Tangled 3D

When the Kingdom's most wanted—and most charming—bandit Flynn Rider (Levi) hides out in a mysterious tower, he's taken hostage by Rapunzel (Moore), a beautiful and feisty tower-bound teen with 70 feet of magical, golden hair. Flynn's curious captor, who's looking for her ticket out of the tower she's been locked away in for years, strikes a deal with the handsome thief, and the unlikely duo sets off on an action-packed escapade, complete with a super-cop horse, an overprotective chameleon, and a gruff gang of pub thugs. Tangled is a story of adventure, heart, humor, and hair—lots of hair. Tangled is the 50th animated film release from Disney. (Tricia Spears)

The four-disc package includes the Blu-ray Disc™ release, the Blu-ray 3-D release, the DVD, and a digital copy of the film. Special features on the Blu-ray Disc include three deleted scenes, two alternate-version original storybook openings, the "50th Animated Feature Countdown" montage that celebrates Tangled being Walt Disney Studios' 50th full-length animated picture (HD 02:03), two extended songs, Untangled: The Making Of A Fairy Tale (HD 12:28), nine Tangled teaser trailers, "Discover Blu-ray 3D With Timon & Pumbaa" (HD 04:25), sneak peeks, and up-front previews.

The 1.78:1 1080p MVC 3-D picture is magnificent! The sense of natural depth and perspective is perfectly satisfying and draws you into the animated storytelling. Object relationships, in terms of positioning in the foreground and background, are naturally balanced and easily judged in terms of distance. The precision of the depth perspective is impressive for an animated project and the sense of depth is impressive as well, especially during any scene where the floating lanterns are released into the sky. A few lanterns come out of the screen, while many more are well positioned at various depths inside the screen. Rapunzel's hair is, at times, nicely dimensional feeling, as if it piles onto your lap. The depth is so very natural. Even during the few instances of out-of-screen "coming-at-you" effects, everything is perfectly integrated and visually flowing, as to not create exaggeration or discontinuity. This is stellar 3D! The color palette is rich, warm, and vibrant. Hues are vivid and fully saturated. Rapunzel's hair is brilliantly golden and radiant when she sings. Reds are deep, as well as blacks, which are perfectly solid and well defined. Earth tones are naturally hued. Resolution is superb, with amazing detail depicted in every scene. The scene at the Snuggly Duckling is representative of the extraordinary detail expressed throughout. While animated, the characters exhibit a wonderful natural boldness and texture. Facial characterization is wonderfully expressive and detailed and conveys an uncanny sense of realism, though, the size of Rapunzel's beautiful eyes are certainly exaggerated. Other textures as seen in wood, stone, and other objects reveal fine detailing nuances. Equally impressive are the subtle details and bright colors, such as the flower boxes at the top of Rapunzel's tower. The attention to detail is simply amazing! The 3D
produces a wonderful sense of dimensional volume to the characters and the expressive horse, Maximus. Blacks are wonderfully depicted, as is shadow delineation. Flawlessly executed, this is a reference-quality 3-D presentation that should become a Disney classic. The 2-D version equals the 3-D version in the traditional picture attributes such as color, blacks, and resolution, yet the 3-D version definitely delivers more emotional involvement and visual immersion that far surpasses the 2-D experience. (Gary Reber)

The DTS-HD Master Audio™ 7.1-channel soundtrack is wonderful, with a holosonic® presence that sounds full and exceptionally dimensional. The two added channels at the 90-degree side positioning dramatically enhance the sense of depth and fullness in the front hemisphere of the soundfield, especially with respect to the large scale sound of the orchestral music score. The music is well recorded with a wide and deep soundstage that aggressively extends to the side channels and the surrounds. Instrumental timbre is well delineated, and the sounds are perfectly performed by the singers. The soundfield is huge, especially during full-on action scenes that employ sound effects. The surrounds are aggressively directionalized, with impressive panning movements. Foley is perfectly executed, with every nuance of sound nicely presented with a convincing sense of realism. Atmospherics are nicely dimensional, as well, throughout the soundfield. Low-frequency sound effects are expressive and add heft to the overall sonic character. The .1 LFE channels often extend to the sub-25 Hz region, yet always sound perfectly natural. The ADR dialogue is nicely integrated spatially, so as to enhance the sense of realism. This is an amazing reference-quality soundtrack that is expertly executed and sounds terrific! (Gary Reber)