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Enchanted - 1/12/2007 1:58:55 PM   
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As good as Mr Magorium...? - 1/12/2007 1:58:55 PM   
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 Don't think so, how can one of the best reviewed (Enchanted) get the same rating as the biggest flop of the year?

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RE: Enchanted - 3/12/2007 2:38:33 PM   
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Only 3 stars?. Boo hisss

From the trailer it looks better than that.

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RE: Enchanted - 4/12/2007 3:39:18 AM   
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i saw it and have to agree with the original review. my little sister loved it though

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RE: Enchanted - 11/12/2007 6:45:25 PM   
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Only 3 stars?. Boo hisss

From the trailer it looks better than that.


Guess you shouldn't judge a book by a cover...

"Boo hisss" are you getting ready for a panto?

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RE: Enchanted - 14/12/2007 4:13:19 PM   
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I think it looks good - judging from the trailer i saw on disney.co.uk it looks light hearted and fun! Plus it has James Marsden in! ...

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The title says it all- Perfectly Enchanting Movie - 14/12/2007 8:10:14 PM   
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I'm not a big Disney fan. Sci-fi, yes, action movies, yes and a good drama every now any then. Generally dislike rom-coms. Lets get all that clear...but this was just so fun, tongue in cheek and I left the cinema with a cheesy smile. Patrick Dempsey isn't bad eye candy either. It's pure Disney with the songs, ballroom dancing and talking animals but it just works, I don't know why. Magical movie that I can see being a family favourite for years.

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RE: The title says it all- Perfectly Enchanting Movie - 14/12/2007 10:06:47 PM   
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 A little boring for the first 20mins and then it turns into great fun and proves Disney hasn't entirely lost its touch. The Stars are great and you can see Susan Sarandon loving her role as the witch but the main star is the little chipmunk which has raising my anticipation for Alvin and the Chipmunks

4/5

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Awesome! - 15/12/2007 2:39:44 AM   
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 I had been waiting in anticipation of seeing this film and at last it is here! I saw it tonight and its amazing!

Amy Adams is completely enchanting as Giselle, sent to New York City by evil Queen Narissa (Susan Sarandon). Her performance is so cute and sweet that I had a smile on my face all through the film. The rest of the cast are excellent as well, particularly James Marsden who plays Prince Eric, the man Giselle is going to marry.

From the opening titles when the camera zooms in on an animated book - as Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty do - I was instantly reminded of watching old Disney films as a child. The animated sequence fully embodies everything that makes Disney animated features - particulary fairy tales - so popular and the live sequence only helps to emphasise the importance of fantasy and dreams in real life.

Giselle's journey from perfect happiness to the grimness of every day life could prove to be too much for her, but instead her lovely, joyful demeanour prevents this and she carries on as normal, dreaming and wishing.

A perfect film for Christmas and any time that you're feeling down, Enchanted delivers big time!

5/5!

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Perhaps not as good as the trailer - 15/12/2007 8:20:02 PM   
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The trailer for this made it look a very funny film. It's not that, but it is very sweet, with an outstanding performance by Amy Adams, and some great scenes, like the cleaning song.

The quality dips a bit in the middle, particularly with a scene that could have come from a Bollywood film. But it finishes with a rousing, and very romantic finale.

In conclusion Empire is being a little harsh with 3 stars. Particularly given that other family films given this rating include dross like POTC2.

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Inspired - 16/12/2007 6:18:04 PM   
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The theatre was laughing, sniffing and ultimately applauding as Disney is right on the money with a film that will be watched over and again. Congratulations on making a film that is pure gold. All of us wholeheartedly enjoyed this feel-good film that works on every level. For the first time, we're going to watch a movie at the cinema again, which says it all! As for the choice of cast, it was inspired. I don't think they could have chosen any better. Amy Adams is particularly fantastic.

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RE: Enchanted - 16/12/2007 6:52:57 PM   
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 It's easy to dismiss this film at first glance as being for little girls only. It's not though - it's for big girls too. I'd like to say it's for lads too, but I'm not sure how many would admit to it!

