Tangled: Before Ever After

I saw some bad reviews on this earlier so figured i would weigh in

The only thing I did not like like about it was the formulaic singing that Disney seems to do with all their stuff, I believe Disney has some kind of computer program, and anyone who sings, especially women, must adhere to this voice to within 95%, so we always get nice sounding voices with very little range. But no highs or lows, the same sounding voice over and over.

I did not detect any sort of lesbian thing here, the relationship between daughter and Father is strongly emphasized

The animation is weak and will probably be dinged as low budget, but its serviceable

It comes across as a movie targeting girls between K-10 grades, but my wife and i enjoyed it, which is saying something since both of us often avoid Disney, their stuff is pretty redundant

Hopefully the upcoming episodes will be as enjoyable

Its unbelievable how this sequel was even approved to go in production. I am OK with low budget movies, I can even understand creators trying to save on CGI by creating animation that we used to see 20 years ago. But come on - script??!! I think it's been written in one weekend. And I doubt it was a long weekend. Completely toothless, zero humor. So beautifully animated Tangled with great dialogue that appealed to both kids and parents is turned into a forgettable princess movie for 6-7 year olds. Disappointed!

It could be the start of a lifetime of happiness for Rapunzel, but things aren't exactly going as she dreamed. As Eugene quickly adjusts to his new life of luxury at court, for Rapunzel, life as a princess in the Kingdom of Corona is proving to be more complicated than she anticipated. Overwhelmed by new responsibilities, Rapunzel and her friend and nurse Cassandra set off on a night of freedom in which Rapunzel's blonde hair grows back. Can she accept all that this represents?

That square graphic and less charismatic and charming than the original, focusing on the script, simple, continuous (with its antecedents), musical in measure, a message of female freedom (attempted) giving rise to a continuation... The after "Happily Ever After", just as not every woman was born to be a mother, not every heir was born to be a monarch...

Not bad for a Disney Channel sequel.

'Tangled: Before Ever After' is animated in a similar style to 'The Lion Guard' ('The Lion King' sequel) films. In terms of comparing those two, this 2017 production beats those three follow-ups. It's severely weaker animation, but it does the intended job.

I was pleasantly surprised to hear the same cast involved from the original film, that's always a big positive. Mandy Moore (Rapunzel) and Zachary Levi (Flynn) are fine, while the new additions of Eden Espinosa (Cassandra) and Laura Benanti (Lady Caine) aren't noteworthy at all; very average characters in truth.

I can't hate on this too much though, I'm sure the core target audience will enjoy it and, after all, it is one of Disney better made-for-TV/direct-to-video animated sequels.

This mini-film is a great prequel to the Tangled series. I liked it a lot!