Quest for Camelot (1998)

I have absolutely never seen anything like this movie before. You have to see this movie.

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

There are many animated movies from the 90's that tried to copy Disney's fairytale musical formula with mediocre outcomes at best. Quest For Camelot is one of the blandest I have seen so far. Not unlikable, just bland.The Hermit was the one character with an interesting side to him, but it is sadly left out and not further explored. Our main character is one of the bland imitations of successfull Disney characters. She looks a lot like Belle and her conflict is as generic as can be with a father who does not mean that a woman is capable of something which in this case is being a knight. She runs away and proves her worth. Don't get me wrong, it is nice to see independent women in animated movies, but how she runs out into the meadow to declare her desire for something bigger than herself is such a blatant rip-off that it hurts. The two-headed dragon was a nightmare come true! Sure Eric Idle is nice, but oh my god those lines he and his partner had to work with! And their song! Rip-off once again and out of place! Pop-culture references can be funny, but it didn't male any sense in this movie. The animation was nothing special. I liked the forest landscapes and the mountains, but I found the character designs weirdly coloured. The use of CGI seemed out of place once in a while, but that is of minor significance. The songs were not that great or memorable. The singing voices in most cases did not match with the speaking voices of the characters most notably the Hermit. I liked "Looking Through Your Eyes" even though The Hermit showed his non-matching singing voice. "The Prayer" was the most oddly placed song in the entire movie, because a tender ballad like that does not fit into an action-packed chase scene. I cannot say Quest for Camelot is complete garbage, but it is sure not for the adults unless you have a nostalgic bond to it. A year later Warner Bros. released a masterpiece which I at all times would choose over this one.

This film is about the daughter of a round table knight, who sets out on a quest to protect Camelot from an evil rouge round table knight.Watching this animation reminds me of how quickly the quality of animations have improved in just over ten years. Back in the late nineties, the animations were still drawn with black lines around everything. Fast forward to present day, the animations are in 3D with stunning realism. Anyway, "Quest for Camelot" has a straightforward plot for children to understand. It is squeaky clean, and not too scary for young children. However, there is not much for adults to enjoy. The character designs are not so attractive, and the quality of the animation is really not good even when taken the year of production into account. "Quest for Camelot" have much room for improvement.

Quest for Camelot, is one of those animated films that try to be just like Disney. But it end's up becoming a Disney-wannabe.The story and the plot aren't that great. It's just about a girl, a blind man, a two-headed Dragon, and a Owl trying to find the ancient sword, Excalibur, from falling into the clutches of the evil night, Ruber. The story is really simple.Most of the character's were really weak including the villain, Ruber. Because he's one-dimensional and his singing is horrible. He is also voiced by Gary Oldman and even though he's a good actor, he can't sing.Also, the song's were pretty bad. The song's I liked were, "The Prayer" and "If I didn't have you". The rest were mostly forgettable.But I do like the animation and the voice acting was good.Quest for Camelot is a bad animated film that's good for kids, but other's won't bother watching it.

I know I gave this movie a higher rating then it probably deserves. Well lets just say this movie is a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. I actually really like it. I see its faults and still don't care. I think I was seven when this came out but I really don't think I seen it till a bit later in life. I enjoyed the characters, for the most part the songs,the plot, and the world that was created. I eventually plan to buy this movie but it's one that can wait. Which shows that I don't love it, just find it to be one of the better kids movies. Or put it this way. An old kids movie that wasn't made by Disney that I consider to be good. :)