The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom [G]

Derek’s kingdom is set to enjoy its freedom from wicked sorcerers and war with a fun, celebratory festival. But a damper is about to be put on the fun. Hidden away in a cave is Zelda, a wicked sorceress who helped Rothbart create the Forbidden Arts. Although the orb of the Forbidden Arts was destroyed, Rothbart’s notes still remain and Zelda is determined to get her hands on them so as to rule the kingdom and take her jealous revenge on Derek and Odette. 

Oh this is so bad! Why oh why on earth did they make a third?! It’s more of a musical than its predecessor, but that’s about the only thing it’s got going for it. 

Derek’s kingdom is set to enjoy its freedom from wicked sorcerers and war with a fun, celebratory festival. But a damper is about to be put on the fun. Hidden away in a cave is Zelda, a wicked sorceress who helped Rothbart create the Forbidden Arts. Although the orb of the Forbidden Arts was destroyed, Rothbart’s notes still remain and Zelda is determined to get her hands on them so as to rule the kingdom and take her jealous revenge on Derek and Odette. 

I have to admit that I did like having a woman as a villain: Zelda’s a woman who won’t be denied and she knows and uses all power at her disposal: magically and sexually. The contrast between the rocking twisted sister villain and the goody swan princess Odette brought a glimmer of fascination to the film. Not much, but a glimmer. 

There was a bit more comedy in this movie too, I think the scriptwriters really gave it a solid go this time around, unlike the second film. 

I noticed too that both Secret of the Castle and this film contain a load of flashbacks and same animation segments as the very first movie and you have to wonder was this some sort of subtle deliberate point or were the animators just being lazy? All in all, this is a pretty damned stupid film. 

Featuring the voice talents of Michelle Nicastro, Brian Nissen, Katja Zoch, Joseph Medrano, Christy Landers, Donald Sage Mackay, Doug Stone, Steve Vinovich, and Paul Masonson, The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom was a laughingly bad film to match its predecessor. Filled with action, an eclectic array of new songs, new characters, romance, and comedy, I won’t be watching it again any time soon.