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THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE (2008)

Voices by David Spade, John Goodman (2000, Walt Disney, 78 mins., G, also on DVD)

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Credits

Release Date: Dec 15, 2000; Rated: G; Genres: Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Musical; With: John Goodman, Eartha Kitt and David Spade; Distributor: Walt Disney Productions

B+

By Marc Bernardin

Marc Bernardin

In the wake of feature-length cartoon successes like Warner's inspired The Iron Giant, the folks at Disney's animation brain trust have finally shaken the sappy song-and-dance shackles from their pencils and tried something new. It doesn't matter that this pop-culty take on a pseudo-Incan emperor (voiced, for better or worse, by Spade) and his quest to put aside his llama-llama-ding-dong ways and regain his throne is a little on the slight side. It goes down real easy, kids'll love it, and, besides, evolution is always fun to watch.

Posted May 04, 2001

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