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Archer is James Bond spy spoof like Get Smart but with NC-17 style humor. The main character is a narcissistic womanizing creep but he's not the only one in the show. The entire cast has various personality defects and addictions. Pretty much all of the characters have had some kind of sexual encounter with each other and none seem to really care for fellow human beings. A big part of the humor comes from some characters being morally outraged by the behavior of another while they hypocritically pursue their own selfish interests. What outrageously inappropriate thing will the characters do next? Even with that thin of a gimmick, it still has a lot of appeal. It *IS* genuinely funny, even if the gags do tend to get repetitive and wear thin. You just know that Archer is going to do something sexist and callous at the next turn, his mom is going to be snobby and comically conservative, his ex-girlfriend and fellow agent is going to be conniving and violent, and so on.

The writers seem to take delight in taking spy movie clichés and pouring in more ridiculously tongue-in-cheek sex and violence. Ah, the classic spy movie chase through the Alps with machine guns--hey let's make the love interest a 16 year old heiress who winds up topless while Archer blows up snowmobiles. Yeah.

Don't expect any good guys or family-friendly situations, but if you enjoy seeing adult humor in a cartoon more thoughtful than South Park, give Archer a try.

The movie is a take-off of Bing Crosby's and Bob Hope's "Road to . . . " series of movies. The two main characters do fairly good Crosby and Hope impressions with just enough of a twist to make it different.

The animation is fantastic. Wonderful fluid lines and bright colors make for a wonderful landscape. Occasionally they have "special effects" of computer animation. These scenes don't quite work so well, but fortunately, they last mere seconds and are few and far between.

It really is a great movie for the whole family. I've read other reviews that complain about nudity, foul language, and sexual scenes in this film. I want assure all parents out there are **no such scenes in this movie**. My family has watched this movie *dozens* of times with small children and nothing offended us *at all*. I can only guess that the other reviewers are vaguely remembering scenes and letting their adult imagination fill in things that never actually happened. If you stretch your imagination, you can see some puns and light double entendre for the adults, but I stress that they are *very* subtle and *way* over the heads of anybody under 12.

Their are some scary parts and some tense moments that our toddler jumped at, but nothing too bad.

The movie is filled with humor everywhere that will have everybody laughing. The main characters are thieves and con-artists, but they are the funny, kind hearted kind of rogues you've seen in many other movies.

Overall, I very much recommend it. There are so few movies that both adults and children of all ages will likely and the Road to El Dorado is one of them.

This film has delighted me since I first saw it in the theatres. I went back to see several times and bought the VHS, Laserdisc, and DVD copies as they came out. It was a delight to find my wife was also a rabid fan of Labyrinth as well and now our daughter delights in seeing it over and over again. David Bowie is mesmerising as the charismatic Goblin King. Jennifer Connelly graces the screen in one of her earliest roles. Jim Henson's creature creations flesh out a fantastic but strangely believable world. The characters Sarah meets on her adventures have captured the imaginations of millions of viewers. Fans still make tributes and recreations even over 20 years after its release and Labyrinth merchandise still sales in huge numbers. While it faired poorly financially when released, Labyrinth has shown that it was simply just ahead of its time. Its magic is still strong for people all over the world.

This is a breathtakingly wonderful family film--full of magic, fantasy, and touched by the whimsical genius of Jim Henson. I highly recommend it not only for fans of fantasy, but for anybody who is young at heart. I know of no one who has seen Labyrinth and ever regretted it.