Princess & The Frog (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo)

It only took a couple of huge misses like Valiant and Pixar bringing in all the money and critical acclaim to get Disney back on the right track. That's not to say I'm one of those people who is anti-CG and thinks anything hand-drawn is good just because of how it's animated, but face it, Disney's own CG animated movies are best forgotten. And most of their 2D animated movies after Lilo and Stitch were a joke. I finally watched The Princess and the Frog tonight, after hearing my 3 year old daughter rave about it and how cool the Shadow Man is. And you know what? This IS a pretty damn good movie. To me, it seems like this could've come out in the early 90s along with Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast and The Rescuers Down Under and fit right in. There really isn't much I can say as far as the negatives go with this movie aside from that I wanted it to be a little longer, and that I wish Shadow Man would've gotten more screen time. The story is pretty basic, but still fun. Tiana is a lower class girl trying to save up enough money to buy a building and turn it into a restaurant, which was a dream her father had. She's working two jobs as a waitress, and saves every cent she can, filling a bunch of coffee cans with tips. One day, Prince Naveen comes to town in search of a rich princess to marry since his parents cut him off, and it's either that or get a job. Tiana's friend Charlotte just happens to fit the bill, but before he can do anything, he takes a chance at getting rich an easier way thanks to the sinister Shadow Man. Long story short, Naveen turns into a frog and Tiana turns into a frog as well when she tries to turn him back with a kiss just like the old fairy tale. The two set off to find a way to turn human again before it's permanent, and before someone else marries Charlotte. I really did love everything about this movie. Most of the songs are memorable, especially Almost There and Friends on the Other Side. Though if you think about it, the animation during the latter is an awful lot like the Genie's song in Aladdin- A Friend Like Me. Regardless, the Shadow Man is one of the coolest Disney villains, animated or live action, to appear in a long time. He's kind of a cross between Ursula and Jafar, and the fact that he uses his shadow to control other people via their shadows is just plain rad. I was just disappointed that he got little screen time compared to other Disney greats like Scar, Ursula, Jafar and even lesser ones like Clayton. The animation, while it did have a lot of CG bits here and there (magazine covers and cards stood out like a sore thumb), was beautiful, and the character designs are a lot like those in the early/mid 90s, before Disney started to get weird like they did with Mulan and Hercules. The cast of characters is great, and characters I thought were just going to be comic relief ended up having some truly heart warming moments. What can I say? This is a great movie, and anyone who had doubts about Disney's future needs to check it out. Both the audio and picture quality on the blu-ray are perfect. 'not much else needs to be said here. As for the extras, well, go look at the list of them, 'cause there's a lot and I don't have enough room to talk about them all. But each extra covers nearly every aspect of making the film, though most of them are a bit on the short side. It's good to see that a newer film like this is getting the same treatment as the Platinum and Diamond editions of Snow White and others. If a special edition of this comes out in a few years, I really have no idea what extras they can throw in aside from a retrospective or something. And hey, you're also getting the dvd and digital copy here too, so you can keep the blu-ray at home to enjoy on a nice tv/sound system, bring the dvd in the car for trips, and have an extra copy on your computer or portable media player. This is a great deal. Do yourself a favor and get this movie, if not for your kids, for yourself if you're a fan of animation and good jazz music. I've seen a lot of reviews talking about how kids were scared by the Shadow Man, but really, it depends on what your kids like. My daughter loves 'scary' things like the Nightmare Before Christmas, Skelanimals and Dia de los Muertos style art, and she's only 3. Needless to say, when another kid would say that he's scary when watching the movie with her, she'd go "no, he's cool!". But aside from that, there's not much here that should be questionable for anyone. Thanks for making this movie Disney, now keep up the good work with the next few and we'll see if you can get back on the road to greatness that you once were.

THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG is a very loose adaptation of the classic fairy tale, THE FROG PRINCE. Disney took the story of the prince who has been turned into a frog and can only be saved by a kiss, and launched a story all its own. The story itself is pleasant enough, but frankly, it is nothing special. What IS special about this film is Disney's return to a 2D, hand drawn animation style and the wonderful idea to set this film in bayou country in Louisiana. First, the story. In this film, a plucky but poor young lady named Tiana desires nothing more than to open a restaurant and prepare the food she and her dear departed father used to enjoy making for their friends and neighbors. She has remained friends with spoiled but kind-hearted rich girl...and this puts her into contact with Prince Naveen, who is visiting New Orleans in search of a rich girl to marry (because his parents have cut him off from their money). Unfortunately, by the time Tiana meets him, he's already been turned into a frog by the local voodoo specialist, Dr. Facilier. He convinces Tiana to kiss him...but rather than break the spell, Tiana is ALSO turned into a frog. This launches the two into an unlikely but fun adventure in the swamps, where they meet a friendly gator and a very amusing (and very Cajun) firefly. Leave it to Disney to come up with great sidekicks. And the idea of the fireflies is not only creative, but leads to some absolutely gorgeous scenes. And those gorgeous scenes are rendered "old school". I'm sure some of this was aided by computer...but the look is hand-drawn, just like the days of SNOW WHITE or SLEEPING BEAUTY. While I heartily enjoy the Pixar films and many other 3D-esque animated features...PRINCESS AND THE FROG reminded me that these 2D images can feel like masterpieces of art come to life. The lush and colorful backgrounds somehow feel more "real" than the sometimes photorealistic backgrounds of a film like TOY STORY. I frequently found myself simply marveling at the gorgeous, watercolor backgrounds or the sumptuous, evocative color choices. The whole film feels like a Mardi Gras. The story certainly could have been told in other settings...but putting it in New Orleans at what feels like the time between the two World Wars was genius. We see the stark contrasts between rich and poor. Between black & white. Yet New Orleans has a sparkle and energy that is unique...and that comes to vivid life too. It's a melting pot like no other...and the film captures that mood and ambiance. And this setting inspired Randy Newman to write some of his most un-Randy Newman-like music...and it works great. I FREQUENTLY found myself tapping my toes to the beat. The songs are simply terrific. None really became breakout hits...but they all wonderfully accent the film. The voice work is generally top notch. A few famous folks drop by, such as Oprah Winfrey and the unmistakable John Goodman (both in small roles). But led by relative unknown Anika Noni Rose as Tiana...we spend very little time "recognizing" famous voices, and most of the time appreciating the uniformly excellent acting and singing. The film was a modest hit in theaters. It just didn't generate huge excitement. Heck, it took me over a year to see it. But truly it is a throwback to Disney's glory days, and while it doesn't quite achieve the heights of PINOCCHIO or CINDERELLA...it is a very, very worthy entry into that pantheon. While it's great for adults, please try to see it with a child. They'll thank you.

This movie exceeded all expectations. It is visually stunning, musically a work of genius, thematically sophisticated, and story-wise told in a refreshingly different way (some actions are pre-motivation) which makes the ride an unpredictable one. Visually, Disney has gone above and beyond. They have invoked the steamy feeling of the city of New Orleans in shades of gold and lavender, and in the swamp scenes, some of the backgrounds are so expertly rendered it's like you're looking at a photograph. But what stood out the most with this artwork was the colors. They are a study in thematic contrast. In the scenes with the villain, the bright colors of Mardi Gras are used to reveal a darker, sinister side. The effect is wonderfully jarring and creates an appropriate emotional response: rather than hating the villain, we're led to mistrust him. He's pretty on the outside, but there's something awful lurking underneath. It's like that sixth sense you get sometimes with certain people in your life. In Mama Odie's scene, the color scheme is subtle and muted--until she reveals her inner goodness, and the scene explodes with color; another comment on how purity can hide in the most surprising places. To say that once