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Originally developed as an epic called Kingdom of the Sun, The Emperor's New Groove lost scale and most of Sting's song score (some of which can be heard on the soundtrack) on its way to the screen. The end result is the lightest Disney film in many a moon, a joyous romp akin to Aladdin in its quotient of laughs for kids and adults. The original story centers on the spoiled teenage emperor Kuzco (David Spade), who enjoys getting the best of his Aztecan subjects. When he fires Yzma (Eartha Kitt), his evil sorceress, she seeks revenge and turns Kuzco into a llama with the help of her hunk of the month, a lunk named Kronk (Patrick Warburton). Alone in the jungle, the talking llama is befriended by Pacha (John Goodman), who has just been told to vacate his pastoral home by the human Kuzco. What's an ego to do? That's pretty much the story and the characters--simple, direct, fun--a Disney film on a diet. For any fan of the acidic humor of Spade, this is essential viewing. As narrator of his tale, Kuzco uses a sarcastic tone to keep the story jumping with plenty of fun asides (he even "stops" the film at one point to make sure you know the story is about him). Even better is character actor Warburton (Elaine's stuck-up boyfriend on Seinfeld), who steals every scene as the dim-witted, but oh-so-likable Kronk. There's even a delicious Tom Jones number that starts the film off with a bang. --Doug Thomas
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Producer Randy Fullmer and director Mark Dindal literally run through each department at Disney Animation Studios to show us how their feature was created. While this is a more energized approach (and in tune with the film's spirit), the effort is never as intrinsically funny as the Pixar (Toy Story) gang's behind-the-scenes DVDs. This "Ultimate Edition" is laid out as in previous deluxe Disney DVDs to examine the development and art of the film, including three deleted sequences. With one vital new feature, you can select a tour "Groove" that takes you through 25 minutes of highlights of the filmmaking process instead of clicking through the DVD menus. Unfortunately, the disc does not dig into the origins of the film, originally developed as a musical epic called Kingdom of the Sun. There are only a dozen nondescriptive art drawings that entice us. Instead of illustrating how a massive change in tone was successfully made, Disney just looks the other way. Fans of the final movie should enjoy this two-disc set (especially the conversational tone of the commentary), but this is hardly an "ultimate edition." --Doug Thomas
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Buy the standard version,
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This review is from: The Emperor's New Groove: The Ultimate Groove (Widescreen) (DVD)
The movie itself is fine, but the additional DVD is pretty worthless. First, it takes forever to load on the DVD player, and the material itself is really rather boring. The documentary they made concerning the development of the movie is awfully boring and of low quality. I regret having wasted the addition few bucks buying a "Special Edition" that isn't in fact all that special.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome movie!,
By "octaiva" (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Emperor's New Groove (Widescreen) (DVD)
My kids watch this one all the time. My youngest just loves it, she laughs through the whole movie (and so do!) David Spade is hilarious as Kuzko the self obsorbed Prince turned Llama, and John Goodman plays a heartwarming Pacha, the peasent who's home Kuzko wants to destroy to make his dream vacation spot. Two thumbs way up!
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of the funniest Disney films ever.,
By Ryne Williams (Cleveland, TN USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Emperor's New Groove (Widescreen) (DVD)
It may not be worthy of Masterpiece status, but The Emporer's New Groove will always be remembered as the funny Disney film. It is very alike Saturday Night Live in the way the humor plays out. The voices are great, as well as the animation. See it. I highly reccomend it.
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