Oh Disney, you've still got it

Rating: 8/10 (20 December 2010)

All right, finally to the good stuff. Tangled, the latest Disney movie, or should I say the first decent Disney (animated) movie in years. Honestly, when is the last time you saw a decent Disney Animated feature? And yes, I mean Disney, not Pixar. All right, lets back up a minute here. Tangled is the first Disney Fairytale, in years. Originally Tangled was set to be something of an Enchanted-type flick, but the idea was scraped, when the producers realized, uh we're the Disney corporation, we kind of invented the animated fairytale. Which is really eloquent way of saying, that Tangled (bad name by the way, should have stayed Repunzel) is a wonderful throwback to the old days of Disney, the Snow White days, the Cinderella, the Swan Princess days. I felt completely entranced by the story, and excited to see the characters develop. Taking the original Grimm Brothers tale and giving it that classic Disney flavor, that gives the story that light, fluffy taste we all know and love. The fun, funny, free-spirit attitude is just what animation needed and in the end made me really happy, and really, what's a Disney movie without that little twinge of joy? Disney's first CGI Fairytale brought the warmth and sensitivity of their hand-drawn films to CGI was a complete success and a fun, entertaining evening the whole family can enjoy. (Do I actually say things like that?) The real flaw with Tangled, was the marketing campaign, from the commercials it seemed kind of stupid. They should have marketed it as a classic Disney movie, adding in the funny little scenes with Flynn and guitar playing Repunzel. I honestly didn't even know the movie was a musical until the first song. Maybe they were trying to get a wider audience, I don't know, but I'm glad I gave it the chance to surprise me. ++Who knew Zachary Levi could sing?