again Randy Newman has done an expert job with the music would be an understatement. He had a lot to work with here--the musical tapestry of New Orleans is a mix of Dixieland, Zydeco, and Spiritual. He could have easily chosen one of those styles and stuck with it--instead, he blends all three, and the effect is seamless. The musical numbers tend to stay in one vein or the other depending on the character - which also works to help tell the story -- but the underlying score, while you'll instantly recognize Newman's hallmark sound, is a genius integration. To top it off, because this film takes place in the golden age of jazz, he has deftly inserted musical references to Gershwin. Amazing. With so much to work with, it could have easily been a confusing or even chaotic train-wreck. Not in his hands. Thematically, this film has taken some of Disney's classic themes and examined them more deeply: they are two-sided and complex. The choices these characters make are never easy--more so than in other films--and that updates these themes so that modern audiences can more readily identify. Similarly, Disney's newest princess, Tiana, is the strongest, most interesting princess to date. She is intelligent, complex - and oozes passion, something that, in my opinion, has only been approached (and I do insist, "approached") in Belle and Ariel. Tiana is a princess for today's woman. Little girls of the world have quite an exciting and refreshing new role model. Disney's writers have chosen to tell this story in a different way, as well. It's not your typical spell-it-all-out up-front story, and some story elements are never even vocalized, they're visual, and back story and motivation are sometimes revealed after the relevant action rather than before. It was really refreshing to see Disney choose a slightly different construction--it leads to keeping the tale unpredictable and much more engaging. But I'm a writer, so I know it's hard to do this well. For the most part, Disney succeeds. However, there is a bit of a downside to this. Constructing a story in this manner can lead to a lot of subtlety in the way the story is told, and because of this, some of the characters' motives are not always clear right away. This seems to happen the most with Dr. Facilier, the villain. When he's on the screen, it's really important to concentrate or you might miss some key story elements. All in all, don't miss The Princess and the Frog. It's the best 97 minutes I've spent in a theater in a long, long time.

This film is set during the early 1900's in New Orleans. Eudora (Tiana's Mother), is reading a story about The Frog Prince to Tiana, and her friend, Charlotte. Charlotte has always DREAMED of marrying a prince. It's all she wants in life, and she is willing to do almost anything to get it. So now, fast forward about 15 or 16 years later. Tiana has grown up now and is working as a waitress at a local restaurant so she can save enough money to start her own restaurant, a dream she shared with her Father who passed away when she was very young. Prince Naveen is in New Orleans trying to find a rich southern belle that he can marry. (Hello, Charlotte is a Rich Southern Belle who wants to Marry a Prince, Perfect combination right!?) This is where the magic begins! Prince Naveen was turned into a frog by the witch doctor, Naveen goes to the masquerade ball and meets Tiana who he believes is a princess because of her costume. Naveen asks Tiana to kiss him believing it will turn him back to a human, However when Tiana Kisses him something else happens and she is turned into a frog herself. Now the 2 are on an incredible adventure together in the Bayou. Will the two become human again like they once were? Will they fall in love!? Will this destroy Charlotte and Tiana's Friendship? Will Naveen end up marrying Tiana's Rich Southern Belle Best friend Charlotte? Oh the questions. You have to watch this movie to see. I first saw this movie in theaters with my whole family. I loved the music and dancing. The songs just made me want to get up out of my chair, dance and shout for joy. I felt like I really was back in early New Orleans. I loved it so much. There are very few movies that can keep me glued to my seat the whole time. This was one of them!! I think I am going to go watch this now! I bought this movie for my own collection because I think it's a Disney classic! It's definitely a "BUY ME MOVIE" Get it while you can before it goes into the vault. This is a film like the kids I can watch over and over and never get sick of it. In fact I am not sure who likes this movie more, me or the kids.

Absolutely love this movie. It’s one of my favorites. It’s sweet, funny and very entertaining could watch it over and over again.

