Adam - Giselle DVD

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, the somewhat obnoxious and juvenile Prince Edward, the prince's stepmother 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... Read review

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Advantages: Good cast, pure cheese, suitable for the whole family.
Disadvantages: Adults may grow tiresome of its sacrine sweetness

...This is the Disney film we have been waiting a long time for - recapturing the magic that was once very much synoymous with the franchise. Amy Adams plays Giselle who is taken from her magical animated fairy tale world into a very real 21st century New York where she meets complacent Robert (Patrick Dempsy) who takes her into his home despite being sceptical about who she really is and where she truly comes from. But Giselle's prince is not far behind travelling to the third dimension with the trusty chipmunk, pip. But their plans to be re-united are soon hindered by the evil queen, Narrissa, played by Susan Sarandon (The Client) and her hench man, Nathanielle (Timothy Spall) If having bad guys after you wasn't bad enough, Prince Edward, Giselle and pip have to struggle through the unknown in the form of traffic, divorce settlements... Read review

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Advantages: fab cast, fab film, utterly fabulous from start to finish!!!!
Disadvantages: none whatsoever!!!

...is set for happily ever after in the space of five short minutes. However, Edward's evil stepmother wants to keep the crown for herself and so pushes Giselle down a well - where she emerges as a live character (Amy Adams), dressed in a ridiculously pouffy wedding dress (it is HUUUUGGGGEEE), out of a manhole in the centre of downtown Manhattan. Completely stunned and out of her depth, she wanders around searching for the Prince, who she is convinced will come to rescue her, but her search is proving fruitless - until she meets single father Robert (Patrick Dempsey) and his little girl and somehow ends up sleeping in his apartment. At first he wants rid of her as he feels she is wrecking his life, and is decidedly odd to boot (breaking into a song and dance routine in Central Park - which everyone else ALSO seems to know the words AND the dance... Read review

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