The Princess and the Frog (Single-Disc Edition)
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Actor: Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Jenifer Lewis, Jim Cummings, Keith DavidBrand: Disney
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 98 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2010-03-16
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Model: 10260900
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Product features:
- PRINCESS AND THE FROG, THE (DVD MOVIE)
Movie Reviews of The Princess and the Frog (Single-Disc Edition)
Movie Review: 5 Starfish Delight - DVD review & director interview
Summary: 5 Stars
The following review was published on Rancho Santa Fe Review, Carmel Valley News, We Chinese in America, and (...). I also reviewed it on Fox 5 San Diego, wsRadio "Perry Previews the Movies."
What if the girl that the Frog Prince kissed in the fairytale was not a princess, would the magic still work? You will find the answer in the magical new Disney animated musical, "The Princess and the Frog," directed by the same directors who brought us Aladdin and The Little Mermaid.
The story is about Tiana, an African American little girl who wished upon an evening star in hope to get a restaurant of her own called "Tiana's Place." She suddenly saw a frog staring at her! She screamed and ran away. When she grew up, she had finally saved enough money to buy a place for a restaurant. It was a rather disheveled and shabby looking house. Tiana's loving, nurturing mother Eudora helped her tidy things up. Tiana had vivid plans for the future, but they were erased by another man who offered a much higher price. The land owners reneged on their promise.
Tiana then again wished upon the evening star. She was shocked to see the frog again, sitting on the balcony! "Ha ha, very funny," she said, "I suppose you want a kiss?" "That would be nice!" said the frog. And that is where she flipped out.
It turned out that the visiting prince of Meladonia was stuck in a frog form after the evil Dr. Facilier transformed him by voodoo magic. The frog prince promised to make Tiana's wish come true with just one kiss from her. Tiana unwillingly kissed the frog, but something queer happened to HER! When she looked in the mirror, she screamed in horror and jumped very high. She saw her hand turn into a green web foot and she was secreting mucus all over her body! She became a frog too! Tiana and Naveen must now use their wit to navigate through the dangerous bayou in search for a cure to their spell.
One of the amazing achievements of this movie is in the large number of superb supporting characters, each with a rich and unique personality, including: Ray, a lovesick Cajun firefly who is in love with Evangeline, the evening star; Louis, a jazz-crazed alligator who wants to play with "the big boys;" Dr. Facilier, a charismatic evil voodoo fortune teller with friends from the other side; Mama Odie, a buoyant, playful, 200-year-old seer who lives in the bayou on a boat stuck in a tree; James, Tiana's inspirational loving father who believed that wishing upon a star can only do half of the job, the rest has to come from hard work.
My favorite character is Tiana. She not only has big dreams, but also works hard to achieve them. She is very attractive and a great cook since she was a little girl. I loved how Tiana made a delicious, tantalizing swamp gumbo and taught the carefree, fun-loving Naveen how to mince mushrooms.
I think Naveen looked better than Tiana when they were frogs. He had expressive eyebrows and gleaming white teeth. He is livelier as a frog too. I liked how he made musical instrument out of a tree branch and spider web.
I love the storyline because it is fascinating and keeps you guessing what is going to happen next.
I have many favorite scenes, one of them is when Ray the firefly died, he became a star, right next to Evangeline, the evening star! This is the first Disney movie that I know to have a character who is not a villain who died. The funniest scene was when Tiana said, "Just one kiss," then Naveen the frog prince said, "Unless you beg for more!" I thought these two scenes are genius touches.
The visual style is stunning. I especially love the multi-colored bottles in Mama Odie's place. In the end, I liked when the golden light and the water surrounded Tiana and Naveen.
When I was very little, there were many frogs in our backyard that I often caught after it rained. I named one of them, a tiny green tree frog "Chile," who is my favorite, and wrote stories about him. I never kissed any frog myself because I wouldn't want to turn into one!
I watched the first 30 minute preview of this amazing film at the Disney D23 Fan Expo in Anaheim in September 2009 as the youngest credentialed media representative. I had a prediction that this could be a five starfish film if the rest is as good as the preview. I was right! I was thrilled to meet and interview directors John Musker and Ron Clements immediately following their panel discussion at D23. Both enjoyed my drawings of frogs and dragon, and autographed for me. I asked why they chose an African American girl as their heroine for this movie. John Musker said, "It has not been done before. We thought this would be something new. The story is set in New Orleans where there is a large African American community. We thought it would be fun to have a heroine that is different from the other ones."
What a difference indeed! When I compared Tiana and many other Disney princesses from older movies, I noticed an immediate difference: The other princesses were mostly wishful and lazy, waiting for some prince to deliver them to salvation. Tiana, however, is self-reliant, who also reforms a lazy prince and teaches him why work is important. Why would a prince from other Disney movies want to marry a princess whom he doesn't really know, and who doesn't know how to do anything useful except flirting around and looking pretty?
The Princess and the Frog is about love, sacrifice, dreams, and how to make your dreams come true.
When you know what your dreams are, you must pursue them with hard work.
The Princess and The Frog (Three Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
Summary of The Princess and the Frog (Single-Disc Edition)
Disney celebrates a modern-day classic from the directors of THE LITTLE MERMAID and ALADDIN. Discover what really happened after the princess kissed the frog in an inspired twist on the world's most famous kiss. This hilarious adventure leaps off the screen with stunning animation, irresistible music and an unforgettable cast of characters. Enter Princess Tiana's world of talking frogs, singing alligators and lovesick fireflies as she embarks on an incredible journey through the mystical bayous of Louisiana. Spurred on by a little bit of courage and a great big dream, these new friends come to realize what's truly important in life...love, family and friendship. Overflowing with humor and heart, THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG is an incredible motion picture experience your whole family will want to enjoy again and again!
- Product Measures: 0.61" x 5.34" x 7.5"
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