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Summary: Younger kids will appreciate.
Review: Little kids might like it but if you like more substance in your movie than this won't be your cup of tea. Everyone is intrigued by the Pygmalion formula but this movie had a lot of unnecessary scenes, dragged on and on, and it gets to the point where it even starts to annoy you especially scenes with her best friend in the movie. I liked Heather in "Welcome to the Dollhouse" but her character in this, her character just whines and complains all the time. They should have had more fun with it like they did in "Clueless". There are so many better family movies out there and a lot of those good ones don't garner the box office success that this empty barrell did.
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Summary: fun and intelligent
Review: a revision of the cinderella myth with a modern spin. Julie Andrews is amazing as always and I expect that we'll see great things from Anne Hathaway. The Dvd is well done, with good extras (such as the mini documentaries). I enjoyed this movie as an adult and you will too. This is one you won't dread watching with the kids.
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Summary: The Princess Diaries
Review: This is a great movie - and it receives a bonus for not including bathroom humor, foul language, violence, or skin. So well written and produced, my husband and 14-year-old soccer-playing son like it (even though it was a special gift for the 11-year-old girl)!
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Summary: One Of The Best Movies I Ever Seen!
Review: This was a very entertaining movie and was very funny! I enjoyed it alot.It has all the good genres such as comedy,romance,and it keeps you on the end of your seat the entire movie. Well I hope you buy it because it's worth every penny.Also try the Princess Diaries Soundtrack.
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Summary: Gotta Love Disney
Review: Ok, so Disney has brought us some movies that are far below par for their prestigous history, but if you think of the history and the image that Disney has always tried to present and the magic it has tried to create for young viewers, then you should be able to appreciate this movie. This movie takes a teen age girl who is going through all the teen angst and drama of not being one of the popular kids and throws her a curve ball...she's a princess! I'm sure you guessed that from the previews, and along those lines can probably guess the entire movie and tell yourself you don't need to go see it because you already know what's going to happen. Fine, think that and miss a fun movie. It's not a blockbuster, but it's good for entertainment and dreaming. Any young girl will love it, and any adult that doesn't go in with their mind set to criticize it will be thrilled. Now as I said, it should be Jr. High, not High School, because the kids in Jr. High are very mean and outwardly cruel to each other whereas the High School kids can be worse, but are more devious and less in your face about it, but all the same I'm sure many of use can think of our school years and sympathize. It address many young issues, and many older ones as she faces what it means to be a princess. Just sit back, and enjoy it!
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Summary: The perfect family film!
Review: Mia Thermopolis is not popular. She gets sat on and considers herself invisible. One day her grandmother delivers this radicial news: she is a princess, heir to a small European country called Genovia. She reluctently agress to princess lessons. As she learns about herself as a princess and a person, she finds out who her real friends are and who are just using her for fame. Will Mia accept her princesship? Will she find true love? These answers, along with humor and heart await you in the classiest comedy of the year!
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Summary: Hillarious!
Review: This movie is a must-see. It's is hillarious. I haven't read the books yet, but I will soon! Have fun!
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Summary: A Delightfully Sweet Surprise
Review: This was a delightfully sweet surprise! The cinematography was lovely and the acting superb. Anne Hathaway is a lovely, talented girl and plays her part well as the first geeky Mia Thermopolis. As she is transformed throughout the movie, she never loses her wonderful and kind nature or her friendly spirit. Julie Andrews was well cast as Mia's grandmother, Queen Clarice of Genovia. The story begins with a peek into the somewhat average life of Mia Thermopolis, a geeky San Francisco misfit who lives with her single, artist mother in an old fire house that has been transformed into a fascinating home. She attends a private school that is paid for by her father, where she has only one friend. Lily, played by actress Heather Matarazzo, is a quirky, sweet girl whose wants to make a difference using her television show "Shut Up and Listen". Everyone at school makes fun of Mia or simply ignores her. Everyone accept for Lily and Michael, Lily's adorable but somewhat unique older brother played by Robert Shwartzman. Unfortunately, Mia doesn't notice Michael's admiration of her as she has eyes only for the school hot shot, Josh, played by Erik von Detten, who is dating Lana Fontana, the stuck school cheerleader played by pop singer Mandy Moore. Of course Josh doesn't even acknowledge that Mia even exists until one day ...
Nearing her 16th birthday, Mia suddenly receives a surprise visit from her grandmother and finds out that she may not be so normal as she first expected. Queen Clarice informs Mia that her recently deceased father was the only remaining blood heir to the throne of Genovia. Accept for Mia that is. Mia is next in line for the crown, but surprisingly she doesn't want it. Angry with her mother and grandmother for not telling her the truth about her family, Mia refuses to have anything to do with being a princess, until her mother encourages her to give Princess Lessons a try. Using all of her resources, Queen Clarice transforms Mia from a geeky klutz into a stunning beauty. This transformation only increases Michael's admiration for her, but when the word gets out that Mia is not only now gorgeous but also a princess, Mia heads into a boatload of trouble. As Mia deals with pressures at school, in her friendships, and her family, she must choose who are really her friends and what she must do with the rest of her life. This DVD also contains neat extras. You can watch several originally deleated scenes, a behind the scened featurett, as well as several movie trailers. It is beautifully displayed with soft music and pink roses blooming on the menu screens.
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Summary: I felt like I was a princess!
Review: The Princess Diaries is the enchanting story of Mia Thermopolis (I think that's the spelling!) who is just an average teenager with a lot of problems in life. She has horrible hair, bad feet and can't speak in public. She also has a great desire to go out with the Nick Carter look-alike in her school. And on top of that, her grandmother shows up and asks to meet her! What for? To tell Mia that she is the only heiress to the throne of a little country called Genovia! But, Mia is least like a princess and so she has to train very hard. After a while, though, she gets sick of it. This movie is about her journey to finally taking her place at the throne of Genovia. Completely enchanting and very charming story!
Note: Review about the theatre version of this movie.
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Summary: Cute movie!
Review: This is a very cute movie! Well done! An alternative for those who don't like "Pretty Woman." The movie trailer basically tells you what its about and its very family appropriate. Nothing to blush about here. Its more for pre-teen and teenager girls, but still good enough for older girls to enjoy. Its a very clean and enjoyable movie. Anne Hathaway might as well be the next Julia Roberts! Kudos for Disney on this one!
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