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Atlantis: The Lost Empire
PG (SINGAPORE)
2001
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Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Positive Reviews
43
Negative reviews
21
Average Rating
2.9
/5
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3.0
The movie is the essence of craft without dream.It feels as if the Disney animators are huffing and puffing to create new marvels out of an arsenal of ..
EW
4.4
Disneys Atlantis: The Lost Empire is an animated adventure movie with a lot of gusto and a wowser of a climax.
Rogerebert
3.0
Disney departs from its traditional animation formula with this nonmusical, intense action adventure about the search for the legendary city that myst ..
Common Sense Media
4.5
Its probably the most grown up animated feature Disney has produced, and with its attuned vocal performances, elegant design and pulse quickening fina ..
Time Out
2.0
I had the same reaction watching Hercules, a poorly designed, ineptly illustrated Disney spectacle.
1.5
When it comes to stereotypes, Disney tries its darnedest but still fails.
2.5
At best, its a brisk, old school adventure yarn, unencumbered by Disneys usual bedevilments smirking showbiz in jokes, Oscar fodder musical numbers, a ..
3.8
A rousing, artfully designed adventure laced with adult concepts and laugh out loud humour
E Film Critic
2.5
As a film that promises to deliver adventure and thrills, Atlantis becomes a bigger disappointment with each passing scene.
E Film Critic
3.8
The temporary answer is that lifes answers arent solved in acutely ironic asides, overproduced show tunes and Happy Meal tie ins.
San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
But from the directors of Beauty And The Beast, solid aint good enough.Classic Disney this is not.
2.5
This seems to be an animated movie created for adults, but one that doesnt completely click on either level.
JoBlo
3.0
Worth seeing for the splendid animation and some vivid characterizations, whatever its narrative weaknesses.
One Guys Opinion
1.5
CinemaScope and a broad syllabus cant convert this imperishable metaphor into acceptable matinee fodder.
Village Voice
3.8
What would summer be without a new animated spectacle from Walt Disney Pictures.In recent years, the arrival of warm weather in the Northern Hemispher ..
ReelViews
3.5
Animated steampunk spectacle with an engagingly original conception of the legendary lost city of Atlantis.
Tv Guide
3.5
Visually imaginative and even persuasively spiritual, this animated adventure has some unusually complex villains and heroes, and some of the plot and ..
Chicago Reader
3.0
While the fast paced adventure slows to establish its ill conceived object of contention, this high caliber production delivers on every other front.
3.1
Though competently made and well acted, Formosa Betrayed remains a hopelessly uninvolving and thoroughly routine piece of work from start to finish wi ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.8
This is good looking artwork and the story is strong.Unlike many Disney summer animated features, this one is not a musical.
Lariat
3.0
When it moves, the film is wildly exciting, recalling the great adventure films of the past.
Eric Ds Nider
3.0
Tweet Atlantis: The Lost Empire Mark Halverson By This article was published on 06.14.01 Advertisement Disney does animated adventure with this colorf ..
News Review
2.0
The only problem is that this incredibly calculated looking and feeling film simply isnt that engaging and appears to be missing its animated soul.
Screen It
2.5
There are some terrific action sequences and a very talented vocal cast.
Shadows On The Wall
2.0
It has all the right ingredients, but lacks that certain something, though kids of a certain age are likely to enjoy it as a straightforward adventure ..
View London
1.5
Awash with stereotypes, and I dont think it matters much whether theyre benevolent or not.
News Day
2.5
Disney might have reinvented the movie musical with its animated features The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast, but the studio breaks no new gr ..
Film Journal International ..
3.0
The movie moves fast, features at least one worthwhile message and does have some very funny moments.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.0
While far from ideal, Atlantis is a good adventure film with at least some of the nostalgic feel of classic exploration films.
Internet Reviews
2.5
Suffers from an over familiar storyline, underdeveloped characters and a surprising lack of imagination.
Internet Reviews
3.8
A great introduction to digital projection for those who have not yet seen the vivid colors the technology can provide.
Internet Reviews
1.5
And they left us, ironically, with a rehash fantasy adventure story that only inexperienced moviegoers like children could find even remotely fresh.
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Emanuellevy
3.0
They, and we, might be drumming our fingers before the next biggies arrive: Pixars Monsters Inc and of course the mighty (non animated) Harry Potter.T ..
Guardian
3.1
the movie, despite being visually innovative, is somewhat clumsy in its melding of old fashioned storybook adventurism with a modern sensibility
Q Network
2.5
Poor Disney, they now have a real competitor in the family film business and its a big, green oaf from Dreamworks.
Flim Threet
3.1
Instead, they are intelligent people with their own ideas and thoughts.
