The Road to El Dorado

I used my dvd til it died bought this to show to my kids

We’ve watched this so many times on TV I wanted them to be able to see it on demand.

I wish they still made animated movies like this, with the comedy packed in every minute

I loved this movie when I was younger and had to get it to watch with my daughter. There is a lot of adult humor but it will totally go over a kids head. Its one of those movies you rewatch and go OHHH thats what they meant My daughter (and I when I was little) thought the creature the high priest created was a little scary.

one of my favs

as a child ive watch DreamWorks films a lot much ore then Pixar and ive grown up and loving certain films like...Cat`s Don`t Dance, Rise Of The Guardians,The Prince Of Egypt and The Road to El Dorado is one at the top five. Its a story of two con men Miguel and Tulio and one day they stumble inti a map that can lead them to the fabled lost city of Gold...El Dorado! With an amazing cast like :Rosie Perez, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branaugh , Jim Cummings Armand Assante, and Edward James Almos! Music and songs by the incredible talents of Elton John and The Backstreeet boys will make anyone fall in love with how beautful the musics animation and fluidity that ths adventure film brings to everyone craving that something more! Though not as famous or memorable as The Prince Of Egypt its a wonderful passionate film that while may not have groosed alotta money or been well criticaly recieved ive peersonally loved this film and everything about and i will like you to judge for yourself on your tv seeing this underated film masterpiece a good director, music , voice director and a wonderful cast will make together!

A fun movie, not perfect but enjoyable. The ending felt a bit rushed and anti-climatic to me but thats really just me being picky. The animation of Kenneth Branaghs character doesnt quite match his voice (matching voice to character is actually a serious and delicate art form, one that is easy to slip up on), which is probably the thing that bugged me most about the movie.

Lets start with the good things about this animated feature. The voice casting is inspired, and the repartee between Kevin Kline and Kenneth Branagh in particular is delightful. I dont know if there was improvisation, but the dialogue reminds me of the bromantic exchanges in Judd Apatow movies-- albeit delivered faster and much more child friendly. The animation is reminiscent of Prince of Egypt and beautiful, for the most part. The mediocre things. The female character does not resemble any others from features for children. She is interesting, but extremely, almost discomfitingly sexual in her methods of getting what she wants (heed the rating, parents). The explicitness of her character is especially dissonant considering al the other elements (sidekick animals, The music by Elton John is pleasant enough but ultimately forgettable, and nearly all the montages the songs serve as background for are not funny or clever enough to hold up against the parts of the movie with dialogue (a far cry from majestic set pieces from Prince of Egypt or Katzenbergs 1989-1994 Disney features) The plot, overall, is not very memorable despite a villain who is entertaining and menacing, and I found the climax strangeky tedious. Watch it if you like animation and talky bromances, have children who are too young to notice sexual innuendo, or old enough that they will find it entertaining. Its a strange target audience, yes.

I was so glad to find one of our favorite cartoons on DVD, especially since we wore out the video years ago. This is a cute cartoon based on the search for the lost city of gold, but an even better story of the merits of being kind and of friendship. The video was rated PG-13 for brief nudity when the heroes, Tulio and Miguel, chased after monkeys. Some scenes may upset younger children (when the high priest conjures his potion to bring a statue to life). My daughter first saw this when she was 4 and she didnt even remember that scene. The DVD also has nice extras on how the actors worked together when voicing the characters. All in all it is a great DVD to add to your collection.

Great DVD