When animated storybook princess-to-be Giselle (Amy Adams) is magically transported to the real work thanks to scheming evil sorceress Queen Narissa (Susan Sarandon), it is up to divorce attorney Robert Philip (Patrick Dempsey) and his daughter Morgan (Rachel Covey) to help her get back home and marry the Prince named Edward (James Marsden) whom she thinks she loves.

CRITIQUE

I adored Enchanted when I saw it last November during its original theatrical release. I went to three different press screenings and even paid to see the darn film a fourth time over the Christmas holiday, dragging most of my immediate family along with me so they could experience its wonderment, too. Nothing has changed in the time it has taken this picture to make the transition from theater screen to television screen, watching the Blu-ray DVD at home as transcendentally luminous as it was the first time I saw it.

Like then, the reason for this is pretty much all do to the amazing talents of star Amy Adams. Robbed of an Oscar nomination (I’m still trying to figure out how Cate Blanchett got the nod for Elizabeth: The Golden Age), she dominates this picture from top to bottom. She is absolutely transcendent, popping off the screen with electrically jovial magnificence that’s beautifully sensational.

Back in my original review, I remarked about an astonishing moment where Giselle realizes she can get angry that ranked as one of the very best I’d seen last year, claiming I wanted to rewind the scene back so I could watch it over and over again. In the spirit of full disclosure, I did just that (along with a couple of other wondrous scenes – must notably that musical number in Central Park) and I was taken again by just how grand the actress is here. She is Enchanted, Giselle the heart and soul of the entire production, and if this woman isn’t yet a superstar then audiences need to collectively wake up and make her one right-quick because I’m starting to think there is nothing this talented lady cannot do (just watch Junebug and the recent Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day for proof).

I do have to admit that other aspects didn’t hold up quite as well. The finale is much too cutesy and abrupt for my liking, and while I think Dempsey really is pretty darn McDreamy his overly enthusiastic facial contortions get to be a little bit much here for my tastes. Also, Bill Kelly’s screenplay doesn’t quite seem as inspired as it did during that initial viewing, much of it playing more like a greatest hits collection than it does as its own unique storytelling endeavor.

But those are minor flaws, too be sure, so much of Enchanted such an outright joy being upset or annoyed at any part of it for any length of time longer then a couple of seconds is pretty much an impossibility. The film is downright perfect, and for those looking for entertainment the entire family will enjoy this one is definitely the instant classic all of you have been waiting for.

THE VIDEO

Enchanted is presented in 1080p 2.35:1 Widescreen (with the opening and closing animated sequences in 1.85:1) and it looks stunning. The images bounced right off my television screen, and if any movie was made for high definition than this is definitely the one.

THE AUDIO

Available audio tracks include English Dolby TrueHD (48 kHz/24 bit), English Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 and French Dolby Digital 5.1 with optional English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles.

THE EXTRAS

The major Blu-ray exclusive here is “The D-Files,” and I’d like to report that it’s outstanding. The thing is, it isn’t, in fact it is actually pretty darn annoying. The idea is that this ‘game’ highlights all of the many homages in Enchanted to past Disney classics like Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Beauty & the Beast the playing of which leads to a secret music video and a couple of other mini-featurettes.

On the surface, this sounds kind of wonderful, the problem being the game is absolutely annoying as all get out and the playing of it is a big huge humongous waste of time. What would have been better would have been to present all these in VH1 pop-up video style informational blips instead of in this ungodly disappointing manner. Playing it all the way through made me positively bonkers, and I can guarantee you this is one feature I’ll never look at it again.

The rest of the features are all carryovers from the basic DVD release. There are the usual assortment of Bloopers, Deleted Scenes and making of featurettes.

There is also a music video of Carrie Underwood’s “Ever Ever After” (and I really want her dress, even if it does make her look like a plastic Barbie Doll it’s still absolutely gorgeous) and an interactive game for the kiddies called “Pip’s Predicament” (which is far more fun then that other game even dreams of being).

FINAL THOUGHTS

I’m still in love with Enchanted. I still think Amy Adams was robbed of an Oscar nomination. I still think this is one of the best movies made in 2007. Most of all, I still think this is a movie, and a Blu-ray disc, that really will both shine today as well as in the ever ever after.