Strikes a good family balance.

Rating: 10/10 (11 April 2004)

This movie is a Disney staple in our home. Spades Kuzco provides the appropriate amount of trademark sarcasm and wit, along with the rest of the characters appeal to make a movie that hasn't gotten old yet. Most of the jokes are funny enough to make an adult laugh, but not too over the top to miss the kids. As was said in the behind the scenes on the DVD, most jokes are only funny the first time they are told, but many of the key scenes in this movie are funny every time ie: Waterfall scene, trotting out the ladies, and the diner scene. My impression is that there are many who wished that the "Empire of the Sun" version were made instead, desiring a more "deep and meaningful or artistic" movie, but for many, having only seen a few of what appear to be foreboding and dark themed cels, we are glad that it evolved into ENG instead. It is disappointing that Disney feels that it should shun this movie, in word and deed. Considering some of the junk that Disney had put out in the same time frame, the lack of available merchandising or exposure only serves to accent Disney's inexplicable self-directed sense of failure for this film.