VHS : The Road to El Dorado
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starring: Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Rosie Perez, Armand Assante, Edward James Olmosdirected by: Bibo Bergeron, Will Finn, Don Paul, David Silverman, Jeffrey Katzenberg
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780783246079
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 0783246072
Label: Dreamworks Video
Manufacturer: Dreamworks Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Dreamworks Video
Release Date: December 12, 2000
Running Time: 89 minutes
Sales Rank: 44614
Studio: Dreamworks Video
Theatrical Release Date: March 31, 2000
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
In its third foray into animated features, DreamWorks came up with something unfortunate: the routine animated picture. Plagued with production problems (it was originally conceived as a mold-breaking PG-13 adventure), the likable film is a Hope/Crosby-style road picture about two scalawags who stumble upon the Latin American paradise of El Dorado, the mythical city with riches of gold. Kenneth Branagh and Kevin Kline are quite fun as Miguel and Tuilo, two Spanish con artists who are shipwrecked in the New World with a scene-stealing horse. The pair follow a map to the secret city where their loyalty will be tested: do they return home rich men or continue to live in this paradise? Of course there are some obstacles: a high priest (Armand Assante) is locked in a power struggle with the benevolent chief (Edward James Olmos) and the perfunctory girlfriend (Rosie Perez) puts the two friends at odds. Like too many of the animated features of its time, The Road to El Dorado impresses only on a visual level (it's drenched in gorgeous greens and golds). The story and Elton John's songs are quite forgettable; only Branagh and Kline's playful banter keeps the film alive. The PG rating is for some bare backsides and a suggestion of off-screen sex that should soar right over the little ones' heads. Slick and light, it's a fine 83-minute entertainment for ages 5 and up, including the nondiscriminating adult. --Doug Thomas
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - The Road to El Dorado
Excellent action, fun movie for the entire family. My 2 yr old grand daugher to 7 yr old grand son LOVED it.
We, grandparents even enjoyed it.
Rating:  - Great fun, visually beautiful, and a kid's introduction to Mayan culture
Wow, I wouldn't add another review of this movie except that some of the posted ones are sooo bizarre!
We first rented this movie when my daughter was maybe 5 and loved it. There are several sequences where the color and animation are just stunning, and the buddy-movie plot in a historical setting is very funny and (somewhat) educational at the same time. The story involves two Spanish con-artists, Tulio and Miguel, who are accidental stowaways on Cortez' ship and end up in El Dorado, ... Read More
Rating: - Movie received
We received the movie in record time. Was packaged carefully and in great shape
Rating:  - Apocalypto, the Musical Comedy
Because, really, what better topic for easy laughs with the kiddies than ritualistic human sacrifice?
We really enjoy family movie night at our house. With kids of 13, 10, and 7, it can be a challenge to find something that a) no one has seen and b) has at least some appeal to all three. We came home from the video store with this movie with a rare consensus. By the time it was about 2/3 over, my wife and I had an even rarer consensus, we needed to turn this movie off. I can't say ... Read More
Rating: - The Other City of Gold
I'm a big fan of the old 1980s cartoon series "The Mysterious Cities of Gold", a series about a couple of Spanish kids exploring the New World and discovering many strange things. A few years ago, there was no sign of it on video or DVD (and as far as I know, there still isn't), but a fan site did mention there was a DreamWorks animation coming out in cinemas called "Road to El Dorado", featuring two Spanish guys exploring a mysterious city... of gold! The similarities end there though, and this film ... Read More
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