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Summary: 'Enchanting' Tale for all Ages!
Review: "Ella Enchanted" is an enchanting and surprising film. I did not know what to expect before seeing it. I am glad I did. The talented Anne Hathaway and the handsome and talented Hugh Dancy are absolutely great in the roles of Ella and Prince Charmont. They give the characters vibrant life. "Ella" is a great story about following your heart and dreams. I have seen the movie twice and enjoyed it even more the second time. "Ella" is an 'enchanting' tale for all ages. The movie has a lot of humor, action and heart. I have never read the novel and I don't plan on doing so. The movie is excellent and I cannot wait for it to come out on DVD to add to my collection. For everyone out their who loves superior quality, family friendly, and all around great movies, "Ella Enchanted", to me, is the movie to see. Enjoy!
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Summary: Great Unexpected Storyline
Review: Based on the previews, I wasn't ecpecting "Ella Enchanted" to be anything more than a lighthearted exceuse to cash in on the popular princess craze that strikes every little girl. I was completely wrong. "Ella Enchanted" has a great story and a great cast. The only thing this film fails to do is be funny, and it appears to try. The story is a mixture of popular fairytales. When Ella(Anne Hathaway) was born, her nutty fairy godmother(Vivica A. Fox) bestowed upon the baby the gift of obedience(Sleeping Beauty). The spell causes Ella to do everything she is told, and she can't stop it from happening. Her father marries a mean woman who comes with excess baggage, two wicked daughters(Cinderella). So Ella grows up miserable because of her curse and her step sisters. When she gets fed up with the curse, she sets out to find her fairy godmother and get her to take back the spell. On the way, she joins up with an elf who wants to be a lawyer and a Prince who is about to take the throne. Naturally, the Prince and Ella fall in love, but the plot thickens as the Prince's evil uncle has plans to stay king. The story really blew me away, seeing as I hadn't read the book. This movie also has some cool modernized enviornments in Ella's world, including a wooden escalator. The modernization reminded me of "The Flintstones," how the stone age had all of the modern conveniences. The acting was great and you even get to hear Anne Hathaway sing(and she is good!).I must warn parents that this film has a PG rating due to a dark twist in the plot. No matter how much they beg you, this film is not sutible for children under the age of 8. However, I leave that to your judgement. There is no foul language and the fighting in the film is very tame, mostly done with cool special effects. Also, there is an oger in the film with a plumber [but] that parents might not want their kids to see, I personally didn't find it offensive. "Ella nchanted" is a great film to take your family to, but leave the really little ones with a sitter. By the way, I didn't hear any boys who where draged to see it complaining, so I would assume that they liked it.
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Summary: Wonderful family film
Review: i found this film to be an utter delight. The feel of the film was very upbeat, the acting was good, the direction was marvelous, even the singing was wonderful :). It's a much more juvenile film than my usual tastes (which normally run to the suspense/thriller or independent genres and almost always rated R), and yet i enjoyed it enough to see it twice more in theater and pre-order the DVD. After seeing the film, i did read the novel, and there are most definitely severe differences between the two. The plotlines are divergent in almost every way, so it is very likely that someone who enjoyed the book before seeing the movie will be disappointed after the credits. However, as a story in its own right, i found "Ella Enchanted" to be a very fun and enjoyable movie. Parts of it are silly, a few even downright juvenile, but there's much less of the potty humor than most popular childrens movies of today (read "Shrek"). Ella makes a wonderful role model for young girls, and the morals of the story are profound, and yet not so bold as to be thrust in one's face. Every once in a while, a family movie comes out that transcends all genres and can touch all types of individuals. "The Princess Bride" (1987), also starring Cary Elwes, is one of those films, and "Ella Enchanted" is following in it's footsteps. i wouldn't say it's AS GOOD as "The Princess Bride", but then i can't think of a single other family film that is. It is, however, the best thing since.
