Atlantis: The Lost Empire 2001
Directed by Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise · 95 mins · 1,638 views
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kida and milo hugging and holding hands is better than most kisses in other disney movies
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Rewatched it already cause its a fucking masterpiece and i’m sorry if society can’t see that
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it took me only about 11 years to realize it, but milo thatch was the reason I’ve always had a soft spot for tall, nerdy, bespectacled guys with large hands
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Reasons why this is one of the absolute best movies Disney has ever made and will ever make: 1) The animation. There’s a very real energy and style to every frame of this film, one that you don’t see a lot with increasingly homogeneous CGI animation. What makes this work is that, despite all of the blockiness of the character designs, everything feels fluid and carefully mapped out. Animation essentially becomes a tool of character design: every move, every pose, every expression tells you more about the character. 2) The cinematography. While we’re on the subject of visual design, let’s talk about how gorgeous this movie’s cinematography is. What gets me about this movie every time is the way it…
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I can’t believe how amazing this movie is. Then again, these are the directors behind Beauty and the Beast, Hunchback of Notre Dame, and The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper, so I can’t believe I didn’t expect this to be amazing.
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Milo is my type.
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Probably my favorite 2000s animated film, I still remember watching this multiple times as a kid and yearning for adventure every single time.
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Era de Diamante da Disney
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saga cool
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When I first watched this movie as a child I got so obsessed I started studying Latin. I read Plato. It took me at least 15 years to grasp either. Anyway, fast forward 25+ years, I still find it fascinating, funny, and a less animistic and more gnostic Pocahontas (1995).
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“You are a scholar, are you not? Judging from your diminished physique and large forehead, you are suited for nothing else.” Fun fact: Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy, was the primary production designer and visual concept artist for the movie. Disney hand drawn animation, beautiful. Disney animated features used to be a real staple. Then, Pixar came along and made things easier and faster to animate. The story was fun, just a little too brisk. The idea that a 8,000…
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Thank god there was a white boy there to save the day, the indigenous community needed his help 🙏
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When animated films had great stories and characters!
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I have been itching to rewatch this for some time now. Seems Austin already beat me to it. This movie is charming and awesome. Michael J. Fox does an outstanding job as Milo Thatch. I honestly don’t think anyone else could have done it as well as he did. All the side characters are fun and endearing. I especially love Dr. Sweet’s smooth and quick dialogue, as well as Vinny’s dry monotone demeanor. Rourke is a great villain. They don’t…
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despite having a kid action figure and watching clips and gifs of this all my life, I hadn’t watched the actual movie yet and let me just say I finally get those 5 ppl on tumblr who called this a top 3 disney movie now! killed 80% of the crew in the first 30 mins. modern disney could never!
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milo à cutie fr
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What 😭 about 😭 his cat 😭
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JJack ⚔️ 8 月 22, 2026
Youngest sibling somehow went 15 years without seeing Atlantis?? Remedied that today.
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possibly the best second act of all time
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Llionysus 8 月 22, 2026
Atlantis Movie Report Looser intellectual, a linguist, with no friends is chasing his grandfather’s dream of rediscovering the lost continent of Atlantis. He tries to convince it exists but isn’t even sure himself, too afraid to fully commit to it. Finally he finds his grandfather’s diary and someone willing to fund the expedition. He is introduced to the team, which are all experts in their domain. The mission is to find Atlantis and reconver the crystal. On the way there,…
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Not sure they really knew what they wanted to accomplish here. At least it wasn’t a musical.
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the amount of hard falls these people survived is crazy
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Had to turn on subtitles for the mole man cuz he’s fucking insane and french im docking 15 points
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Kida, c’est la baddie originelle. Je suis toujours autant persuadée qu’Atlantide existe vraiment.
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Ya no hacen películas animadas para niños con este estilo, se están perdiendo los valores. Milo Thatch es un excelente personaje, ahora entiendo por qué dicen que me parezco a él.
