Personally, I wish Gisele being an evil stepmother was a surprise, with bad things happening to Morgan until it's revealed Gisele was an unreliable narrator.
I had huge issues with Morgan's personality change due to the spell. Like, that's literally not her, so her experience and growth have no weight. I was super disappointed over all, and learning that it was written by a Once Upon A Time writer made a lot of sense, because the lack of cohesive plot reminded me of that show. I thought Amy Adams did a FANTASTIC portrayal of an evil stepmother, and and her hamming it up was the highlight of the film for me. When she played Giselle she just came across as kind of weak and sad rather than the bubbly, energetic figure of the previous film. James Marsden's character Edward never failed and his heroics and pathos as his kingdom was disappearing, along with more sensible wife by his side who had adjusted to fairy tale life, seemed like a peek into a more interesting movie.
I thought her personality change was a clear sign giselle's wish had a darker side (also, i loved the fact that the first chore she does as stepdaughter is sweeping dirt under the rug, which a great metaphor for what the wish did). Her wish was clearly selfish, and the way it made everyone into basically puppets forced to play out "roles" made sense to me.
This gave me OUAT vibes, so that makes a lot of sense! Morgan being the way she was didn't surprise me since she was a teen now, but the "stepmother" comment was way out of line, and she was a bit too pessimisstic after having Gisele as a parent for so many years.
@@thedusty194 lmfao the wish was incredibly selfish. She forced the entire world to change and live according to *her* idea of happily ever after. Her wish was an exacerbation of the premise of the movie; ignoring her husband and daughter's struggles and focusing on reliving her golden days and doing things her way in spite of being asked not to (as an example, when she directly went against her daughter's wishes and held a bakesale to promote her candidacy to prom queen???) assuming everyone has the same goals and world views as her, zero empathy. That's... basically the whole point of the movie...
What i think is funny or frustating, depending on how you look at it, is the stakes of Gisselle wish. They say that a world chainging wish will destroy everyting from Andalasia, including Pit and Gisselle herself, becuz it needs all of its magic. But the thing is... the movie starts with Pit telling the story to his children, so you know from the start that everything will go back to normal. So it isnt a matter of "will they be able to reverse the wish" but more of a "when will they reverse the wish"
Absolutely. The stakes were also largely ruined by making Giselle the only character aware of the wish being in effect. When Morgan woke up a completely changed person, the movie basically told us: only one character can learn, change, grow. None of the characters we care about were actually conscious in that world.
Fun fact, Tangled in early development was going to be a sequel to enchanted. I really wonder how different Enchanted 2 would have been if it was made way back then
I feel like the main thing that disappointed me was the lack of juxtaposition. The original was all about the fairytale mixing with the real world hence why it was in New York. By taking them out of New York and having her wish it was a fairytale, it felt all fairy tale and no real life. Small towns are always the go to for hallmark fairy tales anyways so having the movie there really shot the concept down.
I grew up in the suburbs and will verify that we do on occasion break out into song... Usually it's the musical kids singing Disney on the way back from a competition XD Gotta love the performing arts crowd!
I have mixed feelings about this movie, but I'd like to touch on something you didn't mention; the 2D animation. I was pretty excited to see it again after so many years and it was a complete flop, you can see very little budget went on it in comparison to the rest of the movie. The character movements feel odd, some angles seem weird and they used way less fps than in the first movie. As an animator it's sad to see the little care they put into what should be an emotional tribute to 2D. However, Love Power was a beautiful tribute to Idina Menzel. The score holds references to Defying Gravity as well as her Frozen performances, but also includes a segment of Beauty and the Beast. I only wish the animation was on pair with the music. The rest of the songs are forgettable at most, except maybe the villain song. Overall this movie feels like wasted potential, enjoyable in a way, but definitely lacks some care and writing quality.
Same! Enchanted's animation was done by James Baxter Animation (since most of Disney's 2D animators had been laid off) while Disenchanted's animation was made by Tonic DNA. JBA won EASILY.
@@OpticalSorcerer yeah, I'm aware. James Baxter works for Netflix now, and I'm glad he works for someone that does appreciate his animation skills, but I can't help but wish he or any other senior animator had come back for this.
@@crowking666 I wish that as well. His art style was beautiful, though in my mind, if there's no form of animation beyond 3D, nostalgia will drive a 2D renaissance, so eventually Disney will go back to doing that themselves.
@@OpticalSorcerer I usually prefer 2D over 3D visually but I've been loving how some movies and shows have been mixing 2D and 3D together like Into the Spider-Verse and Arcane which really feels like they're taking that next step of animation you're talking about
@@wiiink I enjoy both, though I think it's VERY easy to mess up 3D animation; I've only ever seen American companies use 3D technology that makes the hair, clothes, and environment feel more real. I haven't quite warmed up to the style seen in Spiderverse or Arcane (it looks weird to me right now), but perhaps I can come to love it. I'm curious about Disney doing a style like they did with "Paperman."
I really liked the movie up until Giselle made the wish. It honestly would of been a better movie if everyone changed except Morgan and maybe Patrick. That way Morgan can slowly see her mom actually become the “evil stepmother” Especially when she says that all Giselle will ever be is her stepmom. Idk I liked portions but the plot felt choppy and all over the place. And while the animation was still beautiful you can still see it was quite a step down in quality from the original. Also why did Patrick have little to no role in the film? Most of his scenes should of been him realizing that he like helping people in a different way they Edward suggested. Like giving legal advice to the locals in their town would of been a much better Segway to opening up his own practice there. And I wish Morgan would of had a better scene when she sees where Giselle grew up with no parents or mom to take care of her. Idk this movie is fun but I wish it was handled a bit better
Same. There was too big of a whiplash in all the characters, especially Morgan and Patrick, when it turned fairytale. I think it would be better if the fairytale-ness slowly creeps in, and Giselle slowly and subtly becomes "the evil stepmother", proving more and more of what Morgan said. Just felt like a rushed and choppy movie, littered with way too many songs, which personally, are all forgettable. Nowhere near the heights of Enchanted's songs. I do like the Queen vs Stepmother idea though.
It's like they genuinely *forgot* the first film parodied Disney and that was why everyone thought it was cute and a cult following sprouted around it. Also, two things: 1) Monroeville's slogan and name are really on-the-nose, of course it'd get transformed into a fairy tale world 2) the first film implies that fairy tales end and the characters go off on their own adventures after the main story finishes - but this one gives a horrifying "fairy tales loop Groundhog Day style" implication and I don't think I can deal with that. 3) the baby is barely a character in the movie. She's a prop.
Agreed, this premise could on some degree work if we saw the perspectives of real world dealing with fairytale, don't make it a dream, give more Nancy, Robert, Morgan juggling between love for whimsical and their grounded view on reality. It could've been Robert trying to understand Giselle's roots in a comedic way. Showing how Nancy's perspective influenced Edward's rule. There wasn't need for new villains, make it about them juggling their relationships with reality, fairytale and each other. Make Sofia older and have relationship with her and Morgan, making Morgan come to terms feeling like a true member of the family. If the emotion strings being pulled familial relationships, then make it be about that!
The only problem I have with this movie is the fact that the 2d animation is so different than the first movie. I loved how it was so much like Disney's style, but in the second movie it looked block-y and bland. It looked like I was watching a mix of stop- motion and actual animation. They might've gotten a smaller budget but they at least could've put more effort into it
I can tell you why. In the original, the animation was hand drawn. This film uses computer animation. Think flash, like Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure (just spruced up a bit). It was a very cheap option.
I had a very big problem with morgan's character. from the very beginning, she seemed so off and there is a gleam in her eyes that I imagine the filmmakers added for a magical effect, but it just made her look haunting and delusional. I was also not very happy with the actress's performance, so I was hoping that in the animated style she would be easier to look at, but boy was I wrong! all in all, I feel like there was far too much effort and color put into the live-action, to the point where it was stinging my eyes, and the 2d was discarded and simply added for the purpose of nostalgia.
I think the movie's plot and humor would have benefited from Morgan staying a cynical teenager... This way you'd have the fish-out-of-water effect of the first movie, and also a deeper meaning (it is because Morgan sees Giselle as "the evil stepmother" that she becomes one, and the story resolution would be about her realizing that SHE IS HER MOTHER, not the cruel monster sometimes teenager picture) Also imagine the whole sequence of Perfect with the whole town trying to make her a "princess" or preparing her for the ball when she couldn't care less... Wasted comedy potential
I felt insulted by the spell wiping the minds of everyone in town, making them fairy-tale characters. If the spell changed the whole town but left Giselle, Robert, Morgan and the baby unaffected, I think we would have had a more interesting and enjoyable film. Instead we got Giselle interacting, alone, with temporary characters that don't matter. Then Giselle's mind started to go, too. And she never quite realizes her mistake.
So, yeah, I agree that it could have been a lot more fun the way you describe. It would feel more like an "Enchanted" sequel, too, retaining that fish-out-of-water element.
