GREAT CGI Disney film!

Rating: 10/10 (30 December 2010)

Disney takes the tale of Repunzel and makes a few changes. Repunzel (voice of Mandy Moore) is taken away from her royal parents at an early age. She was kidnapped by Mother Gothel (voice of Donna Murphy) because Rapunzel's long golden hair helped keep her young (it's complicated but the movie explains it). She keeps Rapunzel in a tower warning her to NEVER go outside. Then robber Flynn Ryder (voice of Zachery Levi) gets into the tower and gets Rapunzel out. Then a series of fantastic (but fun) adventures take place.
First off I should mention I saw this in 2-D NOT 3-D (I refuse to pay $15.50 for an animated feature). Still I LOVED it. It's Disney's first (I think) GCI feature and it works beautifully. The characters look real and the settings are incredible. It's like one of the best Pixar features. The script is fast and funny with jokes that mange to appeal to the kids AND adults equally. The voices match the characters expertly and I got a BIG kick out of Flynn Ryder (obviously modeled after Errol Flynn). There are also two CGI animals--Pascal (a chameleon) and Maximus (a horse)--that are hysterical! They don't talk but their facial expressions alone had me laughing out loud! It IS PG for some (very mild) violence but I don't think it would bother the kids. The little girl sitting behind me couldn't have been more than 6 and it didn't bother her at all! It was fast, funny and full of adventure and humor! I was never bored for one second. A 10 all the way!!!