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Happily N'ever After [DVD]

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3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Lionsgate UK
  • DVD Release Date: 26 Nov 2007
  • Run Time: 66 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000VIRD38
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,800 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Product Description

Animated family comedy featuring the voices of Sigourney Weaver, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. Tired of the status quo, Cinderella's evil and power-hungry stepmother Frida (Weaver) leads a war pitting the bad against the good. Cinderella (Gellar) starts out as a damsel in distress - but when her own fairy tale takes a radical left turn, she is forced to become the leader of a resistance group.

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PLEASE READ THIS DESCRIPTION BEFORE BUYING THIS ITEM - This Dvd is Ex-Display - Maybe A Few Very Fine Surface Marks Due To Cleaning - Tested & Cleaned - Plays Fine - Please Note When Using Cleaning Machine It Sometimes Leaves Minor Surface Marks - NEW BUT NOT SEALED.The case may be slightly shop soiled but the disc has been kept in a plastic disc sleeve in a dry area). THIS DVD HAS BECOME VERY COLLECTABLE & HARD TO FIND


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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I have to say I was a bit apprehensive after reading some highly negative reviews - to say it is the worst animated film ever is absurd! Our five year old daughter loves it and wants to watch it over and over again. For a kids film that ticks all the boxes in my book. A good film and a bargain at the current price
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Carmody
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
There are so many negative comments about this film both here and on the US Amazon site that I am compelled to counter. I agree that this film is not intellectually challenging, but that is also the case with many enjoyable films directed at children. That's not to say that it is grossly simplistic - it has some lovely embedded messages to get across and I think that it succeeds brilliantly on that account. My 4 year daughter after watching the film (for the 3rd time) turned to me and said: "Cinderella likes the washing-up boy and he isn't the prince, but he saved her and likes her back" - you don't get that from Shrek 3 (which she hated).

The tunes are sparse but the ones that stick in my mind are delightful and memorable - namely the ballroom music and the "If I get what I want will I like what I get" tune. My daughter sings along with the words to the latter and, again, isn't that a lovely message to get across? She has also spotted aspects of the film that I didn't notice: the fact that the bouncy hairdo of the Prince is mirrored by his horse's mane, the fact that the horse (mostly in the background) is visibly and humourously unimpressed with the words and behaviour of its owner, etc. I was greatly amused to see that the disco moves of one of the ogres is almost identical to the hilarious dance-floor antics of one David Brent ("The Office" - UK version).

In summary, stop over-analysing and enjoy/buy this film for what it is: a light, enjoyable, delightfully animated frolic aimed at children.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Shrek it aint. 10 Oct 2011
By Puzzle crazy TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
This film must have passed me by when it came out at the cinema, because I had never really heard of it before.unlike the big animated features such as Ice Age and Shrek, this one kind of appeared unnoticed, without fanfare. I suppose the trouble is, that unlike times past, when an animated film took ages to produce because it was hand drawn, these days CGI kids films are being churned out by the bucketload, cheaply and efficiently. A bit soul destroying, really.

Happily N'ever after is a bog standard kids film. It is in the "new fairy tale" style of films like Shrek, where the original fairy tale gets a makeover and gets turned on its head, with a few added jokes for the moms and dads thrown in.

Given this tried and tested formula (!) and the fact that the film does have a few star names on the cast list, including Sarah Michelle Gellar, I am surprised that this film didn't get much press when it came out.

The movie is the story of Cinderella, reworked. All of the fairy tales are controlled by a wizard, who has the scales of good and evilin perfect balance at the top of his castle. He goes on holiday, leaving his two incompetent assistants in charge. Cinderellas' evil stepmother infiltrates the castle, tipping the scales to evil and changing the outcome of the fairy tales: Sleeping beauty never wakes up, Rumplestiltskin gets the baby, Red riding hood is eaten by the wolf, and Cinderella never marries the prince. It is up to humble kitchen sevant Rick, who is in love with Cinderella, to save the day, but can he win the girl when she is destined to marry the prince....?

The animation is OK and the songs instantly forgettable.I guess it has all been done before. My son laughed all the way through and really enjoyed it, but I can't see this film being at the top of any "best animated films of all time" lists.

The film is available pretty cheap from Amazon, and with the school holidays on the way, is an OK way to spend and afternoon entertaining the kids.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Happily N'ever After [DVD
this was bought for my speceial needs son who loves bright coulore and alot of movement he loves it always
Published 4 months ago by angela jayne melim
1.0 out of 5 stars Wrong Disc
Ordered this movie and the box was correct but the disc was the golden girls
Cheers Zoverbooks ! World of advise check you purchase straight away
Published 8 months ago by MrsKing
4.0 out of 5 stars Happily N'Ever After
Not as good as the second one but still a good family film.

Since watching the second one Happily N'Ever After 2 I have to say that this one in hindsight isn't as good... Read more
Published on 19 May 2011 by S Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars Very happy ever after
This DVD is based on the similar principle as Cinderella, so there is a damsel and a rather vain prince. Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2011 by T. Queely
2.0 out of 5 stars the characters of Mambo,Munk, and the Evil Stepmother slightly elevate...
i wasn't exactly impressed with this
animated film,although the idea was interesting.however,it falls apart
somewhere in the execution. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2010 by falcon
5.0 out of 5 stars a blast
If you love Shrek/Hoodwinked etc then this is def a film to get, my daughters (11 & 4) and myself watched it on sky movies, i had never heard/seen it before but came straight on... Read more
Published on 23 Aug 2008 by Ms. L. King
4.0 out of 5 stars My kids loved it - and that's what matters!
I haven't seen this film in its entirety but then it was always for my primary-school-age daughters anyway, so I think any review of this should be based on what THEY think of it,... Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2008 by OEJ
1.0 out of 5 stars Happily Never Watch this Movie
Even fans of Shrek and Hoodwinked will find this movie insulting at the most. It has a weak and unoriginal plot; the Cinderella story has been played with in a far more creative... Read more
Published on 23 Mar 2008 by Ms. A. Methven
3.0 out of 5 stars Good film for kids
This film is fairly un-original, it falls in the same genre as 'Shrek' and 'Hoodwinked', except this film does not have the same quality animation, story, or celebrity voices and... Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2008 by Scottish Lassie
5.0 out of 5 stars GD!
Oh just buy or rent it!

Have a laugh.

Some of my fave actresses were in it

a very goo funny film, try it, give

it a go!
Published on 29 Jun 2007 by freddy krueger
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