To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

The acting in this movie is really good.

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

A shame really because some of them like Hansel and Gretel and Beauty and the Beast are very good, and most of them are well above decent though with some limitations. Sadly Cannon's version of The Emperor's New Clothes is not among their best work and is lacking in many areas, that the original story has never been one of my personal favourites in the first place may have a little to do with it but this does nothing to improve it.The Emperor's New Clothes has a few things that make it bearable viewing. The costumes are splendidly over-the-top and colourful, with Cannon Movie Tales the costumes are often where the low budget is the most obvious but they're not as tacky as they could have been here. The photography is rustic and very nicely done, and the incidental score is characterful and typically whimsical.However, the low budget does show, with some drab and recycled set designs and some scenes being lit in a dim, faded way. Of the Cannon Movie Tales, The Emperor's New Clothes despite having some good talent is one of the worst-acted, with Sid Caesar mumbling his way through the film like a zombie and on the other side of the spectrum Clive Revill mugging embarrassingly. Robert Morse despite having one of the best singing voices of the cast is charmless here and also does his fair share of mugging. Jason Carter and Lysette Anthony are attractive but bland and overwrought lovers. The songs are pretty poorly written and some of the most forgettable of any of Cannon Movie Tales' films, the love duet Is This a Love Song faring the worst.Regarding the writing, it is never very funny or interesting, the satiric edge of the story is completely lost and favoured by knockabout slapstick that gets very juvenile and tedious and a dull, cheesily written and overwroughtly acted romantic subplot. A few of the Cannon Movie Tales films were disadvantaged by trying to pad out short stories not really suited for feature length, and The Emperor's New Clothes is the worst case, with the storytelling being dull, muddled and somewhat bloated from trying to cram in a substantial amount of material that added little and wasn't engaging enough. The ending is also rushed and too convenient, and both the pace and direction are as flat as a lead balloon.In conclusion, has a few good points but is by quite some way Cannon Movie Tales' weakest. 3/10 Bethany Cox

again. i'm always surprised at how well Cannon MovieTales pulls this off. low budget and with little resource, but strangely lavish just the same. and a very complete musical. Cannon MovieTales achieves this by using the same sets and costumes over again for re-use, and they commission music from little recognized composer and musical arranger Stephen Lawrence. more than likely the budget for these films goes to paying the salaries of the numerous name celebrity actors they acquire for their productions.very few young people, at the time this was produced, realized the notability of having a musical at that time that featured veteran talents like Sid Ceasar and Robert Morse singing. Ceasar was a comedy legend and Morse was in 'The Loved One' and originated the Broadway role in 'Suceed in Business' that Daniel Radcliffe is now winning acclaim for currently.Stephen Lawrence's songs are not always the most memorable showtunes written or composed, but they are more ambitious than you would expect for these projects, and more than satisfactorily answer the call of duty.these films also always seem rather lavish for their modest budgets, but anyone who becomes familiar with Cannon MovieTales, knows they compensate by re-using sets and costumes. it's very effective cost cutting. and even though you can see the Date and Palm trees of Israel in the landscapes (these movies are produced there), they effectively convey the European fairy stories they are made to depict.this was a nice production and they provided Ceasar and Morse with a ample amount of song tunes to warble. it was also cute to see Jason Carter here from Jim Henson's 'Storyteller' and the 'Jackanory' children's series.i really enjoy Cannon Movietale's fairy tale tellings. despite their limitations, they create a wonderful world that is faithful to the source, creates a theatrical "movie-like" feeling, and provides a musical version of the age old stories.

I give this a 3 because kids can watch this movie without having to worry about it being offensive.While agree it is tough to stretch a five to ten minute fairy tale into a 90 minute production the Cannon/Gollan-Globus group did it.They did so by adding all too forgettable musical numbers.Like all the "Cannon Fairy Tales"(CFT) this one is showing its age from many generations of video to video tape transfer. Colors are muddled if not blurry (this was watched on a Sony 1080p HD TV)and even old black and white shows like Mr. Ed look great)it reminds me getting a copy of a video from a friend after they copied a tape of a broadcast TV show they watched.This CFT is not scary at all unlike CTF's Princess and the Frog, the frog would easily scare a young child. The hair the nobility has is a laugh.Sid Ceasar is the Emperor, and unfortunately with a bad script even he could not save this show. It was common in CFT films to have one major or well known U.S. Actor in it. Like CFT's Hansel & Grettle the major actor was Cloris Leachman as the witch. While these major actors throw themselves into the part these films lacked a good script and other people that could actually perform or act.Many of these films share sets part of Cannon/Gollan-Globus cost saving plans. Many of them are shot in Isreal or other lower cost countries outside of the US.If this is on TV and you need something to occupy younger children, you couldn't go wrong with it but they may get board with it as well.

I have been a collector of the Cannon Movie Tales for years, and this one was a disappointment. The songs were ok, but far from impressive. The actors are okay, but rather boring. And there is really little to talk about. See the other movies in this series though. The Frog Prince, Rumpelstiltskin, and Beauty and the Beast are far, far superior. Skip this one, it isn't worth the trouble.