Anyone see Disney’s newest animated feature The Princess and the Frog yet? I went today with Eamon, mainly because we get double the Disney Movie Rewards points if we go by the 16th, and I like getting free Disney stuff, lol. I have been looking forward to this film for about 4 years now, and I was not disappointed. It’s nice to see them crank out a new movie that really holds up to the legends of their past. They’ve been focusing too much on computer animation that their hand drawn roots were really losing their place in the industry. But not anymore!!

What was really funny about the trip was that we went to the busiest movie theater in town. They probably do 5,000 people on average on the weekends, maybe more. But apparently school is still in session so until the movie almost started we were the only ones in the theater. And the place is state of the art, brand new, luxurious, so it was pretty nice to be alone in it! Then, 2 people walk in and sit 4 rows in front of us, and wouldn’t you know, it was my sister and her friend! What are the odds?! There were 15 showings that day, and 5 theaters in town playing it, and we ended up going to the same one!! Of course, Eamon had to throw M&M’s at them until they got really pissed and turned around to yell at us, and then laughed when they realized it was me! So we all had the theater to ourselves.

After the show got out, we headed over to Panera to get a coffee and talk about the film. While we were there, a lady sitting near us made a show of displaying her laptop case, apparently from Jack Georges Venezia collection. Never heard of him, but his bags average about $250. For a computer case? That’s a bit much. I thought it was kind of ugly. But we were in the rich part of town, so to each his own I suppose.

What I really loved about it was that it was visually stunning. The animation was so fluid and smooth, it was just amazing watching it on the big screen. And although it was a kid’s movie, it wasn’t aimed at laughs and kiddie entertainment. It really kept my interest the entire way. Most kids movies these days don’t appeal as strongly as the films from my childhood do, even though they are the same quality. I guess since I watched it at that maturity level and liked it, I still like it, even though I don’t like similar new ones now. If that makes sense at all, it’s hard to explain. But this movie didn’t even feel like a kid’s movie to me. Tiana is a strong character that I saw myself in, and the fairy tale magic and pixie dust ending was not what I saw coming, but I loved it so much more than what I had expected. They also dealt with the death of a character in a new way, which was refreshing and actually made the movie even more amazing. All in all, it is one of the better 2D Disney films I’ve seen in a while. If you like Disney at all, you should get a kick out of it. And the music was… so fitting the time period. AMAZING.

Have you seen The Princess and the Frog yet, or are you wanting to?