Enchanted (Full Screen Edition)

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Think of Disney's "Enchanted" (2007) as part "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937) and part "Prince Charming" (2001), with a bit of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988) thrown in for good measure. But its real predecessor is Walt Disney's very first production "Alice's Wonderland" (1923). Contrary to popular belief Walt's first sustained character was neither Oswald the Rabbit nor Mickey Mouse. It was a six-year old real life girl named Alice. While working for an advertising agency in Kansas City Walt altered a concept from Max and Dave Fleischer's "Out of the Inkwell" series and mixed a live actress (Virginia Davis) with animation.

"Enchanted" is all about the juxtaposition of the real world with the animated world. Animated characters become their real life counterparts, and then turn back into pop-up book scenes. As in "Prince Charming", a storybook prince finds himself dealing with modern day Manhattan. But this time he is has come to this strange world voluntarily.

It seems that his stepmother (Susan Sarandon playing a high mileage version of Snow White's Evil Queen) has transported his future bride Giselle (Amy Adams) to the real world. Adams is quite simply amazing in this role. She has no trouble selling her character's wide-eyed innocence (literally true-just watch her eyes). Although the film has no weak scenes I found myself trying to hurry along the portions that did not feature Adams.

There are some relatively subtle sight gags; watch for the difficulties Giselle has maneuvering her huge Princess gown around the real world. Also watch for Adams two musical numbers, "Happy Working Song" and "That's How You Know". These are absolutely priceless and compare favorably with the cinema's best musical moments.

Giselle works her magic on a cynical divorce lawyer Robert (Patrick Dempsey) and his six- year-old daughter.

"Enchanted" might have this decades widest target audience as it has almost universal appeal. My only criticism is that the effects loaded climatic scene is not nearly as entertaining as the sequences that precede it.

Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.

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Enchanted (Full Screen Edition)

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This is a truly delightful love story that parodies Disney's Cinderella storyline. You have the capability to play through the entire movie or to select from 20 individual scene selections. There are also bonus features such as deleted scenes, bloopers, behind-the-scenes shots, and a Pip adventure sub-story.

The presentation begins, as a storybook opens, with cartoon characters. It changes quickly to humans. Evil Queen Narissa (Susan Sarandon) does not want her stepson to marry because she is afraid his marriage would mean the loss of her throne. Prince Edward is riding his beautiful white horse "Destiny" through the woods. His servant Nathaniel is with him. He is thinking about true love's kiss while he is out in the woods chasing trolls. Simultaneously, Giselle is in a cottage in the woods, daydreaming of true love's kiss and her prince. Edward hears Giselle singing from afar and becomes instantly enamoured. *sigh* He rescues Giselle as she falls from a tree after being chased up the tree by a mean troll (big troll too). They fall in love immediately and plan to marry the next day (without a pre-nup), but the Queen will have none of that!

On Giselle's wedding day, the Queen, disguised as an old hag, pushes Giselle into a magic well and Giselle comes out on the other side in Times Square, Manhattan, NYC. This sure ain't nuthin like Andalasia and she is totally out of her comfort zone. She is alone, afraid, and looking everywhere for Prince Edward, not realizing what has just happened to her. Giselle (Amy Adams) seems likie a real fruitcake when Robert (Patrick Dempsey) and his daughter Morgan spot her. To Morgan, Giselle is right out of a fairytale. To Robert, Giselle is a little wierd, but is so helpless. (Anyway, it is New York, so colorful is not that wierd :-)\

At Morgan's urging, Robert takes Giselle out of the rain and into his apartment just to dry off. Well wouldn't you know it--Giselle zonks out on the couch and the fun begins. Across the storyline side of town, Prince Edward jumps into the magic well looking for his Giselle. Not-so-nice Queen Narissa enlists the assistance of Nathaniel by hinting she will make him king and be his woman if he just gives Giselle an itty bitty poison apple. By the way, Robert the rescuer has a fiancee named Nancy, who just does not relish sharing him with Giselle. And the whole time, there is an adorable chipmunk from the Royal Court running around Manhattan trying to help Edward and Giselle get back together, while speaking Chipmunkese.

This is a great good vs. evil, feel-good story, a modern-day Cinderella. It is great viewing for the whole family. The music is great and so is the CGI (computer-graphic imaging). Giselle has a lovely voice, the kind that Disney typically uses for its movies. When you're all done watching the movie, watching the backstage scenes really gives you an appreciation of the work that went into this delightful movie. I have watched the DVD several times already.

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Enchanted (Full Screen Edition)

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This really is a pretty good movie, I recommend it. However, I suggest that you buy it from another seller, as I ordered this DVD in April 8 and it is now November 30 and still no delivery. I've sent multiple e-mails, but to no avail. I got 1 reply telling me that I was pretty much SOL. No package, and no refund. I ended up borrowing it from someone who DIDN'T try to order it from these people...

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