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I confess, I haven't watched this movie in years. I recall seeing it on my birthday (as an adult with a career, too) back in the day and being quite pleased with it. I even purchased the soundtrack. Then, it sort of fell of my radar. Every time it came up, I would confidently express that I had liked the movie, but that was it. Until my young daughters pouring over Amazon Video saw it. I think they had seen it before in one place or another as kids will, but this was definitely our first time watching it in our home. And... I liked it again. While it admittedly doesn't have the same power emotions as other Disney Renaissance films, I think it may have something of similar value: this is to me quite reminiscent of vintage charm. Forget the 90s, think of the gems made in earlier decades and this invokes the same sort of feel and appeal. It takes the fairytale of the Frog Prince and gives it an E. D. Baker sort of twist, with the lovely girl herself turning into a frog as well. Something we've seen before in various media, but charming and popular enough to work with. This turns the plot from a succinct tale to a good ol' fashioned adventure/romp with the Louisiana Bayou as its setting. The traditional witch baddie is switched for some fictional VooDoo flavor in the form of Doctor Facilier, who is deliciously wicked and yet so smooth--I swear he spends the majority of his dialogue if not singing speaking with some sort of poetic lilt. Tiana and Naveen have a delightfully old-school Disney romance with shenanigans, snappy retorts, and just generally great use of fun and endearing characterization. Sure, they fall into the just-a-few-days love story so common to such tales, but it's such a warm and funny relationship build it's easily forgivable. I personally found the side set of characters a whole lot of fun: Louis and Ray were again nods to goody oddballs of a bygone era and Charlotte with her manic sweetness made her my favorite character in the show. And if you like your traditional animation, this is truly a treat. The colors are wonderful, and while I've never been to New Orleans I did like what Disney did with it. The swamps were a visual treat especially and the animation is a testament to what an artist can do. I don't think I can give it 5 stars as enjoyable as it is, there were a times where I just wished it could be very so slightly better. It's not my favorite Disney movie. And perhaps this is me subconsciously comparing it to Disney films with more emotional and thematic weight. This likely should be given the chance to rest on its own merits of being a fun, light-hearted tale that asks little more than to do some more with an old fairytale. And, darn it, on that it certainly works.

My friends and their daughters really enjoyed the movie.

Love this DVD a real family movie with alot of heart.

I'm glad that 2D is coming back to Disney, because as I said: I grew up with the 2D Classics and I'll always love them for years to come. I mean 3D's great and all, but it's artistically beautiful as 2D. I think the animation is beautifully done; the music is awesome. After seeing it, the film instantly became one of my favorite new millennium Disney animated features, along with Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Treasure Planet, Brother Bear and Home on The Range. The film retells the age-old "Frog Prince" story - with a slight twist. This story starts in New Orleans in the 1920s. A young lady named Tiana works two jobs...Yes she works two waitress jobs: one at night and one in the day. She works to earn money to own a restaurant, because it was her and departed dad's dream of owning their very own restaurant. One day, during her day-shift, her rich best friend Charlotte LeBouff is excited because Prince Naveen of Maldonia is coming to New Orleans, and is invited to her family estate for a masquerade party. Then Charlotte pays Tiana for catering at party. Excited by the amount of dollars Charlotte had given her, Tiana was sure she got money to the buy the old sugar mill to transform it into her dream restaurant. For the next part of the story, yes, Prince Naveen did arrive in New Orleans. But not just for an invite to a masquerade party, but to marry Charlotte LeBouff for her dad's fortune. You see, his royal parents cut him off for his spoiled, play-boy, jazzy lifestyle. While on the streets with his butler Lawrence, they come across a voodoo magician Dr. Facilier referred as "The Shadowman." Facilier invites the men into his emporium, and cuts a deal with the Voodoo gods for the special powers that will enable him to turn Naveen into a frog; use a voodoo talisman to fill Naveen's blood with to make Lawrence look like Naveen to marry Charlotte. But really, The Shadowman plans to murder Lawrence and LeBouff, seize the fortune for himself, and turn the city over to the evil Voodoo gods, who will feed on the souls of the citizens. Meanwhile while working at the LeBouff's grand masquerade party, Tiana learns that someone else put down a higher offer on the old sugar mill, and is now left with nothing unless she can top him after Mardi Gras - now that is just bull-s**t! Having given up hope, she desperately wishes on the evening star, when Naveen-the-frog appears. Thinking that she is a princess, for she is costumed as one, he convinces her to kiss him in order to break the curse and turn him back into a human again, but the spell backfires (because Tiana is not really a princess) and Tiana becomes a frog as well. And then, the two are chased out and head for the bayou, as Lawrence impersonates Naveen. But the talisman, filled with Naveen's blood, slowly starts to drain away. So Doctor Facilier sends out his shadows to retrieve the prince. In the bayou, Tiana and Naveen encounter Louis, an alligator who wants to become human so he can be a jazz musician and Ray, a Cajun firefly who is in love with the evening star (whom he has named Evangeline), which he thinks is another firefly. They take them to see Mama Odie, the good but eccentric voodoo priestess of the swamp. That's all I could tell you folks, you will have to see the film for yourself how it ends. This is Disney's best film! And I think Dr. Facilier should join other great Disney villains like Chernabog (Fantasia), Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty) and Judge Frollo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame). To me the Dr. is like someone out of a story to scare kids into being good, like: "Don't stay up late, or the Shadowman will get you." "Eat your vegetables, or the Shadowman will get you." Or..."Come inside now! or I will tell the Shadowman." So my last word is that this film is awesome!

