Oh dear, I just realized this movie is 10 years old and I just got around to seeing it, thanks Bakor by the way . But if you’re like me, a little behind with Disney movies and trying to catch up, I must definitely, definitely recommend it. Funny, witty, full of really cool jokes for grownups and kids alike. Really, this is a movie for us all when we need a good laugh.
Long story short, spoiled and egocentric emperor Kuzco is turned by mistake into a llama by his ex-administrator, Yzma. You see, she was trying to kill him. Also, by a series of fortunate events he gets to meet Pacha, a sweet and kind llama herder who agrees to help him. Ok, so it’s a kids’ story, not an Oscar movie. However, the plot is incredibly well written, the characters are funny and charming, even the songs are kinda cool. I swear, after watching Avatar the day before, it was nice to see that there are still movies out there with a decent script. And Tom Jones is pretty cool too.

All in all? Highly recommended. Wether you have children or not, it really is worth your while if what you’re looking for is fun, lighthearted comedy. Oh, and you have some cute bonus games on the DVD,too! ❀

Oh, and if you were wondering, this is the first Disney movie in history to show a pregnant woman. Cool, huh?!

Yay, finally! I’ve waited for so long to see this movie and FINALLY, my wish was granted. Hooray! I bet you wanna know about it, don’t you? That is, if you managed to stay this long without watching it, which I doubt. But anyway, I am so excited I’ve seen this movie that I can’t stop myself from telling you about it.

So, here it goes: Carl and Ellie Fredericksen have know each other since…well, forever. They’ve been united by their love for adventure and been in love since the day they met. They were perfect for each other, they had a full life with joys and troubles and everything…Sadly, Ellie passes away (what is it with Disney stories: someone always has to pass away at the beginning of the movie so you can almost cry). Carl is left alone, determined to grant his wife’s lifelong wish: that of visiting Paradise Falls, in South America. After the community decides it is time for him to move to a retirement home, the 78 year old man considers a more original plan of spending his retirement: He inflates thousands of helium balloons and uses them to ummm…lift up his house and fly. I never said this was a true story . Unfortunately for him, he ends up with Russell, a boy scout trying to win his last badge for “Assisting the Elderly” that got on to his porch before the whole house started flying. And as you can imagine, a whole adventure starts.

After landing in South America, they find ‘Kevin’ a beautiful bird (that is actually a female) which Russell wants to adopt. But it’s not as simple as it sounds. A great explorer, himself hunting for Kevin since…forever, has established himself in Paradise Falls for years, while gathering a whole army of um, err, talking dogs. Since Charles Munz (the explorer I was telling you about) finds the two as intruders who want to capture ‘his’ bird, a whole chasing situation takes place, endng, as you might expect with the good guys winning over the bad guy, blah blah.

The animation in this movie is absolutely gorgeous. All textures, colours are drawn beautifully, which adds a whole lot of magic to the movie. In my opinion, the script could be a little bit better, but  overall the story and characters and all are fantastic. Really, really recommending it

Cheers!