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Atlantis: The Lost Empire

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Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 123

Fresh: 56

Rotten:67

Average Rating: 5.4/10

Consensus: "Atlantis" provides a fast-paced spectacle, but stints on such things as character development and a coherent plot.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for action violence

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Childrens

Theatrical Release: Jun 15, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $83,561,615

Synopsis: Part INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE, part 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE marries mythology, cool futuristic underwater space crafts, and turn-of-the-century adventure for an animated treat. Thanks in part... Part INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE, part 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE marries mythology, cool futuristic underwater space crafts, and turn-of-the-century adventure for an animated treat. Thanks in part to cowriter Joss Whedon (creator of the edgy BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER series), the film is filled with relaxed wit and more grown-up, pseudo-supernatural perils than some recent Disney films, without being inappropriate for kids. This non-musical extravaganza pits Good against Evil, and pairs a nerdy young scientist-turned-explorer, Milo Thatch (Michael J. Fox), with an independent-minded blond bombshell of a princess, Kida (Cree Summer)--provided Kida's father, the distrusting king (Leonard Nimoy) approves. Milo, a museum curator relegated to menial jobs, is obsessed with the famed lost empire of Atlantis. His grandfather once told him about a mysterious Shepherd's Journal that could help him find the now-sunken kingdom and, with the help of eccentric millionaire Preston B. Whitmore (John Mahoney), Milo and several other funny, quirky crew members set out on a heart-pounding adventure. The crew includes Vinny, a demolitionist (Don Novello, better known as Father Guido Sarducci), Dr. Sweet, the gentle cook (Phil Morris, a.k.a. Kramer's lawyer on SEINFELD), and a paternal but brusque Captain Rourke (James Garner). The plot is intricate and suspenseful, and artist Mike Mignola (creator of the graphic comic book HELLBOY) offers up an intense but beautifully simple animated environment as stunning as Queen Amadala's planet in STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE. With monsters like the vicious Leviathan (a mechanical lobster that guards the gates to the city) adding thrills and chills, who could ask for more? [More]

Starring: Michael J. Fox, James Garner, Cree Summer, Don Novello

Starring: Michael J. Fox, James Garner, Cree Summer, Don Novello, Phil Morris, Claudia Christian, Jacqueline Obradors, Florence Stanley, David Ogden Stiers, John Mahoney, Jim Varney, Corey Burton, Leonard Nimoy

Director: Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale

Director: Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale
Screenwriter: Tab Murphy, Joss Whedon, Bruce Zabel, Jackie Zabel, Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale
Producer: Don Hahn
Composer: James Newton Howard, Diane Waren
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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Jan 29, 2002

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35:1
  • Full Frame

Audio:

  • THX Mastered Audio
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Deleted Scenes
  • Audio Commentary
  • Featurette - 1. Virtual Tours Of CG Models
  • Additional Audio Material - 1. How To Speak Atlantean

Interactive Features:

  • Scene Access
  • Interactive Menus

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Additional Text - 1. DisneyPedia

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Todd McCarthy
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When compared to Disney's best animated films, "Atlantis: The Lost Empire" doesn't compare.

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After seeing spectacular epics like Tarzan, it is difficult to properly appreciate the mediocre, but entertaining Atlantis.

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09/27/06
Jordan Hiller
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The potency of the Disney brand name will be tested with Atlantis, a peculiar animated feature that has no children in its story, no cute creatures, and no musical or dance numbers. Any reason for the family to go?

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12/06/05
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... breathtaking animation in service of a story that doesn't hold enough water to drown a rat much less a civilization.

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12/06/04
Jeffrey Overstreet
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05/14/03
Joe Mader
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...Sorely lacking in the magic and majesty we have come to expect in the wake of other recent Disney cartoon products.

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02/08/03
John R. McEwen
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01/07/03
David Poland
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It's all too predictable.

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Chris Gore
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10/30/02
Matthew Turner
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Your best bet is to forget the story and concentrate on the animation.

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10/23/02
Jean Lowerison
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Visually, it represents a striking step forward for the Disney studios (as does the absence of singing animals, for that matter).

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10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer
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Robert Denerstein
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It carries with it the spirit of those old science fiction stories.

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07/12/02
Jeffrey Chen
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