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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9786305123453
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6305123454
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 20, 1998
Running Time: 86 minutes
Sales Rank: 13027
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: May 15, 1998
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Description:
A magical feature-length animated adventure brimming with laughter and song! A heroic young girl, a handsome blind hermit and a comical two-headed dragon join forces to recover King Arthur's magical sword Excalibur after it is stolen by an evil enemy.
Amazon.com:
Following their animated/live action hit Space Jam, Warner Bros. jumped into the fully animated feature competition by playing it safe, giving the Arthurian legend a conspicuously Disneyesque facelift. Ingredients from Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, and Pocahontas are evident in the tale of a girl named Kayley (Jessalyn Gilsig) whose father, a Knight of the Round Table, is killed by Sir Ruber (Gary Oldman), a maniacal brute who steals Excalibur and threatens to seize King Arthur's Camelot. Kayley enlists the blind, reclusive knight-aspirant Garrett (Cary Elwes) to brave the Enchanted Forest and retrieve the magic sword, and their adventure is (of course) fraught with danger. Adding extra punch to the movie's commercial appeal, the soundtrack songs are performed by big names like LeeAnn Rimes and Celine Dion. And if that's not enough to hold a kid's attention, there's a two-headed dragon ('we're the reason cousins shouldn't marry') voiced by Eric Idle and Don Rickles. With so much talent involved, it's entertaining but uninspired, although cleverly harmless riffs from Dirty Harry, Taxi Driver, and other movies spice up the adventure with enjoyable pop-culture references. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Half the movie that "Mulan" is
I'm a mature adult male, but I find that a well done "kids movie" can transcend many of the limitations inherrent to those intended for adult audiences. A well done "kids movie" can be "ageless." That being said, the producers of "Quest for Camelot" didn't have a clear idea of the target audience: going from ridiculously extreme childishness in some parts, to other parts in which the humor is likely only going to be appreciated by adults familiar with old-time R-rated movies. Now, that may be forgivable, but...
Using five-star "Mulan" as the standard, "Quest for Camelot" lacks quality in so many areas. The animation itself is poorer, the story rather less uplifting, the soundtrack more raw. "Quest for Camelot" is not completely without redeeming features - that's why I gave it 2 stars instead of just 1 - but it's a far cry from the excellence of "Mulan."
Rating:  - Quest for Truth, Quest for Fun!
I highly recommend this movie! It's not often that a movie comes around with a solid moral center as well as a lot of good songs and great fun! Although this is based on the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, the similarity is pretty loose. That's okay because the spirit of the Round Table--truth, justice, peace, cooperation, love, etc. are all firmly intact. The heroine is a nicely realized girl who learns from her father's example to accept the spirit of the Round Table. She is both determined and tough and yet she learns to temper that with gentleness and sensitivity. She meets the blind hero who is a hermit and a misanthrope and HE learns the value of working together, friendship and true love. I was very impressed with the style of the film as well. The colors, the "special effects" (if that's what you call them in an animated film), the music and songs, the vocal talents--it all comes together beautifully! A note of caution for parents of younger children--be SURE to watch this first before you let your kids see it as there are a number of menacing scenes which could give them nightmares. They are well balanced with humorous scenes and the triumph of good over evil in the end. I thought this was well worth the price!
Rating: - LOVE it!
I absolutely love this movie!
Great for any age, great animation, great music/songs, nice story, interesting characters, ect.!
I recommend watching (and buying) this movie.
Most people will/should be able to enjoy it.
Rating: - So many big names, so much disappointment
I can't believe how many big name actors signed on to do voices for this fairly lame story. First of all, although it's not Disney, it follows the Disney formula of the time having a "girl power" message and featuring lots of sappy songs (none of which were sung by the actors who did the speaking voices). Second of all it was generally very formulaic: heroic girl meets heroic but unappreciated guy, they fall in love and save the day and everyone starts to appreciate the guy. There is the obligatory sidekick (two in this case, the two-headed dragon Devon/Cornwall). Ruber's a typical 'evil looking' bad guy. His minions are straight out of Disney, too. The dialogue was unexceptional; the songs were sappy and we couldn't figure out the words. I am glad this was on Amazon's bargain rack because if I'd paid more than the $7.49 I'd be really, REALLY disappointed.
My 8-year-old son liked Devon & Cornwall but otherwise was rather bored with the whole thing.
Rating: - "Camelot" Stands Alone
In my newly-arisen rise of fancy towards animation, few films disappointed me as much as the 1998 Warner Bros. fantasy "Quest for Camelot". Since it came very much off the heels of the super-successful and enjoyable "Space Jam", I had high hopes for a sword & sorcery adventure from the promising studio that brought us decades of Looney Tunes; perhaps they were ready to step out of the realm of serial cartoons and become an empire not unlike Disney. I mean, who wouldn't be impressed by simply looking at the mighty list of talent hired to voice the characters: Jessalyn Gilsig ("Boston Public") is the spunky young heroine, Cary Elwes ("The Princess Bride") is the aspiring knight, Gary Oldman ("Bram Stoker's Dracula") is the menacing villain, and stars as diverse as Pierce Brosnan ("Die Another Day") and Jaleel White ("Family Matters") bring up the supporting cast. In addition, the film's soundtrack - fronted by LeAnn Rimes, Steve Perry, and Celine Dion - was destined for greatness of its own, so how could this film go wrong at all?
Based upon the novel "The King's Damsel" by Vera Chapman (who would not live to see the completed picture), the plot of "Camelot" incorporates bits of the Arthurian myth with Disney-esque adventure and humour. Essentially, Kayley is a young maiden and daughter of a slain knight of the Round Table, who takes on a quest to find the sword Excalibur and deliver it back to King Arthur, from whom it had been stolen by Sir Ruber - a sorcery-practicing traitor to ... Read More
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