Kroms, you're not the only one to get upset at the Tangled trailer. Personally, I don't see the big deal. People get so wrapped up in The Legacy of Disney Classics that they have unrealistic expectations, which results in the Little Mermaid formula. Maybe the reason Dreamworks has had so much success while Disney's been floundering is that they're more free to experiment and don't have to make every single release the next treasure in the Disney Vault. My first impression of Princess and the Frog was way off, so I'll withhold judgement on the new one.

Also, the High School Musical/Hannah Montana audience is ludicrously huge, and Disney would be just plain stupid not to capitalize on that. If they can get Kung Fu Panda level success from a girl power movie, why not? The whole Suits vs. Glen Keane is probably too simplistic — it takes more than one person to make an animated feature; there's no room for auteurs in movies this big.

Richard, I agree completely; I was really happy with how they handled that character. Not a villain, not a wicked stepsister, but a genuine friend. I don't know if they've ever had a relationship like that in a Disney movie before. It almost passes The Bechdel Test.