The Princess and the Frog thoughts — Page 2

I thought it was wonderful. Not perfect, but wonderful.

I don't see a whole lot of movies, but for my money, the two best movies I've seen this year were both animated- this and Up.

I hope at least one of them finds itself nominated as one of the ten best pictures of the year.

At the very least, one of these two films is a shoo-in for Animated Feature (if I had to pick, I'd choose Up, though I loved both).

I actually loved the songs. I've been listening to them non-stop since Friday. I guess different strokes for different folks.

Anyway, Time Magazine rated the 10 best movies of the year. They put The Princess and the Frog at #1 and Up at #2.

Just agree, and agree whole-heartedly on the score. I liked it as it was happening: toe tapping, fun.... but now, no more than 2 hours after the movie ended, I don't recall a single song or lyric. Sad.

I don't grasp why Alan Menken was removed. Even if his work wasn't up to par with his prior Disney scores, he still would have been a perfect symbolic choice. Unlike Newman, who if you think about it, is the anti-symbolic choice, if there is such a thing (he scored TOY STORY, which was pretty much the beginning of the end of Disney animation).

Loved it. Seeing it today for the fourth time.

Honestly, for those of you who thought the story was unclear, it's much better the second time. You can focus on details more, and it makes a lot more sense. Though it really should have been the work of the filmmakers to make the story clear the first time.

I think if Alan Menken hadn't left/been kicked out of/whatever the project, it would be my favorite Disney movie. Right now it's ranked at number 2, under Little Mermaid and its Menken score. (Though I did really like the instrumental score. I've always thought Randy Newman's instrumental scores were much better than his songs. I love the instrumental score in A Bug's Life, for instance.)

Updated On: 12/16/09 at 01:40 PM

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Hahaha! My niece likes him, too. Even though she thought the movie was just "okay," she's still talking about him 5 days later, how "handsome" he was. That girl is boy-crazy!

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It's even better when the actor that does the character is adorable. I hear that Bruno Campos (Prince Naveen) was also on Nip/Tuck *even though I've never watched the show before.*

One-half of The Carver aka the incestuous brother-sister team who basically turned pretty girls faces into something akin to Heath Ledger's face in The Dark Knight.

^ Is it weird that when I saw that picture a few weeks ago, it made me want to ship Anika/Bruno?


I met 'Prince Naveen' (and Princess Tiana) a few times at Disney World last week. BOY was he a cutie. Every time I met him, Tiana sort of got neglected, LOL.

He told me to give him a kiss and pointed to his cheek and waggled his eyebrows. <3



It's a bit embarrassing to be an adult swooning over a cartoon character, but at that moment, I didn't particularly care, LOL.

Updated On: 12/18/09 at 05:25 PM

Was he the guy in that show a ways back with Christina Applegate??

I finally saw this tonight and I loved it. I didn't read this entire thread, but I will agree with the score. I personally loved the music, but I definitely don't think I'll remember the actual songs.

I was not a fan of Dr. Facilier. He came off sort of creepy and that was it. I loved Louis though. He was funny.

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YES, I really wanted him to sing more. He had a cute little voice.

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My mommy got me a Christmas ornament of a frog wearing a crown and a sparkly cape. I got... very excited! ^_^

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^Seriously, people over there on any board scare me in general.

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