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Donkey X [Blu-ray] (2007)

Steve Salazar , James Phillips , Jose Pozo  |  PG |  Blu-ray
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Steve Salazar, James Phillips, Joe Lewis
  • Directors: Jose Pozo
  • Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Subtitled, Surround Sound, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Studio: Phase 4 Films
  • DVD Release Date: August 11, 2009
  • Run Time: 90 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B002B5AWDW
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,835 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Rucio's Unique Version of a Literary Classic, March 3, 2011
This review is from: Donkey X (DVD)
If you're new to my animation feature film review library, I should begin this review by disclaiming a trend in the genre that nearly always ends disastrously: Domestic studios importing foreign films, slapping an English vocal track atop of the material, and claiming it as their own. The list of films guilty of this technique is long and ever growing. Considering Donkey X falls into this category, there was a strong suspicion going in that this one would be a proverbial train wreck. Worse still, the few reviews I was able to track down seemed to confirm such reservations. Fortunately I can begin this critique by assuring prospective viewers that of all the foreign translation jobs, this one is perhaps the most pleasant.

Released in Spain back in 2007, Donkey X (or "Donkey Xote" as it was originally called) tells the tale of a small town (La Mancha) where there resides a dreamer named Don Quixote (voiced by Steve Salazar).

Don is able to convince his close friend Sancho (James Phillips) to commit to an epic quest after having shared many misadventures together prior. Sancho's donkey, Rucio (Joe Lewis), is actually the centerpiece on which the literary classic tale is centered (hence the title).

With a little deliberation, the two heroes set off on chasing down the dream of locating Don Quixote's elusive true love, Dulcinea, once and for all.

The ingredients for fun are all present and believe it or not, the visuals are pretty stunning (contributing to the film often being heralded as Spanish cinema's finest computer animation effort to date). The trouble is that the prose is a bit clumsy and, interestingly, not the type of perplexity foreign adaptations are usually known for.

The dialog is actually witty, the timing natural and the narrative strong but Donkey X plods along with far too much complexity to be grasped by its target audience. Adults, especially those familiar with Miguel de Cervantes' classic tale, will have no trouble keeping the plot together but will likely be off-put by the film's failure to settle into a consistent theme (despite a fairly lengthy 90-minute runtime).

Angel E. Pariente's screenplay is certainly a bit muddled and shallow, and never fully establishes whether the protagonist is in fact Don Quixote or the titular mule. By the way, the resemblance to Donkey of Shrek fame is downright uncanny! It seems almost blasphemous when said character opens his mouth and Eddie Murphy's voice fails to follow. In the film's defense, at least a Shrek reference/ joke is included as a reminder not to take this all too seriously.

Taking a page from the Pixar/ DreamWorks plan for success, upbeat pop numbers are scattered about for effect, some working better than others.

The PG rating should definitely be taken seriously. While domestic efforts seem to earn it for less, Donkey X does contain a few references that parents may not appreciate (such as multiple breast references/ gags, a rather gross urine segment and some cross dressing humor).

Another oddity is the film's title itself. In its original release the name Donkey Xote (pronounced "Hotie") was a fairly clever play on the name Don Quixote (keep in mind this supposedly the donkey's telling of the tale). The film, for whatever reason, arrives Stateside on DVD/ Blue Ray via Peace Arch Entertainment as "Donkey X", thereby removing the first joke of it all right off the bat.

Interestingly the disc contains three vocal tracks: English 2.0, French 5.1, and Spanish 2.0 but no subtitles. One gets the feeling that English, for whatever reason, was the original language of choice as the mouth flaps are perfect.

A trailer for the film represents the only bonus feature included.

In all, Donkey X is by no means a masterpiece though it does have much more heart and entertainment then most animated features that have undergone the dub & re-release treatment. It is undoubtedly flawed but may serve as an hour-and-a-half's worth of entertainment for an animation-purist looking beyond the efforts of the "big boys on the block".

Perhaps the best way to surmise this feature is to take a look at the tagline used to promote it: From the producers who saw Shrek. One look at the title character confirms this statement but if you let yourself take it at face value, it's kind of cute in its own weird way.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A nice, fun, and respectful take on a classic, October 26, 2010
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As a Spaniard I was a little skeptical of retake on the literary classic of Don Quijote. However, the project was dominated by Spaniards who are able to respect the original work and poke fun it at the same time. My seven year old loved it and laughed his head off. I was also impressed with the attention to detail. For example the moon waxes and wanes along with the story accurately. Donkey Xote
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars H-O-R-R-I-B-L-E, May 2, 2010
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Please don't put yourself through this. Even worse, don't put your kids through this. The movie tries hard to be intelligent but fails miserably. It was difficult to follow the convoluted plot which kids will never figure out. Even IF the dialog was written well, lines go by too fast to make sense of what they are talking about. Maybe it makes more sense in Spanish but I highly doubt it. Do your family a favor and pass on this one because it will be 90 minutes of your life you can never get back ;) Oh yeah, the graphics were decent.
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