You’re right! That literally would’ve made it better. Morgan should’ve been the catalyst and made the wish using the wand turning everything upside down.
@@GravyGoodbread I agree now that I think about it, in the first Enchanted movie they had Giselle subtly start to adapt to our world like she didn't sing with the prince when he came for her and she was dressed completely in modern attire juxtaposed with everyone else at the ball at the end of the movie. If in the sequel Morgan had still been obsessed with princesses and maybe felt betrayed by her baby sister getting a special wand, stressed in a new surrounding, and hurt her mom isn't as interested in fairytale things as she used to be for continuity's sake, it really feels like Morgan should have been the one to wish for a fairytale life instead. The movie was a lot better than I thought it would be which is why it feels frustrating that a few tweaks could have fixed the plot drastically
To me it also felt like a few lessons in the first film were forgotten and I thought Giselle had her little boutique that had its fantastical elements. That seems to get no mention
As someone who has nostalgia for the first film. I really enjoyed this one. I had a lot of fun, the songs were great, acting was good, I liked the story. Small things here and there I didn’t like maybe. But overall I found it to be a great watch.
This felt like a direct to DVD sequel like the ones from the 90s/2000s…. With us also getting Hocus Pocus 2, I guess we are in the Direct-to-Disney+ sequel era?
It's honestly mixed for me. I love the idea of Giselle being the evil stepmother. The movie began with a strong start too but the rest of the story was just... not that great. It felt all over the place? Hard for me to describe it. However, I did like Love Power and Giselle's and Morgan's mother-daughter relationship which was very wholesome. Edit: Also the weird portrayal of teenagers.
What I really loved from the Disenchanted movie was the fact that the soundtrack really made you feel that you were in a fairy tale. Also, the beautiful moral of the movie which was that even though a woman didn't give you birth, if she raised you, she is your mom. I loved it.
Idk if this has been said before but my main problem with the movie was that her wickedness was explained by... The clock? I absolutely loved the idea of her being evil, but I was hoping it would be because of real life events that were already setting up the movie nicely: the conflict with Morgan, new place not living up to her expectations, her trying to fix things but failing, Morgan calling her stepmother which broke her heart.. They could have gone on from there imo. Would have made sense cuz it would be easy for her to slip up when things started to fall apart, since she's still kinda new in this world and still might have trouble dealing with negative emotions that conflict brings. Besides, maybe she believes that she is the stepmother and that is all she'll ever be so she decides to play the part or smth like that. Instead of having her go on and off with her evil side, she could have gradually descended into evil. By the end of the movie she would realized that she had become the very thing she always hated, and then fix her errors and learn some lessons from it. Ofc she could still go big with all the magic by the time she was fully evil, and drastic outfit changes, cuz its a disney movie, so go big, why not. But instead she is evil because she used the wand that was gifted to her and now the clock controls her or smth. Nobody warns her about the "side effects", there is no fine print that says "if you wish something, there will be consequences", Nancy and Edward obviously aren't evil to set her up on purpose so... Why does she even become evil? And what does she learn from it? Maybe I missed something I'm not sure And I hated that by the time the curse was broken, things like her newly acquired sarcasm and wit and ambition were gone with it too, cuz apparently that's also evil? Even in healthy doses? And she is the same exact person she was at the beginning. It just goes against the idea of the first movie when she experiences anger for the first time. They never were like " oh anger is a bad emotion, because that's what villains feel most of the time". Instead she gets excited cuz she experienced a new thing, a new emotion and it helps her become more "real".
It feels like the original movie was written with people who actually understood fairy tales. Andalasia now works on Groundhog Day logic and like - why?!
Honestly I loved the movie. It was cheesy to me because she wanted a fairytale story. They are cheesy and have song after song after song and I liked all the songs. To each their own but this was the cheesy predictable movie I needed to lift my spirits. I think it was a great second movie in my personal opinion. Enchanted didn’t really have a lot of song. The ones I remember are True loves kiss. How does she know. And Happy little working song. The Villain song was my favorite in this and I liked all of the other ones. I think they wanted to give a lot of songs to people who didn’t sing in the first. I also like Morgan’s song and all the Disney references how they sang a bit in the big dance number from beauty and the best. When Morgan was on the cart and water shot up from behind her in Ariel. How when she was 2nd Morgan’s animated better dress was definitely from Cinderella. The wind in love power could be from Pocahontas or from Frozen two. I just really enjoyed it. These types of movies never have to be better than the first. It won’t be better than the first because that already had so many Disney references already and was really good. I say this is a good squeal and Amy Addams will always be amazing. Sure it wasn’t perfect but that’s ok. It gave me nostalgia for Enchanted. These are supposed to be predictable. 9/10 for me. I don’t know what people would have expected. We aren’t the writers and I love who did the music. I think this one is supposed be dumb. Since she wished for a fairytale world it’s all dumb again. It’s not rooted in New York because she wanted a new fairytale ending. This was a wonderful cheesy movie and I could tell people were having fun with it and that’s what matters to me.
I liked this movie but purely because I LOVED the first one and grew up with it though I think Amy is still amazing and really carried the movie along with James (Edward). I was super disappointed that Robert played little to no role in this movie and it was very obvious the writers didn't know what to do with him and I didn't like Morgans new personality like yes Teenagers can act moody but she had NO traits that she had when she was young when she loved fairy tales and it just doesn't make sense how mean she is. The songs were also much worse than the first movie I honestly didn't like any of them tbh and the animation parts looked a bit strange. I love the cast for these movies and they really did try their best.
I wish the daughter stayed the same and was somewhat aware of the wish. Whether that means something clicks and she’s realizes this world is not of her own. I think it would have added to the relationship as she slowly watches her mother turn into an actual evil step mother. The animation could have been better. I also was super curious, did people who worked outside of the city lose their jobs? They didn’t go to work for a few days lol
It was actually only one day, since the time limit was midnight. I personally think maybe three days to undo the wish would be better. It references a Disney movie (The Little Mermaid) and feels more realistic considering how magic was being drained from the fairy tale land to power the wish. I have trouble believing ONE small wand could do that within ONE day.....
I wish there were more moments after the wish being cast that made other characters go "wait, this isn't right" maybe even tying back into the whole memory theme that felt a little forced in imo
I loved the movie I felt that it purposely leaned into the fairytale items to help Giselle realize happily ever after takes work and even in a magical land their are issues.
I was a 12 year old in 2007 and I remember enjoying that movie. I knew I won't enjoy this one as much, but didn't expect this to suck so bad. I couldn't continue after 15min
The movie was disappointing. I wish everybody had kept their memories while the town itself became more fairy tale-like. They could have had the choice whether to give in or not. Them being mind wiped zombies with no choice was boring and just felt like it didn't matter since their actual personalities were wiped. There was a lot of unnecessary stuff. Just extra long scenes that didn't need to be. Like that talking scroll that wouldn't shut up, or the transformation of the chipmunk into the cat. That took way longer than necessary, I kept wondering why the scene was just going on and on. The movie seems way more geared towards children than the first one. Like the slapstick humor and Robert's attempts to slay a giant and all that. It was just boring and didn't add anything of value. The romance angle was unnecessary. Morgan needed to feel loved by her family and accomplished on her own; some extraneous guy didnt really have anything to do with her story. The songs weren't nearly as good. Also the never ending Disney references were distracting rather than fun. A couple of references is one thing, but cramming everything you can think of just makes me want to rewatch something better instead. It was okay overall, but not nearly as good as the first.
If I’m being honest I haven’t seen the original before I watched this movie and I Kaunda liked it. It was fun to watch and I love the way giselle (I can’t spell) slowly turned from happy bubbly mother to this wicked stepmom. I think it’s a fun movie to watch while you are doing something.
If they wanted to make an Enchanted sequel, it should’ve focused on Nancy and Edward. The whole point of the first movie was subversion and satire. So what kind of new ground would it be to have a 2D animated movie about someone from the real world joining an animated Disney world. That’s never been done before.
the only thing that i don't like is the 2d animation. the way they draw Nancy and Edward is weird. it's like they exagerated their age to show how old they've become eventho i don't see much difference on their faces in the live action with their first film.
I'm glad someone also didn't like this film. I feel I'm that small percentage that saw the original movie. And my god I really had to force myself to watch this through. I genuinely cant remember if the og had a butt ton of songs but it felt in this movie it was so much that I had to skip over a lot of songs because how frequent they were to each other. I did not have any nostalgia when watching this film because my god this movie was cringe to the max compared to the original
Ah I did see the original and I love it a lot but I still liked this one and got nostalgia from it. People can differ even with similar backgrounds I suppose. Like for me it felt nostalgic in the sense of it being a good sequel to the original but also not being a copy paste.
I still don’t get how Geselle turns evil , she looked at a clock which started the countdown to midnight? I prefer the narrative of a step mother and daughter , I didn’t need the villain vs villain . They shouldn’t have introduced new characters in a second film! Also none of the audult characters had anything to do (James Marsdon , was barley in it , the story would be the same without him. Also why introduce a baby , she does nothing to impact the plot . I wish they changed it so that Morgan got the gift of the wishing wand instead.