The story starts in animation with Giselle being a lovely young lady living in a cool house in the forest. Her best friends are animals and she dreams of finding her prince. So one day her prince finds her, while rescuing her from a troll (which looks uncannily like the trolls from the Gummi Bears!) and they are to be wed the next day.

Um, all goes to plan until Giselle shows up in the most enormous frilly white dress the next day. For reasons I can't quite remember, Prince Edward's Evil Stepmother pushes her down a wishing well and into our world (because there are "no happy endings" here). Before long Prince Edward goes down there after her, along with a chipmunk, and after they go down, Evil Stepmother's henchman follows suit.

So all of them end up in a world that is completely alien to them. Quite frankly, Giselle is luck that Patrick Dempsey finds her before she could end up getting raped or something, but this is a Disney film so the 'R' word is never even a possibility. Patrick Dempsey finds himself saddled with this woman, who his young daughter adores, and he tries to help her get home.

I really enjoyed this. It has some really funny moments - Patrick Dempsey being hit full in the face by a mini flock of pigeons, for one - and it has Susan Sarandon as the Evil Stepmother. Amy Adams's performance as wide-eyed innocent Giselle is just amazing - from an audience perspective you can see her in both lights: the fairy-tale princess, but also, from an 'our world' perspective, you can see her as the absolute lunatic the people in the film think she is. James Marsden takes on the role of the Prince with such relish, you'd swear those puffy sleeves on his outfit were his idea. He speaks some of the most absurd lines with absolute glee. Timothy Spall is recognisable from the very beginning in animated form as the Henchman and is quite well-suited to the role.

Obviously, it's not the most perfect film - if you examine the relationships, they don't really stand up to scrutiny, but who cares? All we want is a happy ending. Take this film for what it is: enjoyable fluff, with cockroaches, a steel band, and dresses made from curtains thrown in. Good fun for most peasants.

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Loved it! - 17/12/2007 9:53:30 AM   
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I came out of this film with the biggest smile on my face - it was just a magical and fun journey from start to finish. The spontaneous singing, dresses made of curtains, and the wonderful song-and-dance number in the park had me hooked from beginning to end. James Marsden was wonderful as Prince Edward and I loved the scene where he finally found Giselle and she didn't singalong with him - that never happens in disney films!! Also, the ball was fabulous and I found myself falling for Patrick Dempsey as he quietly sang and danced with giselle - I never been attracted to him before now! I want to go and watch it again!! I tried singing ah-ah-ah-ah-ah but sadly no rodents came to help me with the housework!! Highly Recommended 5/5

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Enchanting Disney Tale - Part Spoof, Park Homage, With ... - 18/12/2007 3:05:27 AM   
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 Quite a fresh idea from Disney - what begins with a traditional classic 2D(woo-hoo! *punches air*) landscape set in Andalasia, inhabited by a typically cheery hoplessly romantic Giselle and her heroic suitor Prince Edward(they fall in love, as they do), plus some helpful cute talking animals and Queen Narissa and her minion Nethanial switches to live action, when our herione is pushed down a wishing well by the evil Queen(shown with some impressive, starry effects).

The real-life version of her animated self is played to perfection by Adams. You'd swear it that she's exactly a living breathing Disney princess and her whole performance is spot on. James Marden is hilarious also as the empty-headed handome Prince and Dempsey is good playing the cynical lawyer who resues Giselle from the dangerous streets of New York at night when something rather horrid could've happened to her.

Loved the costumes she wears throughout the film, especially the ones she makes herself, the main big song and dance number That's How You Know(which sounds inspired from The Little Mermaid soundtrack) and the cheerful Happy Working Song will be stuck in in your head.

OK, it can get a bit sentimental and the climax near the end between Narissa, Giselle and Robert could've had more peril and the effects there looked slightly cartoonish, but the CGI chipmunk was a riot, so funny and I relished catching all the little references to other Disney princess films.

