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specismaster 2012-05-25 11:45:28

Disney returns to form

I was very pleased with last year's The Princess and the Frog, and thisyear Disney has again impressed me. Tangled brings back the likes ofGlen Keane and Alan Menken in a visually delightful and fun reprise ofthe sort of films Disney produced twenty years ago, although thedialogue and pacing is noticeably modernized; such is either good orbad, depending on, among other factors, your age. Alan's creative touchin the film's songs is immediately recognizable to older Disney fans,as is, regrettably, the inevitable use of Autotune (although MandyMoore is a perfect choice for a Disney heroine, as she both acts andsings exquisitely). The two leads speak much as two teenagers todaywould, although some of Flynn's lines are too corny to tolerate.No review of this film would be complete without praise for thestunning backgrounds and perfectly calibrated lighting, as well asRapunzel's incredibly rendered hair; I, not normally a fan of computeranimation, was visually satiated throughout the entire picture. Thevisual style of Tangled was clearly less photorealistic than simplyphotogenic, which is a sight for sore eyes after an industry-widebombardment of gaudy effects for the better part of a decade.In summary, long-time followers of Disney would do well to see Tangled,as would children who have yet to be introduced to the studio's work.

2012-05-25 04:21:32

Just an average animated movie.

This review is from: Tangled (DVD) Just an average animated movie. I guess i expected to much from this movie and got just an animation.I liked the lantern concept and how it was used into the story.This animation doesnt really pull you in,it wasnt amazing it was just an ok animation.I guess i havent watched to many disney movies.I guess i didnt expect it to be a musical. Even for a musical/animation the song choices were ehh.I mean really, I think there could of been better music/song choices.But I guess am comparing it to much to some really great ones like "The Jungle Book" or pixar's "Up".To me it was just another animation to pass the time."Average".Not to extravagant and not to cheap.

Todd McCarthy 2012-05-23 13:52:48

An old-fashioned Disney fairy tale gussied up in 3D for the holidays.

Todd Hertz 2012-05-23 03:56:39

Disney has always done big spectacle and epic visuals well, and does the same here. But Tangled's complexity works because of its attention to detail and the smaller moments.

2012-05-22 20:47:25

My 4 year old's Favorite Movie To Date!

Its hard to get my daughter to watch anything for more than 30 minutes or so, and the first few trips to the theatre ended with us leaving before the movie ended, but not before the fidgeding and talking, etc., began, but Tangled had Ella from the start. She was just entranced with this movie and begged to go back, which she sat silently through again! Its seriously a miracle for my girl to sit quietly through a movie in a theatre twice ever, which goes to show how much she loves it. Anyways, it is by far our favorite version of Repunzel, our favorite new Disney Princess and current movie for her. I also loves the focus on the male lead, not just the female, and his background and growth during the film. The musical scores were brilliant and catchy and I fell in love with the soundtrack myself. I can't wait to pick the dvd up for "her" when it comes out in March! We absolutly love it and highly recommend it to every little girl, boy and just about anyone actually. I don'y know who wouldn'y love this movie!

Carrie Rickey 2012-05-22 00:04:57

While it is a diverting Disney animation -- the studio's 50th -- it lacks the emotional undercurrents of a movie from the studio's Pixar division.

2012-05-20 12:22:03

Tangled is fun for the whole family!

Tangled is the first movie that we took our 4 and 2 year old daughters to in a theater, and they LOVED the entire experience! The movie is fun, and not too dark and dreary as some other Disney princess movies can be. My daughters love Rapunzels hair, to the point that their goal is to get their own hair as long as hers! They brush it every night saying that they want it to be like Rapunzel. The movie is a nice, refreshing take on an old tale. It even is fun for the adults. (Spoiler Alert) My wife and I were cracking up at the stages that Rapunzel goes through when she has finally left home, and the good and bad, happy and devastaded phases she was going through. Max and Flynn's (Eugene) "fights" were hilarious as well. Overall, we loved it. And will most positively keep this movie in our home library.

