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The Emperor's New Groove (2000)

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Average Rating: 7/10
Reviews Counted: 127
Fresh: 108 | Rotten: 19

The Emperor's New Groove isn't the most ambitious animated film, but its brisk pace, fresh characters, and big laughs make for a great time for the whole family.

Average Rating: 6.6/10
Critic Reviews: 32
Fresh: 24 | Rotten: 8

The Emperor's New Groove isn't the most ambitious animated film, but its brisk pace, fresh characters, and big laughs make for a great time for the whole family.

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A ruler learns how the other half lives -- the animal half, that is -- in this animated comedy-adventure from the Walt Disney Studios. Kuzco (voice of David Spade) is the young emperor of an Inca nation who takes a self-centered joy in the troubles of others. Not surprisingly, Kuzco's attitudes have earned the enmity of many of his subjects, including Yzma (voice of Eartha Kitt), a sorceress who wants to seize power away from the emperor after he relieved her of her royal duties, declaring she

G, 1 hr. 19 min.

Animation, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Mark Dindal

Written By: Jonathan Roberts

In Theaters: Dec 15, 2000 Wide

On DVD: May 1, 2001

Box Office:$87.3M

Buena Vista Pictures

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Critic Reviews for The Emperor's New Groove

All Critics (127) | Top Critics (32) | Fresh (115) | Rotten (19) | DVD (30)

Ingenious action sequences driven by surprisingly little plot lead to a climax full of the transmogrification animation was invented for.

November 16, 2009 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

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Emperor doesn't aim too high or strain too hard; it is at ease inhabiting its pretty, miniature realm.

September 8, 2008 Full Review Source: TIME Magazine

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Richard Corliss

TIME Magazine

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The unfussy, tossed-off quality actually helps give this original story zippy irreverence some of Disney's plusher cartoons lack.

March 31, 2008 Full Review Source: Newsweek

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David Ansen

Newsweek

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Will the kids buy it? You bet they will.

April 5, 2002 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

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Funky, funny and free of ersatz Broadway cheese.

December 15, 2000 Full Review Source: Toronto Star

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Geoff Pevere

Toronto Star

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An audience dominated by young children was disconcertingly quiet during a preview screening.

December 15, 2000 Full Review Source: Detroit News

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Susan Stark

Detroit News

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More fun, goofy cartoon antics than Disney polish.

August 3, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

[The] lightest and wackiest of all Disney features.

December 6, 2009 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

At times it was too fluffy, especially the ending.

April 29, 2009 Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Groove boasts some innovative tricks and sharp performances. Oh, and not too many songs. Phew.

September 8, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4

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Daniel Etherington

Film4

The arc of the story may be predictable, but it's balanced out by some marvelously unpredictable flashes of visual comedy, all very much in the style of Chuck Jones in his prime.

August 7, 2008 Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review

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Bob Grimm

Sacramento News & Review

This Disney comedy makes a self-conscious and largely successful attempt to modernise the studio's format with a jive-ass sensibility.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Wally Hammond

Time Out

...a surprisingly entertaining and awfully funny piece of work.

December 18, 2005 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

At its heart, this is a buddy comedy that works on all levels.

December 6, 2005 Full Review Source: Film Threat

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Chris Gore

Film Threat

It's a special New Groove DVD Edition that features groovy new extra

November 26, 2005 Full Review Source: International Press Academy

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Michael Szymanski

International Press Academy

Brilliant all around.

November 23, 2005 Full Review Source: Now Playing Magazine

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Tony Whitt

Now Playing Magazine Source: Now Playing Magazine

The film ranks among the studio's fresher undertakings.

November 4, 2005 Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine)

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Christopher Smith

Bangor Daily News (Maine)

It is not vintage Disney, to be sure, but it beats most anything on the Cartoon Channel.

October 30, 2005 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

Yzma and Kronk kick the comedy *** of Timone and Pumba.

October 23, 2005 Full Review Source: CinemaBlend.com

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Joshua Tyler

CinemaBlend.com

Deep down, I'd like to believe that this film will be remembered years from now as one of the better animated films to emerge from this decade.

October 20, 2005 Full Review Source: 7M Pictures

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

Lickety-split banter between brilliantly conceived characters, chase scenes that leave you breathless with laughter and surprise ... this is a whole new ballgame for Disney.

December 6, 2004 Full Review Source: Looking Closer

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Jeffrey Overstreet

Looking Closer

It looks like director Mark Dindal has been watching a lot of Chuck Jones lately.

June 5, 2003 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

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This was dumb. I hate Disney movies like this.

September 10, 2011

Alexander Diminiano

Super Reviewer

Hilarious, Disney doesn't give a perfect animated film but its one of the funniest they have ever made, a really funny film.

August 15, 2011

Brad Wright

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1. Kronk: [after Yzma asks if he has the poison] Oh, right, the poison, the poison for Kuzko. The poison chosen specifically to kill Kuzko, Kuzko's poison...[long pause]...that poison?
– Submitted by Jon A (36 days ago)
1. Yzma: That is the last time we're taking directions from a SQUIRREL!
– Submitted by Aggie F (53 days ago)
1. Yzma: How shall I do it?
– Submitted by Anthony A (2 months ago)
1. Kronk: Huh?
– Submitted by Anthony A (2 months ago)
1. Yzma: Ah, how shall I do it? Oh, I know. I'll turn him into a flea, a harmless, little flea, and then I'll put that flea in a box, and then I'll put that box inside of another box, and then I'll mail that box to myself, and when it arrives...I'll smash it with a hammer! It's brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, I tell you! Genius, I say! Or, to save on postage, I'll just poison him with this.
– Submitted by Eva W (3 months ago)