The Emperor's New Groove / Není král jako král

Premiéra (Premiere): 10.12.2000  (USA), 22.3.2001 (Czech republic)
Režie (Direction): Mark Dindal
Scenář (Scenario): Chris Williams, Mark Dindal, David Reynolds, Roger Allers, Matthew Jacobs
Produkce (Production): Randy Fullmer, Don Hahn, Patricia Hicks
Hudba (Music): John Debney, David Hartley, Sting
Kamera (Camera): ?

English / Anglicky

Originally developed as an epic called Kingdom of the Sun, The Emperor's New Groove lost scale and most of Sting's song score (some of which can be heard on the soundtrack) on its way to the screen. The end result is the lightest Disney film in many a moon, a joyous romp akin to Aladdin in its quotient of laughs for kids and adults. The original story centers on the spoiled teenage emperor Kuzco (David Spade), who enjoys getting the best of his Aztecan subjects. When he fires Yzma (Eartha Kitt), his evil sorceress, she seeks revenge and turns Kuzco into a llama with the help of her hunk of the month, a lunk named Kronk (Patrick Warburton). Alone in the jungle, the talking llama is befriended by Pacha (John Goodman), who has just been told to vacate his pastoral home by the human Kuzco. What's an ego to do? That's pretty much the story and the characters--simple, direct, fun--a Disney film on a diet. For any fan of the acidic humor of Spade, this is essential viewing. As narrator of his tale, Kuzco uses a sarcastic tone to keep the story jumping with plenty of fun asides (he even "stops" the film at one point to make sure you know the story is about him). Even better is character actor Warburton (Elaine's stuck-up boyfriend on Seinfeld), who steals every scene as the dim-witted, but oh-so-likable Kronk. There's even a delicious Tom Jones number that starts the film off with a bang. 
Doug Thomas

Czech / Česky

Není král jako král je především klasický "buddy movie", tj. "veselá dobrodružství dvou hašteřivců, kteří se vlastně mají rádi a každý je jiný". Fungovalo to už s Laurelem a Hardym a funguje to taky s hubeňoučkým (později čtyřnohým) upovídaným králem Kuzcem a rozvážným tlouštíkem Pachou. Vyžilá (v tom nejhorším možném smyslu slova) Yzma a její "poněkud jednodušší" hromotluk Kronk pak tvoří druhou komickou dvojku. A kromě nich se vlastně ve filmu nikdo další důležitý neobjeví. V originále jejich bleskové dialogy fungovaly výborně, ale jak to dopadne v české verzi, tím se musíme nechat překvapit.