The Princess and the Frog [Archive]

peaches magee

06-26-2009, 08:40 PM

i remember the trailer for this when i saw UP i was amazed by it looked i really miss hand drawned animated flims they felt more original than to character to me since its it likely that it started off being hand drawn anway. if im correct this might the first disney princess that is actually based in united states. the setting for this flim is New Orleans is awsome

Thinking on that, you could be right there. :thumbsup: Most are set in Europe or elsewhere from the scenery.

Oh and here is the trailer. I really love the beginning, how they show other 2D features :)
http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/princess-and-the-frog/trailer

HT_NSU

06-26-2009, 10:14 PM

That's so awesome! :thumbsup: I LOVE the shots of St. Louis Cathedral...that's where my husband proposed!

Does anybody know if they are planning on having the premiere here in NOLA? :shrug: I was fortunate enough to attend the premiere of the Hunchback of Notre Dame when it premiered here in the Superdome. It'd be awesome if I were able to see this one too! :happy:

peaches magee

06-26-2009, 10:19 PM

I haven't read anything on the premiere, they really should hold it in New Orleans I think.
That would be so perfect for the setting and everything.
Aww that's so cool that your proposal spot is in the movie :)

kirby_is_kyaan

06-26-2009, 10:30 PM

if im correct this might the first disney princess that is actually based in united states. the setting for this flim is New Orleans is awsome

I also think this is the first totally original princess (unless you count Kida.) Speaking of Kida, I really, really, REALLY wish that Disney would make more 2D animated movies in the style of Atlantis.

Scarletwebslingr

06-29-2009, 05:38 PM

The villain looks like a rock-n-roll rendition of Bowler Hat Guy, haha.

MrSpeaker

06-29-2009, 10:52 PM

Finally, a Disney movie that's hand-drawn! Not downing Cars, Ratatouille, etc. it's just nice to see a hand-drawn movie again, brings back memories of old Disney movies.

peaches magee

06-30-2009, 12:23 AM

I too and so excited to see the return on hand drawn animation. It is true Disney and where they shine. Nothing on CG stuff, but it never has the fluidity, movement and emotion that hand drawn has for me. :thumbsup:

peaches magee

07-24-2009, 06:58 PM

Some rough footage from the film shown at Comic Con :)

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9ybud_the-princess-and-the-frog-exclusive_shortfilms

HT_NSU

08-18-2009, 03:13 PM

Hey guys, I'm sure some of you locals already know, but BigAl_PT just emailed me this link. The Princess and the Frog has an exhibit in the animation building at DHS:
http://www.mousesteps.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=317&Itemid=65&limit=1&limitstart=1

Pretty cool!

JEP

08-18-2009, 03:26 PM

I will have to check that out friday! I havn't been out to Hollywood Studios since Toy Story was released in theaters. :)

HT_NSU

08-18-2009, 03:29 PM

I will have to check that out friday! I havn't been out to Hollywood Studios since Toy Story was released in theaters. :)

:yikes: Wow....I've been out there several times since then and I live much further away! No LOVE for DHS?

JEP

08-18-2009, 03:46 PM

I love it! It's just hard to get to the parks when you can't afford an annual pass. :)

disneyfan168

08-22-2009, 09:46 AM

Here is a clip on Princess and the Frog's villain,Dr. Facilier:

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/brewtv/princessandfrog.html

peaches magee

08-22-2009, 09:57 AM

Oh how I love the villains! Keith David has such a great voice. Glad to see him voicing a Disney flick :)

alicetwasbrillig

08-22-2009, 11:21 AM

Oooo awesome new villain! I so have my fingers crossed for this movie. I want to see more 2D Disney Films (that don't suck *pukes on Home on the Range*)

peaches magee

09-08-2009, 09:39 PM

New Trailer is out!

