Costing Disney a whooping 260 million dollars in production budget alone, it comes as no surprise that the company has recently announced that they will no longer make animated films based on fairytales after the release of their latest, "Tangled." Yes, times are changing and it appears neither the kids nor adults are responding well to the childish nature of princes, princesses and castles. It's time for the original ideas of Pixar to thrive and Disney knows it. The most recent Disney non-Pixar efforts ("The Princess and the Frog," for example) haven't exactly turned huge profits and the cost of expensive, colourful, flowing animation isn't getting ..  Read the complete review

FILM ONLY REVIEW: *Fairy tales can be pretty Grimm* Whoever thinks that fairy tales are a sweet and wholesome way of entertaining kids ought to read a few of them. Take the story of Rapunzel for example. A woman has an odd craving for the lettuces growing in the neighbours garden, and gets her hubby to jump over the fence and steal a few. Unfortunately, the garden is owned by a witch, who agrees to let him have a few lettuces in exchange for their firstborn child. Obviously(!) he agrees, and hands over the baby to the crazed witch who locks her up in a tower. A prince discovers the maiden and pops by for the occasional "visit", and the ...  Read the complete review

All my life I have loved fairy tales - unlike some people I have never really grown out of them even though I learned a long time ago that they are complete fantasy and there's far more chance of me kissing a frog and having him stay a frog than turn into a handsome prince. Now I am not advocating kissing frogs but let's face it, a good man is hard to find. As we are discussing a fairy story here, I shan't mention Mae West's take on that statement either. So while I have some friends who really dislike anything fairy story - and in particular anything Disney fairy story related - I don't mind and have enjoyed passing on my love of such fluff to my daughter, ...  Read the complete review

Like many of you, I grew up on the tales of Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Snow White, et al. All of the above, plus dozens more, have delighted fairy tale lovers of all ages - especially after Disney get their hands on them. However, I know I'm not the only one who has thought that perhaps Disney have lost their touch over recent years. Some of their attempts to compete against the more modern studios have left many disappointed. Disney now seem to have realised where they were going wrong - we want Disney to be Disney - not anything else! And 'Tangled' has got good old fashioned Disney written all over it. Tangled tells ...  Read the complete review

**This review is also on Ciao, under "MonsoonBaby88"** Like many of you, I have fond memories of Disney films from my childhood. From waltzing around the room to Sleeping Beauty, to accidentally dropping my little toddler slipper whilst pretending to be Cinderella, and although I may not be waltzing around the room or dressing up as my favourite Disney characters anymore (OK...I might of lied on that one, I do actually own a Snow White costume which gets regular outings at costume parties), but the big kid inside of me has never vanished. At 22, Disney films still carry that magic that I experienced when I was a child, and so the thought of seeing ...  Read the complete review