Kronk's New Groove

Plot synopsis:
Emperor Kuzco (David Spade) narrates the story about Kronk Pepikrankenitz (Patrick Warburton), now chef and Head Delivery Boy of Mudka's Meat Hut, is fretting over the upcoming visit of his father. Kronk's father always disapproved of young Kronk's culinary interests and wished that Kronk instead would settle down with a wife and a large house on a hill.
In a flashback, Kronk tells the story of how he almost had both of these. As unwitting accomplice to Yzma (Eartha Kitt), the villainess of the first film who turned into a cat at the end of the original, but is now human again despite still having a tail, he goes along with her plan to sell sewer slime as a youth potion, he makes enough money to buy the old folks' home from the old folks and put his large new home there. Eventually Yzma is revealed as a fake and the old folks chase her down and corner her at a bridge over a river full of crocodiles. To prevent them from attacking her, she transforms herself into a rabbit, but is then caught and taken away by a condor. When Kronk realizes the old folks have sold everything they own in return for something which doesn't work, he gives his home back to them.
Kronk, as camp counselor of the Junior Chipmunks at Camp Chippamunka he falls in love with fellow counselor Miss Birdwell (Tracey Ullman); but when one of his Chipmunks, Tipo, pulls a prank to win the camp championships and is caught, Kronk protects the boy at the cost of alienating his love.
Kronk's father (John Mahoney) arrives and confusion ensues as several supportive friends try to pass themselves off to him as Kronk's wife and kids. But in the end Kronk realizes that his wealth is in his friendships, and this finally wins his father's thumbs up and Miss Birdwell's love.
Meanwhile, just outside the house, Yzma is in the condor's nest with two eggs, which hatch and presumably attack her before the credits roll.

Tags: romantic, cute, entertaining

Review:
it'll never live up to the brilliance of the emperor's new groove, but it's still pretty good for a Disney direct-to-DVD release.
when it comes down to it, kronk just wasn't as funny as he was in the first movie, but he's still a great character.
I love Kronk and I was not disappointed by his portrayal in this movie- he's still still charming and funny & had me laughing pretty much the entire movie.
I also think that the message/objective that "Kronk's New Groove" projects- to be honest with yourself and others about your true self, and to worry less about what others may think about you- is highly meaningful to today's youth (adults too!) Great job, Disney: No "nostril flare of total rejection" from me!
First of all, let me just say that Kronk's New Groove is very, very funny with a good amount of laugh out loud moments.
His dad thinks that cooking and talking to animals isn't a 'real job' and won't give Kronk the big thumbs up until he's got his own house on a hill with loads of money.From this thin idea comes loads of deception, scheming and hijinks.
Being a huge fan of the original movie, The Emperor's New Groove, I was thrilled to find that a sequel had been made.
Also the plot is quite complicated for a cartoon, effectively covering three stories in the one film.However, the music is fantastic, opening with a very original and funky tune 'You Should Be True To Your Groove' and continuing with a fabulous jazz piece sung by the talented Eartha Kitt and a classic track by Earth Wind and Fire.This is a movie that works on different levels, so that parents will not be bored when watching it with their children.
Kronk is lovable and as realistic as ever,and the gags are original and very funny!The animation is not fantastic,and some characters,especially Yzma (one of my favourite Disney characters!)and Pacha's wife are less expressive than in the original.Anyway,the characters' look is faithful to the original.The songs are pretty and entertaining as well,especially the Yzma's one, in a cabaret-style.
I'm not sure what's up with Disney's marketing group, but it seems that every trailer they make for an animated film ends up turning me off as too childish, or silly, or stupid, and yet the movies themselves are usually anything but.
And no movie looked worse to me in the trailers than The Emperor's New Groove, which is why I was quite surprised to actually find myself quite enjoying that film when I finally broke down and saw it.
