The whole film could of ended after about 30mins really, both of the two main characters never really feel as if they're that far from the royal city/palace. My only quibble would be the fact it feels stretched out quite badly, the plot clearly isn't enough to cover a proper run time and you can tell. The action can be crazy and over the top feeling more like a weekend cartoon rather than an uncle Walt flick but its thoroughly enjoyable at every turn. The film is pretty quick to the chase really, not overly long and not overly complicated, but it is quite original in a way. Believe it or not but there are only four main characters in the entire film! yep just four, but you don't even notice it. Same can be said for Kitt as Yzma who was clearly designed around her. All the main voice actors in the main roles are really good actually, my favourite easily being Warburton as 'Kronk', that guys voice is just just is!, his character is brilliantly matched to him also. He is perfect as the spoilt Emperor 'Kuzco' (word play on Cusco in Peru) and actually fits the llama character even better. I especially liked the neon flurry of purples, pinks and blues down in the laboratory, that was a bizarre inclusion out of the blue (no pun intended).ДЄs said I couldn't see satirical smartass David Spade in a Disney animation, not by a long shot, but blow me down he actually does a good job with his whiny voice. The palace tends to be more golds reds and yellows at first but when 'Yzma' takes over everything goes purple and blue. On the flip side the royal palaces and temples are adorned with beautiful symmetric carvings in the walls, massive angular sculptures and lots of uniform guards. The visuals are glorious as usual with the Peruvian countryside and jungles looking lush and green with rolling hills, deep valleys and blue waters. This film has a very vibrant zany blend of styles which sees a bit of old style Disney in characters, countryside and native dwellings, mixed with some cool straight symmetrically geometric shaped artwork for the royal Peruvian temples within the royal city. The other thing that hits you is the change in pace animation and artistic style wise, no more Disney eyes folks. The first thing you notice is the lack of musical numbers (thank God!), there are none I do believe, none whatsoever, and its quite refreshing giving more time for fun and story. So yes this is a bold move away from the traditional cuddly Disney we all know of. A weird title, David Spade in a Disney animation? offbeat looking animation and a wacky spoof-like approach, not exactly the stuffy classical Disney you'd expect. At first appearances it didn't look or sound too good either truth be told. Based very very loosely on the Hans Christian Andersen tale (by the title only really, almost), this Disney flick came outta nowhere at the start of the new decade.

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