‘The Princess and the Frog’ Download and Reviews
“The Princess and the Frog” Movie Details
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| IMDB Rating: 7.7/10 out of 7,377 votes |
“The Princess and the Frog” Movie Review
“The Princess and the Frog” Plot Summary
A fairy tale set in Jazz Age-era New Orleans and centered on a young girl named Princess Tiana and her fateful kiss with a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again.
By Jove…it’s actually GOOD!
I’ve said my share of disparaging words against the Walt Disney Company, and let’s face it; they’ve put out more than their share of garbage over the years. It seems as if Pixar has been pulling their dead weight for the past decade as they’ve put out offensively bad DTV releases and pumping their money and resources into their sub par T.V. station and musical acts (though I will say that Lilo and Stitch, as well as The Emperor’s New Groove, which I consider to be one of Disney’s funniest releases). Yes, it seemed that all hope was lost for the Mouse and that anything original and thought provoking associated with the Disney name would have that cute little bouncing lamp right along side
Imagine my surprise when I saw The Princess and the Frog yesterday. Surprise nothing! I nearly went into a shock induced coma. This was a brilliant film, something truly worthy of Uncle Walt’s iconic signature. This film had all the makings of a Disney classic: great story, great characters, great music, and of course, great art
One thing I always give the Walt Disney Co. credit for is their masterful art work in their features, even the less than stellar ones. This has, especially, been the case the past 20-25 years. Some of the same artists that worked on the more recent classics like The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast worked on Princess and the Frog. I was told after the film that the same man that drew Belle (Randy Cartwright) drew for Tiana, and you can tell. The art in general in this movie is extremely impressive. Not only are all the characters well drawn, but the backgrounds are breath taking, very reminiscent of Hunchback of Notre Dame. They seem to take you into a painting of the location without losing it’s touch with reality. Also, the use of different art styles stood out, especially the ‘Almost There’ number, which was drawn mostly in the Art Deco style
Randy Newman’s score left the biggest impression on my after the film was over, though. I think this is the first time a Disney feature used, primarily, North American music styles like jazz, ragtime, southern gospel, and even zydeco. Of course, like any great Disney feature; Princess and the Frog had it’s signature musical number: the previously named ‘Almost There’. With a great tune, appropriate lyrics, and of course, the voice of Anika Noni Rose; I’m sure (and I hope) this will become another Disney standard. Unlike some Disney films, there wasn’t that dreadful ‘Oh dear merciful God, when is this going to end’ number. Every song was thought out, appropriate for it’s setting, and just…good. Kudos to Randy Newman, who will hopefully get an Oscar nomination (at least) for this film
Then, of course, there’s the high water mark for not only Disney movies, but for movies in general, especially animation films: characters and story. Movies can have an amazing score and even good animation, but if the story flops and if the characters are insufferable, then it’s going nowhere. This movie, thankfully, had neither problem. There was no character that you wish would just go get himself or herself bent. Everyone served his or her purpose in the movie
Like many of the newer Disney movies, The Princess and the Frog had a, well…Princess character that was blue collar and hard working
Tiana is young woman from the slums of New Orleans, whose sole purpose in life is to open up a successful restaurant serving authentic Louisiana cuisine. Of course, the man puts her down and she finds herself sunk. I will say that I’m VERY proud of Disney for not shoving the race issue down our throats and, at the same time, for not avoiding it all together. This was seen in the scene where the land lords of the building she’s looking to purchase
At the same time, a lazy hedonistic prince comes to New Orleans looking for a (Rich) bride since his monetary supply has been cut off by his parents. He sets his sights on a bona fide southern belle named Charlotte, Tiana’s foil and best friend. The Prince and his reluctant English servant (what prince would be complete without one) get sidetracked by a voodoo man/street performer named Dr. Facilier aka ‘The Shadow Man’, a slick deceitful crook with his own silhouette as a side kick (and yes, they are able to make it work). Dr. Facilier says both Prince Naveeh and Lawerence will get what they both desire most (money and a life without servitude, respectively). Louis is turned into the Prince (or at least, given his body) while Naveeh turns into…a smiley frog; which as we learn throughout the film is mucus
Naveeh meets Tiana after she changes clothes (and after her dreams of owning her own restaurant). Tiana, who is less than fond of frog, tries to kill our hero; but later finds out that this is a frog with a difference…he can talk. After Naveeh sees a copy of a print version of, appropriately enough, the Princess and the Frog, he asks Tiana (Who is wearing a tiara at the time) to kiss him, believing that she is, indeed, royalty herself; though he later finds out that she is a waitress. He promises that after she kisses him, something she is far from enthusiastic about, he will make her dream of owning her own restaurant a reality. Well, she does kiss him, but there’s a bit of a SNAFU: she turns into a frog herself. The two of them must find a way to become human again. Along the way, they meet a cavalcade of characters including a trumpet playing alligator (and yes, they are able to make it work somehow) and a Cajun firefly named Ray
The Princess and the Frog, a movie (I hope) that is destined for greatness.
