ultra_fic | [100 Things] My DVD Collection: Enchanted & Ever After (Reply)

I first saw Ever After way back when I was having a Drew Barrymore movie phase. This was when I was collecting VHS and have since had to replace with DVD. Ever After is a retelling of the Cinderella tale and a very charming one too. I love that this version has a Cinderella (or Danielle, as her name is here) is a strong young woman who won't take crap from anyone, and yet, she still gets her Prince in the end. Angelica Houston is positively evil as the wicked Step-Mother and I love to hate her in this movie, whilst Dougray Scott is a dashing Prince that could sweep me off my feet any day he liked!

Enchanted is a fairytale in a different sense, or rather a mixture of many thrown into a modern world. Amy Adams looks just like a Disney princess should as Gisell who falls down a well from the animated fairytale world and appears through a drain cover in modern-day New York. Patrick Dempsey doesn't exactly seem like the Prince Charming Giselle is looking for at first, but his daughter ensures that he and everyone else around believes in the fairytale world and helps lead to a happily ever after ending. Plus the songs in this movie are just wonderful :)

I love a good fairytale, and these are wonderful interpretations, with fun and laughter and a happy ending for all, which is as it should be.