Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

Sadly Over-hyped

hyped garbage

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

There have been many animated Disney movies that have come and gone, and most of them had cutesy characters and memorable songs. Not here though. But that makes this a black sheep among the Disney lineup. Don't get me wrong; I did enjoy this movie and it took me a while to see it. But it turned out to be entertaining. Steampunk and action, as well as a plot that looked like it came out of Jules Verne or Indiana Jones. If you want a different kind of animated movie, great. If you still enjoyed those musicals with cutesy characters, no deal. But that depends on what you like. So try to go in with an open mind and you'll enjoy it.

I love to put my movie marathon on pause from time to time and watch some Disney cartoon for a change. It's healthy for a soul. From this one I did not expect anything at all and I was in for a pleasant surprise. Young and silly scientist gathers expedition to find Atlantis, but his crew are not who he thought they are. After about 20 minutes I lost any feeling that I am watching cartoon and I experienced this same as feature movie. It would be great if they would really make one. It hold attention and does not irritate you with too much niceness and morality, so it is not annoying to non-kids audience. It's not on the level with greatest Disney masterpieces but it definitely is worth watching. I really enjoyed it.7,5/10

I watched Atlantis a lot when I was a kid and liked back then. To this day I do not love it, but view it as a mostly successful step from Disney away from their usual song-driven fairy tales. When I say mostly, it is because of the Atlantian mythology and their language and gadgets created for the movie are inventive and well done while the supporting characters and their development through the movie is a little lacking. Milo is a likable main character and Kida is also memorable. It's just the crew members i am pointing out.Characters like Mole is really annoying and seems pointless, but that's the only really bad thing about Atlantis. The crew members feel rushed in when they meet Milo and are not overly memorable. The smoking lady and Vinny are exceptions. Despite the villain, Rourke, being one of Disney's weaker villains, I find his arguments with Milo and the battle between them in the climax of the movie good and well executed. And he has one of the craziest deaths in the Disney catalog. The action scenes are in general pretty awesome.Atlantis is overall recommendable, but it is not the typical Disney flick. Therefore I will call it a gamble if you like it or not. I like in spite of its weak spots.

Atlantis: The Lost EmpireThe hardest part of getting to Atlantis is convincing your GPS that it is not Atlanta.Fortunately this animated-adventure is set prior to voice-activate navigation.Discredited cartography Milo (Michael J. Fox) finds a willing investor (John Mahoney) for his expedition to the lost city of Atlantis. Paired with a submarine captain (James Garner) and his motley crew, Milo and his maps disembark.They eventually encounter an Atlantean princess (Cree Summer) who needs Milo's help to free her mother from captivity inside of a crystal that absorbed her and the island to protect them from destruction. But Milo's shipmates want the crystal for nefarious purposes.The most underrated Disney movie, this song free, box-office bomb from 2001 has gone on to become one of Disney's few cult hits thanks to its Jules Verne influence and character designs by Mike Mignola.Incidentally most expeditions to find Atlantis ended in mutiny, then cannibalism.Green Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca