Dindal
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Overview
Kuzco is a self-centered emperor who summons Pacha from a village and to tell him that his home will be destroyed to make room for Kuzco’s new summer home. Kuzco’s advisor, Yzma, tries to poison Kuzco and accidentally turns him into a llama, who accidentally ends up in Pacha’s village. Pacha offers to help Kuzco if he doesn’t destroy his house, and so they form an unlikely partnership.
Rated G | Length 78 minutes
Actors
David Spade | John Goodman | Eartha Kitt | Patrick Warburton | Wendie Malick | Kellyann Kelso | Eli Russell Linnetz | Stephen J. Anderson | Bob Bergen | Rodger Bumpass | Robert Clotworthy | Jennifer Darling | Patti Deutsch | John Fiedler | Miriam Flynn | Geri Lee Gorowski | Sherry Lynn | Danny Mann | Mickie McGowan | D.F. Reynolds | Andre Stojka | Steve Susskind | Joe Whyte | Jack Angel | Mark Dindal | Bill Farmer | Carole Jeghers | Tom Jones | Patrick Pinney | Jess Harnell | Phil Proctor | Steven Weber
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/23/2012 | TV | DVD | Rented | 3 stars |
| (Average) 3 stars |
Viewing Notes
I’d heard a lot of talk about EMPEROR’S NEW GROOVE being one of the best Disney movies. Maybe if I hadn’t heard that, I’d be more impressed than I am.
It has its funny moments, to be sure, but it’s not the laugh riot I expected; LILO & STITCH was a much funnier, and certainly more touching, 2-D Disney animated attempt.
The movie also falls short in several areas, just like David Spade. Most of the jokes are flat and the villain of the piece is also by far the weakest of Disney’s evil royal set; there’s nothing fearsome about her and it really seems probably that anyone could have beaten her with a whiff of intention. And the Emperor himself: he was still a dick in the end, and I really didn’t feel like he’d matured or had any motivation to do so.
I’ll allow for the fact that the movie probably plays well with the younger set, but it probably won’t hold up as they get older.
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