The Emperor's New Groove | | Cast : | David Spade, John Goodman | | Director : | Mark Dindal | | Studio : | Walt Disney Home Video | | Format : | Color, Animated, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound | | Released Date : | December 15, 2000 | | DVD Released Date : | May 01, 2001 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | G (General Audience) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 13, 2005 | | Summary | One of the last Disney greats | Content
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You will laugh from beginning to end. The jokes are timeless and my friends and I are still throwing quotes from this film back and forth all the time and just laughing about them. Kronk is by far the funniest character, especially during the scene where he talks with his shoulder angel and devil and when he is chasing after Kuzco (David Spade) with Yzma (spelling?). The lovable Paca, played by Jon Goodman, adds a heartwarming element of redemtion for the selfish, vain Kuzco and in the end you just want to say 'awwwwwwww'. By far, one of the most hilarious movies, animated or realistic, and worth every penny. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 07, 2005 | | Summary | Silly Donkey | Content
| I ordered this movie for my daughter as we kept seeing previews for it on another video. She loves it. She's 3 and walks around repeating some of the funny lines said by the characters. She calls it the "Silly Donkey" movie.
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| Rating | | | Date | July 02, 2005 | | Summary | It's Good To Be the Emperor... | Content
| Ever since people have been going to the movies there has been one constant in the realm of cartoon movies, Disney Studios. Disney has created unforgettable classics; such as, "The Lion King", "Aladdin", "Snow White", "Bambi", and the list could go on and on. During the mid-nineties, the "House of Mouse" as Disney Studios is often referred to as, changed animation styles and began delivering audiences clunkier drawn characters that didn't seem to have the distinct visual style and grace that made their films instant classics with children and adults alike. However, there were some gems amongst the average animation being created, and one of these gems that would soon join all of the other Disney classics was, "The Emperor's New Groove".
"The Emperor's New Groove" is about a young, self-involved emperor named Kuzco (perfectly cast David Spade), who cares little for other people and only desires to make himself happy. Under his employ is the incredibly old and insanely evil, Yzma (Eartha Kitt) and her unwitting sidekick Kronk (the hilarious Patrick Warburton). Yzma desires to rule the kingdom but her dreams are thwarted when Kuzco catches her trying to settle disputes by using his power and has her fired. This doesn't set well at all with Yzma, who along with Kronk, devises a plan to kill the emperor. In Kronk's defense, he really has no clue what's going on, and is really a good man at heart. However, Yzma's plan quickly goes awry when Kronk accidentally chooses the wrong potion and instead of killing Kuzco, it turns him into a llama. In the middle of all of this insanity is Pacha (John Goodman), a simple villager who was summoned by Kuzco only to learn that the young emperor is going to destroy his village in order to create Kuzcotopia. Of course, since the emperor is in the form of a llama, and has mistakenly been taken back to Pacha's village it's up to Pacha to convince Kuzco to change his mind and open his heart, while evading Yzma's evil clutches.
This hilarious cartoon, probably one of the funniest Disney has made in years, has plenty of jokes and sight gags to keep both young and old rolling with laughter for the entire duration of the film and even long after the movie is over. With a convoluted plot that is intended to be pure fun, even poking fun at it's own absurdity, "The Emperor's New Groove" is the perfect film for people of all ages.
"The Emperor's New Groove" is rated G. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 24, 2005 | | Summary | Love the Llama | Content
| Five stars you bet! The funniest Disney move in LONG time, and for once something that doesn't focus on death (as it seems a lot of Disney does.) My kids love it as much as I do. Witty humor for adults and silly stuff for the kids. David Spade is absolutely perfect for this role and how could you not love Puddy (from Seinfeld) as Cronk! Buy it before it goes in the Disney vault. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 25, 2005 | | Summary | Funny Disney, especially for adults | Content
| When the movie starts you see a sad lama sitting in the dark. Then you hear the voice of David Spade and the fun starts. Animations are always mentioned in the lists of movies actors have made and deservedly so; ever since 'A Bugs Life' and 'Ants' have the on-screen animated figures started looking like the actors themselves, including the humor and antics.
The story is the usual Disney. Good people vs Bad people, cool animations, a lot of songs, and a good dose of humor. Provided in the most part by David Spade and Patrick Warburton, you may remember him as Elaine's Boyfriend Puddy in Seinfeld or a small part in a few episodes of 'Newsradio', his dry, dumbwitted remarks are hilarious and the best thing about this movie.
The theme song by Tom Jones is also funny (he is credited as 'theme song guy') and has the great line "an enigma and a mystery, in Meso-American history".
Even as an adult I had to laugh out loud sometimes. You can say what you want about Disney, they can deliver movies that suit 3 year olds through 103 year olds.
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