Great fun, and no Empire, it's not just for kids(did you say that cause of the rating or the sudio that made it?) - it's a proper family film, which arguably may be more catered towards the female species with it's rom com feel, but some guys may like this. I saw this with Mum and she loved it, giving it a 9/10. This is bound to be re-watched time and time again on DVD and in the cinemas. Disney has returned to form - more of this quality from The House Of Mouse please!

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RE: Enchanted - 18/12/2007 9:58:37 AM   
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 Saw it, thought it was a great family film. Its heart was in the right place and while it wasn't particulary innovative, it perfectly captured the feel of Disney classics with visuals such as the fold out book at the beginning, the big music number and an Italian restaurant called Bella Notte.

Great fun and Amy Adams was fantastic as the bemused princess.

4/5

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- 18/12/2007 5:20:43 PM   
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Cheesy as hell and knows it, pretty funny and a good date movie!

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- 18/12/2007 5:20:46 PM   
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Cheesy as hell and knows it, pretty funny and a good date movie!

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RE: Enchanted - 20/12/2007 8:05:57 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: JV

It's easy to dismiss this film at first glance as being for little girls only. It's not though - it's for big girls too. I'd like to say it's for lads too, but I'm not sure how many would admit to it!



Hell, I'll admit to it! Enchanted was fun - if not necessarily funny - from start to finish. It was nice to see the Disney animation style of old even for a little bit, but Enchanted works well for one main reason - Amy Adams. She threw herself into the part of a sweet, sunny, naive young woman, a role which should have activated my gag reflex. Instead, what she gives us is an endearing, enchanting performance that leaves you smiling like you slept with a coat hanger in your mouth (as you do).

All I can say is, if Johnny Depp got an Oscar nom for Cap'n Jack, then surely Amy Adams deserves one too for her outstanding work here.

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RE: Enchanted - 20/12/2007 10:58:28 AM   
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 I agree, it looks good!

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RE: Enchanted - 20/12/2007 2:36:56 PM   
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Went to see this at the brand new (opened on Friday) all-digital Vue cinema in Hull-the first of it's kind in Europe so they claim!

I have to say that my jaw ached so much from grinning at what can only be described as pure joy unfolding on the screen in front of me! It is a perfect Disney film...a massive, massive success! Everything it attempts is superb, all of the jokes hit their mark and then some; the songs are brilliant and it even manages to send the whole Disney "thing" up with tongue firmly in cheek!

Both my wife and I LOVED it!!!

I am still humming a couple of the melodies at my desk this morning, smile firmly planted on face!

3 Stars seems a bit tight!

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RE: Enchanted - 20/12/2007 3:41:52 PM   
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I let Mrs Jonson take the bin-lids to see this last night, and they came home declaring it the best film of the year!
High praise indeed, even my wife said I'd have enjoyed it.
Which I very much doubt, unless there was a big car chase and a few boobs on display.
I'll give it 5/5 as they were giddy with excitment, sounds like the perfect family film.


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Enjoyed Every Second! - 20/12/2007 5:15:57 PM   
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 I have just gone to see it and it was the best live action Disney film since the first Pirates of the Caribbean. The songs were lovely, the romance was full of love and the story had many funny twists.The perfomances were great too, Amy Adams does very well as the lost princess who shines around New York. James Marsden is a real laugh at minute, I still can't stop thinking about he falls down with dozens of bikes! Patrick Dempsey is annoying and grumpy at first but turned into a true romantic heartthob and Susan Sarsadon is a very good baddie. The creatures inculding Pip were funny, even Nathaniel was funny too. So, to end this, it was the best children's film I've seen this year. Five out of Five.

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RE: Enjoyed Every Second! - 23/12/2007 3:45:12 PM   
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Maybes it's down the the positive early reviews, but I came out of this feeling slightly disapointed.
Sure it's good natured fun, but wasn't anywhere near as funny or as clever as I'd hoped. I was expecting a sharp send up of Disney by Disney, but in the end it seemed it was just another feel good fairy tale, aimed at a much younger (female?) audience than I'd been led to believe. 3 stars.

