Today’s movie of the day is: The Emperor’s New Groove
John Goodman is awesome. David Spade is awesome. Thus this movie defaults to double awesome.
The story follows a meso-American king as he comes to terms with his ego via a transformation into a llama. I know it sounds weird, but it works. The movie quickly turns into a buddy movie following Emperor Kuzko and Farmer Pacha on a journey back to the castle to reverse the spell that turned Kuzko into a llama in the first place.
I would safely call this the last good 2D Animated film. The chemistry of Goodman and Spade is spot on, although it will never come close to Spade and Farley. The laughs are consistent and you can tell the actor’s enjoyed their work, especially Goodman.
The point blank humor of this film is what sells you though. The script is damn near perfect, delivering laugh after laugh, even if you have seen the film multiple times. There are references that you will miss, that will send you rolling on the floor, even through multiple viewings.
All in all, highly recommended.
