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Yar, you be here: Atlantis - The Lost Empire (Collector's Edition) > Customer Reviews Atlantis - The Lost Empire (Collector's Edition) Customer Reviews (1 - 3 of 42 Reviews)a fun romp
ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE is a wonderfully-entertaining tale from Disney, which in it's style and adventure harks back to classic Disney features like "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" and "The Island at the Top of the World". Milo Thatch (voiced by Michael J. Fox) is a young man with the dream of finding the lost civilisation of Atlantis. With the help of eccentric millionaire Preston B. Whitmore (John Mahoney), Milo is granted the money needed and a hand-picked team of adventurers to accompany him including Commander Rourke (James Garner), Helga (Claudia Christian), Doctor Sweet (Phil Morris), Audrey (Jacqueline Obradors), Cookie (Jim Varney) and deadpan switchboard harpie Mrs Packard (Florence Stanley). Guided by the mythical Shepherd's Journal, Milo and his motley crew find themselves battling many obstacles including the legendary Leviathan before they get to their ultimate destination - the lost city of Atlantis. Once there Milo is befriended by beautiful Princess Kida (Cree Summer) and together they join forces when the true (and far more sinister) motives of Rourke and the crew become known... A fantastic change of pace from Disney's regular animated fare. The double DVD set includes many worthwhile extras like audio commentary from the animators, interviews with the voice cast, DisneyPedia segments about the real Atlantis, and lots more. Discover Atlantis
For Disney's 40th full-length animated feature, they decided to break from tradition. Instead of going straight through Disneyland's Castle into "Fantasyland", they took a left turn into "Adventureland". They have left the soft and fluffy fairy tales for a quest worthy of Jules Verne. In fact, ATLANTIS is closer to Verne then Disney's own "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". The creators' aim was to re-create the adventure films of their youth, such as JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, ISLAND AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD and the films of Ray Harryhausen. Within that lies the films biggest problem. Those films are not great films. They pleased mostly a young male audience and the same will happen with ATLANTIS. Although ATLANTIS is arguably a better film then those. Young linguist/museum employee Milo (Michael J Fox) is thrust to lead a "Dirty Dozen-esque" crew to find the lost continent of Atlantis. When they arrive there, they find a civilization clinging to life through a special life-giving crystal. Unfortunately, not all of the people on the expedition respect the Atlanteans need for the crystal. The final result is a beautiful widescreen rebirth of the civilization. The expedition team is made up of some great character work. Among them is the late Jim Varney (ERNEST GOES TO SCHOOL, CAMP, COLLEGE and wherever else they'll have him.) as Cookie the chef. Florence Stanley as a monotone executive assistant offers great laughs. But my hat is off to Don "Father Guido Sarducci" Novello providing the voice for the explosives expert, Vinny. His verbal riffs and the wonderful character animation had me in stitches. Most of the character designs have more in common with comic book and graphic novels then prior Disney animations. And that is only appropriate. The Collectors Edition DVD is an amazing collection with hours upon hours of extreme information. But, if you have several of these collectors' editions, much of the learning is reminiscent of those. The sound and animation are wonderful... Enjoy ATLANTIS as it is an extremely unique film from the Disney organization. Discover Atlantis!
For Disney's 40th full-length animated feature, they decided to break from tradition. Instead of going straight through Disneyland's Castle into "Fantasyland", they took a left turn into "Adventureland". They have left the soft and fluffy fairy tales for a quest worthy of Jules Verne. In fact, ATLANTIS is closer to Verne then Disney's own "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". The creators' aim was to re-create the adventure films of their youth, such as JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, ISLAND AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD and the films of Ray Harryhausen. Within that lies the films biggest problem. Those films are not great films. They pleased mostly a young male audience and the same will happen with ATLANTIS. Although ATLANTIS is arguably a better film then those. Young linguist/museum employee Milo (Michael J Fox) is thrust to lead a "Dirty Dozen-esque" crew to find the lost continent of Atlantis. When they arrive there, they find a civilization clinging to life through a special life-giving crystal. Unfortunately, not all of the people on the expedition respect the Atlanteans need for the crystal. The final result is a beautiful widescreen rebirth of the civilization. The expedition team is made up of some great character work. Among them is the late Jim Varney (ERNEST GOES TO SCHOOL, CAMP, COLLEGE and wherever else they'll have him.) as Cookie the chef. Florence Stanley as a monotone executive assistant offers great laughs. But my hat is off to Don "Father Guido Sarducci" Novello providing the voice for the explosives expert, Vinny. His verbal riffs and the wonderful character animation had me in stitches. Most of the character designs have more in common with comic book and graphic novels then prior Disney animations. And that is only appropriate. The Collectors Edition DVD is an amazing collection with hours upon hours of extreme information. But, if you have several of these collectors' editions, much of the learning is reminiscent of those. The sound and animation are wonderful... Enjoy ATLANTIS as it is an extremely unique film from the Disney organization.
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