`Quest for Camelot' ranks among the worst animated movies I have ever seen. The plot is formulaic claptrap - a predictable story does not always a bad movie make, but it certainly does here, especially when played out with one dimensional, clichéd characters (take note - creating a creature with two heads that argue is no longer original or funny, thank you very much). If that wasn't bad enough, it is compounded by atrociously bad pacing of the story, a ridiculously forced love story subplot, some of the worst song placement that I can recall in a movie, feeble integration of CGI animation, dreadful attempts at lightening the mood with humour from characters other than the dragon that feels horrendously out of place (the stone creature's needless bout of flatulence is immediately brought to mind), and a moronic, baffling ending with absolutely zero explanation, that is made even worse by the fact that it is incredibly rushed.
The acting is horribly over-the-top and painful to listen to (the stupid voice given to the gryphon is a particularly good example), with the normally excellent Gary Oldman giving a dreadful performance as the villain of the piece who can't sing well or decide what kind of regional English accent he's supposed to have. The casting of the characters is not for suitability, but for star power - in addition to Oldman, this film sees Pierce Brosnan, Jane Seymour, Gabriel Byrne, Celine Dion, Andrea Corr, Sir John Gielgud, Don Rickles and Eric Idle tarnish their resumes with appearances. The only real *voice artist* in the whole thing is the excellent Frank Welker, who is wasted by only getting to provide birdcalls.
That is all.
Oh, the animation is sort of nice.
Sort of.
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