The Princess and The Frog DVD Review

My children are big Disney fans!  Our DVD cabinet is getting extremely full and a huge majority of them are the children’s DVD’s!  My 6 year old daughter is the ultimate princess fan and as soon as she heard about The Princess and The Frog, she anticipated it’s release.

We received our complimentary review copy late last week but we just got around to watching it tonight.  All 5 of us loaded up on the couch watching the newest Disney Princess, Tiana! She is the ninth princess and she is the first African-American princess.  She joins the beloved Disney Princesses in royal sisterhood.

I’m a Texas gal and when I heard those southern accents I got all giddy inside. The Princess and The Frog is based in New Orleans, Louisiana and you can definitely tell my the characters voices.

A little about the movie:

The Princess and the Frog transports audiences to glorious, glamorous New Orleans as Tiana, the first African American Disney princess meets her frog prince and gives him the fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical, magical bayous of Louisiana. The Princess and the Frog’s colorful cast of one-of-a-kind new characters joyfully raises the roof, with voice performances from stars including Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose (Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, 2004,“Caroline, or Change”), Keith David (Crash), Jenifer Lewis (“Strong Medicine”), Jim Cummings (“Mickey Mouse Clubhouse”), Michael-Leon Wooley (Ghost Town), Bruno Campos (“Nip/Tuck”), Peter Bartlett (The Producers), Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow), Jennifer Cody (Broadway’s “Shrek: The Musical”), Oprah Winfrey and John Goodman (Monsters, Inc.).

I thoroughly enjoyed watching this movie with my family. Watching it on Blu-Ray was simply amazing and the images and colors were so vibrant and joyful, I couldn’t help but smile. The animation and effects are simply amazing and really brings the movie to life.

While I loved the movie I did have a problem with the Shadow Man clips. It was pretty frightening and I don’t think its suitable for the younger children. The whole ghost, demon-like shadows were a bit much throughout the movie.

There is so much to learn from Tiana.  If you are going to dream – dream big and work hard at your dreams.

When you purchase the The Princess and The Frog Three Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo Set you get so many extra features. Some of those features include:

• Magic In The Bayou: The Making of A Princess — Co-writers and directors John Musker and Ron Clements take a freewheeling, behind-the-scenes look at the making of Disney’s newest animated film as it grows from an initial concept to a lavish animated film set in the enchanting world of New Orleans and the surrounding bayous.
• The Return To Hand Drawn Animation
• The Disney Legacy
• Disney’s Newest Princess
• The Princess and the Animator
• Conjuring The Villain
• A Return To The Animated Musical
• Bringing Life to Animation with an introduction by John Musker and Ron Clements.
• Deleted Scenes introduced by the filmmakers
• Art Galleries — A collection of storyboard art traces the visual development of The Princess and the Frog’s rich gallery of characters and settings.

Disney has totally outdone themselves!  This is definitely a must watch.

Buy:

The Princess and The Frog is available for purchase for a suggested retail price of $44.99!

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