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Nachdem ich lange von der deutschen Vorschau zum Film abgeschreckt wurde, konnte ich meine (vorverurteilende) Meinung zu diesen Film - zum Glück- ändern, als ich ihn- von meiner Tochter(damals fast 3) "gezwungenermaßen"- aus der Bücherhalle ausleihen musste. Aus Hoffnung, damit etwas für ihr englisches Sprachverständis zu tun, sehen wir solche Filme nämlich meistens- wenn vorhanden- in Englisch. Wir beide waren nach dem Sehen des Filmes begeistert, und sie wollte ihn immer und immer wieder sehen- inzwischen ist er auch gekauft. Was mich bei der Werbung abgeschreckt hat, waren die miserablen und unpassenden Stimmen. Wenn man den Film dann im Original kennt und dann auf Deutsch sieht, merkt man, dass die, im Falle der Hauptpersonen, Tiana und Naveen, fehlbesetzte Synchronisation, so ziemlich den gesamten Film versaut- 5 Sterne daher für das Original. Warnung: Im Laufe der Rezension "verrate" ich einiges aus dem Film, wer das (noch-)nicht wissen will, BITTE NICHT MEHR WEITERLESEN. "The Princess and the Frog", wie der Originaltitel lautet, begeistert mich aus folgenden Gründen: -Walt Disney hat sich weiterentwickelt, und muss seine "Märchen" nicht mehr zwangsläufig einige Jahrhunderte zurückliegend spielen lassen- dass das funktioniert, und zwar grandios, dafür ist dieser Film ein Beweis. Alte Klassiker wie Dornröschen, Pocahontas, Die Schöne und das Biest, Schneewitchen, um nur einige zu nennen, verlieren ja dadurch nicht an Wert, im Gegenteil, es ist eine Bereicherung, nun von Disney auch ein Märchen in der heutigen Zeit zu haben -Das Märchen "Der Froschkönig" wurde nur als Inspiration benutzt, wie man auch Parallellen zu "Aschenputtel", ziehen kann. Disney hat einen EIGENEN Film gemacht, ohne ein weiteres Märchen nur zu "verfilmen" - ebenfalls ein Pluspunkt. Filmische Umsetzungen traditioneller Märchen gibt es genug, und aus dem Hause Disney wäre das -inzwischen- einfallslos -Zum ersten Mal -und und fast schon überfällig -ist eine Disney-"Prinzessin" eine Schwarze- wie auch die meisten anderen in "Küss den Frosch". Der Film greift "echte" Thematiken New Orleans auf- eine Stadt mit wenigen Reichen und vielen- meist vor allem Schwarzen- Armen. Auch kennen dort alle "Vodoo", und sowohl die gute weise Hexe "Mama Odie", die das Weiße, "gute" Vodoo praktiziert, als auch der gefürchtete "Schattenmann", der dass Schwarze, "böse" Vodoo ausübt, sind wichtige Schlüsselpersonen im Film -Die Songs sind nicht wie in manch anderem Disney-Filmen nervig, im Gegenteil, sie machen Spaß- endlich mal kein seichtes (pop-mäßiges) Trällern, sondern (manchmal auch poppiges) Jazz mit Substanz (für einen Disney-Kinderfilm zumindest). - Die Hauptperson ist endlich mal keine "Prinzessin", im Gegenteil, sie ist eine sehr realitätsnahere "echte" junge Frau, die im Armenviertel aufgewachsen ist, deren Eltern hart arbeiten mussten um über die Runden zu kommen, die zwei Jobs nebeneinander hat, sich keinen Spaß im Leben gönnt, nur arbeitet, kaum zum schlafen