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809838280/trailer

P.S. I highly recommend pausing it and clicking on the HD button for that version, you'll thank me after :)

HT_NSU

09-09-2009, 08:56 AM

Way cool! I so can't wait for this film! :happy:

peaches magee

09-09-2009, 12:15 PM

The gator had be laughing already, talking about the belly button. :lol:

JEP

09-09-2009, 05:14 PM

I can't wait to see this! I hope there will be a WDCC Dr. Facilier released. :)

BlackHawkTraffic

09-09-2009, 05:16 PM

I think I will see it simply for the fact that Disney hasnt released an animated film like this in a while and I do get the DMR points from the tickets :D

BigAl_PT

09-09-2009, 08:25 PM

I'm going to like the firefly most...and I'm FROM Louisiana!

peaches magee

09-09-2009, 08:37 PM

I'm going to like the firefly most...and I'm FROM Louisiana!

"Every woman likes a man with a big back poach!" :lol:

disneyfan168

09-09-2009, 08:57 PM

I cant wait! The gator is hilarious:happy:!

HT_NSU

09-09-2009, 10:35 PM

One of my clients has a very heavy Cajun accent he actually got a chance to audition for this movie, but his accent was a little too heavy. There are times when I can't even understand him and I grew up around the dialect. :lol: Would have been cool if he'd gotten it though.

Cosmos

09-11-2009, 08:30 AM

I'm really excited to see this - all the previews I've seen have been beautiful and the characters look like they're going to be fun. Anyone planning to do a custom based on this? :shrug:

peaches magee

09-11-2009, 10:46 AM

From TalkDisney.com

The exciting news for local movie-goers is that Disney has finally announced at least part of its big plans for unveiling the animated New Orleans-set fairy tale "The Princess and the Frog." The disappointing news, however, is that -- to this point, anyway -- if you want to see the movie early it would appear that you're going to have to leave town to do it.

Of course, the often-secretive House of Mouse might not be finished with its announcements, -- such as, perhaps something pegged to November's Disney princess exhibit at the New Orleans Museum of Art? -- so hold off on the gris-gris for now. Instead, take a deep breath and have a peek at the newest trailer for the movie, below.

Disney had previously announced that the movie would open two and a half weeks earlier in New York and Los Angeles than in the rest of the country, on Nov. 25 as opposed to Dec. 11. Now we know why.

In a news release delivered to media outlets this week -- nestled in a gift basket of traditional New Orleans goodies such as pralines, beignet mix and French Market coffee -- Disney officials announced that the New York and L.A. screenings will be part of a huge celebration that will see the studio swing open its Burbank, Calif., gates to the public -- a first -- for several daily screenings of the movie followed by "The Ultimate Disney Experience" from Nov. 25 to Dec. 13.

A similar event wil be held at New York's Ziegfeld Theatre on the same dates.

The events will include gatherings of all nine of the Disney princesses -- including Princess Tiana from the "Princess and the Frog" -- as well as bayou-themed games, movie archives, how-to presentations from Disney animators, studio tours (for L.A. guests) and more, according to officials.

Tickets went on sale earlier this week.

HT_NSU

09-11-2009, 11:06 AM

Awesome! I didn't know they were planning anything at NOMA! I'll definitely have to check it out! :happy:

Ah, there it is...bottom of the page: http://www.noma.org/

November 15, 2009 - March 14, 2010
Dreams Come True
Art of the Classic Fairy Tales from the Walt Disney Studio
(organized by NOMA) (EWF Galleries)

http://www.noma.org/images/frog.jpg

Dreams Come True showcases original artwork from legendary Disney animated films, including Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast, and will feature a children's section celebrating Disney's connections with jazz music and the Crescent City. The artworks, on loan from the Walt Disney Studio Animation Research Library, will be accompanied by film clips to demonstrate how individual sketches and paintings lead to a finished celluloid masterpiece. Organized by the Walt Disney Animation Research Library and the New Orleans Museum of Art, this once-in-a-lifetime exhibition, which cannot be seen anywhere else, is set to coincide with the premier of Disney's upcoming animated feature, The Princess and the Frog, set in New Orleans during the 1920s Jazz Age.