The Movie Boy
3.5
The Curse of La Llorona cast members Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez and Linda Cardellini, along with director Michael Chaves, share some personal La ..
Calendar Live
4.0
Instead of the usual hero must find his/her way in the world and get the girl/boy directors Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale went for the pure adrenaline ..
Hollywood
3.0
Disney has cooked itself up a gosh darned adventure epic. The problem is that its production committee has whittled and pared away the story to a mere ..
Seattle Pi
3.0
Atlantis is good, and kids will love it, but it doesnt achieve greatness.
Cnn
3.1
But thanks to its zesty characters and dialogue Atlantis remains entertaining, in spite of inviting major misgivings about its strained narrative.
Spliced Wire
2.5
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it.
Film Freak Central
1.5
A refreshing change of pace; however, the movie doesnt sustain a promising start.
Boxoffice Magazine
1.5
Too many gun battles, subtitles and a story with more holes than a coral reef.
E Online
1.5
Dont get me wrong, I value the effort of Trousdale and Wise to stage scenes that, amazing by themselves, end up being exhausting in their imprecise co ..
2.0
It is difficult to say whether its greatest failure is in its story, its characters, or its animation.
Antagony & Ecstasy
4.0
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie.
Window To The Movies
3.0
Its got a plot thats frankly boring, a lackluster script, and production values not much better than a Pokemon movie.
Film Quips Online
1.5
Disneys animators once again go under the sea, this time to discover the lost city of Atlantis. Shame they didnt find an engaging plot while they were ..
Film 4
3.0
New Age influences Despite such flaws, Atlantis remains modestly entertaining.
Decent Films
3.1
Unfortunately, Atlantis squanders a lot of its potential by getting bogged down by some muddled plot points and some serious plot holes.
Scifi Movie Page
2.5
Atlantis proves that if you want to tell a story, you need a story.
Film Blather
4.0
An imaginative and eye popping mix of action, adventure, and sweeping vision landscapes filled with gorgeous computer enhanced animation.
Filmcritic.com
2.5
certainly an eye appealing film, with lush Cinemascope vistas and rich colors, but its also a relatively unimaginative and bland adventure...
James Sanford on Film
2.0
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Rochester Goes Out
2.0
There are no songs, there is no rock and roll soundtrack, and the action scenes, while incredible, are merely bookends to a far more grown up Disney a ..
Juicy Cerebellum
3.0
When compared to Disneys best animated films, Atlantis: The Lost Empire doesnt compare.
Week In Rewind
4.4
Having said that, Atlantis is both nostalgic and fresh, a film that occupies a style both memorable and familiar and utilizes effective storytelling r ..
Cinema Phile
3.0
And there were more laughs in five minutes of Groove than in Atlantis s entirety.With plenty of energetic animation, Disney seems to be trying to cram ..
Looking Closer
1.5
Atlantis begins with a quote from Plato and ends with a dedication to the late Jim Varney but cant seem to find a happy medium between these two extre ..
Boston Phoenix
4.5
SDCC 2018 is in the books and Hal Rudnick was on the on the floor in San Diego checking out the best cosplay, exclusive sights, and more at Comic Con! ..
I Film
1.5
Your best bet is to forget the story and concentrate on the animation.
San Diego Metropolitan
4.4
Visually, it represents a striking step forward for the Disney studios (as does the absence of singing animals, for that matter).
3.0
Anything that might get kids interested in cartography is fine by me.
eye WEEKLY
4.5
Youve seen this film before, only not in animated form and not done so exquisitely.
Sacramento Bee
1.5
A movie that isnt really exciting, has characters who arent very captivating and misses a lot of its jokes.
Seattle Times
3.0
Its the kind of film Disney usually produces as a live action blockbuster.
Family Home Theater
4.0
It is also one of the few Disney movies that doesnt really have a strong romance.
rachelsreviews.net
2.5
After seeing spectacular epics like Tarzan, it is difficult to properly appreciate the mediocre, but entertaining Atlantis.
Bangit Out
2.5
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Ent Twin Cities
1.5
Its like watching a Michael Bay movie without the live actors not necessarily a bad idea, but not really a new one either.
Philadelphia City Paper
1.5
While the Ogre will pull in more money this summer, Im betting Atlantis is the one that endures.
Jeff Huston's Believe Me
3.5
... a throwback to the action adventure films Disney made in the 1950s ...
4.5
Has the high energy pace of an action movie, with more laughs and imagination than most of the live action films currently littering the multiplexes.
Ny Journal News
3.8
Even so, it manages moments of lyricism and visual elegance.The movie is also made in Cinerama, which is rare for an animated feature and loads an inc ..
Archives Star Bulle
2.5
This dopey piece of fantastical folklore takes a long time to get to its awe inspiring ending.
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