Ok, so watching this movie probably wasn't high on my list of ones to see, but I'm not gonna lie..I enjoyed it. yes, it was corny, yes, it was VERY lame, and yes, the singing and dancing was retarded. But- I enjoyed it. While watching the movie, I noticed references to older Disney movies, such as Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty. There were others, but I'll get to that in a moment. The story seemed to take quite a large slice from Snow White, such as the poison apple, and the whole 'kiss-from-prince-to-wake-up-from-deep-sleep' malarky. Giselle made references from time to time to Snow White, i.e. Dwarves. After reading another review of this movie, I noticed there were plenty of other references to old Disney classics, such as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Sword in the Stone, and others. Heres the list of references to the other movies:
"Books open in many of the classic Disney films. The pop-up book is a modern take off on the traditional openings of Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. The hall the book is in is based on Evind Eryle’s artwork for Sleeping Beauty.
Giselle is a combination of Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel and Belle, but mostly she approaches life much as Snow White would.
Animal friends accompany all of the classic princesses on their journeys - Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty.
You can see the bell jar with the rose in it, from Beauty and the Beast, clearly on the right as the camera pushes towards Giselle and Pip sitting on window seat.
Prince Edward is a combination of Prince Charming, Prince Philip and the Prince from Cinderella and Prince Eric from The Little Mermaid.
The name of the law firm is an homage to the songwriters of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves: Frank Churchill, Leigh Harline and Paul J. Smith.
The last name of the divorcing couple is Banks, based on the troubled parents in Mary Poppins.
Robert’s assistant Sam is played by Jodi Benson, the voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid.
The “Happy Working Song” is a complete homage to “Whistle While You Work.” It contains references to many other Disney films.
The ending of the song is much like the end of “Under the Sea” from The Little Mermaid or “Be Our Guest” from Beauty and the Beast.
Poison apples are a direct reference from Snow White.
Rapunzel is being performed in the bandshell - an homage to the upcoming Disney film.
Square trees in the Rapunzel performance look like the Eyvind Earle designs for the Sleeping Beauty trees.
While Edward is in the hotel room changing channels, he sees both the news and a soap opera.
The soap opera star is Paige O’Hara, the voice of Belle in Beauty and the Beast. Her name is Angela after Angela Lansbury, Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast.
The music that underscores the soap opera is the song Beauty and the Beast.
The Bella Notte Restaurant is named after the song in Lady and the Tramp. There is a sign in the window at the far end of the restaurant.
In Morgan’s bedroom as Giselle tells her the Red Riding Hood story: There is a Belle doll wearing sunglasses, which can be seen in the chair at the start of the scene.
During Edward’s search for Giselle in the apartment complex: The pregnant mom is Judy Kuhn, the singing voice of Pocahontas.
During the Ballroom scene: The Old Hag appears and convinces Giselle to bite into the last of the Snow White.
A kiss will wake Giselle from her sleep - Snow White and Sleeping Beauty.
Giselle loses her glass slipper - Cinderella. As well, the slipper fits Nancy perfectly - also Cinderella.
Along with the references in the film, the end credits also include quite a few visual references to past Disney classics, including:
Fairies from Fantasia
Wishing well from Snow White
Frog Prince and kissing Princess from the upcoming Princess and the Frog
Cinderella ball
Cinderella’s palace
Cinderella’s coach
Cinderella’s mice friends
The Little Mermaid
Cinderella’s glass slipper
The sword in the stone
biting the poison apple
Malefiecent the dragon"
That was taken from FilmSchoolRejects.com(http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/enchanted-a-magical-experience-for-any-disney-fan.php)
So, although I haven't scraped the tip of the iceberg with this movie and I'd love to point out flaws and whatnot, It's late. And I was told not to write long ass reviews. Lol.
K2010

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The guy who designed the dragon (although just copied the same from sleeping beauty) does loads of concept artwork for next-gen games, and is a founding member of massive black, or at least i read it was him. Anyway he's pretty good.
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