EnemyPavement A while back I rewatched this movie with a friend more or less as a joke. But wile watching, I realized...It's not that bad.In fact, It's pretty good. Granted, it's not a great film but considering it's a straight-to-video sequel that no one asked for, they actually seemed to make it work. The movie takes a look at the life of the original film's comic relief character Kronk. A character who, originally, was nothing more than a goofy ripped guy who could cook and talk to squirrels. But in this film, they actually gave Kronk the depth he deserved. It's also surprisingly funny. the work itself is probably a 5 or a 6.But then I took into consideration the following:It seems as though Disney actually hired competent writers and animators to make a cheap sequel this time around. It feels like the writers truly cared about the first film and the work they were doing. They stayed within the thematic and tonal confines of the first film while also keeping consistent with the same brand of humor.This film was a labor of love. And though it's far from perfect, they managed to make a decent film in a low budget studio that is known only for continually producing DVDs of crappy sequels that do nothing except tarnish the rep of the films they're spun from.So I give it 10 stars for being the best Straight-to-video sequel out there.

Eric Stevenson I think this may be the highest rated movie on the IMDb that received a 0% from RottenTomatoes and I can honestly see why. Okay, a 5.9 isn't that good, but it's way better than most of its kind. I did not like this movie, but I still enjoyed parts of it. I admit that "The Emperor's New Groove" isn't one of my favorite Disney movies. There were a lot of fourth wall jokes in this movie and they worked way better than in "George Of The Jungle 2". The funniest part is easily at the end. It features everyone trying to impersonate Kronk's wife and even impersonate his children.We get two stories and it seems like they made the same mistake as "Tarzan & Jane" and "Cinderella II: Dreams Come True" did. They actually do have this nice resolution at the end. I actually did end up feeling bad for Kronk as he didn't get the girl. Luckily, he did at the very end! It's not something I would recommend but with all the awful direct to video movies I've seen this month, it was refreshing. I'm glad it wasn't too long. **1/2

http_dougie First I'll get this off my chest: I was torn between a 7 or an 8... I leaned towards the latter because it was straight to video, and therefore I feel the standards are off.As a very vocal fan of the original Emperor's New Groove, I have been avoiding Kronk's New Groove at every cost. I'm very much aware at how Disney sequels bomb. I'm not sure if it's the lack of money, lack of interest, or Disney's lack of ability to put their characters in new situations convincingly (i.e., The Little Mermaid II).Tonight I caved in and saw Kronk's New Groove and, dare I say it, it was actually good. I liked it's mirroring of the original in format, especially with the opening theme song guy, being a chick! The songs were actually pretty good, meaning I didn't find myself asking, "what the hell is this crap?" (i.e., Return of Jafar).It was a fun movie, great animation for what it is, and wouldn't mind watching it a second time. I do agree with some of the previous reviewers, that this film seemed like a series of Saturday morning cartoons, but that's what most movies are, a series of events which slowly connect to a conclusion. Everything that happens in this movie leads up to the conclusion of explaining Kronk's true nature, etc.But yeah, so that's the end of my sappy praising of this Disney Sequel. Basically, if you're not too prejudice, go rent (or buy) Kronk's New Groove. By now I'm sure it's $10.00 at Target.

Janai P Canada (Sidadressage) I thought that this sequel was going to be kind of cute. It had almost all the same can cast voices plus Tracey Ulman. IlLOVED the original and found this just as funny and cute. Try to get it and see if you think the same thing. Although I don't know if kids will find this, or even if they found the first one funny. But I do recommend it.One of the things that I liked most was the modern references. Some slang and a few 'ebonic'type phrases, but they were cute. Tracey Ulman has a good voice for voice overs. I was surprised, but very pleased. I also thought that there use of current (80's) music (The Earth Wind And Fire) bit was very well timed.JPC