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Summary: Ella Enchanted
Review: I had never read Ella Enchanted, and thought the movie was very cute, and suprisingly funny! In typical Cinderella fashion, Ella is forced to put up with her two, malicious step sisters, and stepmother, who make her life difficult. Ella was given a "gift" of obedience by her fairy godmother at birth, and has to do whatever she is told. The story revolves around Ella's struggle to overcome her curse, and in doing so, assists others(the elves and giants) in overcoming their social and political problems. This movie is both witty and entertaining; i took my younger cousin and she loved it!
I read the book Ella Enchanted after seeing the movie, and did not enjoy the book half as much. I found this surprising, because i read the Harry Potter series after seeing the second movie, and enjoyed the books better than the movies.
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Summary: I LOVED the book, and hope the movie will be the same.
Review: I loved the book Ella Enchanted. It really brought the story of Cinderella to life, with new charachters and the real reason Cinderella/Ella stuck around with her step mother. I loved the ending, and it was simply a truly perfect book. The charachters were likeable, funny, and loveable. I loved Char probably just as much as Ella did, and cant wait to see how Hugh Dancy will do as him in the movie, as well as Anne Hathaway. They seem like the perfect actors for their parts. Its too bad they changed the release date, now we all have to wait even longer. But im sure it will be worth the wait.
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Summary: Ella Enchanted: friend or foe?
Review: I've loved the book ever since i read it 4 years ago. SO naturally, when i heard about the movie, i was excited. After seeing the trailer, though, i became a little apprehensive about the changes being made to a perfect story. Despite my intuition, i forced myself to see the movie; i must tell you, i was pleasantly surprised. Although the story line is completely different from the original, the story was extremely funny, and added whimsy to the fairy tale world. Characters were cut and pasted-changing them to fit the new plot, as well as some added characters (that the story could have done without, but were added to the humor). For fans over 10- Cary Ewells from the princess bride was an extra bonus, as well as the guy from Monte Python. Although some of the scenes seemed a little Shrek-wanna-be, it made me laugh all the same. It is a completely different story being told than in the book, which allows book fans to forget the connection, and instead to just sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.
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Summary: A high energy family-friendly delight of a film!!
Review: Not your typical Cinderella story... What do you get when you mix a bit of fairy tale-Cinderella world with some Shrek, throw in some Princess Bride, a little bit of Disney's Robin Hood (see Hester the snake), along with a little singing, and some random modern-day references thrown in for good measure? You get Ella Enchanted, Miramax's newest gem of a film, narrated by Eric Idle and starring the lovely Anne Hathaway and the dreamy Hugh Dancy. Ella of Frell (Anne Hathaway) has a gift. Er, I mean, a curse. A gift, a curse, it all depends on how you look at it: no matter what you tell Ella to do, she must obey. A rather capricious fairy named Lucinda (Vivica A. Fox) gave baby Ella the "gift of obedience": anything spoken to Ella as a command, she must automatically do. Fast forward a few years: Ella is now a young lady, and no one except her aunt Mandy (Minnie Driver) knows about this gift/curse. Not even her best friend and fellow civil rights activist Arieda (played by "Bend It Like Beckham's" Parminder K. Nagra) is aware of her "problem." When her father brings home a wicked new stepmother (Joanna Lumley) and two evil stepsisters, Hattie (Lucy Punch) and Olive (Jennifer Higham), Ella must deal with their demanding ways, hopefully without giving away her secret! Her stepsister Hattie is the very obsessive and very active president of the Prince Charmont fan club! She and her friends go absolutely ga-ga, every time they even think of the hunky prince (much less when they see him). Prince "Char" (Hugh Dancy) as they lovingly call him, is the heir apparent to the throne currently held for him by his evil uncle Edgar (Cary Elwes). The coronation day coming soon, and the kingdom in a bit of upheavel due to the heavy handed rule of Edgar, ogres, giants, and elves alike are all ready for a change! But will everyone accept Prince Charmont as their new king? One magical day when Ella and