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Ella Enchanted [DVD] [2004]
enlarge	Director: Tommy O'Haver Actors: Anne Hathaway, Minnie Driver, Jimi Mistry, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm Category: DVD List Price: ~~£15.99~~ Buy New: £2.49 as of 21/11/2009 14:50 GMT details You Save: £13.50 (84%) New (15) Used (6) from £1.29 Seller: findprice Rating: 21 reviews Sales Rank: 3717 Format: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Italian (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed) Rating: Parental Guidance Region: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 92 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5017188814935 ASIN: B0007QS202 Theatrical Release Date: 2004 Release Date: April 18, 2005 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 21 1 2 3 4 5 Next » best film May 10, 2005 Ms. S. Morgan 17 out of 18 found this review helpful okay so when i first picked this up i thought it was just for children but when i watched it it was so good that i had to eat my own words. Anne hathaway is absolutely suited for the role and Hugh Dancy is the next hearthrob and a brilliant actor. The leads spark off eachother beautifully and has many other famous faces and comics such as Minnie Driver. Incredibly romantic and funny. Love the songs i didn't know anne hathaway had such a good voice! If you are thinking of getting this and you are aged 7 and upwards and not cynical you will love this stylish and funny romantic comedy. i only wish i could give it more than five stars! An Enchanting Fairy Tale October 25, 2006 Mark Baker (Santa Clarita, CA United States) 25 out of 27 found this review helpful Ella of Frell (Anne Hathaway) is an unusual child. As a baby, a bumbling fairy godmother named Lucinda (Vivica A. Fox) gave her the gift of obedience. Every time anyone gives her a direct command, she must obey. br / br /Despite, or maybe because of, this "gift," Ella grows to be a headstrong woman. She goes against the conventional wisdom of the realm when it comes to ogres, giants, and elves. Current rules state that these creatures are dangerous and must perform certain jobs only. But Ella campaigns for their equality. br / br /She is also one of the few women in the realm who doesn't swoon at the site of Prince Char (Hugh Dancy). When the two meet accidentally, Char finds this distain quite refreshing and immediately begins to fall for the headstrong young woman. br / br /Trouble is brewing at home, however. Ella's stepsister Hattie (Lucy Punch) has figured out Ella's secret. Now, Ella finds herself doing things she would never willing do. So she leaves home and sets out to find Lucinda to give the gift back. br / br /I had missed seeing this movie in the theater, and finally got a chance to watch it. I missed a real treat. The movie is funny from start to finish, and I had a grin on my face the entire time. While the story is a bit predictable, it isn't super preachy. The cast does an amazing job bring their characters to life. The only drawback to the movie is the special effects. While some worked well, most of the time they weren't up to today's standards. br / br /While the main audience might be teen girls, this is one adult male who loved it. It's sweet, charming, and entertaining. What more could you want? Very cheesy,But fun to watch a giggle! February 2, 2006 red head (Leeds) 15 out of 16 found this review helpful This film like any other cinderella story told is of romance and the down trodden young girl who finds her true prince. This version of it is funny,silly and all that,that implies! The song at the end is hilarious a good watch and worth buying! Fantastic film! March 21, 2005 Tori (Herne Bay, Kent) 10 out of 11 found this review helpful This film is based on the book of the same title by Gail Levine. The book is equally enjoyable but don't watch this film expecting it to be similar!pAnne Hathaway stars as Ella of Frell, a spunky young woman who was given the gift of obedience at birth. Anything she is told to do she must do, regardless of what it is. When her mother dies, her father remarries the typical "evil stepmother" (wonderfully portrayed by Joanna Lumley), giving Ella two new stepsisters. Unfortunately for Ella, they soon realise she must obey and make her do a variety of things!pElla realises she must get rid of the "curse" and sets out to find the fairy who cast it to ask her to remove it. The journey is long and hazardous and in the end, Ella learns that what's inside her is stronger than any spell.pA typical fairytale story brought up to date. Younger girls will love it and the introductions of two songs throughout the movie (Somebody to Love and Don't Go Breaking my Heart) also helps keep it fresh and new for older audiences. A delightful new twist on a well-known fairy tale March 27, 2006 Daniel Jolley (Shelby, North Carolina USA) 17 out of 20 found this review helpful There's a reason that every year seems to bring at least one new adaptation of the Cinderella story - it is, indeed, an enchanting story that speaks to the heart. Who doesn't love Cinderella? I oftentimes find myself pulling for the bad guys in films, but who in the world could ever like that evil step-mother or her awful daughters? Of course, Ella Enchanted isn't your traditional fairy tale, even though all of the important elements are there - the fairy godmother, the prince, etc. Ella is not reduced to slavery by her step-mother, and she doesn't have any contact with cinders, but she does find herself effectively controlled by one of her awful new step-sisters. Anyone who has read Terry Pratchett or watched Shrek 2 knows that fairy godmothers do more harm than good, and the one in this movie (played by Vivica A. Fox) proves the point. Lucinda's gift to the baby Ella is obedience. You may think you've gotten some rotten gifts before, but the gift of obedience is the worst of the worst. Ella grows up with a strong mind and a beautiful heart, but she is helpless to refuse any request made of her. You can just imagine the kind of havoc one could wreak if one found out Ella's secret. Forbidden to tell anyone about her curse of a blessing, Ella eventually decides that she must seek out her godmother and beg her to take the gift back.pElla sets out on her long journey in the days preceding the coronation of Prince Char (Hugh Dancy). Char is pretty much the Elvis of the realm, with young ladies in waiting breaking out into hysterics whenever he appears and, more often than not, chasing him down like hounds after a fox. He first meets Ella during one such chase, and he is immediately taken by this young lady who doesn't swoon in his presence; in fact, Ella has a thing or two to say to the young prince because she is opposed to his uncle's royal policies that discriminate against ogres, elves, and giants. She knows what it is like to have to do something against your wishes, and that makes her most forthright in her political statements. As fate would have it, the two meet again, love blossoms, and the prince gets to see firsthand the unfortunate lives his non-human subjects have been forced into living. Eventually, they arrive at the castle, and fate's dark side decides to show up and torture the innocent Ella once again. The prospects go far beyond the ruin of her love life, however; they threaten the integrity and welfare of the entire kingdom.pElla Enchanted is a somewhat unusual film. I daresay it's the only place you'll ever find Cinderella belting out a saucy version of Queen's Somebody to Love, for instance. It's a little jarring to hear Strange Magic as the film opens, but you quickly grow to love the entire soundtrack (especially if you're an adult - most kids won't recognize some of the classic tunes included here). I can't say the special effects are all that great, especially the ones featuring giants, but it is the story, not the special effects, which matter in this particular case, and Ella Enchanted really delivers story-wise. With its mix of humor and drama, it should appeal to most any viewer - and you can't help but be won over by the beauty and talent of Anne Hathaway in the lead role. pElla Enchanted succeeds admirably in delivering a new twist on a universally known story of good vs. evil. I wouldn't rank it up there with Ever After, but it's definitely one of the better Cinderella adaptations I've seen. Showing reviews 1-5 of 21 1 2 3 4 5 Next »

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