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‘The Frighteners’ Download and Reviews
“The Frighteners” Movie Details
The Frighteners tagline: No Rest for the Wicked.
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| IMDB Rating: 7.1/10 out of 26,864 votes |
“The Frighteners” Movie Review
“The Frighteners” Plot Summary
After a car accident in which his wife, Debra, was killed and he was injured, Frank Bannister develops psychic abilities allowing him to see…
Enjoyable
I’m always up for a good ghost story, and this i found worth the time and effort of watching
Mike Fox was very good. One of his best performances, i thought. A good solid adult role playing a shuckster making not-your-normal living. The character definitely had one of the stranger ways of paying-the-bills in moviedom
And Combs was a hoot and a half. Think Dr. Herbert West if the wacky doctor had gone into law enforcement instead of reanimating bodies
Busey did a very nice job of being the homicidal maniac. He left no doubt that his character was a total nutcase
Usually i’m not so impressed by movies being shot in New Zealand as for some reason, tackiness is sometimes an unintended result. But for this movie, the New Zealand location worked very well
I liked the art design on the movie case. It fit the movie to a tee
Actually worth watching? Sure. It’s a good story told with good production values and good performances by the actors. It’s one of my favorites and i have my own personal copy which i pull out and have fun re-watching every once in a while.
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‘Twins’ Download and Reviews
“Twins” Movie Details
Twins tagline: Only their mother can tell them apart.
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“Twins” Movie Review
“Twins” Plot Summary
A physically perfect, but innocent, man goes in search of his twin brother, who is a short small-time crook. add synopsis
Great dialogue and a thoughtful, moving story
The beginning of Twins has a surreal tone to it it. This caring voice-over contrasts so much with the sinister look of the lab, and the music gives a much sadder feel to what is already present. I think the idea of putting two physically opposite actors together and deciding to make them twins works in this film, especially considering that the plot tells us they have genetically modified origins. Julius’ odd upbringing – isolated on an island – and its after-effects are obvious very early on. He asks for a manual when asked to drive a car somewhere. You get a sense that everything is so novel to Julius – even eating an ice cream (a shot which is beautifully lit). As you wouldn’t, he hasn’t the first clue about romance. Vincent, of course, is totally opposite, and you know this in just a few scenes. The brothers’ scenes are often juxtaposed to show this. I especially like Vincent’s expression in the ‘third rule in a crisis’ scene
The bionic hand when Julius’ briefcase is nearly stolen is inspired – he pulls up his would-be muggers on such things as wearing motorcycle helmets. The fire extinguisher scene is so wonderful in showing how shady Vincent is and how good Julius is – Julius doesn’t even hate Vincent when he rejects him. In fact, even their names seem to suit the characters. The relationship between the brothers is interesting. Vincent suddenly shows a united front with Julius, strangely enough when Julius deals with someone who is hounding his brother. Although they are twins, Julius acts like a much older brother as they learn more about their past
Some of the dialogue in Twins is brilliant. ‘Oh, I like nuked food!’ is such a great line from Julius, and Vincent’s ‘I liberated this from my file at the orphanage’ says so much about his personality in just a few words. There’s also a wonderful scene after the fight in the nightclub where the line-dancers carry on dancing around the unconscious henchmen.
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‘Meet the Parents’ Download and Reviews
“Meet the Parents” Movie Details
Meet the Parents tagline: First comes love. Then comes the interrogation.
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“Meet the Parents” Movie Review
“Meet the Parents” Plot Summary
Male nurse Greg Focker meets his girlfriend’s parents before proposing, but her suspicious father is every date’s worst nightmare. add synopsis
Kinda unusual role for Robert De Niro
This film was great but I needed some time to get use to idea that Robert De Niro is playing in comedy. I’ve seen many his movies and in most of them he’s playing gangster I’ve never seen him playing in comedy before but he was actually very suitable for this role. All other actors did a great job too, especially Ben Stiller. There were many funny and memorable moments. The idea of this film itself was very good for a comedy. I heard that this movie is a remake and I really would like to see an original bu it’s kinda hard to find. I haven’t see the sequel yet but I definitely gonna do it because Meet the Parents is one of the best comedies I’ve seen.
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