kommt, und jeden Cent spart, um sich ihren Traum von einem eigenem Restaurant zu erfüllen- (etwas, dass ihr Vater vor seinem Tod nicht mehr geschafft hat)- trotz aller Belächelungen derer, die ihr sagen, dass sie es niemals schaffen werde -Ihr komplettes Gegenteil ist die extrem verwöhnte und vielleicht sogar etwas verzogene Weiße, Charlotte La Bouf, der es aber trotz aller Allüren nicht an Herz mangelt. Ssie bekommt von ihrem reichen Vater jeden Wunsch sofort erfüllt und schmeißt mit seinem Geld um sich. So will sie sich auch ihren Wunsch, eine echte Prinzessin zu sein, erfüllen, indem sie einen Prinz heiratet- ihr Auge hat sie auf den, zufällig gerade die Stadt besuchenden Prinz Naveen geworfen- und dank ihres Vaters Geldes kann sie ihn zum eigens ausgerichtetem Ball einladen -Prinz Naveen ist ebenfalls sehr realitätsnah. Er ist nicht der (sonst-typisch-Disney) tapfere Ritter auf dem Ross, der bereit ist, gegen einen Drachen zu kämpfen- nein im Gegenteil, das hört sich nach Arbeit an- und arbeiten musste Prinz Naveen seinen Lebtag noch nicht. Ihm wurde von den Dienern und Bediensteten jeder Wunsch von den Augen abgelesen, alles wurde für ihn gemacht. Er ist somit ziemlich unselbstständig, und auf andere angewiesen, die alles für ihn tun, da er keine Ahnung hat, wie man irgendetwas selbst macht. Was Prinz Naveen gut kann, ist Feiern, das Leben genießen, und mit dem Geld seiner Eltern um sich werfen. Er liebt sein Leben so, seine Eltern aber sind nicht mehr begeistert. Sie bringen ihn in eine sehr unangenehme Lage, als sie ihm dem Zugang zum Geld abschneiden, um ihn endlich dazu bewegen, andere Richtungen einzuschlagen- das heißt für Naveen: Entweder arbeiten (Zitat OT: Eeewwwwww!) oder eine reiche Frau heiraten. - Der Film vermittelt vielerlei (für einen Kinderfilm sehr tiefgehende) Weisheiten: Wie mit dem Alligator Louis, der glaubt, um sich seinen Traum zu erfüllen, müsse er sich von Mama Odie in einen Menschen verwandeln lassen- Die alte Magiererin gibt ihm jedoch nur den (sich erfüllenden) Ratschlag, "dig a little deeper, you'll find everything you need", den sie zuvor auch Tiana und Naveen beidermaßen in einem Song gegeben hat. (Louis muss sich nicht verändern, um sich seinen Traum zu erfüllen, vor Publikum auf seiner Trompete zu spielen.) Sie ist es auch, die Naveen die Augen dafür öffnet: Sein ganzes Geld hat ihn nicht glücklich gemacht, um glücklich zu sein, muss er etwas anderes in sich finden- hier: seine Liebe für Tiana, die er vorher kategorisch aufgrund ihres Daseins als Kellnerin abgelehnt hat. Mama Odie zeigt den Unterschied auf, zwischen dem, was man WILL, und dem, was man BRAUCHT. Dass muss auch Tiana muss lernen- dass das Leben nicht nur aus Arbeit besteht, dass sie auch mal das Leben genießen kann und dass das kein Widerspruch zur Erfüllung ihres Traumes darstellt. Das Glühwümchen Ray betet "das schönste aller Glühwürmchen", seinen geliebten Abendstern "Evangeline" aus der Ferne an, und "weiß, dass sie eines Tages zusammensein werden"- wie es auch