Brave

such a shocker "not". One set of cleavage and three little bare bottoms at the very end of the movie. To be so shocked about that and try to shame Disney/Pixar is totally reprehensible. There is nothing in this movie that is inappropriate. Felt so bad for the mother when she became a bear and shame on the daughter for even wanting to turn her mother into a bear, although it seems she was conned on that aspect. Mom was kind of a nag but did not see where mom was trying to train her how to live without a man. As far as I am concerned we all should learn how to cope on our own and not to rely on others to much for our survival. Movie scenery was great. I liked the movie and would recommend for all age groups. Language was difficult for me to understand at times with heavy Scot accent but I love Celtic songs very haunting and mysterious.

If you haven't seen this movie, but just heard the hype so far, you will not be disappointed. That was me last year until I saw it for the first time after a friend loaned me hers. My daughters are 3 and 1, my step daughter is almost 18, and my husband is almost 38, and we all love it! My 3 year old has discovered the princess world and I was not overly excited about the negative stereotypes surrounding Disney 'beauty' and the role of a girl as a princess. Disney impressed me with this movie and not just because of the graphics and soundtrack (we have downloaded several MP3's, the music is absolutely beautiful) but because they finally created a strong female character that denounces marriage to choose her own path and the family dynamics are quality and heartfelt. As a mom, I cried. It's a story mainly about a mother and a daughter and it's amazing. We laugh every time because the humor is funny and age appropriate but still makes us adults laugh as well. I never object when they request this move (we have one in the car and the other in the house DVD player) because I enjoy it just as much. This particular one was a great price and it comes with both a regular DVD and a blu-ray disc. Definitely recommend this :)

I do not know why this story has gotten so many bad reviews. For one, I have to say the scary scenes are not so scary. Both of my girls must just be Brave and Strong young girls, because both of them don't seem to be bothered by the movie. Now we did purchase the book a while ago and have read the story to them a number of times and discussed the scary scenes. We also sat down as a family, made popcorn and watched it all together with our 6yr old and almost 4yr old. I have to say there are some parts that I was not a fan of--for instance how she visits a witch to change her mother and that the food was left around for her brothers to eat. But the hype about the nudity and every thing else...what are we puritans. My girls didn't even seem to notice that the boys were naked. I thought I was a wonderful story about how some traditions should be changed and left behind!!!! Like marrying your daughters off at a young age, making them wear outdated clothing and arranging their marriages. Hence the break from tradition, which all the young men were happy about as well. It was refreshing to have a movie that showed how a girl could be strong and not have to "live happily ever after" and marry prince charming. Or be saved by a man. It showed how she must figure out how to make things right through problem-solving. My husband and I believe our two daughters need to learn to rely on themselves and someday, as I did, find a wonderful man to share their lives. We do not believe that our girls need a man to be complete--nor should a man need a woman--they should be healthy independent persons who are not co-dependent. I thought it was a delightful show that let you see how both mother and daughter were not listening to one another and after mom gets changed into a bear, they spend time mending and bonding together. I have to say, parents sometimes get very hung up in having to have things their way and do not listen to their children. I am also guilty at times--no one is perfect. I liked how the bonds were mended both concretely for young children (with the tapestry), verbally and physically for older children and parents. Both the mother and Merida matured while working together to mend their relationship and change mom back into a human.

I've been trying to understand why some seem to be lukewarm about BRAVE. Some would like to see the beginning cut so that the action starts sooner, I would say that you'd miss the exposition if it wasn't there. I, for one, enjoyed every minute of it. Some have said that the backgrounds were too realistic, I think the backgrounds (and all the animation) is just incredibly beautiful. I would agree with the sentiment that it would have been nice to see more of the mother/daughter interaction, but then the movie would have been too long for the younger kids. It's there appropriately, but when the mother and daughter's relationship changes it could have been a slower process and I'd have enjoyed it because I'm at an age where I can enjoy the subtle changes. A ten-year-old wouldn't like that so I can understand the choice. I've read all the negative reviews, but I just don't agree. BRAVE is a great film. As for this 5-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition - It's fine. I would have liked a sound remix for the 2 channel Dolby. The dialogue is slightly too weak or the musical soundtrack too loud. But if you aren't listening to the film on internal TV speakers then you're fine. It's all great and nothing too terribly distracting. It's great that Disney included so many extras. That makes buying these versions worth the extra $$. I couldn't care less about the 3D, but it's there if I care to watch it. But I honestly never do.

