Tangled

Disney breaks new ground with this bold commentary on the current situation in the middle east: The young Rapunzel (the people of Libya) has never seen the real world as she is held captive by an evil old woman (Gadaffi) claiming to be protecting her from the evils of the world until a young renegade (the protesters) frees her and shows her the joys of the free world and she learns that's she's capable of making it without the evil old woman. Or it's just a trite fairytale. You decide.

Highly enjoyable (if ultimately formulaic) fairy tale. Its most notable aspect is the charismatic villainess, who has no powers but that of expert emotional manipulation. Lots of fun.

"Tangled" is a perfectly satisfactory animated fairy tale, much like the Disney films that dominated 20 years ago. That being said, it also offers little in the way of surprise. I was hoping for more here, especially in the way of memorable supporting characters, but overall Disney provides a serviceable and entertaining romp that will likely please family audiences.

Feels like something of a return to form for Disney. "Tangled" is the first Disney production for sometime that's recaptured anything like that Disney charm of old. Yet impressively "Tangled" still feels modern & relevant, & has buckets of impressive animation. Refreshingly for Disney, even the songs are pretty good, humourous & effective. This was the first time in a long time I have watched a Disney pic & the songs haven't been a total chore to sit through! Fun characters, well voiced & funny.

This was unexpected. I didn't think I would like it as much as I did. The trailer looked like a Dreamworks animated type movie with lame humor. I was wrong. I love this movie, I was smiling through the whole thing. The animation is top notch (as it should be with the 260m budget). The soundtrack is fantastic. The only problem I have is the ending. You'll know what I mean if you've seen it. Even so, it's still a great movie, one of the best animated movies of the decade, if not all time.