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The Road To El Dorado [2000]
starring: Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Rosie Perez, Armand Assante, Edward James Olmos
directed by: Bibo Bergeron, David Silverman, Don Paul, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Will Finn

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Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0678149016635
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, PAL
Label: 4 Front Video
Manufacturer: 4 Front Video
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 4 Front Video
Release Date: July 08, 2002
Running Time: 89 minutes
Studio: 4 Front Video
Theatrical Release Date: March 31, 2000
Sales Rank: 8360

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
In its third foray into animated features, The Road to El Dorado, Dreamworks came up with something unfortunate: the routine animated picture. Plagued with production problems (it was originally conceived as a mould-breaking 12-rated adventure), the likable film is a Hope/Crosby-style road picture about two scallywags who stumble upon the Latin American paradise of El Dorado, the mythical city with riches of gold. Kenneth Branagh and Kevin Kline are quite fun as Miguel and Tuilo, two Spanish con artists who are shipwrecked in the New World with a scene-stealing horse. The pair follow a map to the secret city where their loyalty will be tested: do they return home rich men or continue to live in this paradise? Of course there are some obstacles: a high priest (Armand Assante) is locked in a power struggle with the benevolent chief (Edward James Olmos) and the perfunctory girlfriend (Rosie Perez) puts the two friends at odds. Like too many of the animated features of its time, The Road to El Dorado impresses only on a visual level (it's drenched in gorgeous greens and golds). The story and Elton John's songs are quite forgettable; only Branagh and Kline's playful banter keeps the film alive. Slick and light, it's a fine 83-minute entertainment for ages 5 and up, including the non-discriminating adult. --Doug Thomas, Amazon.com

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- An Under-rated Gem
I am so glad to find that other people love this as much as I do. Was buying it for my 3 year old godson because my boys (and I) loved it so much and reading these reviews brought back memories of my sons dancing round the living room and making me replay the songs over and over again, and of me spluttering tea with laughter at some of the jokes. I loved all the Hope and Crosby Road to ... films and wished that Branagh and Kline would do some more animation versions or remake them as they had a great chemistry. In my view an absolute classic family film.

Rating:

- Underrated as a great "buddy movie"
First the good: Branagh and Kline do an excellent job at breathing life into the two main characters, Tulio and Miguel. "The Road to El Dorado" is at its heart a buddy-movie, and I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw that the two voice-actors had so much chemistry together. They performed well with an excellent script which was consistently light and often hilarious. The artwork, particularly for El Dorado itself, is breath-taking, with quite possibly the most beautiful, detailed backgrounds I've ever seen in any film. When Tulio and Miguel sailed though the archway to get their first glimpse of El Dorado, I think I actually gasped out loud! The representation of the gold as well is very impressive and realistic, even seven years on. I really ... Read More:

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- Impressive.
A splendid romp from start to finish, The Road To El Dorado drags animated features into the 21st century.
We have an original and interesting story which overpowers the formula plot and keeps one amused and acutely aware throughout.
The performances from all of the cast are flawless but Brannaugh and Kline truly shine and exibit their skills with the mastery and class that one expects from such talent.
The soundtrack really is superb and is not the usual bland and over produced fare that we usually endure in an animated feature, we have the ever reliable Hans Zimmer showing off his heavenly composition skills providing a meaty atmospheric score.
The songs too are in the hands of masters with Sir Tim Rice penning the lyrics ... Read More:

Rating:

- The Road to Entertainment
Please disregard the regrettably jaded and cynical Amazon review of thismovie! The Road to El Dorado is a delight from title to end-credits!Visually superb, the characters are dynamic and work together beautifully,with a line of witty banter second to none. Elton John's music iscertainly NOT "forgettable" (actually it took me a couple of weeks to stopwhistling the theme tune...) and the soundtrack CD is also a very goodbuy. The film is a good family view, and I mean a GOOD family view:children, adults, and even bored teenagers will enjoy this.

Rating:

- Better than Disney!
This is a fantastic movie! My 4 year old son has made me sit through it many times and I still enjoy watching it. The animation is superb, mixing cutting-edge CG 3D backdrops with stylishly drawn main characters. It's similar in technique to Tarzan, but arguably better done. The script is packed with great one-liners for the adult audience - "HOLY SHIP!" is yelled as a wayward boat heads towards Tulio and Miguel (try explaining the joke to a 4 year old!) The acting is first class, which is to be expected with actors of Ken Branagh and Kevin Kline's calibre. Even the sound track is excellent, with some great tracks from Elton John which really suit the movie (another similarity with Tarzan and its Phil Collins-penned songs).

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