Just got back from seeing it–waiting through Thanksgiving was excruciating! I saw it in 3D, and I thought it was lovely (better, actually, than
Toy Story 3's 3D, in my opinion); it really added to an already beautiful film. While I wouldn't go out of my way (3D is expensive!), it's quite nice.
I'm pretty much just going to echo all the praise if I try and get down all my thoughts, but I'll just highlight a few things.
The King and Queen. Without a single word, they made me cry. They were so wonderful and human, and so wonderful together–I love that Rapunzel gets some of her spirit from her mother (her lone interaction with Flynn got a huge laugh; the royal women don't suggest, Flynn, they
command). It's fantastic work.
The animation was absolutely superb; truly a blending of 2D philosophy with CGI technology–I was thoroughly impressed. I actually stopped by a bookstore and read
The Art of Tangled earlier this afternoon, and there's a wonderful story about Glen Keane showing off some of the more intricate character design they could pull off with CGI to one of the Nine Old Men (such as Rapunzel's freckles); he simply asked, "What is she thinking?".
I came in knowing I'd love Rapunzel and Flynn's dynamic, but I was blown away by Rapunzel's rapport with Gothel–comparisons to
The Hunchback of Notre Dame are quite apt, but there's that element of conditioning to Rapunzel. I loved the quick cuts of Rapunzel being torn up about her desire to go out and her desire to please her mother–it's a very human thing, although played for laughs very well. That last shot of Rapunzel reaching out to Gothel–wonderful. (Although I did find it curious that Gothel is referred to as Mother Gothel–I suppose it makes sense for Flynn, but I wonder how she earned it otherwise?)
I also quite liked how the musical numbers were staged;
I See the Light was nice, but fairly standard and
The Little Mermaid-esque, right down to the kiss cut short by main villain's sidekicks. But
Mother Knows Best was
amazing–I want to point out the shot of Rapunzel lighting three candles in the darkness Gothel has created, only for Gothel to come along and snuff them out.
When Will My Life Begin? (Reprise) was also good, and
I've Got a Dream is just fun. I really liked Old Cupid, for the record.
And I could go on and on. I love Rapunzel; her agency cheers me to no end, and I was over the moon that the film makes it explicit that she eventually rules as Queen (all the easier to pardon her ne'er-do-well boyfriend, I suppose). Flynn is fantastic, Maximus reminds me wonderfully of Altivo from
The Road to El Dorado… yeah.
My question to those who have seen it:
Every part of it, even the credit's was amazing 
but that's just me who see's every 3D movie in 3D anyway 
GO TANGLED! 
(i'm guessing I had huge expectations of's it's 3D/or I was so into the scene I couldn't notice it if I tried 
