With a fine cast and fun in-jokes, Disney's ENCHANTED is sure to cast a spell over both children and adults. It begins with a 2-D animation sequence reminiscent of the company's... more
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Advantages: Animation and real life actors, great musical numbers, wonderful plot Disadvantages: Too sickly sweet for some!
...afternoon when Harry's asleep!
Enchanted begins in typical Disney animated style, introducing us to Giselle, a pretty young woman looking for her one true love and his kiss. Giselle finally meets Prince Edward and the two prepare to marry. However Edward's step-mother Queen Narissa doesn't want the marriage to go ahead, and sends Giselle into the 'real world' via a magic well. Edward decides to rescue his princess and also goes into the real world, ... ...ago, Under the Sea.
Enchanted really has a magical storyline as is expected of a Disney film. They have managed to include many elements within the film which will appeal to a broad range of viewers, from comedy to romance and even a bit of action/adventure too. The inclusion of both animation and real-life actors is wonderful and crosses both elements seamlessly. They have done a great job in making the cartoon Giselle as similar to Adams as possible, ...
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Advantages: Disney magic, James Marsden Disadvantages: Patrick Dempsey is bland
Enchanted is Disney's 2007 animated comedy fantasy film that combines real live acting and the older animation of Disney. It is a fresh film that references many Disney films as well as making its own mark in the halls of Disney films.
The Plot
The film starts off in cartoon style. Gisele is a beautiful maiden awaiting her Prince to come and meet her so they can share true love's first kiss, in true fairy tale style. Prince Edward is the heir to ... ...A magical film, despite everything, Enchanted is harmless enough entertainment. It's not the best Disney ever made by any means, but it's worth a look and good to watch with the kids on a Sunday afternoon or to go to the cinema as a couple for a soppy snog on the back row, but don't watch this expecting a cinematic masterpiece from Disney. It's a nice idea, but nothing special.
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Advantages: Extremely entertaining, visually pleasing, very funny. Disadvantages: None.
Director: Kevin Lima
Writer: Bill Kelly
Genre: Family - Adventure - Comedy - Fantasy Country: USA
Certification: PG
Language: English
Released: 7th April, 2008 (DVD)
MAIN CAST:
Julie Andrews (Narrator)
Amy Adams (Giselle) Patrick Dempsey (Robert Philip) James Marsden (Prince Edward) Timothy Spall (Nathaniel) Idina Menzel (Nancy Tremaine) Rachel Covey (Morgan Philip) Susan Sarandon (Queen Narissa) When lovely Giselle meets her prince charming, ... ...doesn't take kindly to the inevitable loss of her crown. Deciding that the match-made-in-fairyland has to come to an immediate end, Queen Narissa pushes Giselle into a fountain just before the wedding, and sends her careening towards modern-day New York.
When Giselle lands in New York, her cartoon body, obviously, undergoes a few 'human' changes, unfortunately, her naiveté and innocence are an integral part of her... which doesn't make being lost ...
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Advantages: EASY TO WATCH AND FOLLOW Disadvantages: WITCH
...Enchanted
This film is great, the thought that has gone into this is fantasic.
The film is basically a cartoon to start with and the girl is going to marry a prince, but his mother is not wanting this to happen.
She of cause is the wicked witch so his mother banishes her from animation life to real life, hoping that her son will never find her. She pushes her down a well and she ends up in New York.
Both actors take a really good part.
The princess (to be) is helped by a family with a young girl, who take her in.
She gets all the animals to help her clean up - like the animation. There are rats and birds all around the house. Its really funny.
She does a lot of strange things that are really funny, but, not practical, example putting fish in her mouth and talking to chipmunks.
They people she is staying...
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Actor(s): Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Timothy Spall, Susan Sarandon, Idina Menzel, Rachel Covey
Director(s): Kevin Lima
Genre: Family
Classification: Parental Guidance
Production Year: 2007
Consumer Advice: Contains mild scary scenes and innuendo
Video Category: Disney Film
Country Of Origin: United States of America
Plot: Fairy tales and reality collide in this animation-live-action hybrid from Walt Disney Pictures. Princess Giselle is forced out of her animated world by THE prince's villainess stepmother and into the real streets of New York City. Though her prince is on his way to rescue her, she might have met her true love in a Manhattan lawyer.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINM; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Languages
Main Language: English
Technical information
Special Features: Fantasy Comes to Life: 3 behind the scenes featurettes 'Happy Working Song', 'That's How You Know', 'A Blast At The Ball', Deleted Scenes with introductions by Director Kevin Lima, Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure, Bloopers
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital
Professional reviews
Review: Enchanted works its magic largely by sending up some of the very stereotypes that have long been Walt Disney Pictures’ profitable stock in trade (New York Times, 28/11/2007)
More than lives up to its title. A full-blown musical that commutes between Disney's patented cartoon universe and the real world with cleverness and grace, this splashy production reminds one of nothing in the Disney canon so much as MARY POPPINS (Variety, 28/11/2007)
DVD Description
With a fine cast and fun in-jokes, Disney's ENCHANTED is sure to cast a spell over both children and adults. It begins with a 2-D animation sequence reminiscent of the company's beloved past. Surrounded by dozens of cute animals, Giselle (voiced and later played by Amy Adams) sings about her desire to find her one true love. Meanwhile, a handsome prince (James Marsden) overhears her, and they meet and fall in love. In many Disney movies, this is where the story ends, but ENCHANTED is just starting out on its journey. The prince’s wicked stepmother (Susan Sarandon) can’t stand to lose her throne, so she pushes Giselle down a well, and the beauty ends up in the real world. Gone is the animated fantasy, and a live-action Giselle lands in the middle of Times Square in New York City. Her optimism and perkiness put her at odds with the New Yorkers she encounters, but she gets help from a cynical divorce lawyer (Patrick Dempsey) as she waits for her prince to rescue her.
Fans of Disney classics from SLEEPING BEAUTY to BEAUTY AND THE BEAST will be glad to see their favourite films referenced in ENCHANTED. Jodi Benson (the voice of Ariel in THE LITTLE MERMAID) makes a brief appearance, and the evil queen threatens to kill Giselle with a poisoned apple a la SNOW WHITE. Though it reminds the audience of past favourites, ENCHANTED boasts its own script that is at once intelligent and heartwarming. But the true highlight of the film is the acting by the fairy tale couple. Marsden (HAIRSPRAY) couldn’t be funnier as the charming prince, while Adams (an Oscar nominee for 2005’s JUNEBUG) gives dimension to the heroine. As a result, ENCHANTED is a film that deserves to sit on a shelf with Disney’s classics.
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