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Classic
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Je n’ai pas aimé l’histoire, je n’ai pas vraiment aimé l’animation et les personnages m’ont absolument pas touché Rien m’a marqué dans ce film
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Another classic Disney film I hadn’t watched before. Different than usual Disney films, more violent and in turn deeper storytelling. Very fast-paced and stays that way to the end, loved it all. Family TV
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PEAK
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Omg… this was actually so good idk why I didn’t watch it sooner. Lowkey love the plot and the twist like the story was actually really engaging. Definitely one of the best Disney movies I’ve seen and I really like the characters in this one.
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This movie was fire, and the P. T. Barnum reference was ball knowledge
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“We done a lot of things we’re not proud of. Robbing graves, eh, plundering tombs, double parking. But, nobody got hurt. Well, maybe somebody got hurt, but nobody we knew.”
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Ttinydoors 8 月 22, 2026
animation goes nutso Ahhh it’s so fun n good
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mark my words now, Milo is the sexiest man alive ps: the soundtrack awaken something deep inside of me
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Está bien supongo
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Did Andy Weir get Ryland Grace at the Milo Thatch store?
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I’m sorry but no human can hold their breath under water that long
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“Lost Empire” Seems like they just didn’t wanna be colonized.
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Husker mamma leste høyt fra Roald Dahls Dustene til oss mens vi var på båten til Finland som barn. Denne filmen var på i bakgrunnen, men de andre barna ville heller hører på mamma. Gode minner.
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I wanted to like this more than I do because the first half is VERY strong. The expedition is thrilling, the characters are unique and fantastic. And the moment where the kooky crew reveals their true colors is chilling. Cold expressions and guns… We spent so much time with the It loses steam after that, but I still hold this as one of the buyger Disney films.
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Gosh everyone fine asf
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One of my partners favourite films and yes this viewing was followed by a long grumble about the sequel
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i likei t its very prety i wish the characters besides the main ones motivatiosn were a little more defined but other than that it was awesome and the action was super cool
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Nunca la vi por ser de esas películas de Disney no tan Disney y WAO la película está genial y se me hace curioso que justamente es parte del club de las películas odiadas de los 2000 que hoy en día están siendo mejor valoradas por nueva audiencia y esas personas que la disfrutaban en su infancia.
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hangover. loved every part of this. she is insane and everyone is just perfect also shoutout to the hammerhead shark
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The death of Disney 2D animation is a crime I will never forgive Also Milo Thatch has t-boy swag
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the billfordism of it all, you guys…. penso muito como basicamente tem um beijo gay nesse filme e isso é lindo!!!!!!!! costumo assistir filmes da disney com dublagem brasileira e legenda em inglês e nunca fico surpreso o quanto a dublagem é responsável por me fazer CHORAR de rir. te amo milo, você amaria visitar o continente sombrio com o ging & companhia
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my gay awakening: princess kida after her ascension
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!!!! SO much style and personality, so funny (the frustrated I.T. car bit, everything Vinny says: “just you know, office supplies.” “August, I think I’ll take August off”) but I wish it had been longer! When Lyle is villain monologuing (“you’re a bigger pain in my neck than I ever thought possible!”) it didn’t feel earned because we don’t know Milo or their relationship that well. I would’ve loved more development in the second half generally and maybe a darker…
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watched this a bunch as a kid. no wonder i’m like i am now
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i loved it as a child… rewatching it with adult eyes im like oooooh this is some colon/white savior shit……. which is sometimes made obvious but overall not. i don’t understand why all women had to be so sexualised but it worked on me, both carmen and kida were childhood crushes oopsie!! the sound of the blue crystal magic cracking up the volcanic stone at the end is sooooo delicious crounch crounch
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Avatar antes de avatar
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Ooomz 8 月 22, 2026
they don’t make women like that anymore
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so how do i get a crystal gf
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Franchment, ça méritait son flop. Les personnages sont uni-dimensionnels. Le film oscille entre film d’aventure, buddy-movie et Pocahontas. Rien n’est mémorable, c’est mid.
