I didn't think I would like this movie, but I thought it was really cute and I think the actors and actresses did a really good job. It was a predictable story, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
Yep, I was right. Pretty darn cheesy, but it was still a pretty cute and funny movie . . . after I finished retching at some parts and rolling my eyes at others! He he he he!
a fairy tale is supposed to end with the prince and the princess together...i think there's a cryptic hidden message here that says fairy tales don't come true, reality bites, life is full of unhappiness disguised as reality can be better than fantasy anyway
The beginning and middle were awesome, but the ending was lame and very predictable.... and the end fight scene was stupid. I did like the last couple scenes - the epilogue type thing.
My daughter wanted to watch this one night, so I ended up sitting through it. I don't think that I'd've ever chosen to watch it myself, but it was ultimately fairly entertaining and pain-free.
A wonderful film for the whole family - romance - music - relationships - fun and more! I would recommend this movie to everyone. I would like to see a sequel!
the movie was crazy.. its rily rily cute!..the actors rily did their part and rily represented the characters rily well..cant wait to watch the end part..
Enter a standard Disney cartoon. The cartoon section of the film is supposed to be a homage, or a reference, or a poke at classic Disney cartoons. Instead, it is practically a complete lift from Sleeping Beauty, one of the better early Disneys. This does not come across as intelligent, but as a rip-off, as if it is okay to laugh at Sleeping Beauty because post-modern cartoons have taught the modern audience that the old cartoons weren't very good. Well, mostly they were very good and so far, the post-modern versions haven't touched them in quality.
Edward's stepmother doesn't want Giselle to usurp her throne, so sends Giselle to the live-action real world. Amy Adams plays human Giselle bizarrely, while she clearly isn't a normal person, she doesn't particularly come across as a cartoon. The first part of the film follows Giselle closely, and then suddenly cuts to new characters Robert and his daughter Morgan (who may as well have been cut for the little she does) for no reason, breaking the feeling of continuity, which irritatingly sets how the rest of the film flits between so many characters that none get a good enough set up or development and scenes are endlessly resolved by simply not existing any more.
The romance, the crux of the film, is boring, obvious and has been done too many times before. For a brief moment it seems as if Giselle will help Robert propose to his long-term girlfriend Nancy, while her own love Prince Edward fights to rescue her. However, the film quickly kills this interesting premise after suggesting it, by going back to the dull getting-to-know-you plot and having Giselle randomly state she is on a date with Robert, and proceed to steal him off of Nancy. It is slightly sick that Robert fancies Giselle, since she is basically a child, and she never learns anything about reality, other than dates and hot dogs, because this is a children's film and children aren't allowed to know about reality, which really defeats the point of the film. It would have worked better written for adults, but then wouldn't have done so well at the box office.
The ending, apart from emphasising the bad plot of Robert and Giselle getting together, involves the evil queen turning into a giant dragon to kill Giselle, despite her whole reason for sending Giselle to the real world being to break her up with Edward - well, she has succeeded! The Queen wins her evil aim, so what is with the awful dragon stuff?
So poor Edward loses the love of his life and Nancy loses her five-year relationship despite telling Robert that she trusted him (she shouldn't, because he runs off with the girl she thinks she can trust him with), but don't worry, no broken hearts for them because they get together for a nice neat, nonsensical ending. They don't know each other at all, she doesn't know he comes from a cartoon and the two scenes which could have helped their relationship feel like it was destined to happen were cut by some idiot editor. That's if it is possible to hear the ending over the blaring music.
So it's a horrible disappointment of a film. Elements of the film that really work are the swashbuckling Prince Edward, brilliantly performed by James Marsden, who is sidelined again (seriously man, get a better agent), and the two moments in the film when Giselle manages to bring her cartoon magic to the real world - when she decides to clean the house with the help of local animals (rats, pigeons, flies and cockroaches) and when she starts to sing a song and hundreds of people join in. If these elements had been more central, and the forced romance had been axed (it's yet another they get together because in the course of the film they don't spend any time with anyone else) then Enchanted may have been worth watching, even achieved the classic status it was aiming for, but instead it is vapid and spirit-crushing and an annoying waste of time.
Cute cute cute show! Amy Adams is the perfect real life princess,and Patrick Dempsey and James Marsden are very handsome hunks and actors! You'll love all the songs and cheesy laugh out loud humor!
Part homage to the glory days of Disney, part send-up of the typical conventions of those films, 'Enchanted' embraces and self-parodies Disney tradition in spectacular fashion, complete with all the characters of the ultimate fairytale and a distinctive, sparkling style.
The narrative begins 'once upon a time' in the animated world of Andalasia, with princess Giselle thrust from her home by an evil queen into the 'real-world' of Manhattan; she awaits her prince charming, but in a clever character development move the story progresses these 2-D live action figures so they come to realise the more complex emotions of true life - even the songs begin to reflect such a transformation, moving from classic to pop quite in a quite subtle manner.
In the starring role, Amy Adams practically creates the film; here is a character that could so easily fall into caricature, but she doesn't tip the scales even for a moment. Her hurt, fear and innocence all have a charming genunuity and she wins the audience round with a loveable naivety and pure heart without ever becoming irritating - she is impossible to dislike. James Marsden, Susan Sarandon and Timothy Spall all appear to have a lot of fun in their supporting fairytale roles, while Patrick Dempsey is suitably cynical as the stiff lawyer Giselle forms an acquaintance with.
'Enchanted' boasts energetic songs and balances the conflicting ideals of 'true love' from both perspectives fairly well and really is something of a pleasure to watch. It's funny, easy, uncomplicated and directed with a very faithful hand.
Initially I thought the animation was sub-par, but perhaps that was how it was designed to look; just like the first Disney fairytales. The final, explosive act of the film also could have been directed with a more dramatic edge, and the look of the dragon was less than impressive; it just doesn't have that evil glint like the one found at the end of 'Sleeping Beauty', which is actually quite terrifying when you're a young child.
In the end 'Enchanted' isn't as fantastic or brilliant as it could be, but I liked it enough to recommend and in the revival of 2-D animation, traditional story values and classic writing, it's a pleasant step in the right direction for Disney.
Beginning in the cartoon-world of Disney, Princess Giselle is blissfully happy as she finds true love in the form of Prince Edward and prepares to marry him immediately. Edward's evil step-mother however, has other plans. She tricks Giselle and pushes her in to the place where there are no happy endings; Modern day Manhattan. After being taken in by a hardened lawyer and his 6 year old daughter, Giselle embarks upon the adventure of her life, discovering that 'Prince Charming' isn't always the first man you meet. Full of laugh-a-minute gags, up-lifting score and all-round infectious charisma, 'Enchanted' really is a modern Disney classic. Playing on the conventions of several of it's predecessors, the film manages to create something easily recognisable of the Disney genre, but at the same time present the audience with a wonderfully new and exciting concept. Amy Adams is ultimate perfection in the lead role. She looks the part, she sounds the part and she's so wholesome and pure it's impossible not to like her. She's supported by an excellent James Marsden, who is every inch the fairytale Prince, and there are great turns from Susan Sarandon as the evil-step-mother and Timothy Spall as the snivelling servant. 'Enchanted' is everything you'd expect from a Disney fairytale, and at the same time, so much more. Fantastic!
Giselle (Amy Adams) lives in the blissful animated world of Andalasia in the unforgiving live-action world of modern day New York City. Prince Edward's (James Marsden) kiss is fail on Giselle because Robert Philip (Patrick Dempsey) is Giselle's true love. They kiss on the roof.
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