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Loading... Enchanted [2007 film] (2007)by Kevin Lima (Director), Bill Kelly (Screenwriter)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A Disney princess is sent to the real world. It balances a fine line between emulating Elf, and emulating bad 90's romantic comedies. It usually tips to the former, although it's never half as good as that movie. Concept: B Story: C Characters: D Dialog: B Pacing: B Cinematography: C Special effects/design: C Acting: C Music: C Enjoyment: C plus GPA: 2.2/4 By far one of the better examples of the "fractured fairy tale" genre, Enchanted has a similar set-up to The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe or The Wizard of Oz, but in reverse. Here, dreamy forest maiden Giselle falls down a well and into the real world where she promptly attaches herself to prominent divorce lawyer Robert Philip and his young daughter Morgan. While she tries to adapt to this decidedly un-magical world, her fiance Prince Edward (whom she has known less than a day) pursues her through the well to attempt a rescue. Playing on fairy tale conventions that most children will be intimately familiar with, Enchanted is not quite as subversive as the first Shrek movie but makes up for it with ridiculous costumes and spontaneous song-and-dance numbers. The romance between Robert and Giselle is yawn-worthy and his motives for keeping her around highly questionable, but kids are sure to like Disney's foray into fractured fairy tales. Recommended for grades 3-6. no reviews | add a review
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The beautiful princess Giselle is banished from the animated land of Andalasia by the evil queen. She finds herself in the gritty streets of the real, modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that does not operate on a "happily ever after" basis, Giselle find herself adrift in a chaotic world that is badly in need of enchantment. Giselle begins to fall in love with the cynical, no-nonsense divorce lawyer who has come to her aid. Little does he realize that this joyful, wide-eyed innocent is about to enchant him. No library descriptions found. |
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It's like a spoof on Disney, with a lot of rather poor songs, and a complicated story-line with only one actually amusing line.
There's nothing BAD about it... but nothing particularly good either. Not one I'd recommend, and not one I plan to buy or see again. ( )