I think (the baby part) was so Morgan felt Jealously and also a reason to dislike Giselle because she didn’t feel like a true daughter of Giselle or truely connected to Andalasia
She turned into a evil stepmother because she wished for a fairytale life but in a fairytale the stepmother is Always the bad one and Giselle is a stepmother to Morgan
I really liked the original movie. A shame to hear after what you said that the new movie is not very good. It surprised me that the first movie was made one year before I was born.
I completely agree with everything u have said. When I was watching, the entire time I was just thinking “ok maybe this is where the climax will be” “ok maybe this next part will get good”. The entire movie was so strange and felt like a whole slow built up to something bigger but it never came nor was it satisfying when the climax happened and was resolved. U can literally remove certain characters and it will still make no difference with the story. They did so little with Patrick, Edward, and Nancy, it felt like nothing was explored. Especially the unnecessary side characters like the three sleeping beauty helpers, Queen helpers, and Morgan’s love interest. It just overall felt so lifeless, meaningless, and just a cash grab. The magic from the first one was completely gone.
I loved the origin movie, I still have the BluRay DVD! But I don't think I'm going to watch this sequel. I was excited for it, but looking at it now, it doesn't seem right. I'm just going to rewatch the OG and pretend this doesn't exist lol
Go for it. I rewatched Enchanted after making the mistake of watching Disenchanted, and, well, let’s just say that both films live up to their titles. (Also, That’s How You Know is one of my all time ever favourite musical numbers ever and it has not aged a day!)
I was so upset when hearing about the plot it sounded boring, I thought the plot would be that Giselle actually acsedentally takes Robert and Morgan to the fairytale world and they have to escape
From watching the trailer I was genuinely excited for this movie and I liked it in the beginning but once everything became a fairytale world I ended up skipping through most of it cause it was just so cringy and had way to many musical numbers that were just okay
Ive never seen the first when it originally came out or still. I saw the sequel today with family, and off the sequel as a standalone movie its really eh to me. I feel it had better potential for a message and conflict that it seemed to setup like it was heading that route but just didn't take it. Like from the intro song in the new house, the existential crisis the dad has with commuting and work, the daughter dealing with cliche school and wanting to handle things her way, and her snapping at the mom. The setup seemed to be instead of bringing a little fairytale magic to the world what the first seems to be, this seemed more like now teaching her not everything is gonna end like a fairytale and life is sometimes making best of the worst making your own perfect magic out of imperfection. Especially later the daughter sings about being perfect but that's a theme never touched upon. I feel that would be more interesting. The mom wanting to fix everything look at everything with optimism handling it like it's a fairytale with their happily ever after. But everyone showing no that's not the case, that sometimes you can indeed get a happy moment but that doesn't ensure it'll always be that way and that's ok. The daughter showing her mom a different outlook a different approach to have, all of them working together to find that happy medium to get by best. The villain complex then being the counsel "queen" feeling the mom is stepping in on her territory hyping up her daughter when that's her job for her son. Have the daughter stand out be imperfect different show how that can work drawing the attention of the athlete guy, drawn to her because she isn't just a perfect cliché she's different and that's ok.
I really like both of these movies My only real problem Gisele And Morgan not properly taking out there problem with each other but I still love them regardless
She doesn't actually turn fully evil. The few moments she was, it was actually very adorable because she keeps snapping between evil and good. Kinda like the "wicked good" scene in the trailer.
I feel like it was a bit of a misstep. Now I could get behind it if things were better. Like why is sofia a baby? I could see it more that they had a kid sooner. And the spell shifted the problem and truthfully if they did the fairytale spell it should look a bit different. Besides cinderella and snow white spoof? The songs.... were so weak. And the costumes they have when they are normal are blah. I mean gisele use to be a 'princess' so why is the outfit she gets morgan to wear look like something from my grandma's nightgown closet and not something that feels midevial. Also what happen to gisele's business? The movie felt more of a stab at the idea of suburban culture. Not sure where the people who wrote this lived, but not any place in reality.
Yeah, I came into it being hyped because I loved the first one. But this one just lacked...everything. I was actually just waiting for it to end. Also, the songs except for maybe one were trash. Just cause you can make a song doesn't mean you should. Also, the kid? What was the point of having it in the movie? The ending made little to no sense, either.
@Smarty Pants Thank you for the review Could you put a flash warning at around 5:30? There is some flashing around that time during the wich scene, and I think warning may help protect any viewers who may have epilepsy conditions.
I feel like the movie would’ve been better if Morgan was the main character and the story didn’t show us that Giselle was slowly becoming wicked Anyway Disenchanted is a 4/10. I’m still gonna watch it over Lightyear & cars 2
Honestly i enjoyed the movie! Personally, i don't have anything that i disliked/hate about it. I watched it without any expectations and it was a nice movie. It may not be the best sequel but I enjoyed it regardless... This is just my opinion tho!
It didn't really live upto the hype like the first one even the songs was cringy as heck I guess its one of those sequels that came too late 😕😕😕😕 I did like this film but it ain't one of my top favs
Why is it that whenever I hate a film everybody else likes it and whenever I love a film everybody else hates it? I thought this film was amazing! Ok, so maybe not quite equalling the first, but still had me glued to the screen and even welling up a little when Gisele 'dies'. Also - your review misses many of the points in both films, plus how can you say the songs aren't memorable?? I've been humming them ever since I watched it! Seriously, is it me? Should I get a brain scan or something? Am I the only one who thought this was an amazing film?
Why did you hate Enchanted? Seriously, now: I am surprised you found Disenchanted amazing as I found it quite disappointing, but I'm here for the discussion. I think this review touched on the main points of Enchanted well enough, or at least the main points of that film's appeal: the comedy of juxtaposition as a fairy-tale princess tries to do her thing in real-world New York; and a genuine story of romance. This review definitely left out discussion of Enchanted's greater themes about relationships present through the superficial fairy tale relationship, the belaboured 8-year long relationship, the one-sided love of a manipulator, the budding relationship between Giselle and Robert, the loss present behind Morgan and Robert, and the couple seen in Robert's practice as a divorce attorney... it boils over to the big set piece dance number with tons of couples. It shows the ridiculousness of fairy tale fantasy but also makes a case for the necessity of some of the powerful emotions and joy present in that fantasy. What was the point of Disenchanted? It talks about the power of memories. It comments on needing to make family decisions as a family. It unchallengingly regurgitates unpleasant tropes about couples with new babies, about teenagers, and about connected people within communities. I found the mood of Disenchanted to be quite opposite to Enchanted. It felt slow, conveyed depression and disenchantment, and was long lacking in fun. This video review nails it in pointing out that Giselle's transformation towards evil and her conflict with Malvina, which produced some of the most fun moments of the film, had very little to do with the heart of the film which should have been the family relationship. I also felt a little insulted by several choices. Enchanted ended in a way that suggested Robert had given up being a divorce lawyer and was helping Giselle with a career in fashion. Disenchanted starts by positioning Robert as still being a lawyer (unspecified) and Giselle as a stay-at-home mom (fair for the time after the birth) but it made it seem they'd sunk into something nearing poverty. They seemed to strip Giselle of her joy, usefulness, creativity, and song-based magic. Then when Giselle makes her wish and we wake up to see Morgan acting as a completely different person, it tells us that none of the characters we care about are actually going to be present. As Giselle's mind slips away, too, we don't even get the real Giselle. Instead of realizing she accidentally wiped the minds of everyone she loves (and the entire town) and recognizing that as her mistake, she is motivated by more selfishness of not wanting to be forcibly transformed, herself. As Gisele dies, she says something about how loving Morgan so much she'd create this fantasy world for her but with that she's still not realizing the wish was self-serving and had the disgusting result of making everyone someone they were not. I think the film could have been much better, though very very different, if her wish brought fantasy elements into the real world without being such a complete makeover of the world and minds within it. I didn't enjoy the songs on my first listen and was disappointed to learn, after, that Alan Menken had been involved. I'd been so disappointed by the songs that I'd expected to see some other composer credited. I've since come to enjoy Badder. I didn't much like it in context as I felt the villainous rivalry detracted from what I believed should have been the heart of the story, but it's fairly fun on its own. Which other songs have remained memorable for you?
I liked it. to each his own. I never judge a movie based on ratings or reviews from irrelevant people. Judge it after seeing it, not after seeing a review. Yall live a better life if you do the same
the wand and the scroll feels like doesn't need to exist. I thought the scroll would explain the rules of magic in this world, but it didn't, it never did anything tbh. Pip turning into a cat didn't help any plot, all those transformation feels unexplained and lame. I was hoping it should be an adventure for Morgan and Robbert into Gisele's world, but it seems Morgan and Robbert adapts to the new world like that, everyone just changed their already built characters and I'm not fine with it. In all, terrible writing with less explanation, and doesn't live up to the first movie.
