The Road to El Dorado

Name: The Road to El Dorado
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Animation, Family
Released: March 31, 2000
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 51
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Kline, Rosie Perez

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DreamWorks Distribution | Release Date: March 31, 2000 | PG

Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Kline, Rosie Perez

Summary: When they win a map to El Dorado, the famous City of Gold, Tulio (Kline) and Miguel (Branagh), two down-on-their-luck con men, believe they are on the road to riches.

Director: Bibo Bergeron and David Silverman and Don Paul and Jeffrey Katzenberg and Will Finn

Genre(s): Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Animation, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 89 min

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Michael Wilmington

It has a jokey irreverence that keeps it from teetering over the edge to absurdity. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

The DreamWorks team continues to give Disney a run for their money. Read full review

Susan Wloszczyna

This is one Road whose gold apparently got paved over.

David Sterritt

The package would be more enticing if it didn't fall so squarely into overused Hollywood formulas. Read full review

Film.com Robert Horton

A very silly film. Read full review

Kevin Thomas

Reasonably diverting, but don't count on it lingering in your memory. Read full review

Dallas Observer Robert Wilonsky

Obnoxiously dull. Read full review

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MovieLonely94

Oct 23, 2010

an excellent cartoon movie for kids

4 of 8 users found this helpful44

HectorGG

Mar 25, 2020

A beautiful underrated movie, with an original theme that is now considered art.

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

skyworldhawk

Dec 23, 2016

Bueno, se que probablemente no hagáis caso a esta crítica por varias circunstancias, como que la he hecho bastante tarde y encima la estoy haciendo en español, junto a todo esto he de añadir que solo tengo 15 años y seguramente busquéis a alguien con más experiencia que yo lo cualBueno, se que probablemente no hagáis caso a esta crítica por varias circunstancias, como que la he hecho bastante tarde y encima la estoy haciendo en español, junto a todo esto he de añadir que solo tengo 15 años y seguramente busquéis a alguien con más experiencia que yo lo cual comprenderé, pero me gustaría que por una vez te sentaras e intentaras leer a gente con poca experiencia en el mundo de la crítica, ya que alguna vez deberás haber sido principiante en algo. Pero bueno, que me enrollo, "El dorado" era una película que siempre había querido analizar ya que la gente la había valorado fatal, lo que pasaba, es que yo en esa época no conocía ninguna web como esta, además si hubiera escrito algún análisis en esos tiempo os hubieran sangrado los ojos de la cantidad de faltas de ortografía que veríais.
Bueno, que había dicho que no me iba a enrollar mucho, esta película es una película de comedia con un toque de aventuras basada en la época de la colonización, esta situación es bastante original, ya que aunque bastantes películas se habían ambientado en esta época, no muchas se habían atrevido a hacer comedía con ella, pero esto es normal ya que es un pasado muy oscuro de la historia tanto española como del mundo. Respecto a la comedía, que bajo mi punto de vista es el punto más importante de la película, he decir que es brillante ya que usando un humor muy blanco te hace reír una y otra vez, pues aun habiéndola visto varias veces anteriormente, la última vez que la vi (que es desde la cual estoy dando mi punto de vista), lo que destaca en el humor blanco son los rostros, ya que tonterías como las que hace Miguel (uno de los dos protagonistas) pueden llegar a ser bastante graciosas.
Respecto al tema de las canciones, yo he las he escuchado en Castellano, cantadas por Sergio Dalma. Estas me parecen un gran aporte a la película ya que están muy bien llevadas e incluso he de decir que cuando no se que canciones escuchar me pongo canciones de esta película.
Claro, pero todo en la película no está perfectamente llevado, como por ejemplo las escenas que tienen chistes sexuales, excepto una o dos que están bien llevadas, las otras son muy simples y no te hace reír.
Bueno y eso es todo, espero que os haya gustado y creo que por ello se merece un 10 esta película.… Expand

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miccael

Jul 19, 2019

It was a fun, one-time movie to watch, clearly the end of 2D animation. This movie is actually partially 2.5D, i.e. uses some 2D tricks to achieve 3D effect. Story is fine, villains are a bit underdeveloped I think, they could have done more with Cortes for example. I would have been reallyIt was a fun, one-time movie to watch, clearly the end of 2D animation. This movie is actually partially 2.5D, i.e. uses some 2D tricks to achieve 3D effect. Story is fine, villains are a bit underdeveloped I think, they could have done more with Cortes for example. I would have been really good 2 hour movie if they fixed some other plot points and "convenience sake" parts. But overall, it is fun. Some memes here and there, has some adult, non-childish moments that explore people's ambitions and how they change. Ends well, message is within "seek what you really need, not what you want just because". I disagree with critics.… Expand

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LinttaFlamingo

Mar 18, 2018

Genuinely surprised that this is considered one of the bad Dreamworks films.

The Road To El Dorado is not perfect, but it's charming. I thought the first 20 minutes were somewhat draggy and the backgrounds were kind of bland, but immediately when the main characters Miguel and TulioGenuinely surprised that this is considered one of the bad Dreamworks films.

The Road To El Dorado is not perfect, but it's charming. I thought the first 20 minutes were somewhat draggy and the backgrounds were kind of bland, but immediately when the main characters Miguel and Tulio actually get to El Dorado, the movie picks up a lot. The environment becomes colorful and beautifully detailed, the soundtrack is awesome and I was genuinely interested in everything.

Though to be honest, the story is kind of bad. Once the characters get to El Dorado, the goal they set pretty much breaks the feeling of progressive plot movement because the characters basically just tell how this movie is going to end. Almost everything that actually happens in the El Dorado place feels like filler. It's not bad filler, it's very entertaining and charming to look at, but it's nonetheless filler. The only thing that has effect in anything is when the movie establishes the villain, who by the way was pretty useless in the end. And eventually when the third act kicks in, the movie isn't really even trying to build tension, and instead just rushes the ending and then just f*cks off. It really left me scratching my head and ass like "that's it?"

None of this means that the movie is awful though. I really did enjoy it even though it has some flaws. The animation was very good, even though a bit weird from time to time. Especially in the last ten minutes where there was a weird blend of CGI and traditional that didn't go well together, but overall not a big problem. The characters were pretty nice, except the horse that was just pointless and retarded, and the villain that couldn't do anything. And the songs were really catchy. Almost everything has enough redeeming qualities to outweigh the flaws, even though there clearly are some.… Expand

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mikesgold2K

Jul 6, 2021

Przyjemna animacja, z klimatem przygody, archetypicznymi postaciami oraz dość prostą historią. Tylko zakończenie mnie rozczarowało trochę

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

Andwearethrough

Mar 16, 2015

What's not to love about a movie that shows you how to laugh about the spanish conquest of Mexico which resulted in the death of millions of innocent people at the tip of spanish swords? What's next? One of these about the holocaust? This is unfortunately what this movie is, a tragicWhat's not to love about a movie that shows you how to laugh about the spanish conquest of Mexico which resulted in the death of millions of innocent people at the tip of spanish swords? What's next? One of these about the holocaust? This is unfortunately what this movie is, a tragic event in world history turned into animated entertainment. The movie further perpetuates the negative slander of the spanish against the natives as cruel savages. Truly an offensive movie for anyone who knows anything about history.… Expand

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