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	TheMovieBoy Review - Ella Enchanted (2004)
		Based on the award-winning children's novel by Gail Carson Levine, "Ella Enchanted" is a pleasurable surprise, a superior family film that is destined to entertain both children and adults.
		Think of "Ella Enchanted" as a loose retelling of "Cinderella," mixed with elements of 2001's "Shrek," and you won't be far off.
		Save for a few troublesome visual effects shots that give away its limited budget and a running time that overstays its welcome by roughly ten minutes, "Ella Enchanted" is a congenial fairy tale that reminds of a book's illustrations come to vibrant life.
	www.themovieboy.com /reviews/e/04_ella.htm (755 words)

	Ella Enchanted
		Nothing un-beguiles a fairy tale more than forced whimsy and labored magic, which is precisely what plagues "Ella Enchanted." The film, designed to add a modern kick to the fairy tale by introducing contemporary references and attitudes along with golden-oldie rock songs, never fully achieves the lighthearted tone it so desperately seeks.
		This review was written for the theatrical release of "Ella Enchanted."
		Ella plays the title character, who at birth is given a gift -- which is really a curse -- of "perfect obedience" by an out-of-control fairy godmother (Vivica A. Fox).
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/icopyright_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000478818 (755 words)

	Ella Enchanted [Us Import] — Compare Product Prices & Reviews
		I say ella enchanted is an over the top magical fairy tale/drama kind of film for every one to love.
		I havent seen the film yet but if its as good as this album, it isdeff worth a look.
		I too only bought the album for Darren Hayes, but after listening to itall the way through it is a brilliant album.
	www.onlinereviewers.co.uk /store/asinsearch_B0001NBN6Q (755 words)

	Shadows on the Wall Ella Enchanted
		So Ella sets off to find the long-lost Lucinda, joined by the book-bound boyfriend (Mistry) of her hapless Aunt Mandy (Driver), an ambitious elf (McArdle), a few giants and ogres and, most importantly, the pin-up heartthrob Prince Charmont (Dancy), whose evil uncle (Elwes) is plotting to take over the kingdom.
		Young Ella of Frell (Hathaway) has a secret: Her ditsy fairy godmother Lucinda (Fox) gave her the gift of obedience at birth, which has left her unable to resist doing whatever anyone tells her to do.
		There's far too much emphasis on effects wizardry (Coogan voices the uncle's pointlessly tacked-on CGI snake sidekick), some story elements never work (Ella's clash with best pal Nagra opens a racial can of worms but feels severely rushed), and it feels somewhat unfocussed, like it was written by a committee (five screenwriters share credit).
	www.shadowsonthewall.co.uk /04/ellaench.htm (481 words)

	calendarlive.com: 'Ella Enchanted'
		"Ella Enchanted," a breezy take on "Cinderella," is likely to cast its spell primarily on adolescent girls, while their elders might well find it more than a little tedious in its familiarity and artificiality.
		Based on Gail Carson Levine's bestselling novel, "Ella Enchanted" has as its special twist Ella's fairy godmother Lucinda (Vivica A. Fox) bestowing upon her the curse of obedience.
		By the time the film is over, its ancient fairy tale form has made the oppression of minorities seem all the more outmoded and has made it equally clear that only Ella, drawing upon inner strength and resolve, can set herself free of her godmother's curse.
	www.calendarlive.com /movies/reviews/cl-et-ella9apr09,2,307067.story (509 words)

	Ella Enchanted (2004): Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes, Minnie Driver - PopMatters Film Review
		Ella Enchanted's obvious parable sets Ella and Areida's naïve belief in fairness and goodness against easy-to-dislike adversaries ("Say No to Ogrecide!" and "Stop the Giant Land Grab," read their protest placards at one rally).
		Based on Gail Carson Levine's book, Ella Enchanted brings clever fairy tale credentials (including narrator Eric Idle) in its energetic pursuit of a finale where Ella can have her cake and eat it too, that is, her proto-feminist independence and her prince.
		When Ella takes off with Benny under her arm, she is otherwise alone, as her terrible stepmother has commanded Ella to tell Arieda she never wants to see her again because she is "Arethean" (read: not like Ella and her step-family, or maybe just not white).
	www.popmatters.com /film/reviews/e/ella-enchanted.shtml (1062 words)

	slant // magazine.com: Film Review - Ella Enchanted
		Ella Enchanted is a ramshackle mess that is all the more frustrating for those brief times when it pulls itself together; it raises your expectations before smashing them again.
		ased on the Gail Carson Levine book (but, apparently, only in the most superficial way), Ella Enchanted is about a girl living in a mythical land that's kind of a hodgepodge of different fairy tale archetypes (think of the Brothers Grimm after suburban gentrification).
		Years later, the teenage Ella has a new evil stepmother, Olga (Joanna Lumley of "Absolutely Fabulous" fame), who's determined to marry one of her girls to the charming Prince Charmont, and is royally peeved that Charmont seems to like Ella better.
	www.slantmagazine.com /film/film_review.asp?ID=985 (445 words)