I just hate that they threw Gisele's career in the gutter, like she never owned a business?? She could have decided to open a branch in that suburb, Robert could have been the one to want to move because of a crisis with his job being too stressful, Gisele wants to support her teen daughter, and it could have been the daughter wishing for a fairytale world, because it might look easier to evade reality than face highschool (who has not done that?) Include bullying, the daughter recognizing the strenght of her mother in law rather than being embarrassed by her corkyness, and she ends up facing an evil threat at her school...
@@Haze01Smash I really enjoyed Giselle's transformation from princess to villain, in the transformation there were funny and also sad parts. The scene where she does the wicked stepmother pose made me laugh, the scene where they are on their way to the well where she changes from princess to villain 2-3 times had me on the edge of my seat and it reminded me why amy adams is such a successful actress. Also everything that idina menzel does here is pure gold. I would have put someone else as evil queen, Maya Rudolph is excellent but in this role I did not see her shine. I really enjoyed the musical numbers, I haven't seen the first movie in a long time and in comparison the second one is so different that I understand the harsh review. But from my point of view it was a nice visit to the world of enchanted to see beloved characters again and enjoy their adventures once again.
@@McFloT thank you for your reply! I agree that Giselle's scenes as a villain, and the scenes where she's switching between personalities, are fairly fun. Today, I happened across the clip where Giselle is talking to the scroll... and Amy Adams' performance - going from calm, to deliciously Villainous, to shocked at herself - was absolutely delightful. She had many other excellent moments like that but scenes where she's just talking back and forth with herself felt unexciting and unspecial. I loved how throwing her step-daughter down the well is something that fit both personalities. Idina Menzel, again, didn't have much of a role. Her character stated some lore and sang a song. I suppose Nancy and Edward served to increase the sense of disenchantment for our protagonist and Nancy showed Morgan a way to fix things. I felt like her song was too repetitive and grating with the lyrics Love, Love Power, and it didn't particularly speak to me. I did love the sadness shown as real-world Nancy and fairy-tale Edward gestured towards each-other across the divide while the fairy-tale world began to collapse. I had happened to rewatch Enchanted just a few days before I heard Disenchanted was coming out and I'd heard about Disenchanted only days before it released so I'd ended up seeing both films just about a week apart. Enchanted had fun with both showing fairy-tale logic to be ridiculous and also had fun celebrating it by showing it working, if a bit oddly, in real life. There were a lot of fun fish-out-of-water scenes. Enchanted had a lot to say about romantic relationships, with many different ones explored. A lovely bond formed between Giselle and Morgan. The film progressed at a rapid pace with the cutaways to side plots being meaningful for the main plot and relevant to the main themes. True Love's Kiss, Happy Working Song, and How Does She Know are all wonderful tunes that stand strong alongside Alan Menken's other work with Disney. In it's beginning, Disenchanted removed so much of Giselle's charm, making her seem depressed, ineffective, and powerless. Morgan became some stereotype of a moody teenager. It was really hard for me to believe that these characters could have become like this in the intervening years. Just when I could get into caring for this new take on the characters Giselle's wish wipes away the personalities of everyone except Giselle and we're left with only one character we care about. Giselle doesn't grow disenchanted with the new fairy tale world, she doesn't care about having warped the personalities of those she loves, her only concern becomes preventing herself from turning evil (and, to a degree, she hopes to protect Morgan from herself). We don't get any fish-out-of-water as even when Morgan visits the cartoon world she doesn't have time or need to adjust to anything but is just shown where to go and she does the thing. We don't get interaction and development between Giselle and Morgan (or anyone else) because no one is their own self until Morgan does the memory tree thing and remembers her real life and makes Giselle remember her real life. Then, as Giselle dies, she says something about how she loved Morgan so much she wanted to create this fairy-tale place where Morgan would be safe, completely missing that her wish was a selfish one born of her own disenchantment. I'd really have liked it if her wish affected the town without changing her family's personalities so the family could experience the fantasy world together, as an unwelcome surprise, learn from it, challenge it, interact meaningfully with each-other, and find a way to come out of it improving their connection and improving other aspects of their real lives.
The actors were ok, but it felt so phoned in on the part of the writers, songwriters, and animators. Whoever had this project was either underpaid or wanted to work on something else and it shows.
You know it really irks me is how is Gisele doesn't seem to be bothered by the fact that her husband and stepdaughter has completely changed personalities when the spell starts. They just think they have completely different lives now and are acting completely differently, and you don't question this? Ok.
The animation. Is. An. Abomination. The original Enchanted had hand drawn animation and it was beautiful. This movie uses computer animation and it’s clunky and stiff. I hate it. So. Much.
The writing was definitely lacking but what bothered me more was the quality of the 2D animation in Disenchanted compared to Enchanted. It was just plain bad. I was actually really disappointed considering this is DISNEY we’re talking about but the quality just didn’t live up to disney standards. Enchanted had done a waaaaaaay better job. In many cases, ESPECIALLY the opening scene with Pip and his kids, the voice acting did not match up with the character’s lip movement. They were either moving too fast or too slow🤦♀️
I honestly just hated Morgan in this movie. Her parents were trying their best but she was just being ungrateful and unpleasant for no reason. She got better in the second half but that was only cause some spell forced her to. It didn't mean anything.
I was expecting it to be a lot worse than it was so I ended up pleasantly surprised tbh, the main thing that felt off and kinda tone deaf to me was other than the serious electrical wiring problem, their house has it's utterly huge and beautiful but everyone in the movie refers to it as "the suburbs" or "countryside" when it looks more like a gated community?? Why would Morgan complain about moving into a mansion with a big backyard with the only downside being electrical issues that they can probably afford to fix if they can afford to buy that place vs a small New York apartment that is regularly infested with rats via Giselle's singing
Seriously, how many times do we have to see pieces of media with a negative adjectives in its title, living up to its name? Other than Disenchanted, you take a look at movies like Artemis Fowl or stage plays like Bad Cinderella
So, the movie wasnt supposed to be a parody like the first one.... shes been wih them 10 years.. they sre used to her.. also morgan clearly does get annoyed when she sings. Its in reverse.. everyone is now a fairy tail trope
Overall, I liked the premise and thought the story was cute. The first one was better, and the writers could have taken several directions that would have improved the sequel. I was not a fan of the music. I wish they cut some songs and added to the story. I don't think the original had as many musical numbers. However, I enjoyed the film and thought it was decent.
@@akmal94ibrahim Exactly! And the wish altering everyone's personality was odd.... Changing Giselle into an evil stepmother was interesting, but I hoped Robert and Morgan would still act like themselves. Good storytelling is character relationships and overcoming conflict. I wanted more of it in the movie. For example, actually using the mother-daughter relationship to make Giselle remember rather than a magical photo album (erm... "memory tree"). Am I the only one who thinks Disney has seriously went down-hill the past couple years? The writing is so BORING--- except for Owl House, which Disney cancelled.
Personally, I wish Gisele being an evil stepmother was a surprise, with bad things happening to Morgan until it's revealed Gisele was an unreliable narrator.
I agree
I had huge issues with Morgan's personality change due to the spell. Like, that's literally not her, so her experience and growth have no weight.
I was super disappointed over all, and learning that it was written by a Once Upon A Time writer made a lot of sense, because the lack of cohesive plot reminded me of that show.
I thought Amy Adams did a FANTASTIC portrayal of an evil stepmother, and and her hamming it up was the highlight of the film for me. When she played Giselle she just came across as kind of weak and sad rather than the bubbly, energetic figure of the previous film.
James Marsden's character Edward never failed and his heroics and pathos as his kingdom was disappearing, along with more sensible wife by his side who had adjusted to fairy tale life, seemed like a peek into a more interesting movie.
You're an idiot. Of course her personality would change, like EVERYBODY elses'!
I thought her personality change was a clear sign giselle's wish had a darker side (also, i loved the fact that the first chore she does as stepdaughter is sweeping dirt under the rug, which a great metaphor for what the wish did). Her wish was clearly selfish, and the way it made everyone into basically puppets forced to play out "roles" made sense to me.
@@fizito_ It wasn't selfish? First off, she wished for Morgan, and so that everybody's lives would be much better
This gave me OUAT vibes, so that makes a lot of sense! Morgan being the way she was didn't surprise me since she was a teen now, but the "stepmother" comment was way out of line, and she was a bit too pessimisstic after having Gisele as a parent for so many years.
@@thedusty194 lmfao the wish was incredibly selfish. She forced the entire world to change and live according to *her* idea of happily ever after. Her wish was an exacerbation of the premise of the movie; ignoring her husband and daughter's struggles and focusing on reliving her golden days and doing things her way in spite of being asked not to (as an example, when she directly went against her daughter's wishes and held a bakesale to promote her candidacy to prom queen???) assuming everyone has the same goals and world views as her, zero empathy. That's... basically the whole point of the movie...