geschieht- nach seinem Tod taucht er als neuer Stern neben dem Abendstern am Himmel auf- somit hat Disney auch die zum Leben gehörende Thematik des Todes sehr gut umgesetzt - Tiana wiedersteht dem Angebot des bösen Schattenmannes, der ihr die Rückverwandlung zum Menschen, sowie die Erfüllung ihres Traumes von einem Restaurant bietet, im Austausch für seine"Macht", der Halskette, und Naveen, der vom Schattenmann für seine Machenschaften benutzt wird. Tiana ist in Versuchung, doch sie weiß, was wirklich zählt- Sie entscheidet sich für ein Leben als Frosch, indem sie das Angebot ablehnt und die Halskette- und damit auch die Kräfte- des Schattenmannes zerstört -Als Tiana und Naveen schließlich als Frösche heiraten, weil die Rückverwandlung in Menschen durch eine "echte" Prinzessin nicht mehr geklappt hat, verwandeln sie sich wundersamerweise doch zurück- die Lösung war so naheliegend- wie Mama Odie es ihnen gesagt hatte- Naveen müsse eine Prinzessin küssen, und sie würden sich wieder zurückverwandeln- denn mit der Heirat Naveens wird Tiana zur "echten" Prinzessin - Doch auch nachdem sie wieder Menschen sind, arbeitet Tiana, nun mit Naveen, für ihr Restaurant- nichts vom typischem Cinderella-Märchen, Frau heiratet reichen Prinzen und braucht nicht mehr arbeiten- sehr viel realitätsnaher und weiser in der Botschaft- ein weiterer Pluspunkt Fazit: Ein erfrischend "neu"er und tiefgründiger Disney-Film, der gottseiDank endlich wieder auf Zeichentrick zurückgegriffen hat. "The Princess and the Frog" hat definitiv das Zeug zu einem neuem "Klassiker"!!!!

Der Film war ein Geschenk für meine Tochter, die Musik sehr gerne hat und da ich vorher in anderen Rezensionen gelesen habe, das es wunderbare Musik darin gibt, entschlossen wir uns für den Kauf. Und ich muß ehrlich sagen, ich habe den Film auch schon selbst ein zweites mal angesehen. Wir haben den Film aber auf DVD und mit einem alten LCD TV Gerät angesehen, wobei hier der Ton nicht wirklich überzeugt, was aber auch an unseren alten Geräten liegen kann. Aber Ich weiß jetzt schon das ich diesen Film auch auf Blue Ray nochmals kaufen werde, sobald wir uns einen LED TV zugelegt haben. Nun aber zum Film selbst. Bild, Musik und Charaktere sind einfach top. Der Film hat Esprit und bietet wunderbare Musik. Er spielt in New Orleans und vermittelt auch diese Atmosphäre. Die Geschichte ist rasch erzählt. Mädchen aus der Arbeiterschicht rackert sich durchs leben, Prinz kommt, dieser soll eine andere heiraten, er wird verwandelt, armes Mädchen steht im bei, dabei verlieben sie sich ineinander usw. Das ist jetzt etwas lückenhaft erzählt, aber da es doch ein paar kleine Wendungen und Überraschungen gibt möchte ich hier nicht alles verraten. Aber allein das jazzverrückte Krokodil oder der Leuchtkäfer sind es wert diesen Film anzusehen. Herzlichst gelacht haben wir auch bei der Szene im Boot wo drei Froschjäger sich gegenseitig etwas auf die Nuß geben. Also, mit diesem Kauf kann man fast nicht daneben greifen um kleine Prinzessinen eine Freude zu bereiten.