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Enchanted (Widescreen Edition) 
Actors : Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Timothy Spall, Rachel Covey
Director : Kevin Lima
Studio : Walt Disney Video
by Walt Disney Video
Release Date : 2008-03-18
Publisher : Walt Disney Video
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 0786936716061
UPC : 786936716061
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 254 reviews)
List Price : $29.99
Our Price : $11.96
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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 Beyond Enchanted 
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My girlfriend and i saw it in LA first and we had to get the dvd. we both love and im a 20 yr old male in the Marine Corps. Great to sit down and watch with the whole family |
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Enchanted is Enchanting |
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As a woman raised on Disney -- this film is delightful! The marriage of live action and animation is incredible. The music is excellent. It is appropriate for ALL ages and both men and women, boys and girls. |
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What a sweet, fun movie |
When my mom, sister, and I went to the theater to see this movie, we all thought we'd like it. The previews looked funny and charming, and most women enjoy looking at McDreamy. Well, we were wrong. We didn't just like "Enchanted". We all loved it. To me, with the big, fun, colorful, well-developed musical numbers, it's almost like a return to a different cinematic era - one where the story tells the story instead of special effects telling the story. Amy Adams and James Marsden are wonderful, and McDreamy and the young actress who plays his daughter are really good, too. I feel that this film is appropriate for kids of pretty much any age, although Susan Sarandon's character might frighten some.
The one "downer" (and I use the word very lightly) is that the beginning of the movie - the animated portion - moves more slowly and is less entertaining than the live action section. It's not unenjoyable, but I felt that the movie really got going once Giselle arrived in New York.
All in all, a 15 year old, a 26 year old, and a 46 year old really, really enjoy this movie, and I bet you would, too. |
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Get past the animation. |
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You must give this movie time to develop. The animation in the beginning is just a set up for when the characters enter the 'real world'. Definitely not a movie I thought I'd enjoy but as it turned out, I loved it and couldn't get one of the songs out of my head for a long time. The ending with the evil queen was a little too overdon/stereotypical but not enough to stop me from rating this movie a winner. |
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Release your inner Disney Princess |
Oh, golly, it's almost embarrassing how much I liked this movie. I remember being tempted to see the movie upon seeing early trailers and posters, but I also realized it would probably bomb. But hey, I was going to see it anyway. Clearly I never entirely grew up. It's classic Disney cotton candy fluff, I still can't figure out why anyone would be attracted to a cynical jerk, there were obnoxious talking animals... and I think I just answered my own question. Isn't this the stuff that makes Disney so abhorrently great? I've already seen it twice, and the second time around was just as delightfully scrumptious as the first. And why not? "Shrek" originally captured our hearts with contemporary cynicism in a fairy tale world--and look how that angle turned out in the end with that disastrous #3. Maybe society is ready for happiness and joy and joyness and little singing woodland creatures once more.
And boy, do we get it. In the happy-magical kingdom of Andalasia (which is most reminiscent of the worlds of fellow princesses Snow White and Sleeping Beauty) we have the fair forest maiden Giselle, an angelic creature with a heart of gold dreaming of the day when she would receive True Love's Kiss. Fortunately, convenient Disney Destiny thrusts her into the arms of the handsome and dashing Prince Edward... and the happy couple are engaged about ten seconds later. All seems well in Andalasia, until Giselle is thrust down a waterfall into a horrible, dark place where no one lives happily ever after. That's right. New York City.
However, Giselle, now reality-incarnated as the sparkling Amy Adams, is not about to let a bad situation get the best of her. She sings and dances out her views on the world via a less-than-subtle reminder that life would indeed be better as a musical. Throw in a simple-but-tried-and-true plot and some enchanting stereotypes of characters and she has a dazzling film of which any Disney Princess would be proud.
Frankly, a lot of the wonder has to do with the casting and characters. Amy Adams is to Giselle as Johnny Depp is to Captain Jack in absorbing a character. Timothy Spall does an excellent job as a bumbling lackey, and his character of Nathaniel really wormed his way into my heart. James Marsden happily becomes Prince Edward and has a blast playing a properly two-dimensional prince who, as you know, must survive on looks, bravery, and charm rather than brains--fortunately his heart is just as big as Giselle's. Even Idina Menzel makes the most of her character's lack of screen time. I felt Susan Serandon could have had a bit more fun with her evil queen role, but still, it's hard to completely ruin any evil queen role. Patrick Dempsey also kept his role as straight man a little too straight (I still can't figure out why the character of Robert was supposed to be so great) but it was still entertaining to see him trapped in a fairy tale freak show while his own daughter is happily joining the party.
This lovable cast leads us through a sprightly and sweet story that took a deeper look at the typical fairy tale ending--without getting mind-numblingly philosophical on this, because hey, it's Disney. I for one appreciated the idea that blissful unapologetic romance and thought-out personality/values matching are both necessary a relationship to really work.
The story was cute, fresh, and funny. I had fun counting the various Disney references (and I still think I missed some). I still laugh over the idea that the obligatory talking critter lost his power of speech upon coming to the real world and it was wonderful to see Jodi Benson as Robert's recetionist sassing around whilst score from "The Little Mermaid" played in the background.
The last act wasn't quite at part with the rest of the movie: the twist of the princess as the hero has actually become its own cliché and I think they could have come up with something a little more creative. I also still can't figure out why Patick Dempsey's character was all that wonderful, but Beauty and the Beast fell in love and I'm the one that would happily ridden off into the sunset Prince Edward. But all in all, it was indeed a very enchanting movie and I hope the Academy looks Amy Adam's way when it comes for nominations.
It's the best kind of fluffy goodness, complete with a romp of hilariously stereotypical characters and fairy tale clichés--all done right! I'm sure there are plenty of people out there that will condemn this movie for not embracing reality and pain, and I bet those are the type of people that don't let their kids read fairy tales.
The seven-year-old girl in me was extremely pleased.
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