'Emperor's New Groove' a goofy, breezy slapstick cartoon that's easily the funniest Disney movie to date

Rating: 9/10 (18 August 2005)

Emperor's New Groove Emperor Kuzco(voiced by David Spade) is a swinging, cocky Emperor who makes the mistake of firing his suspicious adviser, Ezma(voiced by Eartha Kitt) after she tries to run the country behind his back. With the help of her dim-witted right-hand man, Kronk(Patrick Warburton) and her secret lab, Ezma plans to kill Kuzco backfire as he is turned into a llama.
So Ezma sends Kronk to finish the job, but he loses Kuzco in a crowd, but he doesn't tell Ezma, so she thinks shes dead. Now with the help of a gentle, supportive llama herder and father, Pacha(John Goodman), they embark on a journey to get Kuzco back to the Palace, while Ezma and Kronk go on a journey to find Kuzco and kill him...
The Emperor's New Groove may not be the most memorable Disney movie, but it's certainly the funniest.
I don't think I've laughed so hard at the movie theatre in a long time. The plot of the film is an excuse to string together clever one-liners, goofy slapstick and sprightly chase sequences, and in this type of film, that's OK. Sreenwriter David Reynolds knows how to write a film that anyone from the ages 3-53 can enjoy. The actors fit their voices exceptionally well in this film, as in most Disney Movies.
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