Parents' Guide to Quest for Camelot

Movie G 1998 86 minutes
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Common Sense Media Review

By Nell Minow , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 6+

Animated musical has a few tense scenes.

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Parent and Kid Reviews

age 5+

Based on 6 parent reviews

age 7+

Based on 4 kid reviews

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?

Our review:
Parents say ( 6 ):
Kids say ( 4 ):

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.

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.

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  • Families can talk about the importance of cooperation, loyalty, and the strengths of those considered disabled.

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