What i think is funny or frustating, depending on how you look at it, is the stakes of Gisselle wish. They say that a world chainging wish will destroy everyting from Andalasia, including Pit and Gisselle herself, becuz it needs all of its magic. But the thing is... the movie starts with Pit telling the story to his children, so you know from the start that everything will go back to normal. So it isnt a matter of "will they be able to reverse the wish" but more of a "when will they reverse the wish"
Absolutely. The stakes were also largely ruined by making Giselle the only character aware of the wish being in effect. When Morgan woke up a completely changed person, the movie basically told us: only one character can learn, change, grow. None of the characters we care about were actually conscious in that world.
Fun fact, Tangled in early development was going to be a sequel to enchanted. I really wonder how different Enchanted 2 would have been if it was made way back then
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I feel like the main thing that disappointed me was the lack of juxtaposition. The original was all about the fairytale mixing with the real world hence why it was in New York. By taking them out of New York and having her wish it was a fairytale, it felt all fairy tale and no real life. Small towns are always the go to for hallmark fairy tales anyways so having the movie there really shot the concept down.
I agree! I think it would've been so cool if she made her wish in NYC and we got a fairytale-ified NY
I grew up in the suburbs and will verify that we do on occasion break out into song... Usually it's the musical kids singing Disney on the way back from a competition XD
Gotta love the performing arts crowd!
I have mixed feelings about this movie, but I'd like to touch on something you didn't mention; the 2D animation. I was pretty excited to see it again after so many years and it was a complete flop, you can see very little budget went on it in comparison to the rest of the movie. The character movements feel odd, some angles seem weird and they used way less fps than in the first movie. As an animator it's sad to see the little care they put into what should be an emotional tribute to 2D. However, Love Power was a beautiful tribute to Idina Menzel. The score holds references to Defying Gravity as well as her Frozen performances, but also includes a segment of Beauty and the Beast. I only wish the animation was on pair with the music. The rest of the songs are forgettable at most, except maybe the villain song. Overall this movie feels like wasted potential, enjoyable in a way, but definitely lacks some care and writing quality.
Same! Enchanted's animation was done by James Baxter Animation (since most of Disney's 2D animators had been laid off) while Disenchanted's animation was made by Tonic DNA. JBA won EASILY.
@@OpticalSorcerer yeah, I'm aware. James Baxter works for Netflix now, and I'm glad he works for someone that does appreciate his animation skills, but I can't help but wish he or any other senior animator had come back for this.
@@crowking666 I wish that as well. His art style was beautiful, though in my mind, if there's no form of animation beyond 3D, nostalgia will drive a 2D renaissance, so eventually Disney will go back to doing that themselves.
@@OpticalSorcerer I usually prefer 2D over 3D visually but I've been loving how some movies and shows have been mixing 2D and 3D together like Into the Spider-Verse and Arcane which really feels like they're taking that next step of animation you're talking about
@@wiiink I enjoy both, though I think it's VERY easy to mess up 3D animation; I've only ever seen American companies use 3D technology that makes the hair, clothes, and environment feel more real. I haven't quite warmed up to the style seen in Spiderverse or Arcane (it looks weird to me right now), but perhaps I can come to love it. I'm curious about Disney doing a style like they did with "Paperman."
I really liked the movie up until Giselle made the wish. It honestly would of been a better movie if everyone changed except Morgan and maybe Patrick. That way Morgan can slowly see her mom actually become the “evil stepmother” Especially when she says that all Giselle will ever be is her stepmom. Idk I liked portions but the plot felt choppy and all over the place. And while the animation was still beautiful you can still see it was quite a step down in quality from the original. Also why did Patrick have little to no role in the film? Most of his scenes should of been him realizing that he like helping people in a different way they Edward suggested. Like giving legal advice to the locals in their town would of been a much better Segway to opening up his own practice there. And I wish Morgan would of had a better scene when she sees where Giselle grew up with no parents or mom to take care of her. Idk this movie is fun but I wish it was handled a bit better
Same. There was too big of a whiplash in all the characters, especially Morgan and Patrick, when it turned fairytale. I think it would be better if the fairytale-ness slowly creeps in, and Giselle slowly and subtly becomes "the evil stepmother", proving more and more of what Morgan said. Just felt like a rushed and choppy movie, littered with way too many songs, which personally, are all forgettable. Nowhere near the heights of Enchanted's songs. I do like the Queen vs Stepmother idea though.
It's like they genuinely *forgot* the first film parodied Disney and that was why everyone thought it was cute and a cult following sprouted around it.
Also, two things:
1) Monroeville's slogan and name are really on-the-nose, of course it'd get transformed into a fairy tale world
2) the first film implies that fairy tales end and the characters go off on their own adventures after the main story finishes - but this one gives a horrifying "fairy tales loop Groundhog Day style" implication and I don't think I can deal with that.
3) the baby is barely a character in the movie. She's a prop.
Agreed, this premise could on some degree work if we saw the perspectives of real world dealing with fairytale, don't make it a dream, give more Nancy, Robert, Morgan juggling between love for whimsical and their grounded view on reality. It could've been Robert trying to understand Giselle's roots in a comedic way. Showing how Nancy's perspective influenced Edward's rule. There wasn't need for new villains, make it about them juggling their relationships with reality, fairytale and each other. Make Sofia older and have relationship with her and Morgan, making Morgan come to terms feeling like a true member of the family. If the emotion strings being pulled familial relationships, then make it be about that!
The only problem I have with this movie is the fact that the 2d animation is so different than the first movie. I loved how it was so much like Disney's style, but in the second movie it looked block-y and bland. It looked like I was watching a mix of stop- motion and actual animation. They might've gotten a smaller budget but they at least could've put more effort into it
from what I’ve heard the 2d animation wasn’t done by Disney so that may be why it felt so off
I can tell you why. In the original, the animation was hand drawn. This film uses computer animation. Think flash, like Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure (just spruced up a bit). It was a very cheap option.
I mean, James Baxter didn't do the animation like in the original, so...
I had a very big problem with morgan's character. from the very beginning, she seemed so off and there is a gleam in her eyes that I imagine the filmmakers added for a magical effect, but it just made her look haunting and delusional. I was also not very happy with the actress's performance, so I was hoping that in the animated style she would be easier to look at, but boy was I wrong!
all in all, I feel like there was far too much effort and color put into the live-action, to the point where it was stinging my eyes, and the 2d was discarded and simply added for the purpose of nostalgia.
I think the movie's plot and humor would have benefited from Morgan staying a cynical teenager... This way you'd have the fish-out-of-water effect of the first movie, and also a deeper meaning (it is because Morgan sees Giselle as "the evil stepmother" that she becomes one, and the story resolution would be about her realizing that SHE IS HER MOTHER, not the cruel monster sometimes teenager picture)
Also imagine the whole sequence of Perfect with the whole town trying to make her a "princess" or preparing her for the ball when she couldn't care less... Wasted comedy potential
I felt insulted by the spell wiping the minds of everyone in town, making them fairy-tale characters. If the spell changed the whole town but left Giselle, Robert, Morgan and the baby unaffected, I think we would have had a more interesting and enjoyable film.
Instead we got Giselle interacting, alone, with temporary characters that don't matter. Then Giselle's mind started to go, too. And she never quite realizes her mistake.
So, yeah, I agree that it could have been a lot more fun the way you describe. It would feel more like an "Enchanted" sequel, too, retaining that fish-out-of-water element.
You’re right! That literally would’ve made it better. Morgan should’ve been the catalyst and made the wish using the wand turning everything upside down.
@@GravyGoodbread I agree now that I think about it, in the first Enchanted movie they had Giselle subtly start to adapt to our world like she didn't sing with the prince when he came for her and she was dressed completely in modern attire juxtaposed with everyone else at the ball at the end of the movie. If in the sequel Morgan had still been obsessed with princesses and maybe felt betrayed by her baby sister getting a special wand, stressed in a new surrounding, and hurt her mom isn't as interested in fairytale things as she used to be for continuity's sake, it really feels like Morgan should have been the one to wish for a fairytale life instead. The movie was a lot better than I thought it would be which is why it feels frustrating that a few tweaks could have fixed the plot drastically
@@wiiink just a bit a tweaking would’ve made the motives make more sense.
To me it also felt like a few lessons in the first film were forgotten and I thought Giselle had her little boutique that had its fantastical elements. That seems to get no mention
As someone who has nostalgia for the first film. I really enjoyed this one. I had a lot of fun, the songs were great, acting was good, I liked the story. Small things here and there I didn’t like maybe.
But overall I found it to be a great watch.
Much like Space Jam 2, this movie didn’t need too long od a runtime for me. While I was hyped for this movie, it is kinda boring
@@noobmasterruben5167 I do think it was running a bit long towards to the end but overall I disagree, I had a good time with it
Awwwww your so easy to please
@@hammadamin5498 not sure where the hostility it coming from, I just had a fun time. Totally cool if you didn’t.
This felt like a direct to DVD sequel like the ones from the 90s/2000s….
With us also getting Hocus Pocus 2, I guess we are in the Direct-to-Disney+ sequel era?