I entered with zero expectations and came out pleasantly entertained.Despite Disney's track record with direct-to-video sequels, I had nonetheless hoped for a better experience with Kronk here...
The animation, while not bad, still doesn't come close to Emperor (which was no Lion King to start with).The main plot, as such, is astoundingly "minor" and is comprised mainly of a sequence of mini-plot flashbacks - in fact the while thing felt more like a sequence of pilot episodes for a Saturday morning cartoon series than a well conceived single entity.David Spade gets about four lines throughout the entire movie and there isn't exactly a lot of John Goodman either, so overall we're just left with far too much of Patrick Warburton's Kronk - who was entertaining as a secondary character in the first movie but is completely inappropriate as the main lead here.Although kids might find it somewhat fun, the only thing Kronk's New Groove managed to do for me is make me want to go back and watch the far superior original..
Hilarious and highly original with great animation, music and voice work it was by quite some considerable distance one of the best Disney movies after the Renaissance era.
Considering that Kronk's New Groove was a direct to video sequel that did put doubts in my mind, but I saw it anyway as while there are some bad ones(101 Dalmatians II, Cinderella II, Jungle Book II, Little Mermaid II) there are also some good actually(King of Thieves, Bambi II, Enchanted Christmas and Simba's Pride).
Kronk's New Groove is among neither the bad or good ones, ranking it if I had to I'd put it around the middle.
The biggest letdown to Kronk's New Groove was the story, it was very thin and felt often like a few episodes strung together.
The animation is great though with the colour and fluidity more than satisfying, especially for a Disney direct to video sequel, and the music, especially Yzma's song, is catchy.
Apart from the odd juvenile moment, the film is often hilarious, and there are some nice moments like Kuzco's crying at the cheesy footage, Kronk's music video, Yzma's song and the idea of Kronk and his father.
Kronk does work better as a support character, but at the same he is likable and funny enough to be a lead as well so having him as one didn't hurt the film for me.
The Emperor's New Groove was a great twist for Disney.
It was just a darn funny movie.Kronk's New Groove, on the other hand, is tired and weak.
My 3-year-old still loves Emperor's New Groove, but fell asleep during Kronk's.
Because of the lack of conflict, it almost seems like the animators threw out the writers and just made the storyline up as they went along.I kept waiting for something to happen that would make the movie fun .
I ordered Kronks New Groove - Highly recommended.When I ordered this DVD I had no expectations, I had no idea what the movie was going to be like, I trusted my instincts and thought it was going to be good, it was not good, it was amazing.Emperors new groove 1 was a smash hit for Disney, it was fresh, original and funny.
Now what I find strange is why they didn't release Kronks New Groove in the cinema because it was just as good as the first movie.There is a lovely love interest for Kronk that really spurs much more humor in the movie.The Movie starts off a bit slow and gradually builds up to a spectacular ending.
One of Disneys finest animated classics.Also includes a rather funny 'How to cook a movie' featured, and 2 new games..
Nothing Like The First One. This coming from an adult who happened to come across the first one expecting a movie aimed towards children and was surprised at the adult humor that was in Emperors New Groove.
The character i liked most of all was Kronk, so i was thrilled when i heard of the sequel (sp) featuring non other than "Kronk".I just watched Kronk's New groove, it took me two days because i had to shut it off, i was so bored halfway through it.
I finally watched the rest of it the next day and unfortunately the 2nd half was every bit as lame as the first.Being a Disney film, i was expecting to have some musical scenes, however this one was filled with them and they were not amusing.
Kronks New Groove in all honesty did nothing for me nor my girlfriend and we both loved the first.
It is really aimed towards young children, the comedy is pretty childish, the musical scenes are not very well done and the plot itself is extremely corny.Save yourself some money and rent this movie if possible because its definitely not worthy of a second viewing.
They actually managed to make a character(Kronk)not funny in this film, that is amazing in itself.Obviously every ones opinion differs but i am very easily amused, i usually enjoy sequels (sp) even when others discredit them, mostly because i loved the first so much i needed more of the characters and no matter how bad the plot was i would enjoy the film.
