Enchanted (Blu-ray Disc, 2008)

Disney has produced another 'Beautiful Princess' movie that, surely, will last
'forever and ever'. The movie 'Enchanted' starts in classic Disney 2d animation
in the beautiful land of Andalsia, where the lovely forest maiden, Giselle, lives with her animal friends, dreaming of meeting her handsome prince, and she does, culminating in the obligatory duet of Prince Edward and Giselle riding off into the sunset. That's just the beginning! We then get an evil Queen, Narissa, sending the beautiful Giselle to a 'Never never land' where true love and forerever and ever don't exist. Manhattan, NY. The movie then changes from animation to reality where we meet the beautiful soon-to-be princess Giselle(Amy Adams in a star-making roll) as she wanders the streets of Manhattan in an incredibly unwieldy wedding-ball gown trying to find her prince, Edward(James Marsden) in the real-life world of New York. Amy Adams is incredible and the cast is great. Her joyous beauty puts a shine and glitter on this film that makes you care and love this little beauty. It is truly a moment to watch a star being born. It's a wonderful film for all..even the adults will have fun with this gem. Of course there are things you can critique but all in all it's one of my favorite films. The musical numbers, alone, are worth the purchase, my favorite being the wonderfully, huge production in Central Park where the music changes to a hip, reggae feel, to the 'Working Song' in her soon-to-be, 'true love's(Patrick Dempsey) apartment.
You have to see the movie to fill in all the holes I have left you, but suffice it to say, This is one of the finest films I have ever seen and on 'Blu-Ray' the hi-def is incredible. The cast is fantastic, the music is wonderful, and the direction and editing are top-notch, but get this movie just to see the 'coming-out-party' for a new star, Amy Adams!

"Enchanted" 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," not least due to the "star is born" aura that surrounds Amy Adams here, just as it did Julie Andrews 43 years ago. Comparison between the two films will certainly extend to their popularity, as the new one will please nearly all audiences all the time on its flight to the place where B.O. dreams come true.

This was an excellent movie. It starts off with that majestyk vintage old fashioned fairytale setting then changes before your eyes. Changes to a real life fairytale and is really well put together. This is one of the best movies I have seen in a long time. My daughter absolutely loved it.

This is the Best Disney's movie of the year, Second to THE GAME PLAN..This movie is a MUST BUY..You will not be Disapointed .


CAST:

Julie Andrews ... Narrator (voice)
Amy Adams ... Giselle
Patrick Dempsey ... Robert Philip
James Marsden ... Prince Edward
Susan Sarandon ... Queen Narissa
Timothy Spall ... Nathaniel
Idina Menzel ... Nancy Tremaine
Rachel Covey ... Morgan Philip
Jeff Bennett ... Pip in Andalasia (voice)
Kevin Lima ... Pip in New York (voice)
Emma Rose Lima ... Bluebird / Fawn / Rapunzel (voice)
Teala Dunn ... Bunny (voice)
Fred Tatasciore ... Troll (voice)
Courtney Williams ... Sunglass Street Vendor
William Huntley ... Grumpy

OVERALL
9.5/10

ARE YOU STILL READING THIS YOU SHOULD GO OUT THERE AND BUY THIS MOVIE!

Very cute movie about an animated princess who goes to New York and becomes a real-live human being. She is in the process of searching for her prince (who also goes from being animated to becoming a real person and is searching for her in New York too). The princess falls in love with another man and in the end eats a poison apple, falls unconcious, and then is kissed by her one true love and awakens. This is a very cute Disney movie that my 6 year old daughter fell in love with. I have a 4 year old son who found it very entertaining also but this movie seems to be geared towards the little girls and seems to fulfill their fantasies about a "real-life" princess fairy tale!! There are references to Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White in this film. I would highly recommmend it to families with young girls who are enchanted with the whole concept of princes, princesses, and living happily ever after.

I loved this movie. For one Innocent quality of fairytale romance as it is captured for Cinderella,The little Mermaid...coming to life. The singing was beautiful (of course I sang along) The dance scene in the Park was so fun. And Patrick Dempsey is so cute. His daughter is adorable in that she is not yet jaded. And he needs to be won over to romance. He is a hard reality NY. And the ball, of course he is an handsome prince charming. And he starts singing to her....ahhh. I loved it. Susan Sarandon was good also. Her suitor did not have to give up his romantic ideals either though they did not work out. And Amy Adams is just beautiful. How will she know....

I bought this movie for my 3 girls AND for me!! We all saw it in the theatre and I just had to have it...I have never laughed so hard in my life. I loved princess animated movies growing up (Cinderella, Snow white, etc) and this movie incorporated all of the greats into one soon-to-be-princess Giselle. I don't know how Disney did it, but she was so "princessy" that she was almost making fun of all the other princesses that Disney has done - Brilliant - by the way - and yet she was such a joy to get to know!! My girls and I loved the half animation half real life joy ride that this movie takes you on. I have to say the scene (no, I am not giving anything away) where she calls the city creatures to help her clean the apartment..I swear I about peed my pants!! This movie is very enjoyable for any age, very clean language, appropriate for any age and sooo entertaining for any age. I highly recommend it for anyone who has ever loved, or even liked, a princess movie. Well done!!