VHS : Quest for Camelot (Slip)
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starring: Jessalyn Gilsig, Andrea Corr, Cary Elwes, Bryan White, Gary Oldmandirected by: Frederik Du Chau
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780790749600
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 0790749602
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: May 02, 2000
Running Time: 85 minutes
Sales Rank: 37369
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: May 15, 1998
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Following their animated/live action hit Space Jam, Warner Bros. jumped into the fully animated feature competition by playing it safe, giving the Arthurian legend a conspicuously Disneyesque facelift. Ingredients from Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, and Pocahontas are evident in the tale of a girl named Kayley (Jessalyn Gilsig) whose father, a Knight of the Round Table, is killed by Sir Ruber (Gary Oldman), a maniacal brute who steals Excalibur and threatens to seize King Arthur's Camelot. Kayley enlists the blind, reclusive knight-aspirant Garrett (Cary Elwes) to brave the Enchanted Forest and retrieve the magic sword, and their adventure is (of course) fraught with danger. Adding extra punch to the movie's commercial appeal, the soundtrack songs are performed by big names like LeeAnn Rimes and Celine Dion. And if that's not enough to hold a kid's attention, there's a two-headed dragon ('we're the reason cousins shouldn't marry') voiced by Eric Idle and Don Rickles. With so much talent involved, it's entertaining but uninspired, although cleverly harmless riffs from Dirty Harry, Taxi Driver, and other movies spice up the adventure with enjoyable pop-culture references. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Half the movie that "Mulan" is
I'm a mature adult male, but I find that a well done "kids movie" can transcend many of the limitations inherrent to those intended for adult audiences. A well done "kids movie" can be "ageless." That being said, the producers of "Quest for Camelot" didn't have a clear idea of the target audience: going from ridiculously extreme childishness in some parts, to other parts in which the humor is likely only going to be appreciated by adults familiar with old-time R-rated movies. Now, that may be ... Read More
Rating:  - Quest for Truth, Quest for Fun!
I highly recommend this movie! It's not often that a movie comes around with a solid moral center as well as a lot of good songs and great fun! Although this is based on the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, the similarity is pretty loose. That's okay because the spirit of the Round Table--truth, justice, peace, cooperation, love, etc. are all firmly intact. The heroine is a nicely realized girl who learns from her father's example to accept the spirit of the Round Table. ... Read More
Rating: - LOVE it!
I absolutely love this movie!
Great for any age, great animation, great music/songs, nice story, interesting characters, ect.!
I recommend watching (and buying) this movie.
Most people will/should be able to enjoy it.
Rating: - So many big names, so much disappointment
I can't believe how many big name actors signed on to do voices for this fairly lame story. First of all, although it's not Disney, it follows the Disney formula of the time having a "girl power" message and featuring lots of sappy songs (none of which were sung by the actors who did the speaking voices). Second of all it was generally very formulaic: heroic girl meets heroic but unappreciated guy, they fall in love and save the day and everyone starts to appreciate the guy. There is the obligatory ... Read More
Rating: - "Camelot" Stands Alone
In my newly-arisen rise of fancy towards animation, few films disappointed me as much as the 1998 Warner Bros. fantasy "Quest for Camelot". Since it came very much off the heels of the super-successful and enjoyable "Space Jam", I had high hopes for a sword & sorcery adventure from the promising studio that brought us decades of Looney Tunes; perhaps they were ready to step out of the realm of serial cartoons and become an empire not unlike Disney. I mean, who wouldn't be impressed by simply looking ... Read More
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