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Quest for Camelot
- Review Date: July 31, 2005
- G
- Genre: Family and Kids
- 1998
Common Sense Media says
Animated musical has a few tense scenes.
Parents say
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Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this movie has no inappropriate content for kids but younger or more sensitive kids may be disturbed by a few tense scenes, and a scene in which a good guy is killed.
What's the story?
QUEST FOR CAMELOT centers on a young girl named Kayley, who dreams of being a knight like her father, who was killed defending King Arthur from the brutal Ruber. When Ruber steals Excalibur from Camelot, Kayley goes into the forbidden forest to find it. There she meets Garrett, a squire befriended by her late father, who left Camelot after he became blind. Joined by a two-headed dragon, they find the sword and fight Ruber to return Excalibur to Arthur.
Is it any good?
This is the first attempt by Warner Brothers, home of Bugs Bunny and Donald Duck, to get into Disney territory with a full-length animated musical drama, and it is a step in the right direction, even if it does not match Disney or even non-Disney features like Anastasia. The movie's greatest strength is the first-class talent providing the voices: Cary Elwes as Garrett, Jane Seymour and Gabriel Byrne as Kayley's parents, Don Rickles and Monty Python's Eric Idle as the dragon, and (all too briefly) Sir John Gielgud as Merlin.
The animation has some good moments, especially a sleepy ogre. The heroine and hero are spirited if a bit too generic. But with the exception of the dragon's cute duet, the songs add little and slow down the story. Themes worth discussing include the importance of cooperation, loyalty, and the strengths of those considered disabled.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the importance of cooperation, loyalty, and the strengths of those considered disabled.
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A fun movie that'll keep kids entertained
But like most Disney ripoffs, it's lacking the depth of what made the films it's trying to be like work. This movie starts with a great premise: a woman and a blind man becoming knights. That is a brilliant idea. Too bad they didn't handle it well enough. For starters, there is only one occasion in which Garret's blindness actually hinders his performance. The rest of the time, you can't even tell if he's blind or not. Also, 90% of the time, Kayley is useless. Even during the final battle, she's still not that good, and this is the girl who wants to be different and prove that women can be knights? Try again, writers. There's slowly developing a character into a true hero and then there's stopping half-way. That said though, the songs, with the exception of the villain song for some reason, are fantastic and the action scenes are entertaining. It's not great but it's worth a look.
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I do not remember a lot of it, so I am probably not going to give the best review. I remember that I loved this movie as a kid.
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Really Cute
I like the story and the movie, but he's right about the songs.
Some parts may be a bit violent, and even scary. It scared me!
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Great Kids Movie
This is an excellent kids movie worth seeing.
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The Administrator - Review
This is one of the most underrated musical films of all times. It is truly something!
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| Topics: | magic and fantasy, adventures, music and sing-along |
| Studio: | Warner Bros. |
| Director: | Frederik Du Chau |
| Cast: | Cary Elwes, Gary Oldman, Pierce Brosnan |
| Genre: | Family and Kids |
| Run time: | 86 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | May 15, 1998 |
| DVD release date: | October 20, 1998 |
| MPAA rating: | G |
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