A fairy tale comes to life in this thoroughly original, new Disney Classic. Drawing inspiration from itsic heritage, Disney creates an inspired story unlike any you've experienced before. Filled with excitement, fun, and incredible music from the legendary Alan Menken, ENCHANTED is the ultimate fish-out-of-water adventure. For princess-to-be Giselle, life is a fairy tale -- until she's ba
Life is idyllic in the fairytale world where conflict is minimal and breaking into song solves every problem, but what happens when a princess from the fairy world gets magically transported into the real world? Enchanted begins in the animated fairytale world of Andalasia where Princess Giselle (Amy Adams) is destined to marry Prince Edward (James Marsden) and live happily ever after. Problem is, Edward's step-mother Queen Narissa (Susan Sarandon) doesn't want to give up the throne and will do anything to get Giselle out of Edward's life. Queen Narissa's solution is to push Giselle into a well that magically lands Giselle smack in the middle of the real world--the center of Time Square in New York City, to be exact. This launches the live-action portion of the film where Giselle immediately realizes that things are frighteningly different in this new world and that she is ill-prepared for the callous ways of the people who inhabit it. Giselle finds herself alone on a stormy night in the wrong end of town, but a chance encounter with Robert (Patrick Dempsey) and his princess-loving daughter Morgan (Rachel Covey) leads to a warm, safe place to spend the night and the beginnings of a complicated, yet compelling relationship. As Giselle begins to question the fairy-tale truths she's always inherently believed, Robert's outlook on life and love also begins to change significantly. Parallels to the classic Disney fairytales, Cinderella, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty abound in the form of a King's and Queen's ball, small animals and rodents who clean house when called, the threat of poisoned apples, characters impulsively breaking into song, and the power of the kiss of true love and the absurd juxtaposition of fairytale idealism and stark reality is hilariously funny. Features music by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz of Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame fame, Wicked's Broadway Elpheba Idina Menzel as Nancy, and even a brief appearance by former Princess voice talent Judy Kuhn (Pocahontas). Enchanted is one of the best, most entertaining Disney films of the year. (Ages 6 and older with parental guidance due to some scary images and mild innuendo) --Tami Horiuchi
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Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Entertaining and different:
This movie was funny, and poked at movie stereotypes - the princess/maiden waiting for her Prince, the happily ever after schtick, the evil stepmother, and the like. My only complaint is that there wasn't much background for Andalasia. Was Gisselle truly a Princess or not? What happened to the Prince's father? And the like. The real-life part was rather amusing. Gisselle was just adorable, and seeing the fairy-tale gestures done by a real-life actress instead of a cartoon counterpart was rather... more info
Enchanting!:
Wonderful and magical Disney movie! Fun blend of the animated world and the real world. If you love the Disney classics you'll love this movie as it is based on all the old favorites - Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, etc. Great acting and just plain fun! Blu-Ray has some really great added features for finding the references to all the Disney classic films hidden in this movie.
Encanted:
this is a really good movie and the acting is awesome amy adams is an excellent actress in this movie. enchanted is funny and heartwarmming at the same time i recommend this movie for everyone
incredible:
I loved it, it was awesome, i am 40 and just watched it with my daughters It brought a smile to my face and a tear to my eyes. It is really an incredible movie and I am saying that as a man. I mean it is a movie you could watch over and over like ELf or Princess Bride. Go out and buy it. I can't say enough about it.