I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoy this movie. I read new software was used to make Merida's hair more life like and it worked. Her hair is what made me fall in love with her right from the beginning. The story itself is not what I expected. Without spoiling the story, this movie is not simply a teenager rebelling against her parents. It may start that way but stick with it and I think both sides can learn something from the story, especially parents (and I am an adult saying this). And of course there is fun mixed in with a serious message. The triplets are hysterical, I just want to hug them as I shake my head at them. They are like a puppy - so cute you can't stay mad at them. I haven't watched the blu-ray version yet but the dvd picture is crisp and clear. This is a top notch movie from head to tail. Something you can enjoy with the entire family, even if you have to tie down the teenagers I think they will enjoy it. Merida has a spunky spirit that I think many teenage daughters can relate to. I think I would if I was a teenager again.

With "Brave", Pixar finally made their entrance into a period and fairy tale setting. After the critical and financial failure of "Cars 2" (which is a film that I personally enjoyed and didn't deserve the massive hate), "Brave" was seen as Pixar's chance of redemption. However, some Pixar fans screamed foul and thought "Brave" was a result of the Disneyfication of Pixar. However, although "Brave" wasn't seen as the definite Pixar comeback, it still was better critically and commercially received as "Cars 2". The feminist aspects were also surrounding "Brave". It was their first film with a female lead after more than a decade of films with male leads. "Brave" got also some buzz of the directorial change. It was Brenda Chapman's lovechild, but she got replaced because of creative differences. Although Chapman herself has stated that her original visions of the tale was fulfilled, the replacements are barely mentioned in the special features. She still got credited as the secondary director, although one can't help to wonder if there was a bigger conflict about this story or if this conflict was enhanced by the media. Either way, although I've always been not so fond of Pixar, they can deliver a masterpiece now and then ("Toy Story", "Finding Nemo", "Up"). "Brave" does come across a one of Pixar's strongest works, but is also hampered by some flaws. And some quite obvious flaws too. Moviegoers has grown to expect more from Pixar and many of them found the film to be conventional. The marketing device also misguided the film, depicting it as a grand adventure, when it really is an intimate, character-driven story in the second half. Where "Brave" really excel is with the animation and the music. The animation is stunningly gorgeous, as is the music, setting a haunting atmosphere and giving the movie a special quality. The wonderful score is by Patrick Doyle, the songs written by Alex Mandel and they work well. "Brave" is a departure from Pixar's previous works, not only because of it's setting, but it's scope. It definitively feels more Disney than Pixar at times, but that's doesn't necessarily hurts the film. I see nothing wrong about Pixar trying to go in Disney's territory and make a Princes movie long you do it with class and subtlety (damn me as much as you want to, Pixar fanboys). However, I still wished that Pixar would make more realistic-looking characters for once and expand their horizons in term of character designs. Where "Brave" falls flat, it's in terms of it's story. It's quite conventional, as the matter of fact too conventional. The story is trite, cliched and really not particularly well structured. The film seems more of two separate stories incorporated into one. However, despite the story problems, "Brave" shall have praise for having a mother-daughter-related story in a fairy tale setting and not having a prince charming to save the day. Another noteworthy component about "Brave" is the choice of having an all Scottish cast into the movie. It's easy to give Pixar some good points about that, although the Medieval Scottish would probably be not understandable for todays audiences. However, most of the voices are fine. Billy Connolly (who previously was in "Pocahontas") brings the warmth and joviality to King Fergus. Emma Thompson (who was in "Treasure Planet") brings dignity and subtlety to Queen Ellinor. Less successful is Kelly McDonald as the protagonist Merida herself, making Merida more grating and whiny than she needs to be. Otherwise, Julie Walters makes a fine witch. Steve Purcell makes a fun crow. Kevin McKidd makes a good Lord MacGuffin/Young MacGuffin. Craig Ferguson delivers some spunk to Lord Macintosh. BONUS FEATURES The film is filled with good bonus features. First up is a audio commentary by director Mark Andrews, co-director Steve Purcell, editor Nick Smith and story supervisor Brian Larsen. The four of them delivers an excellent commentary, covering all the topics of the story and the technical aspects, although Andrew's voice can be a little grating at times. But still another excellent commentary from Pixar. LEGEND OF MOR'DU; A short which enhances the full story about Mor'Du (according to rumors that were around the Internet, the short was supposed to be included in the actual movie). It's a fine short, giving more purpose and weight to the story of Mor'Du and it's nice to see that it's mainly hand-drawn. LA LUNA: A short and sweet Pixar film. BRAVE OLD WORLD: A featurette that talks about the crew's visit to Scotland and the Scottish influences on the film. Although is mostly praise about the land and culture, it's still interesting. MERIDA & ELINOR: A featurette that covers the characters and personalities of Merida and Elinor and their relationship. Chapman herself dominates most of the featurette. A quite engaging topic. BEARS: A short featurette that covers the designs and animation aspects of Mor'Du and Queen Elinor as a bear. Short, but still quite interesting. WONDER MOSS: A topic about how they created the moss in the movie. It's a little too technical, but still interesting. MAGIC: Magic tells us about the magical aspects of the film, like the wisps and the witch and the fairy tale aspect. Quite enjoyable CLAN PIXAR: A featurette that covers the folks at Pixar. A little more jovial and happy talk than what it needs to be. ONCE UPON A SCENE: A featurette that delivers the many deleted scenes (and also indicates "Brave's" troubled production). It's interesting that Pixar decided to have many of the deleted scenes in one featurette, instead of having the deleted scenes themselves. However, it's still interesting to watch. Disc two is also filled with many featurettes. First up is an alternative opening (a few shots that made into one of the trailers). While it's not fully animated, it's still an engaging shot. FALLING WARRIORS: A featurette about the fighting scenes in the movie and how they got choreographed. Short, but interesting. DIRTY HAIRY PEOPLE: A featurette which talks about the hair in the movie. Also short, but interesting IT'S ENGLISH... SORT OF: This featurette talks about the use of the Scottish actors, the Scottish words and phrases used in the movie. Quite fun ANGUS: About Merida's black horse, Angus and how to create the character. THE TAPESTRY: About the tapestry that Queen Elinor makes in the film and how the creative team managed to create it. Overall, "Brave" is hampered by some flaws and might be to conventional at times, but still makes a good movie to watch. It's easily one of the best animated movies yet on this decade.

