I saw Bee Movie today with the kids and there was a trailer for "Enchanted". it comes out on the 21st of November. I haven't heard much about about the movie. Didn't know it was a Disney film. I went looking for some info but it was full of spoiler alerts. So I decided not to post any articles, just a link to the trailer. Here's the trailer at apple.com.
Really enjoyed it. Laughed out loud a few times. If your kids want to see this one I suggest you go, no problems falling asleep (like at the Pokemon movies) when watching Bee Movie. Won't go into much detail as not to spoil it for those planning to see it. The animators did a excellent job of creating a Bee environment ; the hive, pollination, nectar gathering, bee hierarchy, full of hexagons, rounded edges, ; and really the only things with hard edges or point are the stingers on the Bee's. Lot's of guest celebrity voices. See if you can pick them out? Then read the credits to see if you were right. I picked out a at least 1/2 a dozen+ other than Jerry Seinfeld's rather quickly. If you follow some of my trivia questions picking out who does Kenny's voice should "bee" easier that flicking a "tick" off of your arm. Click to link to Bee movie trailers at Apple
I can not WAIT to see Enchanted. ; I saw the trailer for it WAY back when at the theatre...looks GREAT!
I even laughed at the trailer!!! I had seen a trailer for Enchanted earlier, but I had no idea it was a Disney flick. ; I think we'll have to go see this one!
I giggle every time I see the prince getting run over by the bicyclists. ; I think it would be a cute and fun movie to see for sure.
Hmmm... ; we have to take the kids into Ottawa the day after Enchanted opens... hmmm... ; maybe heading to an afternoon matinee... ; ;D
Oh boy, oh boy. ; I sure hope I get chance to see the movie this weekend. ; It has been so long since we went to see a good movie.
You may want to read the article after you have seen the film to see how observant you are. No spoilers. "Enchanted" pays homage to other Disney films By Borys Kit and Carolyn Giardina LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Enchanted" is a loving homage to many classic Disney princess movies of yore. The movie, which opened Wednesday, starts out in a traditional 2-D animated world, where a fairy-tale princess (voiced by Amy Adams) about to marry her prince is thrust into the real world by an evil queen. The real world is represented by New York, and once there, the princess (now a flesh-and-blood Adams) begins to change her views on life and love when she meets a cynical divorce lawyer (Patrick Dempsey). The movie references many Disney movies in obvious and subtle ways, but many of the references weren't in the initial script. "That was all (director) Kevin Lima's doing," producer Barry Josephson said. Lima, a veteran Disney animator who also co-directed the company's 1999 feature "Tarzan," came on board the project two years ago, and from the first meeting with screenwriter Bill Kelly began peppering the script with homages. "I have a lifetime of references running through my head," Lima said. "From the time I was 5 years old and I saw 'Jungle Book,' and my mom swears by this story, I turned to her and said, 'Mom I'm going to be a Disney animator when I grow up."' The most obvious references involve slippers and poison apples, dragons and little people. But throwaways and background activities go beyond readily recognizable symbols and images. A seedy motel is named the Grand Duke, which is the name of a character from "Cinderella." A restaurant is called Bella Note, a nod to "Lady and the Tramp." A woman Adams encounters in Central Park asks her if she wants to feed the birds, "just a dollar a bag." That's dialogue from "Mary Poppins," subbing out the word "tuppins." Going a bit deeper, you'll find that Mary Ilene Caselotti, the reporter on TV, is named after the actresses who voiced Princess Aurora in "Sleeping Beauty" (Mary Costa), Cinderella (Ilene Woods) and Snow White (Adriana Caselotti). The Banks, a couple getting divorced in the movie, are named after the family in "Mary Poppins." And Churchill, Harline and Smith, the name of Dempsey's law firm, is named after the songwriters from "Snow White": Frank Churchill, Leigh Harline and Paul Smith. In the law firm sequence, Giselle looks at a fish tank while the Muzak in the background plays "Part of Your World," a song from "The Little Mermaid." A couple of the new songs in the movie -- from Disney's Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, who between them have worked on many Disney animated films from the '90s -- hark back to songs in "Snow White" and "Beauty and the Beast." To give the 2-D animated scenes the Disney feel, Lima turned to the James Baxter Studio, whose president James Baxter did the animated work on Rafiki in "The Lion King," Belle in "Beauty and the Beast," and Quasimodo in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." "I'm not embarrassed by the source material," Lima said, "which makes it really easy to embrace it." Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
I saw Enchanted last night. ; This was by FAR the best RL Disney film I've seen in a VERY long time. The cast was fantastic, the songs were wonderful, cute story and it was funny. It really is a fantastic 'family movie' and will probably go down as a classic for Disney. What's so great about it is how Disney makes fun of themselves. As in their own fairytales - or rather - the concepts in them. What everyone here will like about it is how it is saturated with references to other Disney movies. There will be times that you will be the only one in the theatre laughing. Kinda like how when Jack says "You can keep doing that forever, the dog is NEVER going to move". You and maybe 2 other people in the theatre 'got it', same deal here. I caught quite a few references but I do want to see it again just to look for more. ; This movie was casted perfectly. There will people who simply won't 'get' a lot of this movie, because it does have a sheer amount of sarcasm and the more you know your fairytales (and not just the Disney ones), the more you'll appreciate the sarcasm. ; I was with a group of 6 adults and everyone thought it was great, to the point where we continued quoting the movie as we left the theatre. In short; two thumbs WAY, WAY up for Enchanted!
My DW & DD's saw Enchanted last Monday evening. I saw a special ; viewing of Help! by the beatles at the cinemas. The girls really liked it and my wife thought it was OK.
I took the family to see Enchanted today and wow it is a must see especially or the Disney ; geek there were many hidden gems in the movie. (look for Jody Benson, and the spinning wheel from Sleeping Beauty.) The movie had a lot of jokes and pokes at previous Disney animated movies. We are going to see National Treasure 2 this weekend.
NorthernMouse you will like National Treasure. ; It is definitely action packed the whole way through. ; Sean and I went to see Enchanted on Christmas night. ; We both really liked it. ; It was a great fairy tale story. ;
Watched part of Enchated this morning. Really enjoyed it and a couple of belly laughs to boot. Love the scene where Giselle summons the vermin of NYC to help tidy up. I also came across this article form the New York Daily News. Disney offers 'Enchanted' wedding dress for real-life princesses BY LEAH CHERNIKOFF DAILY NEWS FEATURE WRITER Friday, April 4th 2008, 5:08 PM Benett/Getty For the bride who's really animated about her wedding: An 'Enchanted' wedding dress. (Click pic for more photos) Ever dream of being a Disney Princess? Well now you can. With Disney Bridal, dressing up like a princess isn't just for little girls. From the original princess, Sleeping Beauty, to the most current of Disney princesses, Giselle from the movie, "Enchanted," Disney has designed a line of bridal wear inspired by their stable of regal beauties. Designer Kristie Kelly's newest creation, the Giselle dress, is a stunning strapless lace number with a dramatic train. Other princess gowns include: Cinderella, Snow White, Belle, Jasmine, and Ariel.
Y'know, I checked out that Disney Bridal site, and I'm at a loss for how those dresses are at all "inspired by" the Princesses. I mean, I wouldn't expect them to look like the park costumes (which I also don't think really look all that great either), but one of the Sleeping Beauty dresses is just this one-piece, featureless, spaghetti-strapped white slip. What?! ^_^
