ATLANTIS - Milo's Return (2003)

Like Disney's animated Atlantis: The Lost Empire, its sequel, Milo's Return, is an Indiana Jones for the younger set. Bespectacled Milo Thatch (James Arnold Taylor taking over from Michael J. Fox) is back in this made-for-video release, helping to rebuild Atlantis alongside new sweetheart Queen Kida, but all is not so calm in the outside world. A giant octopus-like creature, the Kraken, is terrorizing a local village, so Milo, Kida, and the rest head out--Scoobie-style--to make things right. Once that problem has been solved, they're off to the Southwest to tame a passel of wild sand coyotes and then to Antarctica to battle a 100-foot ice monster. Milo's Return is a series of loosely linked adventures drawing on a variety of mythologies, including Native American and Norse, that doesn't always have much to do with the original movie, but is always lively and entertaining. (Ages 8 and older) --Kathleen C. Fennessy Amazon.com

A failed TV series...

This is a compilation of 3 TV afternoon episodes which, after the brass at Disney TV animation viewed them, decided not to make any more, and release them on DVD after interstitial connections were made to sort of make them into a movie. Much the same track taken with "Belle's Magical World" and "Cinderella 2". When the studio execs judge that the three test episodes of a projected TV afternoon series aren't good enough to make it on TV, the DVD obviously won't be very good, either. May 17, 2008

BACK TO HELL FROM WHICH YOU CAME! 2.25 OUT OF 10

Atlantis: Milo's Return is absolutely horrible, and there is almost nothing good to be had from this craptacular movie experience, except divine hatred for all things about Disney sequels. The plot is simply too hard to figure out, and it will only piss you off when you're able to figure out some parts of it. Everything good about the original has gone horribly wrong in its hellish sequel. The original actors are basically no where to be found in the sequel, which also ruins the experience. The artwork doesn't seem very good either, and will only make you wonder how a Disney movie can manage that. If you value your soul, please avoid this awful movie at all costs if you don't wish to get a glimpse of hell. October 15, 2007

Disappointed

Although this dvd was supposed to be in very good condition, it had a serious scratch that prevented my little boy from watching the whole movie. It's one of his favorites, so we're very disappointed. March 16, 2007

Not really a sequel...

Atlantis: Milo's Return plays out more like three saturday morning cartoon episodes that they added interconnecting scenes to. It has the poor quality of the average saturday morning toons.

This is not really much of a sequel. They present three seperate, unrelated tales of misadventure that Milo and the gang have to go through. Sure, they are all related to artifacts that were created by the king of Atlantis, but that's about it.

Poorly conceived, blandly presented, and with an ALL NEW VOICE for Milo (they obviously couldn't get Michael J. Fox back for this due to the poor quality), the standard Disney trademark is on this when everything turns out perfectly peaceful in the end.

Kids might enjoy it, but Scooby Doo at its worst is more entertaining! April 18, 2005

TELL DISNEY TO STOP MAKING SEQUELS!

If there's a moral to be learned from all the sequels disney has made recently, its that if its not shown in theaters, dont see it!
i loved the first atlantis movie, but this one totally ruined if not killed the charm and thrill of the first movie. if i ddint know better, id say that Disney's animators are either on strike or have permanently run out of ideas. i have yet to see one disney sequel of an original film that doesnt suck. March 21, 2005

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