The Emperor's Treasure
Though I do like the idea of some South American fables coming to film, the execution of this animation didn't excite me. The crude drawings seemed amateurish and I wish they'd made the bad guys BAD, instead of oafish.
While exploring ancient Inca ruins with his father, a fare haired young man falls asleep inside a cave. A puma spirit mysteriously appears and transports him many years into the past. Once there, he discovers the Inca in all their glory.
Because of his blond hair he's mistaken for the sun god's son. In order to save a princess from a bad marriage he has to be her champion and of course he falls in love.
His opponent tries to cheat the contest, but of course our hero wins in the end.
It's not HARMFUL to little children to watch, but I think adults would be bored. Let them watch by themselves. It might spark some interest in a different ancient culture.
Bandon and Coquille each have a copy of this family friendly DVD.
IMDB: None for this film
Amazon: The Emperor's Treasure (Golden Films)
Probably if they'd cast someone besides David Spade as the lead voice I might have liked this better, but I doubt it. Like the last film, I like that it's a story from a different cultural point of view. I do like John Goodman and Eartha Kitt so that's a plus.
An egotistically insensitive emperor abuses everyone and then expects them all to bow and scrape at his feet. When his adviser gets fired she turns him into a Llama. He tries to get help from Goodman's peasant character but can't stop his abusive ways.
Again, this would be fine and safe for little kids. Maybe make a double feature and pop them a nice bowl of popcorn. Pick up the VHS in Bandon along with a DVD copy. North Bend also has the disk.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120917/
Amazon: The Emperor's New Groove - The Ultimate Groove (2-Disc Collector's Edition)
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