8.1 | / 10 |
Users | 4.7 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.3 |
The long-haired Princess Rapunzel has spent her entire life in a tower, but when she falls in love with a bandit who was passing by she must venture into the outside world for the first time to find him.
Starring: Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy, Ron Perlman, M.C. GaineyFamily | 100% |
Animation | 84% |
Adventure | 84% |
Fantasy | 67% |
Comedy | 46% |
Musical | 36% |
Romance | 17% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
French: DTS-HD HR 7.1
Spanish: DTS-HD HR 7.1
English: Dolby Digital 2.0
English SDH, French, Spanish
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
DVD copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
You were my new dream.
Like other Disney films based on a classic Fairy Tale, Tangled takes plenty of liberties with its original story, re-imagining a part here,
rewriting
a stretch there, all in the name of constructing a final product that's a little more suitable for light and family-friendly animated fare than the
darker
original Grimm tale would have allowed were it followed more precisely. As it is, Tangled is fairly typical of Disney Princess Fairy Tale
pictures:
its story is built around well-conceived characters and a clear contrast between good and evil. Superficially, Tangled is made of song,
adventure, humor,
heart, and romance, all of which have been hallmarks of these sorts of films since it all started with 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Certainly things have changed
in
the
70-some years between Snow White and Tangled, but Tangled is still classic Disney at its core, even if the animation
style
has
been upgraded, modern technology allows for a more robust film, and the budget has risen astronomically. Tangled -- Disney's 50th
feature-length animated film -- is the studio's most expensive yet, but it's not quite as rich as Disney's best offerings. While it's a classy and
traditional Disney
picture, Tangled occasionally plays as a little long in the tooth and a bit rough around the edges of its story, but it's nevertheless an
enjoyable
little jaunt back into Disneys bread-and-butter, and even with its few flaws, it leaves audiences wondering what took Disney so long to get
around to
making
a movie based around the classic story of Rapunzel.
Lighting her fire.
Tangled's 2D-only Blu-ray release yields the same exceptional transfer as its Blu-ray 3D counterpart, but without the added benefits of the 3D visual effect. Fortunately for viewers without 3D hardware, Disney's transfer still offers a perceptible sense of depth even through the 2D visuals to go alongside the transfer's stunning clarity, excellent coloring, and superb detail. The film favors a slightly warm red/golden color scheme, but most hues appear naturally represented, whether Rapunzel's purple dress, green foliage, or various earthen tones. Fine detail is nothing short of excellent, too. There's an amazing life to human hair; oddly enough, Flynn's has a little more body and a natural texture than does Rapunzel's, which can look a bit clumpy and indistinct. Other detailing is exceptional; whether the finest nuances as seen on wood and stone situated on the exterior of Rapunzel's tower, the texture of her paintings inside it, or even something as small as minor wear and tear around the collar of Flynn's shirt, Disney's image yields spectacular results from the most broadly generalized objects to the finest little odds and ends. Even the characters themselves have an almost uncanny realism about them; while certain traits may be exaggerated -- the size of Rapunzel's eyes, for instance -- Tangled looks incredibly real, whether the shape, volume, and movements of characters or the textures of natural elements like grasses and tree trunks. Darker scenes yield excellent blacks, but slight banding interferes from time to time, representing the only real drawback present in the transfer. Tangled is a marvelous release, and while the film certainly benefits from its 3D elements, the "downgrade" to 2D doesn't hurt the film's look or entertainment value.
Tangled features a beefy DTS-HD MA 7.1 lossless soundtrack. Disney's audio presentation makes full use of all seven speakers plus the subwoofer; the back channels carry quite a bit of action, music, and sound effects, giving background elements a wider, more natural texture. Music, in particular, finds its way into the back on a regular basis; while it's carried by the front and enjoys an incredible amount of detail, clarity, and natural heft, the back channels ensure a full, well-rounded presentation. The track also makes excellent use of the surrounds in bringing various outdoor atmospherics to life. The lossless presentation also carries quite a bit of hefty sound effects -- stomping hooves, rushing water -- that play with a precise but powerful low end that gives a potent yet clean and invigorating body to the whole experience. Dialogue, too, is expertly reproduced and handled with clarity and ease by the center channel. This is a perfectly balanced, wholly intoxicating mix that satisfies from beginning to end.
Tangled doesn't feature an abundance of extra content; noticeably lacking is an audio commentary track, a surprise considering the
directors's
involvement in the supplements that are here. This 2D-only version, aside from the obvious absence of the Blu-ray 3D disc that's the main
attraction
in the counterpart release, also lacks the digital copy found on the other four-disc set.
Tangled is a trademark Disney feature; song, dance, adventure, humor, heart, and underlying themes of individuality, freedom, self-worth, and true love all make this a magical movie that's worthy of being Disney's 50th animated feature film. A few sluggish stretches and a couple of extraneous scenes don't drag the film down too much, and the picture is made complete through both excellent animation and Mandy Moore's superb voice acting work that injects the character of Rapunzel with a palpable lifeblood that's arguably the movie's greatest asset. It's too bad that it took Disney this long to get around to make a Rapunzel film, but the wait was well worth it; Tangled is an enjoyable and traditional Disney picture that's sure to live on as one of the studio's better all-around animated movies. This Blu-ray release of Tangled features a nearly perfect 1080p image and a fantastic lossless soundtrack, but it could use some more extras. Despite the shortage of additional bonus materials, Tangled -- either this 2D-only release or its Blu-ray 3D counterpart -- comes highly recommended.
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