	FilmJerk.com - Film Review: "Ella Enchanted"
		“Ella” is loosely based on the book by Gail Carson Levine, but every inch of the film screams Fiona, Donkey, and Lord Farquaad.
		If you really enjoyed "Shrek," there might be a glimmer of entertainment awaiting you in "Ella Enchanted." A lousy, dreary knock-off, based on a popular children's book, "Ella" is only saved by star Anne Hathaway's charms.
		In the course of her journey, Ella meets the Beatles-esque popular prince of the land (Hugh Dancy), who is very enamored of Ella, and attempts to assist her.
	www.filmjerk.com /new/article880.html (525 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - Ella Enchanted
		Ella Enchanted has lots of valuable lessons to teach both boys and girls—but, equally important, it's a highly entertaining film, one that will amuse parents almost as much as kids.
		Of course, Ella was made for kids, not oldsters in their thirties, and they probably won't feel a sense of loss if a year from now a new movie comes along to make Ella seem old hat.
		Peopled by a lively cast of characters both dastardly and endearing, Ella Enchanted is not an old-fashioned fairy tale but a grrl-power adventure about forging your own destiny instead of accepting the fate that's handed to you—whether by an addled fairy godmother or by social oppression.
	www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/ellaenchanted.php (2374 words)

	"Ella Enchanted" / a review and/or comments from Christian Spotlight on the Movies
		Overall, "Ella Enchanted" is a beautiful story and a great movie for families to see together -- highly entertaining, heartwarming and fun to watch.
		Ella (Anne Hathaway of “The Princess Diaries”) is a girl born in the magical/fairy tale world that lives in many of our imaginations.
		When Ella is born, her fairy Godmother, Lucinda, gives her the gift of obedience, trying to demonstrate how merely telling the baby to sleep, and wake, are blessings which her mother should be proud.
	www.christiananswers.net /spotlight/movies/2004/ellaenchanted.html (2832 words)

	"Ella Enchanted" Movie Review by Kevin Carr - 7M Pictures
		“Ella Enchanted” tries to turn fairy tales on their ears with inside jokes like hotels named “IV Seasons” and other colloquialisms mixed in with the medieval culture.
		Ella uses her charm to help Prince Charmont (Hugh Dancy) discover his true duty to the kingdom and free the fairy tale creatures under Edgar’s rule.
		When Ella was born, a wayward fairy named Lucinda (Vivica A. Fox) bestowed upon her the gift of obedience.
	www.7mpictures.com /inside/reviews/ellaenchanted_review.htm (765 words)

	village voice > film > Ella Enchanted and The Prince & Me by Ed Park
		Handsome royals slum it in both Ella Enchanted and The Prince & Me, and the films' main tip for you Will or Harry wooers lies somewhere between "be yourself" and "play hard to get." Ella transpires in a somewhat chintzy fantasy kingdom lousy with more cameos than your typical Love Boat season.
		village voice > film > Ella Enchanted and The Prince & Me by Ed Park
		Ella aspires to the fabric-puncturing winkery of The Princess Bride (whose Cary Elwes appears here as Charmont's backstabbing uncle), and those who prefer their fantasy straight (ahem) should return to Middle Earth.
	www.villagevoice.com /issues/0414/park.php (448 words)

	Amazon.ca: Ella Enchanted [WS] [IMPORT]: DVD
		Ella is "enchanted" because she must always be obedient - to anyone - and this gets her into a great deal of trouble.
		I loved ella enchanted it is about a girl who has to do everything she is command to do.
		Plot-wise, there's also a potentially-frustrating, unexploited loophole to Ella's curse -- namely, that Ella's goofy aunt (Minnie Driver) should be able to save Ella by ordering her to do the opposite of what her various adversaries tell her.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005JM5Q (822 words)

