"You have got to be kidding me!"
"Strange words!"
Giselle (Adams) is a happy girl. She has a cheery disposition and sings to her animal friends often, but what she really wants is true love. Lucky for her, she is an animated character, and she literally drops into the arms of the charming Prince Edward (Marsden). However, before they can live happily ever after, Edward's stepmother Queen Narissa (Sarandon) sends Giselle to "a place where no one is happy": New York City, and real life.
In New York Giselle meets Robert (Dempsey) and his fairy tale-loving daughter Morgan (Covey), and she stays with them while she waits for her friends to save her, and shakes up Robert's world. Meanwhile a spy for the Queen, Nathaniel (Spall), accompanies Edward and Giselle's chipmunk to the real world, each with their own reason to find Giselle. How will they adapt to their surroundings, and is the world ready for them?
In a time when Disney films (especially their fairy tales) are constantly being lampooned in popular culture (see Shrek) it was only a matter of time before Disney starting having fun with it's past...and that is exactly what happens in Enchanted. Giselle lives in a world that is similar to all of the Disney Princess films (some things are verbatim from these films), and seems to fit the same mode. And then she is sent to the real world, showing how ridiculous these ideals are (while still adhering to them). Ironically, three of the woman who voiced former princesses, have cameo's here (and 2 of the others have characters that bear their names): Ariel (Jodi Benson) is Robert's secretary, Belle (Paige O'Hara) is in the TV soap opera, and Pochahontas (Judy Kuhn) is the pregnant woman in Robert's apartment complex.
Amy Adams is very lovable and makes Giselle an adorable character. Overall the cast seems to be having a blast, especially James Marsden who steals the show...I laughed hardest when he was on the screen. I love Idina Menzel, and wish her character had more time in the film (or a song or two, because she has an amazing voice). The songs are great (they should be, they have an amazing songwriters), and the film does a good job transitioning into the songs. I love the concepts, and the scene with the NYC rodents is hysterical (so is "That's How You Know"). Completely worthwhile for any Disney fan!!
Dude, it's quotable: just look at Edward's lines throughout the film...so many laughs
Rent it: how can you be a Disney film if you haven't seen every animated film they have? (this one starts animated, so it counts)
Enchanted (2007) 107 minutes
Rating: Rated PG for some scary images and mild innuendo.
Director: Kevin Lima
Starring: Amy Adams as Giselle
Patrick Dempsey as Robert Philip
James Marsden as Prince Edward
Timothy Spall as Nathaniel
Idina Menzel as Nancy Tremaine
Rachel Covey as Morgan Philip
Susan Sarandon as Queen Narissa
Julie Andrews as The Narrator
In New York Giselle meets Robert (Dempsey) and his fairy tale-loving daughter Morgan (Covey), and she stays with them while she waits for her friends to save her, and shakes up Robert's world. Meanwhile a spy for the Queen, Nathaniel (Spall), accompanies Edward and Giselle's chipmunk to the real world, each with their own reason to find Giselle. How will they adapt to their surroundings, and is the world ready for them?
In a time when Disney films (especially their fairy tales) are constantly being lampooned in popular culture (see Shrek) it was only a matter of time before Disney starting having fun with it's past...and that is exactly what happens in Enchanted. Giselle lives in a world that is similar to all of the Disney Princess films (some things are verbatim from these films), and seems to fit the same mode. And then she is sent to the real world, showing how ridiculous these ideals are (while still adhering to them). Ironically, three of the woman who voiced former princesses, have cameo's here (and 2 of the others have characters that bear their names): Ariel (Jodi Benson) is Robert's secretary, Belle (Paige O'Hara) is in the TV soap opera, and Pochahontas (Judy Kuhn) is the pregnant woman in Robert's apartment complex.
Amy Adams is very lovable and makes Giselle an adorable character. Overall the cast seems to be having a blast, especially James Marsden who steals the show...I laughed hardest when he was on the screen. I love Idina Menzel, and wish her character had more time in the film (or a song or two, because she has an amazing voice). The songs are great (they should be, they have an amazing songwriters), and the film does a good job transitioning into the songs. I love the concepts, and the scene with the NYC rodents is hysterical (so is "That's How You Know"). Completely worthwhile for any Disney fan!!
Dude, it's quotable: just look at Edward's lines throughout the film...so many laughs
Rent it: how can you be a Disney film if you haven't seen every animated film they have? (this one starts animated, so it counts)
Enchanted (2007) 107 minutes
Rating: Rated PG for some scary images and mild innuendo.
Director: Kevin Lima
Starring: Amy Adams as Giselle
Patrick Dempsey as Robert Philip
James Marsden as Prince Edward
Timothy Spall as Nathaniel
Idina Menzel as Nancy Tremaine
Rachel Covey as Morgan Philip
Susan Sarandon as Queen Narissa
Julie Andrews as The Narrator
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