The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Average Rating: 7.1/10
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: 34
Fresh: 26 | 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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Movie Info
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
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Cast
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David Spade
Kuzko -
John Goodman
Pacha -
Eartha Kitt
Yzma -
Patrick Warburton
Kronk -
Wendie Malick
Chica -
Kellyann Kelso
Chaca -
Eli Russell Linnetz
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All Critics (127) | Top Critics (34) | Fresh (108) | Rotten (19) | DVD (30)
Ingenious action sequences driven by surprisingly little plot lead to a climax full of the transmogrification animation was invented for.
Top CriticEmperor doesn't aim too high or strain too hard; it is at ease inhabiting its pretty, miniature realm.
The unfussy, tossed-off quality actually helps give this original story zippy irreverence some of Disney's plusher cartoons lack.
This Disney comedy makes a self-conscious and largely successful attempt to modernise the studio's format with a jive-ass sensibility.
Will the kids buy it? You bet they will.
Funky, funny and free of ersatz Broadway cheese.
More fun, goofy cartoon antics than Disney polish.
[The] lightest and wackiest of all Disney features.
A lot of fluff that never amounts to a good film.
Groove boasts some innovative tricks and sharp performances. Oh, and not too many songs. Phew.
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.
...a surprisingly entertaining and awfully funny piece of work.
At its heart, this is a buddy comedy that works on all levels.
The film ranks among the studio's fresher undertakings.
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.
It looks like director Mark Dindal has been watching a lot of Chuck Jones lately.
The Emperor’s New Groove is really about another new groove — Disney animation's… Not a success at the box office, it deserves to be a family hit on VHS and DVD.
A forgettable movie as flat as its cartoon-like characters.
For some reason, this film feels rushed through, like the conventional animation pictures are becoming a kind of filler between the computer-animated Pixar releases.
A treat for kids and adults alike.
It may not be Dickens, but it's vintage Disney.
It delivers engaging, high-spirited adventure that parents can appreciate alongside their young offspring.
Audience Reviews for The Emperor's New Groove
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- Yzma: Pull the lever Kronk!
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- Yzma: Pull the lever, Kronk!
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- Kuzko: [throws acorn at adorable squirrel] HIT THE ROAD, BUCKY!
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- Kronk: Oh! Yzma! Yzma's in your chair!
- Kuzko: Very good, Kronk! [holds up dog treat] Get the snack! Get the snack!
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- Yzma: WHAT? A Llama? HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD!
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- Yzma: [growing impatient listening to a beggar's plea] It is no concern of mine whether your family has--what was it again? [beggar replies with 'Food' to which she responds] Ha! You really should have thought about that before you became peasants!
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Foreign Titles
- Kuzco, l'empereur mégalo (FR)
- El Emperador y Sus Locuras (ES)