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Kida and milo is up there
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Milo was so ugly next to Kida I couldn’t stop laughing
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Ddove 8 月 22, 2026
surprisingly good?
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Atlantis: el imperio de las baddies. Buena peli con buena animación, aunque un poco apresurada en general.
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I still remember when I got my first haircut at Great Clips. The stylist said i reminded them of Milo from Atlantis. After watching the film, I find it fitting I didn’t leave a tip
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Bien meilleur que dans mon souvenir ! Véritables épopée épique avec de jolies pointes d’humour
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If Vinny has no fans then I AM DEAD
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Yo I didn’t know we were doing omega/alpha on main. Milo is easily THE omega, bro literally has Roblox bacon hair. Meanwhile, Kida is mogging the fuck out of Milo and exuding her alpha dominance 24/7, big fan. Side Note: Shout out to my lesbian queen Audrey and caring king Sweet.
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how did both her parents get chosen by the crystal 🤨🤨 they both had royal blood 🤨🤨🔎
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Estas películas siempre me dan pena por toda la destrucción que causan
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who up with their beans bacon whiskey and lard
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underrated movie… i love you milo 🫦
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Я скучаю по подобной анимации
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Learn how to read kids 👍
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Gostei muito!
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Rewatching this as an adult to find previously undiscovered old man yaoi. It’s like an archeological find.
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I forgot how dark this was, they killed off so many characters 😭. Anyway, I love Helga and Michael J. Fox and all the voice acting in this movie is really incredible
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Lingüista, cartógrafo, plomero… no puedo creer que sea soltero
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Franchement j’ai beau chercher je vois pas de défauts il est juste incroyable ce film
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can’t believe i’ve never seen this one before. couldn’t decide which one i wanted most 😼
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aweee i just love milo and kida this is such a good movie. such great graphics before its time. i wish disney still made cool movies
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childhood love for helga developed into a teenage love for riza hawkeye, where’s my next badass blonde obsession
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I always loved this movie
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I need a Milo of my own
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suspiciously polycule-shaped friend group
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So underrated as a Disney film and really shaped my career trajectory for art history. I wonder if my mom knew she was radicalizing me when she showed me this movie when I was a child. Sure it’s a little white savior complex but it’s also surprisingly radical for a Disney film and it really introduced a younger me to the pitfalls of art history and archeology. Now twenty years later I’m writing about how the British Museum needs to be decolonized as a part of my masters degree. I love this movie.
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Check it out!
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Another lost piece from Disney where an optimistic kid is faced with the decision of whether or not he should share the secret of Atlantis or keep it hidden.
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Underrated classic
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I don’t like being under the water, but I loved the character development done down here
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CCassie 8 月 21, 2026
The world wasn’t ready for this era of Disney movies but now it is Bring it back
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ya no sacan estas maravillas
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I lied this is my favourite
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l’unico live action che guarderei nonostante sia un’enciclopedia di stereotipi criminali
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Avatar if it didn’t name its MacGuffin “Ubobtainium”
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Skinny, nerdy men win again goddamnit
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Eu entendo totalmente por que esse filme não fez tanto sucesso na época. A história é bem aquela coisa de “ah, legal”, sabe? Não chega a ser ruim, mas também não tem aquele desenvolvimento que faz você ficar realmente envolvido. A animação é linda e tem alguns personagens bem legais. Também tem seus momentos bons e dá pra perceber que existia uma ideia interessante ali. O problema é que parece que não souberam muito bem como transformar essa ideia em…
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Mole was 100% the muse for “Dirt Man”
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What a fun and exceptionally well made movie. All the characters have so much distinct personality. The love story between Kida and Milo is natural and feels like cute real chemistry. Surprisingly violent for a Disney movie… people get vaporized, shot, and burned. But all of it fits the story and does well to add tension. There is a lot of “lore” that’s not explained and confusing but honestly makes there feel like there is more depth. Lots of quotable lines lol
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……helga…………hel……ga……….