It's honestly mixed for me. I love the idea of Giselle being the evil stepmother. The movie began with a strong start too but the rest of the story was just... not that great. It felt all over the place? Hard for me to describe it. However, I did like Love Power and Giselle's and Morgan's mother-daughter relationship which was very wholesome.
Edit: Also the weird portrayal of teenagers.
When the intro described Morgan becoming a teenager, I LEGIT was thinking:
"Ah, yes. The dreaded teenager. " 😂😂
What I really loved from the Disenchanted movie was the fact that the soundtrack really made you feel that you were in a fairy tale. Also, the beautiful moral of the movie which was that even though a woman didn't give you birth, if she raised you, she is your mom. I loved it.
Idk if this has been said before but my main problem with the movie was that her wickedness was explained by... The clock? I absolutely loved the idea of her being evil, but I was hoping it would be because of real life events that were already setting up the movie nicely: the conflict with Morgan, new place not living up to her expectations, her trying to fix things but failing, Morgan calling her stepmother which broke her heart.. They could have gone on from there imo. Would have made sense cuz it would be easy for her to slip up when things started to fall apart, since she's still kinda new in this world and still might have trouble dealing with negative emotions that conflict brings. Besides, maybe she believes that she is the stepmother and that is all she'll ever be so she decides to play the part or smth like that.
Instead of having her go on and off with her evil side, she could have gradually descended into evil. By the end of the movie she would realized that she had become the very thing she always hated, and then fix her errors and learn some lessons from it. Ofc she could still go big with all the magic by the time she was fully evil, and drastic outfit changes, cuz its a disney movie, so go big, why not.
But instead she is evil because she used the wand that was gifted to her and now the clock controls her or smth. Nobody warns her about the "side effects", there is no fine print that says "if you wish something, there will be consequences", Nancy and Edward obviously aren't evil to set her up on purpose so... Why does she even become evil? And what does she learn from it? Maybe I missed something I'm not sure
And I hated that by the time the curse was broken, things like her newly acquired sarcasm and wit and ambition were gone with it too, cuz apparently that's also evil? Even in healthy doses? And she is the same exact person she was at the beginning. It just goes against the idea of the first movie when she experiences anger for the first time. They never were like " oh anger is a bad emotion, because that's what villains feel most of the time". Instead she gets excited cuz she experienced a new thing, a new emotion and it helps her become more "real".
It feels like the original movie was written with people who actually understood fairy tales.
Andalasia now works on Groundhog Day logic and like - why?!
Myy lord l love you so much what a beautiful analogy
Honestly I loved the movie. It was cheesy to me because she wanted a fairytale story. They are cheesy and have song after song after song and I liked all the songs. To each their own but this was the cheesy predictable movie I needed to lift my spirits. I think it was a great second movie in my personal opinion. Enchanted didn’t really have a lot of song. The ones I remember are True loves kiss. How does she know. And Happy little working song. The Villain song was my favorite in this and I liked all of the other ones. I think they wanted to give a lot of songs to people who didn’t sing in the first. I also like Morgan’s song and all the Disney references how they sang a bit in the big dance number from beauty and the best. When Morgan was on the cart and water shot up from behind her in Ariel. How when she was 2nd Morgan’s animated better dress was definitely from Cinderella. The wind in love power could be from Pocahontas or from Frozen two. I just really enjoyed it. These types of movies never have to be better than the first. It won’t be better than the first because that already had so many Disney references already and was really good. I say this is a good squeal and Amy Addams will always be amazing. Sure it wasn’t perfect but that’s ok. It gave me nostalgia for Enchanted. These are supposed to be predictable. 9/10 for me. I don’t know what people would have expected. We aren’t the writers and I love who did the music. I think this one is supposed be dumb. Since she wished for a fairytale world it’s all dumb again. It’s not rooted in New York because she wanted a new fairytale ending. This was a wonderful cheesy movie and I could tell people were having fun with it and that’s what matters to me.
I liked this movie but purely because I LOVED the first one and grew up with it though I think Amy is still amazing and really carried the movie along with James (Edward). I was super disappointed that Robert played little to no role in this movie and it was very obvious the writers didn't know what to do with him and I didn't like Morgans new personality like yes Teenagers can act moody but she had NO traits that she had when she was young when she loved fairy tales and it just doesn't make sense how mean she is. The songs were also much worse than the first movie I honestly didn't like any of them tbh and the animation parts looked a bit strange. I love the cast for these movies and they really did try their best.
Also who remembers the dress shop Giselle made? 😭 How did they take care of it after moving am u the only one who remembers-
nah i remember it also
I love that boutique! It’s a shame the writers just forgot about it 😑
She probably stopped after having Sofia.
I wish the daughter stayed the same and was somewhat aware of the wish. Whether that means something clicks and she’s realizes this world is not of her own. I think it would have added to the relationship as she slowly watches her mother turn into an actual evil step mother. The animation could have been better. I also was super curious, did people who worked outside of the city lose their jobs? They didn’t go to work for a few days lol
It was actually only one day, since the time limit was midnight.
I personally think maybe three days to undo the wish would be better. It references a Disney movie (The Little Mermaid) and feels more realistic considering how magic was being drained from the fairy tale land to power the wish.
I have trouble believing ONE small wand could do that within ONE day.....
I wish there were more moments after the wish being cast that made other characters go "wait, this isn't right" maybe even tying back into the whole memory theme that felt a little forced in imo
I loved the movie I felt that it purposely leaned into the fairytale items to help Giselle realize happily ever after takes work and even in a magical land their are issues.
I was a 12 year old in 2007 and I remember enjoying that movie. I knew I won't enjoy this one as much, but didn't expect this to suck so bad. I couldn't continue after 15min
I enjoyed this film enough but I thought the pacing was pretty slow. There were lots of points I was thinking “Is this scene over yet?”
The movie was disappointing. I wish everybody had kept their memories while the town itself became more fairy tale-like. They could have had the choice whether to give in or not. Them being mind wiped zombies with no choice was boring and just felt like it didn't matter since their actual personalities were wiped.
There was a lot of unnecessary stuff. Just extra long scenes that didn't need to be. Like that talking scroll that wouldn't shut up, or the transformation of the chipmunk into the cat. That took way longer than necessary, I kept wondering why the scene was just going on and on. The movie seems way more geared towards children than the first one. Like the slapstick humor and Robert's attempts to slay a giant and all that. It was just boring and didn't add anything of value.
The romance angle was unnecessary. Morgan needed to feel loved by her family and accomplished on her own; some extraneous guy didnt really have anything to do with her story. The songs weren't nearly as good. Also the never ending Disney references were distracting rather than fun. A couple of references is one thing, but cramming everything you can think of just makes me want to rewatch something better instead.
It was okay overall, but not nearly as good as the first.
If I’m being honest I haven’t seen the original before I watched this movie and I Kaunda liked it. It was fun to watch and I love the way giselle (I can’t spell) slowly turned from happy bubbly mother to this wicked stepmom. I think it’s a fun movie to watch while you are doing something.
If they wanted to make an Enchanted sequel, it should’ve focused on Nancy and Edward. The whole point of the first movie was subversion and satire. So what kind of new ground would it be to have a 2D animated movie about someone from the real world joining an animated Disney world. That’s never been done before.
I enjoyed this movie so much. The visuals, the turn on Giselle… the songs, emotions! Loved every second!
the only thing that i don't like is the 2d animation. the way they draw Nancy and Edward is weird. it's like they exagerated their age to show how old they've become eventho i don't see much difference on their faces in the live action with their first film.
I'm glad someone also didn't like this film. I feel I'm that small percentage that saw the original movie. And my god I really had to force myself to watch this through. I genuinely cant remember if the og had a butt ton of songs but it felt in this movie it was so much that I had to skip over a lot of songs because how frequent they were to each other. I did not have any nostalgia when watching this film because my god this movie was cringe to the max compared to the original
Ah I did see the original and I love it a lot but I still liked this one and got nostalgia from it. People can differ even with similar backgrounds I suppose.
Like for me it felt nostalgic in the sense of it being a good sequel to the original but also not being a copy paste.
Same. Too many songs and none of them are memorable. I think the first movie only had 3, and I still remember to this day.
I still don’t get how Geselle turns evil , she looked at a clock which started the countdown to midnight?
I prefer the narrative of a step mother and daughter , I didn’t need the villain vs villain . They shouldn’t have introduced new characters in a second film! Also none of the audult characters had anything to do (James Marsdon , was barley in it , the story would be the same without him. Also why introduce a baby , she does nothing to impact the plot . I wish they changed it so that Morgan got the gift of the wishing wand instead.
Also the shit sidekicks !!
I think (the baby part) was so Morgan felt Jealously and also a reason to dislike Giselle because she didn’t feel like a true daughter of Giselle or truely connected to Andalasia
She turned into a evil stepmother because she wished for a fairytale life but in a fairytale the stepmother is Always the bad one and Giselle is a stepmother to Morgan
I really liked the original movie. A shame to hear after what you said that the new movie is not very good. It surprised me that the first movie was made one year before I was born.
