Tangled was a triumph- but perhaps not quite a classic

Rating: 10/10 (6 December 2010)

I will start this off by saying that I have been raised on Disney classics and I have watched (again and again) every Disney classic- all the way from Snow White to The Lion King, so I have very high standards in cartoons. With that said, I found this movie to be a fantastic movie for child and adult alike. It is funny, lively, cute, well-animated, and, of course, has music composed by the one and only Alan Menken (and I can assure you that if you liked his work in classics like Beauty and the Beast then you will love his work in Tangled). However, I'm not sure if it is worthy of joining the ranks of such masterpieces as Sleeping Beauty. First off, it was computer animated and I have always been a fan of hand-drawn cartoons. This I can easily overlook though as the animation was still great. The film's two fairly significant flaws were the villain and the singing. Mandy Moore was not as good a singer as any of the earlier princesses and the villain's character was not fully developed. Other than that, the film is easily worthy of joining the ranks of the Disney classics.
So, in closing, the film is a must-see. This is especially true for you Disney fans as this is a return to the Disney style we all know and love. When viewing this do not expect perfection, but definitely do expect excellence as this is just shy of being perfect.