What A Cartoon Movie! - The Emperor's New Groove
Added 2023-12-25 05:00:05 +0000 UTCWith Dreamworks as new competition and the pressure of a big budget on top of them, Disney was in a weird place as they began to work on the film that eventually became 2000's The Emperor's New Groove. Learn about the very complicated process that started as a Sting musical called "Kingdom of the Sun," eventually turning into a modern buddy picture animated like a Chuck Jones short. It's a wild history and a funny movie we're discussing this month in our final extra-long podcast of 2023, so grab your llama and your shoulder angel for our podcast on The Emperor's New Groove!
Comments
I did the same thing after listening to this and re-watching the Emperor’s New Groove, and I definitely agree!
Melissa Van Pelt
2024-05-14 18:51:30 +0000 UTCThis movie SHOULDN'T work, but it's just so goddamn enjoyable and funny too. It's kind of just a series of shitposts (I mean that as a compliment) with a loose plot connecting them, but it's just so well acted and animated that you can't really be mad about the plotholes or inconsistencies. It's a perfect example of why something that may sound bad on paper can be great purely on the basis of its execution. This movie came out when I was super young and I've always been a fan of it, and I was super pleased it held up when I revisited it for the fist time in ages back in 2019. With this rewatch (and the podcast's deep dive into it), I think I love it more than ever
Dylan (batmanboy11) Freitag
2024-01-08 19:13:13 +0000 UTCDecided to give Kronk’s New Groove a watch. Unfortunately, it fails to capture any of the magic of the original and is deeply unfunny. There’s a dinner scene that similar to the first’s that’s good and Tipo getting his own shoulder angels is funny, but the rest just falls flat.
Blandon
2024-01-06 17:38:22 +0000 UTC