2012-05-20 04:23:19

Welcome back Disney!

i'm trying not to spoil anything ... but read at your own risk anyways. Ok now, first off I want to say that i'm a 26 year old and a bit of a movie freak, and i love disney movies in particular. I watched The princess and the frong when it came out and was so let down it was half hearted attempt from disney and it had a couple of cute momments but overall a huge disapointment. Having said that i can now say this, i was really doubtful when they released tangled, i mean after all i grew up in the second golden age of disney amimation, little mermaid, beauty and the beast, ect ect.. nothing could compare, until now.. i was shocked at how great this movie truely is, the animation is stellar, i mean the lantern secne was so moving and beautiful, it even topped the ball room secne from beauty and the beast, the voice acting was amazing i was kinda worried when i heard Mandy Moore was playing rapunzel, but happy to be proven wrong. the characters were well rounded, and the sidekicks are great. The music is catchy * even if it takes a couple of viewings* and brought to you by the always great Allen Menken. the last few secnes had me to tears. I was more then happy to find myself back in a real fairy tale story,where you can once again believe in a happily ever after, and if you read the story of Rapunel there are little things from the original fairy tale that are present in the re-telling if you look for them. So after a long long long absence, welcome back Disney, to what made you great.

2012-05-19 03:09:47

Tangled makes a great gift for a litlte girl

This review is from: Tangled (DVD) After seeing Tangled in the movie theater with my daughter and her grandparents, I bought the DVD for an Easter gift. She loves it and took it today care today to watch during Movie Time. It works in our blu-ray player too. Out of all the Disney princess movies, this one has the least amount of emphasis on romance.

2012-05-18 14:43:30

Cute movie

This review is from: Tangled [HD] (Amazon Instant Video) Classic Disney movie! The only thing that bothered me was her hair turns brown when the magic leaves. I feel that sends a slightly negative message to little girls with brown hair. However, young kids might not pick up on it. Other than that adorable movie!

betul oztop 2012-05-18 14:19:38

a successful Disney movie

tangled is one the most beautiful movie I have ever watched.I learned alot of thing from this movie.first I learned I should never giveup.Rapunzel didn't give up and always believed she will go out fromtower.she was beautiful and pure.aaaaaannnnd Flynn rider was so so sohandsome and charismatic.if he had been a real person I would have beenhis girlfriend ;) the best moment in the film was lightsscene.everybody levitated the lights then left and lights flew.thesymbol of sun in the film was very beautiful.the sun was likeRapunzel's hair.Flynn's mimics was so successful and Rapunzel is morebeautiful than other Disney princess...

2012-05-17 17:59:52

Review from a grandma

I accompanied my daughter-in-law and granddaughter to the theater. Otherwise, I would not have gone to see it. I have never cried at an animated movie, but I cried at this one. I will buy it when it comes out on DVd, two copies. One for her and one for me.

