Video: Enchanted - That's How You Know / Singing In The Park (clip)

With the trinity of The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin, composer Alan Menken and lyricist Howard Ashman revolutionized what the animated musical could be; combining yearning melodies with clever lyrics on par with Stephen Sondheim. Disney would go on to systematically try reproducing every aspect of those three films, but aside from commercial success of The Lion King, each succeeding movie brought increasingly diminishing returns. Enchanted though seems to be a return to form; at least in terms of the music. While Ashman died of AIDS back in 1991; Menken teams [...]

I just got back a few hours ago from the movie that's left me with the biggest smile and feel-good feeling since Hairspray: Enchanted. Yes, it's cheesy, it's girly, and its a total nostalgia fest that I'm pretty sure isn't designed just for today's young girls (or boys!) with dreams of princesshood but also those who grew up when Disney was actually making classic 2D animation films and still think back with fondness on them. And I loved it. Just about every second of it (there are a few moments near the end that didn't quite [...]