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Enchanted - 23/12/2007 4:23:45 PM   
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Enchanted pays homage to old Disney cartoons while yanking its chain and appealing to kids and adults alike. If there's one reason to watch this it's Oscar nominee Amy Adams, who beautifully sends up the bland and ditzy characters that inhabited those Disney outings of old. It's not just her lines, either, as Adams has the voice and movements those animated princesses of yesteryear possessed down to a T. One of the finest scenes is when Giselle summons some animal friends - Snow White style - to clean Robert's apartment, and flies, rats, cockroaches and one-legged pigeons answer her call.The laughs come thick and fast until the musical number in Central Park, where Enchanted, having exhausted itself, dips and doesn't rally again until the showdown. A fantasycomedymusical that appeals to the whole family, this one will be a Saturday afternoon TV favourite for years to come.


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RE: Enchanted - 24/12/2007 1:01:27 PM   
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 This is a silly, funny, good natured film that it would take the hardest of cynics to dislike.

It works in much the same way that Gakaxy Quest did, sending up its inspirations without ever being mean. Whilst there's always a place for a bit of edge in family films It's nice to a see a film like this now and again. It does manage to avoid being twee though.

Top acting marks go to Amy Adams. She's a hoot, managing to play a sunny, innocent outsider with aplomb. Her musical housework routine is an absolute pleasure. James Marsden is clearly also having a lot of fun. Which again rubs off on the audienece. Patrick Dempsey is left with little to do other than react, and is a little shortchanged in that respect. Similary Susan Sarandon is given little to do. Timothy Spall meanwhile maybe tries just a little too hard.But heis better in his more subtle, human moments.

Still those are minor concerns. The effects are great, the songs are fun and the animated sequences are lovely. Disney has scored a winner here. Enchanted is an excellent family film for the Christmas holidays second only to Disney's own Ratatouille.

See it, and smile. A lot.





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RE: Enchanted - 24/12/2007 2:03:14 PM   
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Harmless enough entertainment that's worth catching. Adams is pretty good, everyone else either bland or hamming it up nicely. Overlong.

Three stars is about right.

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RE: Enchanted - 25/12/2007 1:23:11 AM   
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went to see it with the little cousins who naturally loved it, i enjoyed it, its was harmless fun. Thought it went a bit OTT at the end whereas earlier it had been playing nicely with the genre at the climax i thought it went a bit far. However its to be expected to a certain extent really. Amy Adams was good i thought, totally threw herself into it but didnt over do it. I went to see it at midday cause of the little ones i was taking and there was this guy in his 50s id say who sat right behind me, fell asleep and snored really loudly. Had i not been with the wee bairns i would have given him a piece of my mind, i fucking HATE snoring. However despite this, i still enjoyed the film so it must have been relatively good for it not to have been totally ruined by the tosser behing me.

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RE: Enchanted - 25/12/2007 12:47:31 PM   
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This film was amazing, it was a great family movie which started off well and ran through to the end without overdoing it. Off all the comedies we've had this year, this is the first one that i've actually laughed at without being forced to laugh. It's a lot better than the boring Knocked Up and Rush Hour 3, which I felt made you to laugh despite the entire movie being dull.

Great family movie and probably one of the best family comedies of this year

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RE: Enchanted - 31/12/2007 1:37:53 PM   
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Thought this film was great fun ... sentimental and (more than a little) cheesy, but great fun!  Amy Adams and James Marsden were wonderful and obviously having a ball (sorry, no pun intended) but I thought Patrick Dempsey did wonders coping with such a straight role.  I took my neice to see this film and we both came out smiling and incredibly chipper!  Now, if only I could get that bloody song out of my head ........

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ok - 31/12/2007 1:38:11 PM   
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it is essentially a little girl princess film and most the funny bit's were shown in the trailer but for some reson i didn't hate it I atuly enjoyed it I wouldn't rush out and buy it but it was silly and had some funny lines so if u hve a daughter and u want a bit of a laugh then this if you're film but if you want real laughs then i would look elsewere

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