2012-05-16 22:56:03

A kingdom for this horse

Disney looks like it's going to have a great year. With the eye-popping TRON: Legacy recently unleashed on cinemas, its follow up is the equally impressive, though decidedly more traditional Disney fare of Tangled, a clever reworking of the Rapunzel fairy story.Both are supposed to be amongst the most expensive movies ever made. That's a pretty big punt for one studio in the austere times of 2010.But then, when you celebrate, you should do it in style. As the opening titles roll, Disney announces that Tangled is its 50th feature length animation, and in that spirit I suppose it has tried to throw in something for everyone, and impressively, has succeeded. There's the princess in the tower, musical numbers, a Robin Hood- like rascally hero, and a wide cast of hilarious bit parts including a gang of villainous but kind-hearted ruffians and what has to be the most scene-stealing horse in motion picture history.Tangled certainly passed the real acid test: I went armed with two sceptical boys (who professed they'd rather watch TRON: Legacy) and a highly enthusiastic five year old girl, who wanted nothing more than to see a beautiful princess, and all of them came out fizzing.It's interesting where this places Disney. In the same month that Disney demonstrates with TRON its technical credentials and, perhaps, how far In George Lucas' direction it is prepared to stray from its original mandate, it also shows a marked return to its most classic era - something that has been a deliberate strategy for the company over the last couple of years. For Tangled is fundamentally, an innocent, fun tale. It harks back to Disney's heyday: It is populated by a tried and true Disney archetypes: a classic evil witch of the Cruella de Ville mould, a feisty but fundamentally pre-feminist 18 year-old heroine in Rapunzel herself (in this way contrasting quite markedly with Shrek's Fiona), sidekicks in the form of unlikely but adorable animals, and a cuddly rogues gallery intended only to provide comic relief.And true to this description Tangled is an altogether less knowing, less arch adventure than any of the Pixar outings to date, where you fancy they've targeted the parents and thrown in the odd jokes to keep the kids engaged. Here, this is a kids' movie pure and simple, and is none the worse for it either: as long as you check your cynical fin-du-siècle attitude at the door, you'll have a ball.Regular readers will know I'm no great fan of 3D for the sake of it, but here I must say the 3D, and the animation generally, is continually impressive. I find myself rather fatigued by technological advances for the sake of it (well - it's shooting fish in a barrel: after all, there's not much you can't do with enough computer horsepower), but what impresses is the artfulness in which the technology is employed. The sweeping camera angles, clever use of perspective; the beautiful framing of every scene - the musical numbers particularly are brilliantly staged (for me to enjoy them, they'd have to be: I can't stand musicals). A bunch of Pentium processors won't give you that - but it's something Disney has always had a long suit in, and Tangled certainly measures up well against the studio's esteemed standards.In terms of characters, the cast are (to my limited outlook) relative unknowns and perform a workmanlike fashion, and are never allowed get in the way of the animated wizardry (which is how it ought to be in a Disney film). Mandy Moore does a fine job as Rapunzel; Zachary Levy had a little more trouble with Flynn Rider (or perhaps the character was just less appealing) and Donna Murphy seems to have come direct from Central Casting to play the role of Gothel but in any case all, and every other presence on the screen, was blown out of the water by Maximus, a centurion's horse, who was separated from his rider in a chase scene and made the most of his fifteen minutes of fame (they lasted an hour and a half, at any rate!). Somewhat galling, I dare say, for the voice actors to be outdone by an unvoiced animation, and he wasn't even the only one - there's a delightful running gag about a Marcel Marceau mime also!Look, it's not Citizen Kane, but if you're nostalgic for the sorts of films Disney used to make, and you're jaded by the world-weary attitude that seems to infect every "kids" movie in the digitally animated era, this one will be a breath of fresh air.Olly Buxton

2012-05-16 07:54:46

Best Disney Movie in a long time!

Ok, first off I am a 26 y/o Male who from time to time likes to veer away from violent movies and watch something a bit innocent. I bought the 3d version of this movie, but to start let me review the story. Disney finally backtracks and goes with something a little bit more familiar. Returning to princesses, heroes, and catchy songs. The story was quite touching as well... something I find quite necessary for a Disney movie. We have a return of the "princess sidekick" (phillipe in beauty and the beast, sebastian in the little mermaid), pascal the chameleon is an awesome addition bringing a nice touch of humor to the story, along with maximus the horse. Overall, without spoiling the movie, it is your run of the mill CLASSIC Disney movie, which we haven't seen in a long time and is very much needed. The story is clean fun I believe the whole family can and will enjoy.Now for the graphic and 3d review. If you have a 3d tv GET THIS MOVIE!!! As most of us know Avatar set the standard for 3d by making the 3d give depth to the world and not just use it as a gimmick. Tangled follows in Avatars footsteps and I believe gives Avatar a run for it's money in the 3d aspect. Tangled uses 3d in a way to show distance and detail, rarely using it as a gimmick. Dust from the musky tower is visible and appears to float right in front of you in a non invasive way making you feel like you are right there in the tower. The very RARE occasion something is pointed at the screen gives the viewer a sense of surprise and is normally something that would have happened whether the movie was 3d or not... it's not just a gimmick. One part (not to reveal anything) in 3d will make your hair stand on end.. the detail of not only the picture quality but the 3d is amazing and should definitely be in any 3dtv owners collection.Overall this movie is a great piece of art on the part of Disney. Keep it up Disney... we are hoping you can once again make the classics we once fell in love with!