Has a way of not doing the expected. Young Merida is the headstrong daughter of the feisty Scottish King Fergus and the equally strong but more quiet Queen Elinor, and loves both with all her heart, but as a princess, finds her duties to be a royal pain in the tush. Elinor is grooming her to royal duties, but Merida sees the inequality of her life as she has three smaller brothers who can almost get away with anything and are not facing the duties she must. In what little time she has to herself. she can be found outside the castle walls, riding her horse and practicing her archery, her favorite hobby. It is when she discovers she has been, literally put up for betrothal to the winner in a contest between three clans that the war with her mother actually begins as she has no desire to be married at all unless she can choose for herself, and none of the three clans offer much hope for a good match. Merida then takes matters into her own hands when she enters the contest to win her own hand sparking a raging argument with her mother which sees her flying off alone in tears. Willo the wisps enter the picture to lead her to an old witch's cottage where she pays the witch to cast a spell to change her fate. It changes more than that. It turns her mother into a bear and binds both her and her mother to an older fate when she finds she must not only seek a way to change her mother back, but protect her from her father who is seeking to kill what he believes is a legendary monster. Worse, both must contend with the monster, who is not only legendary, but alive. Merida must fight her father while Elinor takes on the powerful creature to save her daughter. How does it end? You'll have to see. I love this because it doesn't fall into the usual fairytale rule of Prince marrying the princess and living happily ever after. This is a tale of a headstrong powerful girl changing her fate and herself, seeking more from life than to be a prize for a contest and the dutiful quiet wife of a winner she doesn't even know. She is seeking the freedom to choose for herself what she wants and must be brave to not only find what she wants, but to correct her mistakes and protect her family as well as she might. This is an odd tale, but a great one!

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Me gusta la película por si imagen, su realismo de los escenarios, es divertida y la música es genial, lastima que canten durante la peli para mi eso la estropea, recomiendo mirar como se hizo, ya que es entonces cuando te das cuenta del trabajo que ha supuesto hacer la película.

