Groovy!

Rating: Null/10 (16 January 2001)

Disney has a way with animated motion pictures. No matter what the form, no matter what the subject, no matter what the genre, they still manage to make very good animated movies. And THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE is no exception.
The kids will love it. The film has characters that are lovable, villains that aren't that scary, and a story that is easy to follow. Both entertaining and exciting, it has everything the kiddies will love.

The teen to 20's crowd will love it, too. All the wisecracks and zany in-jokes, the fun and adventure will make this one quite a scream for a young audience looking for a good time.
I do feel, however, that an older crowd might be put off by it. Lots of times the jokes come in at very fast paces and are sometimes hard to pick up on at first glance. The plot also gets choppy in places. And a lot of the humor is aimed at the younger audience, thought not too young, but the grandparents in the audience might get bored or confused by it. Parents may find them amusing, but the only people I heard laughing the whole time were the teens to 20's.
You know when you leave the theatre and are still reciting the dialogue and jokes from the movie that you had fun watching it. And you know the film was good. And THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE is just that.
It was simple, it was smart, it was funny, and above all, it was a good time.