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Kida and Milo hugging is the most beautiful, intimate thing I’ve ever seen in my life
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Underrated Disney movie. All the characters were so unique and interesting. Need more Disney films like this nowadays
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At only 90 minutes the run time feels extremely short for such a big movie. The scope and aesthetic feels hampered by the speedy pacing of the film. Many scenes, especially the dialogue heavy scenes feel like they needed just an extra minute to breathe or the big set pieces needed just an extra moment to really land and feel the impact. The integration of 3d and hand drawn are a lost art in my opinion, a burgeoning craft that…
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I def have a thing for nerds 🤪🙈
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I have never seen a Disney movie like this before. So original and the plot was just complex enough that it kept me interested but never felt confused. Also, the animation looked so good. 2D animation from 20+ years ago still looks better than state of the art CGI today.
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La mejor película de Disney, hace falta calle para los que no la han visto y no aprecian tremenda joya. Quesitos.
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moi aussi je suis linguiste, moi aussi je veux aller voir l’Atlantide, pas finir coincée dans une bibliothèque
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FFrawgurt 8 月 21, 2026
I don’t feel like I can rate this movie because I fell asleep, but I did like what I saw, it seems very similar to the plot of Avatar to be honest.
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mind if a white boy speaks a little atlanian
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Dass Mrs. Packard in der deutschen Synchro berlinert, war die beste Entscheidung in der Geschichte der Zeichentrickfilme!! Mein Bruder hat so sehr über Milo gecringed. Ich habe mich nur darüber empört, dass hier behauptet wird, Linguististen könnten einfach ad-hoc casually Texte übersetzen.
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MMichaelsathome 8 月 21, 2026
This movie could’ve benefited from a longer runtime, truly help flesh out both the world building and character development. Aside from that, this is genuinely a fascinating piece of work that’s both whimsical and brutal. So many people die .-. Also we Cannot forget the greatest most hottest character Disney has ever created, Helga Sinclair.
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ayyy he got the looks but not the charisma >:(
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La última vez que la vi fue hace muchos años ya. Por lo mismo en esta oportunidad la vi más oscura en partes, violenta y de hecho mientras la veíamos mi hermano dijo “Un esta era la época en la que Disney aún mostraba armas” y bueno… sí cierto. Rourke es HSPM, porque sí, me caía mal antes y ahora mucho peor. De momento no sé qué más decir, pero me gustó mucho
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Nostalgia bumps the score a little
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this was a movie i always wanted to watch as a kid (i saw it advertised a lot on dvds i owned) but never actually got to see. so i was SUPER excited going in. and i’m happy to announce, i LOVEDDDD it! i’m 100% sure if i did get to see this as a kid i wouldn’t have stopped talking about it for years to come. – i also think it’s really funny that milo is basically daniel jackson…
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I’m very fond of the comic book style animation. It feels like a grand adventure with diverse intersting characters. The problem is that it doesn’t dwelve into any of the charcters or the Atlantis setting. It makes the movie feel shallow and like the hero doesn’t grow throughout the movie. It had potential to be one the best disney films, but end up being half baked
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I think my fav part of this is the setting. The animation of the set design is just peak. I think the cgi is still pretty awesome.
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So good but so damn short ugh
- Synopsis
- A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.
- Director
- Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
- Writer
- Tab Murphy
- Studio
- Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation
- Country
- USA
- Language
- English, French, Spanish
- Year
- 2001
- Runtime
- 95 mins
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- United Arab Emirates02 Jun 2001
- Singapore14 Jun 2001
- USA15 Jun 2001
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- Venezuela27 Jun 2001
- Brazil29 Jun 2001
- Philippines04 Jul 2001
- Chile05 Jul 2001
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- South Korea13 Jul 2001
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- New Zealand13 Sep 2001
- Australia20 Sep 2001
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