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Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
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Reviews Counted:124
Fresh:57
Rotten:67
Average Rating:5.4/10
Consensus: "Atlantis" provides a fast-paced spectacle, but stints on such things as character development and a coherent plot.
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: An inexperienced young adventurer becomes the key to unraveling an ancient mystery when he joins up with a group of daredevil explorers to find the legendary lost empire of Atlantis. At the center... An inexperienced young adventurer becomes the key to unraveling an ancient mystery when he joins up with a group of daredevil explorers to find the legendary lost empire of Atlantis. At the center of Disney's new animated feature is naïve-but-determined museum cartographer Milo Thatch (voice of MICHAEL J. FOX), who dreams of completing the quest begun by his late Grandfather, a famous explorer. When a long lost journal surfaces, providing new clues to the location, and an eccentric billionaire agrees to fund an expedition, the action shifts into high gear. Milo ultimately leads Captain Rourke (voice of JAMES GARNER) and his team to the elusive undersea kingdom, but what they find there defies their expectations and triggers an explosive series of events that only Milo can resolve. With its bold, graphic visual interpretation and awe-inspiring wide-screen animation, "Atlantis: The Lost Empire" is directed by Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale, the team responsible for "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." Veteran Disney producer Don Hahn ("The Lion King," "Beauty and the Beast," "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" guided the production. James Newton Howard composed the film's epic score. -- © 2000 Disney Pictures [More]
Starring: Michael J. Fox, James Garner, Cree Summer, Don Novello
Starring: Michael J. Fox, James Garner, Cree Summer, Don Novello, Phil Morris, Claudia Christian, Jacqueline Obradors, Florence Stanley, David Ogden Stiers, John Mahoney, Jim Varney, Corey Burton, Leonard Nimoy
Director: Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale
Director: Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale
Screenwriter: Tab Murphy, Joss Whedon, Bruce Zabel, Jackie Zabel, Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale
Producer: Don Hahn
Composer: James Newton Howard, Diane Waren
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures
Reviews for Atlantis: The Lost Empire
When compared to Disney's best animated films, "Atlantis: The Lost Empire" doesn't compare.
After seeing spectacular epics like Tarzan, it is difficult to properly appreciate the mediocre, but entertaining Atlantis.
The potency of the Disney brand name will be tested with Atlantis, a peculiar animated feature that has no children in its story, no cute creatures, and no musical or dance numbers. Any reason for the family to go?
... breathtaking animation in service of a story that doesn't hold enough water to drown a rat much less a civilization.
...Sorely lacking in the magic and majesty we have come to expect in the wake of other recent Disney cartoon products.
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