Tangled: Blu Ray Review
Tangled
Released by Disney
Rating: PG
It's Disney's 50th animated film.
And to celebrate, they're rolling out an animated version of
Rapunzel for the small screen.
Mandy Moore stars as the erstwhile long haired princess Rapunzel,
who's trapped in the tower by the evil Gothel (Donna Murphy). You
see, Gothel knows that Rapunzel's hair has the power to turn back
time and make people young again - and in true evil, godmother
fashion she wants to keep that power all for her own.
However, as Rapunzel reaches her 18th birthday, she decides what
she wants to do to celebrate is to leave the tower and see the
lights which appear every year without fail on her birthday.
(Unbeknownst to her, those lights are floating lanterns, launched
by her parents as they try to find her.)
Gothel says no - but Rapunzel (and her pet chameleon Pascal) finds
her life changed by the arrival of thief Flynn Rider (Chuck's
Zachary Levi) who is looking for a hideout.
Flynn is coerced into helping - and together, the duo set off into
the kingdom
Tangled is a good ole fashioned Disney film - with songs within
minutes of opening (complete with catchy lyrics such as 'Don't risk
the drama, stay with Mama' and 'I could be called deadly from my
killer show medley') it's clearly aimed at provoking a bit of
nostalgia within the audience.
But there's a sharp deftness to the script which sees it veer from
being a little too old fashioned - and it's enlivened by great
performances from Zachary Levi and Mandy Moore who give their
characters a real boost from their subtle vocal tones.
Good family fun and a sign that old school simple story telling are
still the Disney fortes and trademarks.
Extras: A 2 disc blu ray packs in deleted scenes,
storybook openings, extended songs, making of and a 50th feature -
as well as a DVD version of the film too
Rating: 8/10
