Comments on: Movie Review – Tangled

By: Rodney

Rodney — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:41:00 +0000

In reply to rory. I can't add anything in reply except to reiterate my long-held belief that story - to the exclusion of all else - is key. Without it, all you're left with is a Terrence Malick film.

By: rory

rory — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:47:09 +0000

You can definitely see the appreciation and fan-centered approach to your review, nice work with the details of not only the production (and the obscene budget) with the 'throw the bad directors out with the bath water' approach but your usual flair for digging into story and characters. I can't say I'm anywhere near the fan you are but I have come around in the last few years and with good reason, especially given the genuine brilliance of everything coming from Pixar – which I think forces all the other studios to work harder to compete – and I can't help but mention two of my recent favorites — How To Train Your Dragon and Rango. You can definitely see an effort to concentrate on good old fashion storytelling and character work; not sure why this was such a mystery for so many filmmakers for so long. Anyway, I think you're right on with your assessment of Disney and capturing the tone and flavor of this film. Funny, when a film gets it right it seems to do it so effortlessly you'd think they could do it more often! cheers-

By: Rodney

Rodney — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:02:41 +0000

In reply to ruth.

Ruth!

Thanks for stopping by, and we're most definitely glad to have you on board! Always good to have another voice to bounce things around with!

Yeah, I really enjoyed this film too – it surprised me with just how sweet it was, but at the same time how funny it was too, something I wasn't prepared for when I saw the trailers for it. My personal favorite – "Mother Knows Best" – is vintage Disney.

By: ruth

ruth — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:52:41 +0000

Hi Rodney, I feel like I've known you from comments on blogs I follow, but I'll be stopping by often. I like your thoughtful comments on Aziza's post on Passion of the Christ.

Btw, I LOVE this film. I had trepidations about it as I grew up watching Disney Princess movies, but I ended up really enjoying this. The songs are great and I really connected w/ the characters. Definitely a sure-fire crowd-pleaser, nice review!

By: Rodney

Rodney — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:05:17 +0000

In reply to Al K Hall. Yeah, this never struck me as a film a teenage girl might enjoy or truly appreciate - a younger girl, or someone 20+ with an appreciation of film, perhaps, but not somebody about to hit puberty.

By: Al K Hall

Al K Hall — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:57:56 +0000

i saw it with my 14-year-old daughter, who may have been too old for it, but we both enjoyed it. Still, it's not one we continued talking about afterwards.

Good review, though, bro.

By: Rodney

Rodney — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 09:52:44 +0000

Dude, this ain't no straight-to-video effort! This is a legitimate feature film, and it's pretty awesome!

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:16:10 +0000

These straight-to-video Disney spin-offs don't thrill me but having seen the trailer I can agree the animation really is wonderful.