The Road to El Dorado (2000)

Posted : 2 years, 11 months ago at Dec 24 7:06

Even though I missed the first 10 minutes of this movie I found it to be funny and rather enjoyable. The animation is good and the characters are engaging throughout.

One problem I had was that everyone seemed to speak perfect English with a slightly British accent at times... It just doesn't seem believable to me that a seemingly untouched civilization on an island would speak immaculate English and nothing else. The Spanish characters only seemed to say two words of Spanish in the whole thing too. I know it's a children's movie, but other films have handled the issue well in the past (such as Atlantis: The Lost Empire).

Anyway, overall it's a decent enough movie and I would certainly watch it again.

Rating : 7/10

Posted : 3 years, 2 months ago at Sep 24 14:53

This movie is hilarious. Very few movies make me laugh out loud, and this one has made me laugh out loud many, many times. Every time I see it (and since I have kids, we've seen it a lot), I laugh. The dynamic between the main characters, Tulio and Miguel, is terrific. The female lead is an awesome character, too. She's curvy, brave and very smart. The chief is also interesting. He's a huge, huge man, but all the stereotypes about fat people do not fit him at all. The horse is a great addition whose anticts do not detract from the human character's charm.

All in all, it's very enjoyable, fast paced and beautifully animated. And I hope you, too, laugh out loud. :)

Rating : 8/10