Dear Disney Enthusiasts,
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING IS A SPOILER-RICH REVIEW OF DISNEY'S "TANGLED", SO IF YOU DON'T WISH TO READ SPOILERS, FEEL FREE TO SKIP THE ENTIRE MESSAGE!
Well, I watched "Tangled" at 2:something P.M. in a Los Angeles shopping mall, at a Regal Theatre, which was located on about the second floor, so that I FELT just like Rapunzel!
The entire movie was presented in 3-D, so I put the 3-D glasses on over my own glasses.
The following is my super extensive review of the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of "Tangled":
THE ARRIVAL: I arrived, and I was only able to pay for $10.00-worth of the tickets, because there were only $10.00 left on my Regal card. Someone else went with me. We both received our 3-D glasses, and we didn't get any refreshments.
THE PREVIEWS: I thought that there were far too many previews. I might as well have gone to the restroom AND bought candy, AND talked about the weather with a total stranger...because there were too many preivews. During the preview for the new Justin Beiber movie, about a dozen people shouted a collective, resounding "BOOO!", but I said "Oh, give it a chance! It might be good!", or something like that.
THE 3-D EXPERIENCE: I may never go back to watching movies that AREN'T presented in 3-D, because I was totally SPOILED by the 3-D "Tangled" experience! I LOVED watching flowers, lanterns, butterflies, and the drunk cupid guy flying so close to me that I could almost TOUCH them!
THE OPENING CREDITS: I thought that it was sooo cool that "Tangled" was OFFICIALLY recognized, onscreen, as being Disney's 50th animated feature film! I feel fortunate to have been able to have seen that movie on its opening day!
THE MUSIC: The songs seemed to work fairly well. When I listened to the soundtrack alone, Rapunzel's "I love you more." sounded to be reluctant, but when I watched the movie, the look that was in her eyes showed me that she really DID love Gothel more than Gothel loved her. The acordian-player at the beginning of "I've Got A Dream" really made the song work for me; the way by which he was forced to start making music was a true, classic moment of Disney humor! For some reason, Rapunzel's final rendition of "Healing Incantation" wasn't as effective as it could've been; if I'd been voicing Rapunzel, I'd have cried much, much more during that reprise.
THE STORYLINE: The storyline worked sort of well for me, but I never seemed to keep track of that darned satchel. Call me stupid, but I was never able to keep track of who had that satchel, when. When Rapunzel had it, I'd be saying to myself "Wait! Didn't Mother Gothel just give that satchel to The Stabbington Brothers?"
THE CHARACTERS: Well, there WERE those times during which the characters were so awkwardly animated that they looked as though they were "gumming it" when they were talking, and then, there were those times during which they were superbly animated.
My favorite character was, without a doubt, Maximus! He was just so cute, lovable, and extraordinary, for a horse! I want me a Maximus horse, fer shurr!
Flynn seemed to me to be a big softy, and totally pliable.
Rapunzel seemed to be prone to emotional breakdowns. She was all OVER the place, with regards to her moods. I liked the fact that The Disney Company wasn't afraid to make her a slightly darker, more disturbed character, though. I didn't like her later attitude, though, with regards to her treatment of Mother Gothel. I'll explain more about that later.
I liked Mother Gothel, with regards to her being a cool villain, although I thought that she could've either been more sickeningly sweet, or more cruel. She seemed to be moody, and, at times, she seemed to be right on the very edge of boiling over at Rapunzel; she was definitely emotionally cruel to Rapunzel. I LOVED Mother Gothel's sexier side; she was definitely of the mindset that if one is given eternal youth, they might as well work their sexy side! I almost can't believe that she was desperate enough to involve The Stabbington Brothers in her scheme. How was she gonna prevent them from trying to get her to share Rapunzel's hair with them?
In many ways, I tended to sympathize with Mother Gothel. She never really hit, or physically mistreated Rapunzel outright, and yet, she was really punished at the end of the movie, and I'm not referring to her actual demise.
Pascal was entertaining, but he wasn't quite as cool as Maximus!
The Pub Thugs, The Stabbington Brothers, etc., were okay.
THE FUNNY: I actually laughed when Mother Gothel gave the King and the Queen that dirty look before she disappeared with Baby Rapunzel. I'm sorry, but she just looked funny as heck!
I loved Maximus' gags, especially the one during which he and Flynn elbowed each other!
The drunk cupid guy was funny, too, especially when he was nearly propositioned by Mother Gothel.
THE COOL: I loved the bounciness of Rapunzel's hair, and I loved Maximus!
THE KLEENEX BOX MOMENTS: I cried at surprising moments! I cried right after Mother Gothel left the tower (At that point, Rapunzel said, "I'll be here.")
I cried right before the King and the Queen launched the lanterns.
I also cried when Rapunzel met her real parents for the first time.
THE CHEESY MOMENTS: The "I See the Light" scene didn't work so well for me. I didn't like Flynn's awkward "I'm starting, too." line. Shouldn't he have said "I'm starting OVER, too."? Rapunzel and Flynn looked so awkward during that scene that they literally appeared to be two plastic dolls! ACK!
I really wasn't emotionally touched by the tear scene. The dialog from that scene sounded to me as though it would've been right at home in a silly, romantic "Chick Flick". ICK! I wanted to be brought to tears, and I found that I was more saddened when Rapunzel met her real parents than I had been when she'd saved Flynn.
Of course, I ALSO didn't cry during the first "Narnia" movie's saddest scene, because it was sooo unlike its parallel book scene that it did nothing for me.
THE TRULY OBJECTIONABLE: I was DISGUSTED when Rapunzel pushed Mother Gothel, brutally, against the wall! She pushed her TWICE, and, in my opinion, those two pushes totally ruined the idea of Rapunzel being a truly cool character.
I am now thinking that the "Mother Knows Best" scene MIGHT have justified those pushes, but I don't know.
All that I know is that when I left the theatre, I was disgusted by that scene. I would rather have seen Rapunzel simply push Mother Gothel's hand away from her. If Mother Gothel had pushed Rapunzel, or physically hurt her, I could have understood that level of violence, because it would've been used in self-defense, or, at least, in an "eye for an eye" sort of way. That scene actually made me feel sorry for Mother Gothel. Rapunzel didn't have a need to do what she did.
Just now, I'm thinking that Flynn Rider actually did more for the situation, sans violence, with just one stupid shard of glass! I mean, Rapunzel shoved her mother, and THEN she was STILL willing to stay with her, as though she were suddenly helpless? Really, miss violence-encourager?
In my opinion, domestic violence is enough of a problem in this country, without The Disney Company encouraging any more of it.
Of course, with regards to the "Mother Knows Best" scene, my fetish for battery-operated candles took on a new meaning of security. That entire scene was powerful; Mother Gothel just sort of hamstrung Rapunzel with her own hair. I can see why Rapunzel was an emotional basket case/ a breakdown case.
I am not saying that violence can't be a great part of an animated Disney movie. I'm just saying that when a "good" character is violent towards a "bad" character, the "good" character's physical violence had better be an answer to some immediately previous violence on the part of the "bad" character, because when it's not, the entire situation can really make some people resent the "good" character.
IN CONCLUSION: I think that "Tangled" is a mixed bag of darkness, awkward animation, some super characters, awesome 3-D magic, etc.
Thank you in advance for your replies.
how dare you! 
nah 
but when I was a 10 year old boy I was just as interested in any Disney movie, princess or musical as I am now (i'm 14 D: ) boys have changed..or i'm just weird 
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