I like this film because it feels less intense than the first one.
How is it less intense?
@@coffiebreak2236 The interpersonal conflicts aren't as dragged out and most of the issues get resolved pretty fast.
The first film was my childhood
I completely agree with everything u have said. When I was watching, the entire time I was just thinking “ok maybe this is where the climax will be” “ok maybe this next part will get good”. The entire movie was so strange and felt like a whole slow built up to something bigger but it never came nor was it satisfying when the climax happened and was resolved.
U can literally remove certain characters and it will still make no difference with the story. They did so little with Patrick, Edward, and Nancy, it felt like nothing was explored. Especially the unnecessary side characters like the three sleeping beauty helpers, Queen helpers, and Morgan’s love interest.
It just overall felt so lifeless, meaningless, and just a cash grab. The magic from the first one was completely gone.
I loved the origin movie, I still have the BluRay DVD! But I don't think I'm going to watch this sequel. I was excited for it, but looking at it now, it doesn't seem right. I'm just going to rewatch the OG and pretend this doesn't exist lol
Go for it. I rewatched Enchanted after making the mistake of watching Disenchanted, and, well, let’s just say that both films live up to their titles. (Also, That’s How You Know is one of my all time ever favourite musical numbers ever and it has not aged a day!)
I was so upset when hearing about the plot it sounded boring,
I thought the plot would be that Giselle actually acsedentally takes Robert and Morgan to the fairytale world and they have to escape
I would have loved to see animated Robert lol
Yeah, I think Amy Adams needs a new acting agent after failure of that.
Yeah I agree. Disenchanted sucks and is up there with the Emoji Movie and The Last Airbender. Blah.
The woman who plays Gaselle is really pretty, aging like fine wine🍷
I had a huge crush on her because of Enchanted. I was 13 back then. And Amy Adams is still my biggest celebrity crush.
Wasn’t it the whole point of disenchanted for the fairytale tropes to be played up cause Giselle put a spell on the town to make it a fairytale?
From watching the trailer I was genuinely excited for this movie and I liked it in the beginning but once everything became a fairytale world I ended up skipping through most of it cause it was just so cringy and had way to many musical numbers that were just okay
I liked the movie. But they could've done so much more with the stepmother and teen age daughter thing. But they just did some singing and dancing .
Ive never seen the first when it originally came out or still. I saw the sequel today with family, and off the sequel as a standalone movie its really eh to me. I feel it had better potential for a message and conflict that it seemed to setup like it was heading that route but just didn't take it. Like from the intro song in the new house, the existential crisis the dad has with commuting and work, the daughter dealing with cliche school and wanting to handle things her way, and her snapping at the mom. The setup seemed to be instead of bringing a little fairytale magic to the world what the first seems to be, this seemed more like now teaching her not everything is gonna end like a fairytale and life is sometimes making best of the worst making your own perfect magic out of imperfection. Especially later the daughter sings about being perfect but that's a theme never touched upon. I feel that would be more interesting. The mom wanting to fix everything look at everything with optimism handling it like it's a fairytale with their happily ever after. But everyone showing no that's not the case, that sometimes you can indeed get a happy moment but that doesn't ensure it'll always be that way and that's ok. The daughter showing her mom a different outlook a different approach to have, all of them working together to find that happy medium to get by best. The villain complex then being the counsel "queen" feeling the mom is stepping in on her territory hyping up her daughter when that's her job for her son. Have the daughter stand out be imperfect different show how that can work drawing the attention of the athlete guy, drawn to her because she isn't just a perfect cliché she's different and that's ok.
I really like both of these movies
My only real problem Gisele
And Morgan not properly taking out there problem with each other but I still love them regardless
I don't think I can watch it. "Enchanted" has been one of my favorite movies. I don't want to see Gisele be evil in any capacity. Not seeing it.
She doesn't actually turn fully evil. The few moments she was, it was actually very adorable because she keeps snapping between evil and good. Kinda like the "wicked good" scene in the trailer.
I felt like falling asleep 20 minutes in, couldn't be bothered to keep watching.
I feel like it was a bit of a misstep. Now I could get behind it if things were better. Like why is sofia a baby? I could see it more that they had a kid sooner. And the spell shifted the problem and truthfully if they did the fairytale spell it should look a bit different. Besides cinderella and snow white spoof? The songs.... were so weak. And the costumes they have when they are normal are blah. I mean gisele use to be a 'princess' so why is the outfit she gets morgan to wear look like something from my grandma's nightgown closet and not something that feels midevial. Also what happen to gisele's business? The movie felt more of a stab at the idea of suburban culture. Not sure where the people who wrote this lived, but not any place in reality.
The 1st movie was innovative, part 2 is cliche, generic, and predictable, girl moves and resents mother.
Yeah, I came into it being hyped because I loved the first one.
But this one just lacked...everything. I was actually just waiting for it to end.
Also, the songs except for maybe one were trash. Just cause you can make a song doesn't mean you should.
Also, the kid? What was the point of having it in the movie?
The ending made little to no sense, either.
@Smarty Pants
Thank you for the review
Could you put a flash warning at around 5:30?
There is some flashing around that time during the wich scene, and I think warning may help protect any viewers who may have epilepsy conditions.
I feel like the movie would’ve been better if Morgan was the main character and the story didn’t show us that Giselle was slowly becoming wicked
Anyway Disenchanted is a 4/10. I’m still gonna watch it over Lightyear & cars 2
Honestly i enjoyed the movie! Personally, i don't have anything that i disliked/hate about it. I watched it without any expectations and it was a nice movie. It may not be the best sequel but I enjoyed it regardless... This is just my opinion tho!
It didn't really live upto the hype like the first one even the songs was cringy as heck I guess its one of those sequels that came too late 😕😕😕😕 I did like this film but it ain't one of my top favs
1st one was better definitely but the sequel was more than decent as well. The evil step mom addition was a good touch, Amy shined again in this role!
Why is it that whenever I hate a film everybody else likes it and whenever I love a film everybody else hates it? I thought this film was amazing! Ok, so maybe not quite equalling the first, but still had me glued to the screen and even welling up a little when Gisele 'dies'.
Also - your review misses many of the points in both films, plus how can you say the songs aren't memorable?? I've been humming them ever since I watched it!
Seriously, is it me? Should I get a brain scan or something? Am I the only one who thought this was an amazing film?
No, you're not the only one. I love this movie as much as you do. 😁😁
I mean everyone has a different opinion dude. I didn't find any of the songs memorable either. And I watched the first film
Why did you hate Enchanted?
Seriously, now: I am surprised you found Disenchanted amazing as I found it quite disappointing, but I'm here for the discussion.
I think this review touched on the main points of Enchanted well enough, or at least the main points of that film's appeal: the comedy of juxtaposition as a fairy-tale princess tries to do her thing in real-world New York; and a genuine story of romance. This review definitely left out discussion of Enchanted's greater themes about relationships present through the superficial fairy tale relationship, the belaboured 8-year long relationship, the one-sided love of a manipulator, the budding relationship between Giselle and Robert, the loss present behind Morgan and Robert, and the couple seen in Robert's practice as a divorce attorney... it boils over to the big set piece dance number with tons of couples. It shows the ridiculousness of fairy tale fantasy but also makes a case for the necessity of some of the powerful emotions and joy present in that fantasy.
What was the point of Disenchanted? It talks about the power of memories. It comments on needing to make family decisions as a family. It unchallengingly regurgitates unpleasant tropes about couples with new babies, about teenagers, and about connected people within communities.
I found the mood of Disenchanted to be quite opposite to Enchanted. It felt slow, conveyed depression and disenchantment, and was long lacking in fun. This video review nails it in pointing out that Giselle's transformation towards evil and her conflict with Malvina, which produced some of the most fun moments of the film, had very little to do with the heart of the film which should have been the family relationship.
I also felt a little insulted by several choices. Enchanted ended in a way that suggested Robert had given up being a divorce lawyer and was helping Giselle with a career in fashion. Disenchanted starts by positioning Robert as still being a lawyer (unspecified) and Giselle as a stay-at-home mom (fair for the time after the birth) but it made it seem they'd sunk into something nearing poverty. They seemed to strip Giselle of her joy, usefulness, creativity, and song-based magic. Then when Giselle makes her wish and we wake up to see Morgan acting as a completely different person, it tells us that none of the characters we care about are actually going to be present. As Giselle's mind slips away, too, we don't even get the real Giselle. Instead of realizing she accidentally wiped the minds of everyone she loves (and the entire town) and recognizing that as her mistake, she is motivated by more selfishness of not wanting to be forcibly transformed, herself. As Gisele dies, she says something about how loving Morgan so much she'd create this fantasy world for her but with that she's still not realizing the wish was self-serving and had the disgusting result of making everyone someone they were not. I think the film could have been much better, though very very different, if her wish brought fantasy elements into the real world without being such a complete makeover of the world and minds within it.
