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The Road To El Dorado [DVD] [2000]

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  • Actors: Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Rosie Perez, Armand Assante, Edward James Olmos
  • Directors: Bibo Bergeron, David Silverman, Don Paul, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Will Finn
  • Writers: Karey Kirkpatrick, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
  • Format: Anamorphic, Animated, Dubbed, PAL
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: Dutch
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 19 Jun 2006
  • Run Time: 89 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000059WZW
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,674 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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


Special Features

16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Dutch\German
English
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 Dutch English German
Dolby Digital 5.1
Behind The Scenes Featurette
Basics Of Animation
Directors Commentary
Music Video
Booklet With Production Notes
Dutch
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Road to Entertainment, 24 April 2004
By M. J. Webber (Stoke-on-Trent, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Road To El Dorado [VHS] [2000] (VHS Tape)
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.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Disney!, 7 Nov 2003
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).

Overall, this is a outstanding animation, certainly better than anything Disney has produced in recent years. I'd recommend it to any fans of the genre or anybody with kids.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars It's a great movie., 25 April 2001
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Notwithstanding the five stars, I concede the reviewer Doug Thomas that some things are mediocre in this movie: the screenplay and the songs of Elton John. He did great songs, but he had had his best years - long ago. He is just reproducing and replicating his old tunes and musical arrangements. That is what I call routine.

However, but it is not really important, because of the wonderful created characters Miguel and Tuilo and their perfect selected voices of Kenneth Branagh and Kevin Kline. Moreover the nice setting of the jungle and the cities, the Maya as wll as the Spanish. Not to forget once again („Moses") the impressive animation of the water.

The movie is beautiful and really great fun. And there is no reason to care about the screenplay and the songs. They don't matter, anyway. Do yourself a favour and watch that.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Doug got it wrong
The man has no sense of humor, my sister and i could not stop laughing the whole way through and now cant stop quoting El derado! Read more
Published 14 days ago by D. Mills

5.0 out of 5 stars 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... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Natasha Catmur

4.0 out of 5 stars 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. Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2007 by Ms. MacNeill

5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive.
A splendid romp from start to finish, The Road To El Dorado drags animated features into the 21st century. Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2004 by Glenn Harris

5.0 out of 5 stars Really funny, with beautiful animation.
"The road to El Dorado" is a really great film. It's just so funny! Kids will love it and it's great for adults too. Read more
Published on 28 Jul 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Road to El Dorado
This is one of the funniest films I've seen in a loong looong time. It far surpasses...well, pretty much ANYTHING Disney has done, and then some. Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2003 by H. King

5.0 out of 5 stars not to be missed
This is an underated work of animation, and as such seems to have fallen by the roadside. Okay its not Disney but that works to its advantage, there`s no hype and no mass... Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2002 by P. Grocutt

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious every time!!
I love this film and would recommend it to everyone - all ages will find it great, the film is a real feel good movie, i have to admit i've watched it over and over because every... Read more
Published on 30 Aug 2002 by amandajwhoopi

5.0 out of 5 stars underated but unmissable
Although this movie did not make a big impact at cinemas,that does not mean to say this is bad,nothing could be further from the truth. Read more
Published on 16 April 2001

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