3xHCCH 2012-05-16 00:10:25

Exciting Action and Magical Poignant Scenes as Disney Goes CGI

"Tangled" is Disney's latest film, but unusually it is not a highlyhyped as previous Disney films, at least where I live. I did not reallylike the nondescript generic title, which does not say anything muchabout the movie at all or even hint at its creator, Disney. Upon watching the movie, we see a spin on the fairy tale of Rapunzel.Rapunzel becomes a princess here, in the Disney tradition. The maleprotagonist is played by a charming (again in the Disney tradition)outlaw Flynn Ryder. The elements of the Rapunzel story are all there:the long hair, the locking up in the tower, the teardrop at the end...But Disney gives these things a very interesting magical back story(again in true Disney form). To make the boys come and see the movie,they include an exciting and funny action story with Flynn Rydercharacter, complete with thugs and chases.I personally like the non-speaking animal characters a lot -- the cutelittle chameleon Pascal and the mighty royal steed Maximus. I never didlike those other noisy annoying sidekicks in previous films too much.The songs are not too memorable unfortunately. They tend to sound alikealready, don't they? The action can tend to be a little graphic here,meaning there are lacerations and stabbing with blood, and you actuallysee what happens to the witch when she falls out of the tower --unprecedented stuff. It is in fact the first Disney princess film toget a PG rating.It is a marked improvement over "Princess and the Frog", Disney's lastfilm. It is not to the level of "Beauty and the Beast", "LittleMermaid" and "Mulan", but "Tangled" is a landmark film in Disneyhistory, as they finally enter into 3D CG animation territory. Theeffect of this animation vastly improves the quality of action scenes(like the breaking of the dam) and the magical effect of the poignantscenes (like the floating paper lanterns). This film is well worth itsprice of admission. It is fun, funny, exciting, romantic and touching,everything you will be looking for in a Disney animated feature film.

Claudia Puig 2012-05-15 17:50:43

Tangled braids strands of traditional storytelling and a contemporary sensibility with stylish if predictable results.

Roger Tennis 2012-05-15 10:18:50

Tangled puts a happy twist on a grim tale.

Eric D. Snider 2012-05-14 18:48:20

The film isn't particularly inspired, though it's good enough not to embarrass ol' Walt.

Jizdenky 2012-05-14 11:53:41

The Defensive Usefulness of a Frying Pan

After years, Disney has delivered something charming and entertaining.Let's not even get to those straight-to-video sequels and spin-offs (ofwhich only a tiny few were likable). This is Disney's first major CGImovie. The success of it may set a new trend for future Disney films asa result of which I'll miss the beautiful hand-drawn works thatcontributed in making classics of so many of their older films.However, the animation in 'Tangled' is first rate and definitely uptheir with Pixar. The enchanting fairy tale world looks colourful andmagical. The details and movements are very well done. The story istold in a very Disney fashion with added tongue-in-cheek humour and theoccasional songs. The songs contribute well to the story-telling andthe jokes work effectively. There are a few plot holes but given thatit's based on a fairy tail (Rapunzel) these things can easily beoverlooked. The voice acting is very good. Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi areadequate as the typical Disney princess and Disney hero. However, DonnaMurphy steals the show as the evil Mother Gothel and the supportingcast is great. Brad Garrett's Hook-hand thug is hilarious.My favourite character was Rapunzel's chameleon sidekick who providessome excellent subtle comic relief and Max, the horse. Only time will tell whether this will be a classic but as for now,Disney seems to be back in providing some quality entertainment.

2012-05-13 21:28:41

Love, love loved it!

Honestly, It could have been better, but the fact of the matter is that all the little girls loved it! My two girls and my niece's fell in love with it. Disney movies are for the whole family but at the end of the day if the kids like it, parents guess what you're buying all the movies, toys and clothes your kiddies can lay their sweet little eyes on...I loved it, it was such a sweet movie. Can't wait till the release date, Miss Abby and Naty can't wait either!