Intanto devo dire che, come al solito, non capisco certe logiche sui nomi, perché chiamarlo “Ribelle (The Brave)”? Non potevano lasciarlo semplicemente come “Brave” e magari sottotitolarlo Ribelle? Vabbè, certi colpi di fantasia da markettari non riuscirò mai a capirli. Parliado del film certamente rappresenta l’ennesima pietra miliare nella storia dell’animazione digitale. Il film è tecnicamente ineccepibile, le ambientazioni eccelse, i personaggi azzeccati e ben fatti, per non parlare poi dei capelli di Merida, la protagonista, che sono una vera e propria opera d’arte, per la loro dinamicità, complessità e tonalità. Da questo punto di vista c’è poco da lamentarsi, se non, giusto per fare i precisini, una eccessiva gommosità nella mano di Merida nella scena della gara con l’arco. La storia è buona, per evitare spoiler dirò solo che ovviamente, come per tutti gli altri prodotti Pixar gira attorno a qualche buon sentimento, insomma niente di nuovo ma comunque pregevole, anche perché la Pixar ha avuto la bravura di non anticipare assolutamente nulla della trama principale nei vari trailer. La parte peggiore della storia, specialmente per gli appassionati disney, è quella sensazione di deja-vu che ti lascia nel finale … ma non vi dirò perché ;-) Il film nel complesso è molto divertente ed è farcito di numerose scene simpatiche e piacevoli gag. Adesso veniamo alla parte dolente. Il tutto è estremamente dinamico, pure troppo. Infatti la vera pecca che posso attribuire a questo film è appunto la sua estrema dinamicità. Succedono cose, tante, troppe, tutte velocemente, una di seguito all’altra. Il ritmo è estremamente elevato, un cambio continuo, una corsa sfrenata, talmente elevato che i 100 minuti della sua durata letteralmente volano lasciandoti alla fine con un “già finito?” che ti pende dalle labbra. Ci sono pochissime scene che rallentino la trama, che spezzino questa dinamicità. In alcuni momenti topici in cui servirebbe fare una pausa nella narrazione per poter dare solennità ad un discorso, oppure ad approfondire un rapporto il tutto comunque è spezzettato, condito da elementi esterni, da piccole gag. Certamente non ci si può annoia, ma chiaramente tutta questa azione va a discapito soprattutto della liricità dei paesaggi e delle ambientazioni che vengono poco valorizzate da una scrittura troppo veloce. Per concludere con un giudizio complessivo, Ribelle è un film bello, molto bello ma che, almeno alla prima visione, manca dell’effetto “WOW” a cui la Pixar ci aveva abituato con i suoi predecessori. Io l'avevo già visto al cinema ma la versione blue ray lo rende nettamente migliore è più godibile.

Extremely satisfied with the audio video quality. Very nice movie for both kids and adults

Merida ist ein toller Film, der eine schöne Geschichte mit Happyend erzählt. Man taucht ein in eine Welt alter Mythen und gibt sich entspannt der Erzählung hin. Es gibt viele Szenen zum schmunzeln, er ist spannend u auch traurig. Es wird also alles geboten, was das Kinoherz begehrt. Der Film behandelt praktisch eine Zeitspanne von 2 Tagen und das Ende ist vorhersehbar. Dies möchte ich jedoch nicht als Nachteil aufführen, denn so mancher Streifen zeigt einem schon sehr früh das Ende auf. Trotzdem ist die Gestaltung sehr gelungen und das eintauchen in eine Welt, als man noch an die Natur und deren Götter glaubte, Sitten und Mythen, Rituale alter Zeiten, lassen einen ohne weiteres verzaubern. Zum Inhalt des Filmes möchte ich nichts weiter angeben, da ausreichend der Film beschrieben worden ist. Unzählige Rezessionen haben sich damit ausgiebigst beschäftigt. Ich möchte jedoch anführen, dass dieser Film mehr für Alt statt Jung geeignet ist. Die Geschichte ist teils düster, dunkel und nicht für 6 jährige erzählt. Warum einige Leute sich derart zerfleischen, verstehe ich allerdings nicht. Man darf nicht vergessen, das die FSK nur eine Empfehlung u keine Aussage in diesem Sinne ist. Jeder entscheidet selber, wer diesen Film sehen darf und wer nicht. Pixar u Disney haben lediglich eine Geschichte erschaffen, die einem gefällt oder auch nicht. In den Bewertungen sollte es daher um den Film gehen und nicht um erhobene Zeigefinger, die Maßregelungen erfahren. Jeder Mensch kann daher selber entscheiden und sollte hier nicht von Erziehung anderer belästigt werden. Wer mit FSK 6 ein Problem hat, kauft diesen Streifen nicht oder setzt sich mit der FSK selbst auseinander. Ok, weiter.... Der Hauptteil des Films ist etwas *erwachsen* erzählt. Er beschäftig sich mit den Ängsten der Menschen von früher, die sich Geschehnisse der Natur u deren Zauber, nicht erklären konnten. Wer also mit sehr kleinen Zuschauern unterwegs ist, sollte sich zeit für anschliessende fragen nehmen, etwas bewandert in Geschichte u Natur sein u Tempos zur Hand haben. Keine Angst, denn ein Epos an zeitgeschichtlicher Erzählung, ist es dann doch nicht :) Mit einem spidermann jedoch, der von Haus zu Haus schwingt und der Nachwuchs: cool sagt, ist dieser Film nicht zu vergleichen. Hier gibt es etwas mehr storry, die mehr als für nur cool reicht. Trotz allem, ein sehr gelungenes Werk, welches ich jedem empfehlen kann. Volle 5 Sterne vergebe ich!