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Rating: 7.014/10 by 4742 users

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

The world's most highly qualified crew of archaeologists and explorers is led by historian Milo Thatch as they board the incredible 1,000-foot submarine Ulysses and head deep into the mysteries of the sea. The underwater expedition takes an unexpected turn when the team's mission must switch from exploring Atlantis to protecting it.

Directing:
  • Gary Trousdale
  • Kirk Wise
  • Lam Hoang
Writing:
  • Tab Murphy
  • Kirk Wise
  • Gary Trousdale
  • Joss Whedon
  • Bryce Zabel
  • Jackie Zabel
  • Tab Murphy
  • David Reynolds
  • Dean DeBlois
  • Plato
Stars:
Release Date: Sat, Jun 02, 2001

Rating: 7.014/10 by 4742 users

Alternative Title:
Atlantida: Izgubenata imperiya - BG
I Hameni Atlantida - GR
Atlantida: Zateryannyy mir - RU
Atlantida: Izgubljeno carstvo - RS
Atlantyda. Zahublena imperiya - UA
Atlântida - O Reino Perdido - BR
แอตแลนติส ผจญภัยอารยนครสุดขอบโลก - TH
失落的帝國 - TW
Atlantis: Týnda borgin - IS

Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Français
Español
Runtime: 01 hour 35 minutes
Budget: $120,000,000
Revenue: $186,053,725

Plot Keyword: sea, submarine, mediterranean, atlantis, expedition, museum, cartoon, villain, steampunk, underwater, sea monster, adventurer, ancient civilization, journey, 1910s, dieselpunk

Michael J. Fox
Milo James Thatch (voice)
Cree Summer
Princess 'Kida' Kidagakash (voice)
James Garner
Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
Claudia Christian
Helga Katrina Sinclair (voice)
Phil Morris
Dr. Joshua Strongbear Sweet (voice)
Leonard Nimoy
King Kashekim Nedakh (voice)
John Mahoney
Preston B. Whitmore (voice)
Corey Burton
Gaetan 'The Mole' Moliere (voice)
Don Novello
Vincenzo 'Vinny' Santorini (voice)
Jacqueline Obradors
Audrey Rocio Ramirez (voice)
Florence Stanley
Wilhelmina Bertha Packard (voice)
David Ogden Stiers
Fenton Q. Harcourt (voice)
Natalie Strom
Young Kida (voice)
Jim Varney
Jebidiah Allardyce 'Cookie' Farnsworth (voice)
Jim Cummings
Additional Voices (voice)
Patrick Pinney
Additional Voices (voice)

r96sk

Excellent. I had previously heard a fair bit of hype down the years regarding 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' and now, finally, I can understand why. It is very good. My favourite part of it is the animation which is exquisite, especially across acts one and two with the great amount of detail. The characters are cool, while the premise is pretty fascinating. Michael J. Fox is a superb cast as Milo, he is fantastic in the lead role. Honestly, none of the other voices stand out to me but that's not always a bad thing - especially in this film. There are no huge individual performances, away from Fox, but they all bounce off each other nicely. The plot is very interesting, brought to life brilliantly by James Newton Howard's terrific score. It's not near the top of my Disney animated favourites, just through process of elimination really, but it certainly isn't majorly far off. It's a fun experience, one I'd recommend you see for yourself if you haven't done so already.

CinemaSerf

We start off watching the destruction of the legendary city before advancing several thousand years to meet "Milo" - a rather geeky young man whose grandfather had been obsessed with the mystery surrounding the lost continent. Gazillionaire "Preston Whitmore" recruits him on a perilous expedition to try and find the truth - so equipped with a submarine and a crew you just know have another agenda, off they go. The first forty minutes of this over-long adventure is much more reminiscent of something from Jules Verne, only spent on elongated character establishment scenarios, some borderline slapstick humour and by the time the film gets anywhere near it's sharp end, I could already feel a sense of ennui setting in. Michael J. Fox does inject some character as the young lad, and James Garner has his tongue firmly in his cheek as the completely untrustworthy "Rourke", but that can't really inject enough to create any sense of pace into this competently, but unremarkably, animated feature. The style of the artistry, though colourful, is clearly computer generated. The animations lack depth or texture and coupled with a really average storyline leaves this in a sort of Disney limbo. It is certainly not as bad as some that were produced ten years earlier, but it is still factory-style output that lacks for imagination and any of the traditional uniqueness that this studio used to deliver. It is watchable enough, but pretty forgettable.


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