Granted, it's not a great film but considering it's a straight-to-video sequel that no one asked for, they actually seemed to make it work.
The movie takes a look at the life of the original film's comic relief character Kronk.
the work itself is probably a 5 or a 6.But then I took into consideration the following:It seems as though Disney actually hired competent writers and animators to make a cheap sequel this time around.
Yet all I can say is I enjoyed it."Kronk's New Groove" includes some of the crude humor becoming increasingly present in Disney's 21st century work, but beyond that point it is a fun little story about burly henchman-turned-chef Kronk, best remembered for his idle squirrel chit chat in the original.
The story alone is predictable, but with edgy humor ornamenting it, the movie draws laughs (and maybe even a tear).So before writing "Kronk" off as another waste of time and animation by the Disney brain-trust, check it out at Hollywood Video or Blockbuster.
i thought kronks new groove was a great movie my favorite character in that movie was Ms. Birdwell she was cool and of course emperor Kuzco and i liked how at the beginning of the movie how the 1st lines in the 1st ans 2nd movie were almost completely the same starting out with the bad thing that happened and how they made things better of course Kronk made the movie interesting he was kind of dumb but not as dumb as in the 1st movie in this movie he had turned his life around from being a villain to a good humble fry cook and head delivery boy and way he tells stories about what happened to him the 1st one was how he got the big house on the hill that Papi had always wanted him to have by selling ysmas fake youth potion then he felt bad about buying the old peoples home so he gave it back and in his next story he met the girl of dreams her name was Ms. Birdwell at first it was all about the competition with the two troops then Kronk and Birdwell made the scouts raisin bread and fell in love but tipo didn't quite hear about that so he remembered that Kronk had told them to do what ever it takes to win so he misunderstood him and cheated in the cheer off and Birdwell caught him and was scolding him but Kronk felt bad about it so he took the blame and Birdwell walked out of his life forever so he thought after he was done telling the stories papi came to the restaurant and found out he didn't have all things he wanted him to have but he was always there for his friends so Papi gives him a thumbs up but then just as everyone is going back in the restaurant tipo comes back and brings Ms.Birdwell they walk in the restaurant and dance and the movie ends but in the ending pictures its shows they got married and went on a cruse for they're honeymoon..
The problem with Kronk's New Groove I find is that everything that made the first movie a fun great ride is replaced with a more sad and sombre film.
It takes away much time that could be spent at creating a more enjoyable film.Kronk's New Groove deals with two stories: Yzma returns for payback and one Ms. Birdwell hopes to defeat Kronk's camp counseling championship.
This all leads up to Kronk confronting his father and his disapproval over his son's direction in life.From Lord of the Rings to Michael Jackson's Thriller, Kronk's New Groove recycles every bit of time that it allows to entertain its viewers.
If you loved the original, or are looking forward to the upcoming TV series about Kuzco, I recommend Kronk to his loyal fans..
When i heard they were making this i was quited happy considering the first film was pretty good, if a little on the short side.But then i remembered some of the Disney sequel disasters i have previously watched (im looking at you Little mermaid 2).Anyway i watched it and unfortunately i was very disappointed.
It reminded me of how the Family Guy movie was like 3 separate episodes, turned into a film.I laughed perhaps once at the most.
The whole thing looked like three stories trying some way to tie them together and make a movie.
I really liked the movie 'The Emporer's New Groove', but watching this was like coming home and seeing your wife having "relations" with a llama.
Either way, just stick with The Emporer's New Groove if you want a funny, cartoon, llama-themed movie.
I actually looked forward to seeing this awful film based on my liking of the original.
What we have here the standard Disney direct to DVD sequel, where I would expect cots are cut in all areas resulting in an okay animated movie that falls well short of the original.