	Ella Enchanted mistakes, goofs and bloopers
		The film editors forgot to synchronize Koopooduk walking away and Ella talking to him when they combined the two "green screen" shots together into one scene.
		Ella Enchanted plot summary / Ella Enchanted spoiler
		Continuity: In the scene where Slannen is chaining Ella to the tree, a close up of the lock shows that it is positioned over her right hip, but when the camera pulls back, the lock is positioned over her left hip.
	www.moviemistakes.com /film4143 (302 words)

	Ella Enchanted
		Nothing un-beguiles a fairy tale more than forced whimsy and labored magic, which is precisely what plagues "Ella Enchanted." The film, designed to add a modern kick to the fairy tale by introducing contemporary references and attitudes along with golden-oldie rock songs, never fully achieves the lighthearted tone it so desperately seeks.
		Ella plays the title character, who at birth is given a gift -- which is really a curse -- of "perfect obedience" by an out-of-control fairy godmother (Vivica A. Fox).
		Ella, a civil rights activist, unfurls a banner denouncing these restrictions when the prince appears at the opening of the Frell Galleria mall.
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/reviews/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000478818 (710 words)

	Soundtracks to Shrek 2, Ella Enchanted, Porky's 2 reissue, Dave Edmunds, Al Stewart and more — Pop Stops for 5/6/04 by John Everson
		The soundtrack to Ella Enchanted will please the kids, while tickling their parents' nostalgia bones — it offers a typical array of bubblegum teen girl groups, but nearly all of them are reprising old hits, with plenty of material from the film's star Anne Hathaway.
		Rockpile initially was formed as the touring band to support Edmunds' first album for Led Zeppelin's Swan Song label, but the lineup, which included Nick Lowe, Billy Bremner and Terry Williams, became an entity on its own, touring with a mix of classic Chuck Berry/Everly Brothers/Buddy Holly material, as well as their own original work.
		By the time they recorded a studio album, the members of Rockpile were already moving in separate directions, so Seconds of Pleasure served as their debut and swan song.
	www.popstops.net /edmunds.htm (710 words)

	hip online: film review
		Ella Enchanted is an adorable film that is sure to make young girls smile and dream of kicking butt, and of course find her prince.
		What makes Ella Enchanted different is how much fun it is unlike most of the films that touch upon similar subjects—not to mention Ella has some pretty good moves.
		THE FILM: Ella Enchanted is a cute story that takes the fairy tale out of Cinderella and the wise-cracker style of Shrek.
	www.hiponline.com /reviews/film/e/ella_enchanted-dvd.html (710 words)

	Notherby's :: Ella Enchanted
		Ella Enchanted was great, but if anybody has a notion to make another film of it could they stick a little bit more to the storyline.
		Luckily, with the ELLA ENCHANTED Soundtrack there was no trickery, and buyers were treated to an entire album worth of songs that were featured in the movie.
		While I adored every song on the album, I found a certain few that were the stand-out tracks.
	www.northerbys.com /store/index.php?Operation=ItemLookup&ItemId=B0001NBN6Q (710 words)

	Darren Hayes Does ELO :: ELO FANS :: News and Discussion for fans of the Electric Light Orchestra
		The track was recorded for the director Tommy O'Haver's children's film 'Ella Enchanted'.
		The album is for later in the year but the Ella Enchanted soundtrack will be released next month.
		Album: ELO Storytellers, New York City- April 20, 2001
	www.elofans.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=4 (710 words)

	Music, Film & TV Projects Recorded in Ireland
		Whilst a large number of film scores and album recordings have been undertaken (see attached schedule), the orchestras main cultural focus has been in the area of pioneering the works of Irish composers, making a number of notable first recordings, in particular those of Sean O' Riada.
		The orchestra also collaborates on recording and concert performances with a number of leading Irish artists including Clannad, The Chieftens, The Corrs, 'Riverdance', 'Lord of the Dance' and The Three Tenors.
		The Orchestra has throughout that time made recordings and given performances of its works which have been marketed and widely received both Nationaly and Internationally.
	www.ifo.ie /ifofilms.html (710 words)