Prince Charmont cross paths, it is love at first sight for Prince Char. But the feisty and proud Ella is not so quick to fall for the prince; she is sure he is as unfeeling and uncaring as his uncle is. And since Ella actively fights for ogres' rights, along with any other magical creature in her kingdom (giants, elves, etc.), she wants nothing to do with the handsome Char. But when their paths keep crossing again and again...what's a girl to do!?! And so Ella of Frell sets out to find her fairy godmother Lucinda, to ask her to take back her "gift" of obedience, armed with Mandy's boyfriend book named Benny (who can picture anyone, anywhere) and elf pal Slannen, they encounter much along the way (including Prince Char!). They reach the land of the giants only to discover that Lucinda has already left, and Ella is forced by her obedience gift to stay and sing for the giants (her rendition of "Someone to Love," is entertaining and very well done!). But when Ella is finally commanded to do something that tests her very will...can she find Lucinda in time? Will she end up doing something she will forever regret? Content: This film had very little objectionable content: there were a few general references that would be above most children's heads, very little language (a few words), and only some mild violence. Given a PG rating: "For some crude language and violence." A young girl (with some help) defeats ogres and fights various magical creatures, giants are shown slaving in a field, someone is "poisoned," and a giant falls in love with an elf. A high energy family-friendly film that reminds you again, why every girl waits for her prince and wishes for that happily ever after (but has some serious fun in the process!). The modern day references did not detract from the story at all, but added a bit of fun and light-hearted teasing to an entertaining movie. I laughed and laughed at the sometimes silly and sometimes serious jokes that poked fun at various modern day places and things. One particular moment that caused a huge laugh: Ella and Arieda are leaving a building and travel down a "medieval escalator" (a wooden set of moving stairs, with a giant wheel turned by servants). From "Medieval Teen" magazine and trips to "Ye Olde Shopping Mall, to an elf who wants to be a lawyer and giants who love to sing, from the "VI Seasons" hotel and "Frell Community College," this energetic and colorful film will leave you laughing, and feeling light and free.
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Summary: VERY BAD
Review: THE FILM STUNK IF I WANT TO SEE THE MOVIE ILL GO BUY THE BOOK I READ THE BOOK IN SCHOOL AND IT WAS AWSOME! I SAID THAT I WAS GOING TO BUY IT BUT I SAW IT IN THE MOVIE THEATERS AND IT WAS BAD!!!!!! WARNING DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS GO BUY CONFESSIONS OF A TEEN AGE DRAMA QUEEN! THIS FILM STINKS IT SHOULD NOT EVEN GET A STAR AND THATS THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WARNING: WASTE OF MONEY!!!!
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Summary: Nice. Very Nice.
Review: Yes, I saw the movie last night. True; I do admit that it is not the same as the book, and perhaps if you are an "Ella Enchanted" purist - I respect your views and all - you might not like the movie very much. I've also read the book, and it follows - for the most part - the same storyline. So, even though I "knew" what was going to happen, I was still bitting my nails with the suspense of it all. Which was a good thing. It holds the same spirit of "Ella Enchanted," which is sort of "anti-Grimm's Brothers" and allowing the story's leading lady to be strong, couragous, and, occasionally, rebellious. The leading lady - Anne Hathaway - was cute and did her role very well, and they had a pretty good leading man with Hugh Dancy. The giants and elves where sort of hard to believe, but Ella's singing and dancing was great. The evil King Edward was a great villain, and this ellaborated on the part of the book that author mentioned: what if Ella married the prince with her curse and some one made her kill him, or something like that? So, Edward tells Ella when the prince proposes to her, that she stab him with a daggar. The attack on pop culture and, specifically, male teen idols, was a very nice contemporary twist. The girls in the story were crazy for Prince Char, which parallels how some girls are crazy over, Justin Timberlake, Ashton Kutcher, etc. for example. On the whole, it was a very enjoyable, feel-good movie. Insprational, as well, that young women shouldn't sit and wait for the "Prince to some day come," but to step out in the world [action packed] on the way - and be their own hero. Three cheers for the echanting Ella!
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