The film has a very thin plot line with Kronk trying to win the approval of his father, and ending up finding the true meaning of wealth and success.
Fun movie, very entertaining - story could have been better....
As with all sequels of a well crafted original story - Kronk had my expectations set to a very high level.It's hard to judge this movie without comparing it to the original and that's why I don't think it's possible to write a fair review about it.
One of these is the music "video" in the middle of the movie between Kronk and his love interest Birdwell.
Granted the story is told from Kronk's perspective but the major characters from the first movie have basically bit parts in this one.
At the end of the film Kronk realizes that he's not a failure because he has friends (straight out of It's a Wonderful Life) but it's not complete happiness until his Papi gives him the "thumbs up" - is that a good message or a bad message for kids?
As for the plot, it wasn't all the funny, but what do you expect from a sequel?
I admit that "The Emperor's New Groove" isn't one of my favorite Disney movies.
It features everyone trying to impersonate Kronk's wife and even impersonate his children.We get two stories and it seems like they made the same mistake as "Tarzan & Jane" and "Cinderella II: Dreams Come True" did.
"Kronk's New Groove" is the direct-to-DVD sequel and obviously concentrates on Yzma's dim-witted henchman.
After realizing the consequences of his actions, the lovable lunkhead must find a way to fix all the damage he's caused to his friends.The Emperor Kuzco shows up briefly to provide commentary for "Kronk's New Groove." However, that's all we see of him.
I'm not sure if it's the lack of money, lack of interest, or Disney's lack of ability to put their characters in new situations convincingly (i.e., The Little Mermaid II).Tonight I caved in and saw Kronk's New Groove and, dare I say it, it was actually good.
The songs were actually pretty good, meaning I didn't find myself asking, "what the hell is this crap?" (i.e., Return of Jafar).It was a fun movie, great animation for what it is, and wouldn't mind watching it a second time.
Everything that happens in this movie leads up to the conclusion of explaining Kronk's true nature, etc.But yeah, so that's the end of my sappy praising of this Disney Sequel.
Basically, if you're not too prejudice, go rent (or buy) Kronk's New Groove.
I don't know, I was just expecting more out of Kronk's New Groove.
I especially loved the 1st movie, but this one just didn't "pop" I thought it was very cute and funny, but it's like I can't explain it.
I was expecting something just like or even better than the first movie.
She's gone for the rest of the story.I definitely liked the first movie a whole lot better..
Kronk's New Groove.
Disney have a modern habit of whipping out straight to DVD sequels of some of their best animated movies.
Admittedly this franchise was fine for a sequel seeing as the first was such a good laugh, fresh, original and well made.The problem is, as with many of these straight to DVD releases, the animation clearly hasn't got the same punch as the original film.
There are two main stories really, one which sees Kronk back with 'Yzma' again and the other revolving around his job as a camp counselor for the Junior Chipmunks, something that was touched on at the end of the first film.
Yeah sure they continue where the last film left off which is good but the whole thing could of gone much further than it did, it just feels like they stuck in their own backyard for safety.
Using Kronk as the main character was a neat little progression but in the end he's not as funny for the whole run time and works better in smaller doses.
The EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE cast returns for Disney Pictures follow up, but this time the spotlight is on Kronk(voiced by Patrick Warburton), who is no longer Yzma's(Eartha Kitt)henchman.
This might sound weird, but I only got to see the first movie (The Emperor's New Groove, yaddayadda) a week ago and only because of one episode of the TV show.
I agreed with Kuzco when he started crying seeing all the cheesy footage.Still, younger kids and probably veterans too will love this movie to bits (if they like the old school moralising Disney that is), but I just had expectations that were an eensy teensy little bit hell of a lot higher than they should've been.
Kronk is a lovely character, being good hearted and dumb all at once, but it were Pacha and Kuzco in drag that woke me up at the end of the movie.
for as far that's possible).Anyway, great movie, just not my style and as they say, you always have to be true to your groove.