{"id":769,"date":"2010-02-11T18:36:25","date_gmt":"2010-02-11T22:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/?p=769"},"modified":"2010-02-11T18:36:25","modified_gmt":"2010-02-11T22:36:25","slug":"769","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/769\/","title":{"rendered":"MOVIE REVIEW: THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG<\/em><\/h1>\n

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Valentine\u2019s Day is fast approaching, so I\u2019m here to help if you\u2019ve fallen a tad behind. Yesterday, I gave you gift suggestions, but here\u2019s an idea for going out for a lovely time with your honey. (Or children. Or ME!)<\/p>\n

I love seeing easy, romantic films to celebrate the day, rather than sitting in yet another restaurant, which you can do anytime. (And this from someone who\u2019s been a restaurant critic for most of my adult life, so you know I\u2019m serious.)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I recently saw Disney\u2019s The Princess and The Frog<\/em>, and really recommend it for everyone<\/em>. The adults in the crowd with me laughed even more than the children! And everyone seemed mesmerized by the visual beauty of it, which comes as across on the big screen so much better than at home, no matter how giant your flat screen with HD is.<\/p>\n

Disney films always confuse me a little, though, because as much as I love their magnificent animation, I hate that they make-up their own story rather than just portraying the real <\/em>one, the one that\u2019s been around since time immemorial. So, if you feel like I do about it, just forget the original fable this time and go with the flow. You\u2019ll enjoy it much more if you do.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve heard this movie referred to as \u201ca modern day re-telling of the classic story The Frog Prince<\/em>.\u201d Not really. They do reference it at the beginning, but then throw it all out and start again. At least you\u2019ll be surprised!<\/p>\n

The whole thing was charming and entertaining, and as usual in Disney animated movies, the voices really augment the breath-taking animation.<\/p>\n

But Jennifer Cody, as the voice of the main character\u2019s rich bff, Charlotte, absolutely stole the show! She\u2019s sort-of Bernadette Peters and Amy Poehler rolled into one, but even better than that! I loved her portrayal so much that I researched her and found her to have only a few on-screen <\/em>credits! Where has she been? (The answer is Broadway, but still\u2026) How has no one hired her for voice-overs before??? Sign this girl up!<\/p>\n

There\u2019s one not-meant-to-be-but-it-is amusing aspect to the movie. In an attempt to come into the 21st<\/sup> century, Disney made the princess black, rather than their hither-to-now always white. (I hate the term \u201cAfrican-American\u201d–what are we supposed to call people of color from other countries??? Is Lennox Lewis \u201cAfrican-English?\u201d Is Ben Johnson \u201cAfrican-Canadian?\u201d You get the point.) So, they made her friend white, and than obviously didn\u2019t know what to do about the prince! They had to make him fit in with both girls, so they made him some strange, darkish-skinned, generic, possibly middle eastern or European, ethnicity. I loved it! It\u2019s just like the make-up of all the clubs I ran back in the day, and is really true to life nowadays. But I can just imagine the concept meetings over at Disney over what to do about him. It put a little smile on my face.<\/p>\n

As I hope this whole movie does for you. On Valentine\u2019s Day or whenever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG   Valentine\u2019s Day is fast approaching, so I\u2019m here to help if you\u2019ve fallen a tad behind. Yesterday, I gave you gift suggestions, but here\u2019s an idea for going out for a lovely time with your honey. (Or children. Or ME!) I love seeing easy, romantic films to celebrate the<\/p>\n

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