I didn't enjoy the songs on my first listen and was disappointed to learn, after, that Alan Menken had been involved. I'd been so disappointed by the songs that I'd expected to see some other composer credited. I've since come to enjoy Badder. I didn't much like it in context as I felt the villainous rivalry detracted from what I believed should have been the heart of the story, but it's fairly fun on its own. Which other songs have remained memorable for you?
@@Haze01Smash it's just a movie lol, bro out here writing essays
I liked it. to each his own. I never judge a movie based on ratings or reviews from irrelevant people. Judge it after seeing it, not after seeing a review. Yall live a better life if you do the same
Lol
I mean yeah I’ve already seen people say “it’s sad to see this be a flop” because of so and so said so and not because they actually watched it.
This film was wasted becoz the idea of Morgan growing up and her relationship with Giselle drifting apart can work but its executed poorly
the wand and the scroll feels like doesn't need to exist. I thought the scroll would explain the rules of magic in this world, but it didn't, it never did anything tbh. Pip turning into a cat didn't help any plot, all those transformation feels unexplained and lame. I was hoping it should be an adventure for Morgan and Robbert into Gisele's world, but it seems Morgan and Robbert adapts to the new world like that, everyone just changed their already built characters and I'm not fine with it. In all, terrible writing with less explanation, and doesn't live up to the first movie.
I just hate that they threw Gisele's career in the gutter, like she never owned a business?? She could have decided to open a branch in that suburb, Robert could have been the one to want to move because of a crisis with his job being too stressful, Gisele wants to support her teen daughter, and it could have been the daughter wishing for a fairytale world, because it might look easier to evade reality than face highschool (who has not done that?) Include bullying, the daughter recognizing the strenght of her mother in law rather than being embarrassed by her corkyness, and she ends up facing an evil threat at her school...
I really liked the sequel.
What were your favorite things about it?
@@Haze01Smash I really enjoyed Giselle's transformation from princess to villain, in the transformation there were funny and also sad parts.
The scene where she does the wicked stepmother pose made me laugh, the scene where they are on their way to the well where she changes from princess to villain 2-3 times had me on the edge of my seat and it reminded me why amy adams is such a successful actress.
Also everything that idina menzel does here is pure gold. I would have put someone else as evil queen, Maya Rudolph is excellent but in this role I did not see her shine.
I really enjoyed the musical numbers, I haven't seen the first movie in a long time and in comparison the second one is so different that I understand the harsh review. But from my point of view it was a nice visit to the world of enchanted to see beloved characters again and enjoy their adventures once again.
@@McFloT thank you for your reply!
I agree that Giselle's scenes as a villain, and the scenes where she's switching between personalities, are fairly fun. Today, I happened across the clip where Giselle is talking to the scroll... and Amy Adams' performance - going from calm, to deliciously Villainous, to shocked at herself - was absolutely delightful. She had many other excellent moments like that but scenes where she's just talking back and forth with herself felt unexciting and unspecial. I loved how throwing her step-daughter down the well is something that fit both personalities.
Idina Menzel, again, didn't have much of a role. Her character stated some lore and sang a song. I suppose Nancy and Edward served to increase the sense of disenchantment for our protagonist and Nancy showed Morgan a way to fix things. I felt like her song was too repetitive and grating with the lyrics Love, Love Power, and it didn't particularly speak to me. I did love the sadness shown as real-world Nancy and fairy-tale Edward gestured towards each-other across the divide while the fairy-tale world began to collapse.
I had happened to rewatch Enchanted just a few days before I heard Disenchanted was coming out and I'd heard about Disenchanted only days before it released so I'd ended up seeing both films just about a week apart.
Enchanted had fun with both showing fairy-tale logic to be ridiculous and also had fun celebrating it by showing it working, if a bit oddly, in real life. There were a lot of fun fish-out-of-water scenes. Enchanted had a lot to say about romantic relationships, with many different ones explored. A lovely bond formed between Giselle and Morgan. The film progressed at a rapid pace with the cutaways to side plots being meaningful for the main plot and relevant to the main themes. True Love's Kiss, Happy Working Song, and How Does She Know are all wonderful tunes that stand strong alongside Alan Menken's other work with Disney.
In it's beginning, Disenchanted removed so much of Giselle's charm, making her seem depressed, ineffective, and powerless. Morgan became some stereotype of a moody teenager. It was really hard for me to believe that these characters could have become like this in the intervening years. Just when I could get into caring for this new take on the characters Giselle's wish wipes away the personalities of everyone except Giselle and we're left with only one character we care about. Giselle doesn't grow disenchanted with the new fairy tale world, she doesn't care about having warped the personalities of those she loves, her only concern becomes preventing herself from turning evil (and, to a degree, she hopes to protect Morgan from herself). We don't get any fish-out-of-water as even when Morgan visits the cartoon world she doesn't have time or need to adjust to anything but is just shown where to go and she does the thing. We don't get interaction and development between Giselle and Morgan (or anyone else) because no one is their own self until Morgan does the memory tree thing and remembers her real life and makes Giselle remember her real life. Then, as Giselle dies, she says something about how she loved Morgan so much she wanted to create this fairy-tale place where Morgan would be safe, completely missing that her wish was a selfish one born of her own disenchantment.
I'd really have liked it if her wish affected the town without changing her family's personalities so the family could experience the fantasy world together, as an unwelcome surprise, learn from it, challenge it, interact meaningfully with each-other, and find a way to come out of it improving their connection and improving other aspects of their real lives.
The actors were ok, but it felt so phoned in on the part of the writers, songwriters, and animators. Whoever had this project was either underpaid or wanted to work on something else and it shows.
You know it really irks me is how is Gisele doesn't seem to be bothered by the fact that her husband and stepdaughter has completely changed personalities when the spell starts. They just think they have completely different lives now and are acting completely differently, and you don't question this? Ok.
The animation. Is. An. Abomination. The original Enchanted had hand drawn animation and it was beautiful. This movie uses computer animation and it’s clunky and stiff. I hate it. So. Much.
Love the movie so much!
I had atleast watched it for like 42 times now!
I keep blocking this guy yet his content still shows up in my feed 😭
The writing was definitely lacking but what bothered me more was the quality of the 2D animation in Disenchanted compared to Enchanted.
It was just plain bad. I was actually really disappointed considering this is DISNEY we’re talking about but the quality just didn’t live up to disney standards. Enchanted had done a waaaaaaay better job.
In many cases, ESPECIALLY the opening scene with Pip and his kids, the voice acting did not match up with the character’s lip movement. They were either moving too fast or too slow🤦♀️
so.... does this imply that Andalasia runs off of Narrativium a la Discworld?
Apparently!
The 1st one is very good.
I honestly just hated Morgan in this movie. Her parents were trying their best but she was just being ungrateful and unpleasant for no reason. She got better in the second half but that was only cause some spell forced her to. It didn't mean anything.
I was expecting it to be a lot worse than it was so I ended up pleasantly surprised tbh, the main thing that felt off and kinda tone deaf to me was other than the serious electrical wiring problem, their house has it's utterly huge and beautiful but everyone in the movie refers to it as "the suburbs" or "countryside" when it looks more like a gated community?? Why would Morgan complain about moving into a mansion with a big backyard with the only downside being electrical issues that they can probably afford to fix if they can afford to buy that place vs a small New York apartment that is regularly infested with rats via Giselle's singing
Lmaooo im so stupid i was trying to figure out how any math would amount to 2007 being 15 years ago before realizing i was born in 2007 and im 15
Seriously, how many times do we have to see pieces of media with a negative adjectives in its title, living up to its name? Other than Disenchanted, you take a look at movies like Artemis Fowl or stage plays like Bad Cinderella
So, the movie wasnt supposed to be a parody like the first one.... shes been wih them 10 years.. they sre used to her.. also morgan clearly does get annoyed when she sings. Its in reverse.. everyone is now a fairy tail trope
Ngl, I don’t think the actress who played Morgan was very convincing.
I actually liked the sequel
I love Descendants
For someone called Smarty Pants it’s weird that you aren’t even smart enough to know the difference between “its” and “it’s”
I personaly realy liked it
I just came back from watching disenchanted and what a poor movie, it was sooo boring.
Overall, I liked the premise and thought the story was cute. The first one was better, and the writers could have taken several directions that would have improved the sequel. I was not a fan of the music. I wish they cut some songs and added to the story. I don't think the original had as many musical numbers. However, I enjoyed the film and thought it was decent.
That's what I was saying when I watched it. Way too many songs, and honestly, none of them are memorable. I think the first movie only had 3 songs.
@@akmal94ibrahim Exactly! And the wish altering everyone's personality was odd.... Changing Giselle into an evil stepmother was interesting, but I hoped Robert and Morgan would still act like themselves. Good storytelling is character relationships and overcoming conflict. I wanted more of it in the movie. For example, actually using the mother-daughter relationship to make Giselle remember rather than a magical photo album (erm... "memory tree").
Am I the only one who thinks Disney has seriously went down-hill the past couple years? The writing is so BORING--- except for Owl House, which Disney cancelled.