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The Princess Diaries (Full Screen Edition)
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Academy Award winner Julie Andrews (Best Actress, 1964, Mary Poppins), enchanting newcomer Anne Hathaway and Hector Elizondo (Pretty Woman) lead a charmed cast in Disney's The Princess Diaries, a hilarious, hip and heartwarming modern day Cinderella story. Mia Thermopolis (Hathaway) is a bright but terribly shy and gawky teenager whose goal in life is to survive each school day with a minimum of attention and embarrassment. Unfortunately, her wish to be invisible is thwarted when her estranged grandmother arrives and delivers the shocking news that she's a real-life princess -- heir to the throne of Genovia! Furious and incredulous, the reluctant royal agrees to take "princess lessons" and make the biggest decision of her life -- in three weeks. And so begins a comical transformation towards poise and princess-ness when she finds herself in the middle of a media storm, jealous schoolmates and a plot to take over her country. Funny, uplifting and affirming -- your entire family will thoroughly enjoy this crown jewel.
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A thoroughly engaging fairy tale that's family friendly without being condescending, The Princess Diaries is your basic Cinderella makeover story given a fresh, affectionate twist courtesy of a game, energetic cast and a screenplay that skirts schmaltz in favor of gentle, effective comedy. Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) is a frizzy-haired, glasses-wearing 15-year-old girl whose two highest ambitions are to become invisible and to get a few smooches from the slickly attractive school heartthrob. As a girl who can't stand being the center of attention so much that she throws up during debate class, she's stunned and horrified when her coolly continental grandmother (Julie Andrews) shows up and informs her that she's the crown princess of the European principality Genovia. Soon enough, Mia has to undertake "princess lessons" (and a makeover) from her queenly grandmother, and eventually she blossoms into a confident, radiant girl--despite the worries and pressure that her newfound status brings. What makes The Princess Diaries work is director Garry Marshall's guileless, irony-free approach to the material (based on Meg Cabot's novel). In comparison to most snarky, ultra-hip teen comedies, The Princess Diaries is refreshingly and enjoyably square, content to win you over on charm alone and not a slick bag of tricks. Hathaway is a charismatic, appealing role model with a sharp sense of comic timing, and Andrews--who came to stardom as the object of a makeover supreme in My Fair Lady on Broadway--is at her regal best whether teaching Mia the proper royal wave or learning how to eat a corndog. Both leading ladies are complemented by a finely tuned cast, including Hector Elizondo as Genovia's head of security (and romantic counterpart to Andrews), Heather Matarazzo as Mia's best pal, and Robert Schwartzman as the good guy who ultimately wins Mia's heart. All in all, a royal pleasure. --Mark Englehart
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Item Specifications...
Record Label Walt Disney Video
Format Closed-captioned / Color / Dolby / DVD
Dimensions: Length: 7.5" Width: 5.3" Height: 0.6"
Weight: 0.2 lbs.
Binding DVD Video
Publisher Walt Disney Video
UPC 786936211085
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 | Princess Diaries May 14, 2010 |
| Always a pleasure to watch Julie Andrews in a movie. A truly classy lady and a wonderful performer! The transformation of Anne Hathaway from dowdy to elegant is also a pleasure to watch. | | |  | For the princess in all of us... May 7, 2010 |
I do love me some Anne Hathaway, but that love isn't only based on the fact that she looks like the love-child of Angelina Jolie and Julia Roberts. My love for Anne Hathaway actually started with this very movie, a conventional yet highly entertaining (and adorable) little film about a gawky young girl who becomes a princess.
And what gawky young girl doesn't dream of one day doing that!
The film tells of Mia, a brace-faced, frizz-haired, four-eyed bookworm who is constantly teased and feels out of place. She has become strangely content with her lot in life, yet is anyone really every truly content? She has more or less become conditioned to be the outcast, but all of that is about to change when her grandmother shows up out of the blue to inform her that she is the princess of Genovia. Now, this fish out of water is about to don the crown and become something she never imagined possible.
But first she has to clean up a bit.
Anne Hathaway has such natural charm that it just exudes confidence, even when she's playing the highly unconfident. She delivers each line with so much warmth and genuineness that we are endeared to her almost instantly. There is a wholesome quality to her (and she even carries this when delivering some raunchier and weightier roles as well) that makes her feel real and approachable. You just can't help but adore her (and she is mighty fine to look at too).
Oh yeah, and I LOVE me some Julie Andrews, so this was a total PLUS.
The film is entertaining, funny, charming and memorable; a real treat for the entire family. Even us adults (even us MALE adults) can sit back and enjoy a film with this much class. | | | | The Princes Diaries . Apr 7, 2010 |
| This is a charming movie and is really for the young and the young at heart. No violence excellent. | | |  | I know it's for kids, but... it still sucks Feb 18, 2010 |
I know this movie is intended for children, but even with that in mind it's still godawful. I like Julie Andrews, I like Cinderella stories, I like fairy tales and I like kids' movies, so before you leap onto your high horse and defend the movie by saying that I'm just too cynical to enjoy it, you're wrong.
Here's why I didn't enjoy it:
Most of the acting sucks. With the exception of Andrews, Anne Hathaway and Heather Matarazzo, most of the performances are just plain lousy. Hector Elizondo appears to be so bored playing one of director Garry Marshall's "nice guy" characters for the umpteenth time, it feels like they used a Hector Elizondo robot for his scenes.
But even the three lead actresses struggle hard to work with a screenplay that boasts some genuinely horrid dialog and a director who seems to think that bugging eyes, screaming and someone falling down every five minutes is the best way to entertain kids.
Garry Marshall has never been a really great director. He's made some good movies along the way (NOTHING ON COMMON, FRANKIE & JOHNNY, even YOUNG DOCTORS IN LOVE), but most of his movies are uneven, sugary sweet and self-destructively audience pleasing (PRETTY WOMAN, THE OTHER SISTER, EXIT TO EDEN). I haven't seen every one of his movies, but I can't imagine any are worse that THE PRINCESS DIARIES. Even the editing is bad, giving the movie a constantly off kilter feel, and not in a good way.
Anne Hathaway has gone on to do some great work since she (wisely) abandoned her typecast-riddled career as a kids' movie actress. But it pains me to see Julie Andrews reduced to this. I don't mean starring in a kids' movie. I mean starring in a terrible movie. | | | | Great Movie Feb 6, 2010 |
| One of my daughter's favorite movies - I like it, too. She has watched it too many times to count. | | | Write your own review about The Princess Diaries (Full Screen Edition)
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