Road to El Dorado, The (UK)

When dreamworks first started they intended to take on disney however so far disney is still the tops for animated features.the road to eldorado is a good cartoon that probably would of been better as a movie.the voices of kevin kline and kenneth branagh lend weight to the slim plot.the animation is good without reaching the heights of the prince of egypt.the songs by elton john and tim rice are no lion king quality but they rarely are.its pacy which helps the picture and sound are good but not great.a average dvd

I loved this movie so much when I first saw it about a year and a half ago, that I waited for a sale and bought it for a great price.
Starting with the beautiful Dreamworks "kid on the moon" logo, the music kicks in (by using horns and trumpets) and the totally psychedelic opening scene introduces us to the legend of El Dorado. We then meet our 2 heroes (or should I say "cons"?) and the story is on its way.
The video transfer is excellent. There are no compression signs at all and the picture is oozing detail. The colors are extremely saturated in the opening scene (really cool, by the way) but later on the color level is just right (notice just how great looking the gold is).
There are many CG effects in the movie, but the overall feel of a 2D animation movie still exists.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is very good as well. The surrounds are used frequently, mainly for ambiance, but also for split surround effects.
The disk also contains dubbed version in German and Dutch (both in DD 5.1).
The music is really nice and the songs fit the movie perfectly.
The menus are still with music.
The extras include a commentary, a nice behind the scenes look, storyboards with explanations and a music video.
Bottom line - a great looking movie with superb animation and great sound. Recommended.