The Road to El Dorado
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Movie Reviews of The Road to El Dorado
Movie Review: Hope & Crosby meet Connery and Caine on the Road
Summary: 3 Stars
It is nice to see that Disney has some competition. This is a solid 3 star movie of average entertainment value. The strength of the movie is repartee between the two main characters. The script design reminded me a little of a combination of the Sean Conneryand Michael Caine movie THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING and the Road movies done by Hope and Crosby only here they are Spanish warriors, not british warriors or american dandys. This is a movie that had enough action for my little kids and enough comedy for the older ones, like me. If you are looking for non-disney family fun also check out SWAN PRINCESS, BRAVE LITTLE TOASTER and the LAND BEFORE TIME.
Movie Review: Enjoyed, with reservations
Summary: 3 Stars
I judge children's movies based on how eager I am to watch it again after what seems like the 50th viewing. El Dorado passes with flying colors. My husband and I enjoy watching it as much as my three year old does. I notice something new every time. The characters are believable, the story holds my attention and the music isn't too annoying.
I give it only three stars because I think there are some aspects of the story that are too mature for little ones. It is rated PG, which I missed before I ordered it, due to some sexual situations and scary scenes. My daughter doesn't get the sexual references, but I could see a six year old asking some interesting questions.
Movie Review: Fun For The Whole Family
Summary: 4 Stars
THE ROAD TO ELDORADO is a fantastic adventure for the whole family. It has chemistry in the characters and visuals that stunning and amazing in their color and detail. Directed by Bibo Bergeron (A Goofy Movie, Ferngully: The Last Rainforest) and Will Finn (Beauty & The Beast, Aladdin) it tells the story of two not-so popular con artists that inadvertently get themselves on a quest that turns into a real adventure.Kevin Klein (Life Is A House, In & Out, Wild, Wild West) and Kenneth Branagh (Harry Potter, Wild, Wild, West) play Tulio and Miguel who are friends for life and have an uncanny knack for theatrics, conning and being rogues of there own worlds no matter where they end up. The are funny and witty and always seem to be at each other's throats. Together they are a force to be reckoned with however separate they probably could tie their own shoes without help. They acquire a map and decide to find the gold of El Dorado.
El Dorado is the adventure they seek having had acquired a map through a fantastic scheme and theatrical conning. Once on their journey they acquire and incredibly independent horse. (Sometimes this horse is brighter then them!) Through an accident, they end up on the ship of Cortez voiced by Jim Cummings (Shrek, Winnie The Pooh) who takes them to the shore where El Dorado is.
Finding the city of gold itself they meet an ancient people who is lead by a Chief voiced by Edward James Olmos (Battlestar Galactica, Stand & Deliver, Selena) and indirectly guided by his daughter Chel who is voiced by Rosie Perez (Fearless, Riding In Cars With Boys). There is also the bad guy voiced Armand Assante (Gotti, On The Beach) who is making things difficult and dangerous for the boys.
This is a fun and fantastic film and the best part is that there are 6 original songs written by Tim Rice and Elton John and performed by Elton himself. The score by Hans Zimmer is upbeat and fun and with music like this you can't go wrong. (This is the same musical team that came up with the musical scores and compositions for The Lion King!) A must for your collection!
5-20-03
Movie Review: "Holy Ship!"
Summary: 4 Stars
Tulio and Miguel are two Spanish con artist in 1519. They win a map to the new world in a game of craps. The two gets stuck on a boat who has Cotez on it. Tulio and Miguel escape from the boat with Cotez's warhorse. They land somewhere in the New World and decided to look for El Dorado. Once in El Dorado, the two are considered Gods by the evil priest until one of the "gods" bleed. The Songs are enjoyable, including "It's Tough to be a god" with isn't sung by Elton John.
Movie Review: The only Dreamworks movie I own on VHS
Summary: 5 Stars
The Road to El Dorado makes me wonder one thing, the narrator is Elton John. But he does not talk once in the movie, he sings most of the movie's songs, the only song not sung by Elton John is It's Tough to Be a God perfomed by Kevin Kline and Kennth Branagh. But warning to parents this movie was rated PG by the MPAA for mild tnematic material and language. As the movie opens, it is Spain in 1519, and two men named Tulio (Kevin Kline) and Miguel (Kennth Branagh) are playing a game with loaded dice, and they win a map to the city of El Dorado. But they are taken prisoners on a ship, they make a plan to escape and go back to Spain, but instead problems happen when a horse wants his apple and they end up on a beach without food, but Migel has manged (some how) to get the map to El Dorado and they decide to make the journey to Spain, take the gold and go back to Spain. They find the city of El Dorado. And they are mistaken for gods, and now they have to pretend to be gods even though they are mortals and without the city of El Dorado learning they are not gods.