Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003) (V)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Directors:

Victor Cook
Toby Shelton

Writers:

Steve Englehart (screenplay)
Henry Gilroy (writer)

Release Date:

13 May 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Animation | Family | Action | Comedy

Plot:

Milo and Kida reunite with their friends to investigate strange occurances around the world that seem to have links to the secrets of Atlantis. |

Plot Keywords:

Atlantis | Steampunk | Sequel | Sea | Lost World

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

James Arnold Taylor	...	Milo (voice)
Cree Summer	...	Kida (voice)
John Mahoney	...	Whitmore (voice)
Jacqueline Obradors	...	Audrey / Nurse (voice)
Don Novello	...	Vinny (voice)
Corey Burton	...	Mole (voice)
Phil Morris	...	Sweet (voice)
Florence Stanley	...	Packard (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Obby / Mantell (voice)
Steven Barr	...	Cookie (voice) (as Steve Barr)
Clancy Brown	...	Volgud (voice)
Jean Gilpin	...	Inger (voice)
Kai Rune Larsen	...	Seaman / Gunnar
Bill Fagerbakke	...	Sven (voice)
Thomas F. Wilson	...	Carnaby (voice) (as Tom Wilson)

Runtime:

70 min | Argentina:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Germany:6 | UK:U | USA:G

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

Like many of Disney's direct-to-video sequels, this was intended as the pilot for a TV series. This is evident by the episodic structure of the plot, which would be cut into three separate episodes for the show's regular run. However, due to the disappointing box office of Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001), production of the series was halted and the ending was rewritten to provide closure.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end of the first movie, Kida was seen with new tattoos on her face, which have disappeared in this sequel.

Quotes:

Kida: [being shown around the ship; she grabs a life belt] This! What is this?
Milo: Oh, that's a life preserver.
Kida: So... you wear it and it preserves your life? Like our crystals!
Milo: No, no, no; you throw it to someone in the water.
Kida: Oh, so it is a game!
Milo: No. You throw it to them when they're drowning.
Kida: Does that not make it difficult for them to play the game?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#29.14)" (2003)

Disney disappoints....again!

I haven't seen 'Atlantis' but when I got the DVD of this one, I didn't think it would be as bad, in spite of being skeptical. Thankfully, I didn't buy it. 'Atlantis: Milo's Return' hugely disappoints. It doesn't even look like a Disney film to begin with. The animation is very weak and looks to be done in a lame fashion. If it were playing on TV, I probably wouldn't have guessed it to be a Disney film. The film itself is extremely slow paced and the story is uninteresting. The voice actors do not impress much. There are but a few funny moments e.g. the humour with the glass and spear. Disney sequels have hardly been memorable and 'Atlantis: Milo's Return' is certainly forgettable.