So much to like!

Rating: 9/10 (24 May 2019)

I had a blast watching Enchanted!
Not only is it a hilarious parody of the Disney fairytale formula, it also brought back well known names from Disney's heyday in the 90's. Yes, I'm talking about the masterful duo of Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz who created the music and wrote the songs, so no wonder the film was nominated for three academy awards for best original song.
The animated parts of the movie were also a welcomed return to the traditional animation with colourful backgrounds and great character design. But the strongest aspects of the movie were in the sharp and witty dialogue and the wonderful performances by the hilariously over-the-top but still controlled James Marsden as prince Edward and the main character, princess Giselle, played by Amy Adams. The fish-out-of-water story about Giselle and Edward coming to the real world and still acting like fairytale characters was hilarious. Timothy Spall and Susan Sarandon also made a great villainous duo as the classic evil sorceress and bumbling sidekick.
If you know your Disney, you'll also spot many references to classic animated movies from the company, some more obvious than others. Several watches recommended just to focus on that alone. I spotted references to Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Lady & the Tramp, The Lion King and Snow White during my watch for this review.
The only thing to put a finger on is that by today's standards the computer generated animal character at times look obviously fake, but not to a distracting degree. The CGI used in the big climax is still rather impressive.
I hope other people will find Enchanted as entertaining and wonderful as I did, because it holds high entertainment value and stands well on its own as a Disney parody and a Disney movie at once.