Atlantis: Milo's Return is definitely not as good as the original Atlantis: The Lost Empire. And yet, despite the flak it has received (and despite my expecting to dislike it), I found that I actually rather enjoyed it. I didn't the first time I watched it; but I found it pretty good the second time.
Milo's Return is an amalgamation of 3 of the episodes of the cancelled TV series "Team Atlantis", and the boundaries between the episodes can still be seen clearly. In the first part, the main characters go in search of the Kraken - which has been sinking several ships in the North Atlantic, and which they suspect might be an Atlantean war machine similar to the Leviathan. After encountering it, they find a nearby village where something sinister is afoot - something somehow connected to the Kraken.
Our heroes then head off to the Southwest United States, where a man is in hospital after getting attacked by dust coyotes (!) over a piece of pottery. The team investigate, and find themselves encountering these spirits.
The biggest (indeed, the only) threat to the world is saved for last. A lunatic who literally thinks he is Odin steals what turns out to be a powerful ancient Atlantean spear - using it's powers to try and bring about the end of the world.
While episodic, it's pretty exciting - particularly the last part. The animation isn't as good as in the first film, but I frankly didn't notice that until others pointed it out. It doesn't bother me. James Arnold Taylor doesn't do Milo's voice as well as Michael J Fox, but Taylor's performance doesn't really affect the film's quality. The film definitely has it's flaws - more so than the first one - but is still quite enjoyable overall (even if I wasn't overly impressed with the ending - even if it's meant to be happy). You got to give it to the filmmakers: they didn't follow other sequels in simply remaking the original; they certainly came up with plenty of originalities of their own.
Overall, a good watch. I can understand those who didn't like it - as mentioned above, I didn't like it at first - but I now just enjoy it for what it is.
Milo's Return is an amalgamation of 3 of the episodes of the cancelled TV series "Team Atlantis", and the boundaries between the episodes can still be seen clearly. In the first part, the main characters go in search of the Kraken - which has been sinking several ships in the North Atlantic, and which they suspect might be an Atlantean war machine similar to the Leviathan. After encountering it, they find a nearby village where something sinister is afoot - something somehow connected to the Kraken.
Our heroes then head off to the Southwest United States, where a man is in hospital after getting attacked by dust coyotes (!) over a piece of pottery. The team investigate, and find themselves encountering these spirits.
The biggest (indeed, the only) threat to the world is saved for last. A lunatic who literally thinks he is Odin steals what turns out to be a powerful ancient Atlantean spear - using it's powers to try and bring about the end of the world.
While episodic, it's pretty exciting - particularly the last part. The animation isn't as good as in the first film, but I frankly didn't notice that until others pointed it out. It doesn't bother me. James Arnold Taylor doesn't do Milo's voice as well as Michael J Fox, but Taylor's performance doesn't really affect the film's quality. The film definitely has it's flaws - more so than the first one - but is still quite enjoyable overall (even if I wasn't overly impressed with the ending - even if it's meant to be happy). You got to give it to the filmmakers: they didn't follow other sequels in simply remaking the original; they certainly came up with plenty of originalities of their own.
Overall, a good watch. I can understand those who didn't like it - as mentioned above, I didn't like it at first - but I now just enjoy it for what it is.