A new Disney princess!

Rating: 8/10 (29 January 2011)

And a kick-ass one, at that! Tangled is the modern version of the old fairytale classic- Rapunzel. I've forgotten what the original version of Rapunzel was, but I know that it certainly wasn't this one. Disney did a good job in making this movie. They added the plot with the hair and I loved the whole thing with the lanterns! A big plus was that all the songs were catchy! None which I can see as classics, though like "A Whole New World" or "Colors of the Wind" or etc. But they were still good. Good enough for me to want to have that album.
The plot wasn't exactly A+. It was average. Not that I'm complaining since this movie's target audience ARE for the kids. I didn't hate that evil witch, by the way. I thought she did a pretty good job. I mean, she was willing to go and trek 3 days for paint that Rapunzel wanted? Most evil stepmothers wouldn't do that! (Certainly not like that bitch in Cinderella, OOPS.) But not this woman. She showed that she cared. That's why I wasn't really hoping that she would die. Halfway throughout the movie, I was even thinking of ways on how this movie could end happily, without the witch dying. "Maybe Rapunzel's real family will let the witch work somewhere in the castle and Rapunzel would sing for her weekly!" Hey! It seemed like a good idea to me!
The humor was indeed funny. I think both adults and children would enjoy it. I loved Maximus! Max's relationship with Eugene sort of reminded me of Shrek and Donkey. I liked Maximus more, though, since he wasn't annoying. It was a good call for Disney to NOT make the animals talk this time. That gets annoying.
I also liked the big hair change Rapunzel had. This movie proves that hair can really do a lot to a person. With her long blonde hair and gorgeous green eyes, Rapunzel looked like a child with no knowledge of anything. She was a child. But after her hair was cut, she looked like a new person! She looked more mature and a lot more edgy. Eugene did a good job. I teared up in the ending. What can I say? I'm a sucker for family scenes.
This was a great movie. It isn't showing in the Philippines yet, but I think I'll still watch it when it hits theaters next week, even if I already got to watch it. :) Good job, Disney!
1st viewing: January 29, 2011 ; 2nd viewing: February 5, 2011