Ingenious action sequences driven by surprisingly little plot lead to a climax full of the transmogrification animation was invented for.
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The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:22
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.5/10
Consensus: 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.
Theatrical Release:Dec 15, 2000 Wide
Box Office: $87,320,505
Synopsis: Kuzco (David Spade) is the young, arrogant emperor of a vast kingdom. For his entire life, he has always had everything his own way. When his adviser, Yzma (Eartha Kitt), decides to usurp his power... [More]
Starring: David Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt, Patrick Warburton
Director: Marc Dindal
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Reviews for The Emperor's New Groove
Top CriticEmperor doesn't aim too high or strain too hard; it is at ease inhabiting its pretty, miniature realm.
09/08/08
Top CriticThe unfussy, tossed-off quality actually helps give this original story zippy irreverence some of Disney's plusher cartoons lack.
03/31/08
Top CriticWill the kids buy it? You bet they will.
04/05/02
Top CriticNo review available.
02/07/01
Top CriticFunky, funny and free of ersatz Broadway cheese.
12/15/00
Top CriticAn audience dominated by young children was disconcertingly quiet during a preview screening.
12/15/00
Top CriticThe best Warner Bros. cartoon ever created by the Walt Disney Studios.
12/15/00
Top CriticNeither the best nor the most endearing of Disney, but it's a sassy amusement. And nicely short.
12/15/00
Top CriticThe first Disney animated movie since The Little Mermaid that amounts to nothing more than a throwaway.
12/15/00
Top CriticFeels like some lame, focus-grouped attempt by a bunch of people who have grown hopelessly middle-aged to make themselves hip with the kids.
12/15/00
Top CriticThe animation and conception of the film seldom approach the exalted and imaginative level of Disney's better efforts in the genre.
12/15/00
Top CriticMay be one of the brightest, funniest pieces of entertainment of the season.
12/15/00
Top CriticA silly little movie that's smarter than most of the self-important features that came out this year.
12/15/00
Top Critic
A near-perfect mix of fresh characters, well-cast voices, superb visuals, and a fast-paced, fantasy-adventure plot.
12/15/00
Top CriticOften feels long, like a half-hour cartoon stretched to feature length.
12/15/00
Top CriticA zany tonic, more upbeat and funnier than the lugubrious Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
12/15/00
Top CriticA delightful, effervescent morality tale for children conveyed with such wit and sophistication that adults are likely to be enchanted as well.
12/15/00
Top CriticA timely reminder that animated films don't have to be grandiose visual circuses with full Broadway scores to entertain.
12/14/00
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