'The Princess and the Frog' Movie Reviews
#1'The Princess and the Frog' Movie Reviews
Posted: 11/29/09 at 12:25am
'The Princess and the Frog' Movie Reviews
Q
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/3/05
#2re: 'The Princess and the Frog' Movie Reviews
Posted: 11/29/09 at 12:36am
The ONLY reservation I've had with this is that I get an ANASTASIA vibe from it - especially with regard to the treatment of the 'villian'. And that was the deal-breaker for me in ANASTASIA.
I will certainly see this, and with an open mind.
#2re: 'The Princess and the Frog' Movie Reviews
Posted: 11/29/09 at 12:50am
- especially with regard to the treatment of the 'villian'. And that was the deal-breaker for me in ANASTASIA.
Why? Because historically he may not have been as evil as he has been portrayed or because his body parts were falling off and he had a pet bat?
Q
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/3/05
#3re: 'The Princess and the Frog' Movie Reviews
Posted: 11/29/09 at 12:56amI just felt like the way they handled him was at odds with the overall feel of the rest of the piece.
#4re: 'The Princess and the Frog' Movie Reviews
Posted: 11/29/09 at 1:03amAh, okay.
#5re: 'The Princess and the Frog' Movie Reviews
Posted: 11/29/09 at 1:45am
From all I know about the movie, Dr. Facilier does has a different feel to him than the rest of the movie, though in Anastasia, it was fantastical vs. real, and in PatF, it's happy vs. dark. And everything I hear about Facilier is dark, dark, dark. I have friends who have seen the movie at the special engagements in NY and LA, and they've divulged a lot of details to me, including Facilier's death, which is probably one of the most, if not the most creepy and intense Disney death.
I mean, really. I felt creeped out just from them describing it to me. And yet the rest of the movie is light and fluffy.
Now, all that aside, I am WAY excited for this movie, obviously. :)
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Updated On: 11/29/09 at 01:45 AM
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Broadway Star Joined: 11/13/05
#6re: 'The Princess and the Frog' Movie Reviews
Posted: 11/29/09 at 3:09amI'd love to see this in New York, but there's no way in hell I'm paying $30 for general admission. Still very excited, just not $30 excited.
#7re: 'The Princess and the Frog' Movie Reviews
Posted: 11/29/09 at 10:45amThere's a difference - Anastasia wasn't Disney. I haven't seen PatF yet, but I put my faith in Disney doing a better job than the clunky Anastasia!
#8re: 'The Princess and the Frog' Movie Reviews
Posted: 11/29/09 at 4:47pmWell of course Anastasia's not Disney. :) It was Fox, which sort of explains why the movie completely twists history and makes up its own reality.
#9re: 'The Princess and the Frog' Movie Reviews
Posted: 11/29/09 at 8:05pmI loved Anastasia's chemistry with Dmitri, though.
#10re: 'The Princess and the Frog' Movie Reviews
Posted: 11/30/09 at 1:05pmI LOVE Anastasia! It ties with The Prince of Egypt as the best non-Disney animated musical. And you can't say it's bad because it twisted history. Has anyone seen Pocahontas? They twisted the hell out of that story. I mean, Anastasia had mystical monks and Pocahontas had talking trees. And I love Disney laughably tried to make up for it in the direct-to-video sequel where she (properly) marries John Rolfe. When I was little, after watching Anastasia I still knew that the princess had still never been found. So yeah, Anastasia, in my opinion, is a great animated film. Great voice acting by Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Bernadette Peters, Christopher Llyod, Hank Azaria and ESPECIALLY Angela Lansbury (they should Oscars for voiceover work).
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