The Emperor's New Groove

Rating: 8/10 (13 July 2005)

For a Walt Disney Pictures film, this is much more hipper, groovy and fun than many others. David Spade voices and narrates as Emperor Kuzco, he is the selfish young emperor who has everything he wants. He plans to build a new summer pool on a village hilltop where peasant Pacha (John Goodman) lives. Yzma (Eartha Kitt), the villain turns Kuzco into a llama and, eventually, both him and Pacha are lost in the wilderness. They travel towards the palace, and Pacha thinks that within four days Kuzco will change his mind about the pool on his hilltop. Meanwhile Yzma is searching with her dopey sidekick Kronk (Patrick Warburton) for Kuzco when she finds out he is not dead. With a really good Oscar and Golden Globe nominated song by Sting, "My Funny Friend and Me", and Sir Tom Jones singing as Kuzco's Theme Song Guy, this is great fun for all the family. Very good!