	Mirror.co.uk - TV & Film - The Ticket - Profiles - DRIVER IN REVERSE
		In her latest release, Ella Enchanted, she has a minor role as an incompetent fairy, with her name ranked below relative unknowns such as Hugh Dancy and Anne Hathaway on the posters.
		Now, her star is on the wane and she has slipped right down the billing, making do with supporting roles in her latest releases The Phantom Of The Opera and Ella Enchanted.
		To make matters worse, her much-hyped album of acoustic songs - Everything I've Got In My Pocket - flopped this year and, ironically enough, she was accused of being a bit of a diva at the premiere of Phantom.
	www.mirror.co.uk /tvandfilm/theticket/profiles/tm_objectid=14982228&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=driver-in-reverse-name_page.html (710 words)

	Melodic.net Review Stimulator
		It’s not every day that you have a CD drop through your door for review featuring a song that’s being featured in an upcoming Disney film, Stimulator have done a cover version of Olivia Newton John’s Magic for the upcoming Ella Enchanted.
		I could on about this album for ages, I could tell you how Complicated Girl is the perfect radio friendly would-be hit or just how brilliant the rocker Just Like A Girl is, but I’ll leave you to find some stimulation yourself.
		Magic is actually a damn good re-working and hopefully will break the band to a huge audience, it doesn’t sound like your typical Disney song, it’s edgy yet utterly addictive and I’m hoping that the kids file out of the movie demanding their parents to buy Stimulator albums.
	www.stimulatorband.com /press/rbooze.html (710 words)

	E! Online News - Minnie Driver Sings!
		That film launched a successful Hollywood career that forced her to put on hold her musical ambitions.
		The album will be distributed via Rounder's rock-pop imprint Zoe Records.
		The Oscar-nominated actress, who was a professional singer before taking on the big screen, has signed a contract with Rounder Records to release a pop-folk album, Everything I've Got in My Pocket, in September.
	www.eonline.com /News/Items/Pf/0,1527,14316,00.html (710 words)

	Tower Records - Ella Enchanted [ECD] - Original Soundtrack
		This soundtrack to the popular fantasy movie ELLA ENCHANTED captures all the film's freshness and wit.
		Tower Records - Ella Enchanted [ECD] - Original Soundtrack
		It hits the ground running with a peppy rendition of the old Elton John & Kiki Dee hit "Don't Go Breaking My Heart," here performed by ALL MY CHILDREN child actor Jesse McCartney and ELLA ENCHANTED's bewitching and bewitched heroine, Anne Hathaway, and never looks back.
	www.towerrecords.com /product.aspx?pfid=2973769 (710 words)

	The Film Asylum Gallery :: Movie Stills
		201 sub-albums and no images in this album on 23 pages
	www.thefilmasylum.com /gallery/Stills?page=6 (710 words)

	Anne-Hathaway.com (Anne Hathaway Online) - An Anne Hathaway Site
		A bunch of HQs were added to the Toronto Film Festival album in the gallery.
		Just after Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ledger’s pregnant girlfriend, Michelle Williams, and Anne Hathaway traipsed on stage to do a Q & A for the gay love story Brokeback Mountain, a cellphone started to ring.
		On September 21st, She’s With Show Host Shivan Sarna on HSN, And Last on September 25th She’s With Show Host Shannon Smith on HSN.”
	www.anne-hathaway.com (710 words)

	Ella Enchanted - PittsburghLIVE.com
		And yet when the courtly prince says, "Allow me," the film doesn't notice that Ella asserts herself by brushing him off.
		Ella can't help anyone, much less herself, until she tracks down Lucinda and persuades her to rescind the cursed gift.
		Shortly after her birth, Ella of Frell is visited by fairy godmother Lucinda (Viveca A. Fox), who "gives the worst baby gifts," which even the loving nanny Mandy (Minnie Driver) cannot offset.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/entertainment/movies/reviews/s_188445.html (422 words)

	eye: contributors: Catharine Tunnacliffe
		on screen: Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion, Johnson Family Vacation, The Alamo, The United States of Leland, The Girl Next Door, Ella Enchanted, The Whole Ten Yards
		Films featuring Mexican sexscapades and love in a subzero climate find favour with our film critics
		What there is see in the final days of the Toronto International Film Festival
	www.eye.net /contributors/catharine_tunnacliffe (1383 words)

	EI > Interviews > Hugh Dancy
		lla Enchanted is an charming family fantasy adventure starring Anne Hathaway in the title role as Ella and Hugh Dancy as the dreamboat Prince Charmont.
		Ella Enchanted is in theaters now; King Arthur will hit theaters in July.
		Dancy told me that he favorite Python film is Life of Brian.
	www.einsiders.com /features/interviews/hughdancy.php (516 words)

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