A Classic Tale Told In A New Way
Enchanted begins as a well animated film. Princess Giselle is due to marry her Prince, Prince Edward, but the event gets halted before it can start when an evil stepmother figure casts her into a well, that, to everyone’s surprise (especially Giselle’s), comes out in modern day New York City. It’s an odd twist for a Disney film, not an angle that I believe they have taken before, but it gets the film off to an interesting start. Anyway, before she goes away from her fairy tale world, her talking squirrel friend witnesses this event and it too follows into the modern, real world. Giselle, confused and lost, befriends Robert Philips, and the two begin a relationship that takes nearly the course of the film to play out, and eventually, in a nutshell, everything works out.
True, it’s all been done before, and by Disney themselves, that’s kind of what makes Enchanted somewhat ironic. If you’re like me, it’s all a bit too predictable and too much of a silly fairy tale to really get into. On the flip side, it’s an unusual take on a common theme, and it’s something you might want to check out.
Textbook Disney Presentation
Disney, in my personal experience with Blu-ray, has got to be the most consistent studio in terms of video and audio quality on their Blu-rays. Enchanted looks and sounds excellent, to be quite blunt. I wasn’t very surprised, given Disney’s track record. The opening animation sequence is crisp and vibrant, and that follows into the live action sequences, too. It’s a very colorful film, and I saw really no problems with anything in the video transfer.
The audio won’t disappoint either, with a well put together soundtrack and very clear and well mixed effects and dialogue.
Extras
Disney has put together a nice set of extras for this Blu-ray release, most of which are in HD, too. There are about two minutes of bloopers in HD, nothing worth watching a second time. There are also about ten minutes of deleted scenes, all in HD. There are a total of six scenes, but nothing outstanding. There is a Pop-Up Adventure feature that is in HD and six minutes; it is basically another tale of the princess, prince, and the talking squirrel, nothing very exciting. The biggest featurette is the “Fantasy Comes To Life” feature, weighing in around twenty minutes. You might expect an encompassing making-of feature here, but instead this feature only focuses on three scenes in the film. Lastly, there are some Disney trailers and a music video presented in SD.