Disneyhead

09-11-2009, 08:04 PM

I can't wait.

peaches magee

09-12-2009, 12:50 PM

According to a tweet from ThemeParkAudio... this is the new Princess Tiana for Disneyland, she won the part out of over a 1000 other girls, and she is adorable :) She was a hostess at Club 33 and tried out for the part and got it.

http://i25.tinypic.com/29zaikm.jpg

peaches magee

09-23-2009, 03:55 PM

Wish I lived out there, I would totally do this!!
Cali folks....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48wRGaoGk98

disneyfan168

09-23-2009, 03:57 PM

Wish I lived out there, I would totally do this!!
Cali folks....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48wRGaoGk98

Thats so cool! You guys are so lucky!

Disneyhead

09-28-2009, 06:12 PM

Extended Clip:

http://www.traileraddict.com/clip/princess-and-the-frog/kiss-the-frog

Knev1

10-02-2009, 07:00 PM

We cannot wait to see this movie! Disney classic animation is still the best!

BeachGurl

10-07-2009, 02:34 PM

peaches magee

10-07-2009, 08:03 PM

ryanvalle

10-07-2009, 10:19 PM

Watch the first 5 minutes of The Princess and the Frog :D (some scenes are unfinished, kinda cool to see the process of it though)

http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/princess-and-the-frog/first-5-minutes

I bought the Snow White blu-ray and I think this is the same preview they show (minus the whole intro from the directors which is seen in the blu-ray)

peaches magee

10-16-2009, 08:31 PM

New interactive site and a video with Anika Noni Rose

http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/princessandthefrog/?deeplink=princessfan&cmp=dmov_dpic_frog_emc_101509anr_cen_vidmsg1

Also they have another deal running to tie all the parks in with the film. Special move offer good toward $8 off a ticket if you visit the parks between Oct. 5 - Nov. 22
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en_US/index?name=ThePrincessandtheFrogPage&CMP=VAN-PrincessandFrogFy09Q4DP

peaches magee

10-21-2009, 01:03 PM

A video about the design of Dr. Facilier.
Bruce W. Smith is such a great animator, funny too. :D

http://media.digisynd.com/AQAAADvRtFAKjottL0_cgsxzkykn1xNn_____9Jb5otI5Z02Mn Bkql02sCJCqhqe/play;frame=AQAAABjEeIpkqLD3NSSpvXlyDd0n1xNn_____8S 8Xr41P3YRz-mo7n-J1srfyTKI/

HT_NSU

10-21-2009, 01:10 PM

That was really cool! It always amazes me how they just sketch like that and it comes out perfect. I'm terrible at sketching. I think I get frustrated too easy when things don't look exactly how I want them to look.

Gentleman ArRi

11-03-2009, 09:05 PM

my la showing ticket finally came
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/RICHARDS17/IMG_4523.jpg

peaches magee

11-03-2009, 09:14 PM

Oooo... so lucky Gentleman ArRi!! I want to see it so bad. My holiday movie must see list grows by the second :)

Gentleman ArRi

11-03-2009, 09:19 PM

try to make it to the new york showing even Peaches. tho you live in florida, try to make it :P. i know its one my early christmas presents to myself. i gotz me the royal ticket :lol: i get mardi gras beads and a lithograph as well as other things. nut shh dont tell me its a surprise :look:

peaches magee

11-11-2009, 10:30 AM

Lovely little video about the music of the movie. I think the soundtrack is going to be amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LAG-_jb3hQ&feature=player_embedded

I really adore how much they made Tiana look like Anika Noni Rose :)

Oh and the Ne-Yo video as well... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehmUs0ou1mc&feature=channel
I really like this song.

JEP

11-11-2009, 12:45 PM

I can't wait for this. Atleast its not as long of a wait as Toy Story 3. :)

Gentleman ArRi

11-11-2009, 06:34 PM

I really adore how much they made Tiana look like Anika Noni Rose :)

me too they did a really great job on the art work

peaches magee

12-08-2009, 09:28 AM

Listen to the entire soundtrack. Oh I really love it too :)

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/12/listen-to-disneys-princess-and-the-frog-soundtrack.html

Disneyhead

12-08-2009, 09:35 AM

Some early reviews are starting to be posted and they are raving about how good this film is. I'm am getting more excited about it. I think I am going to see it on Fri. at the DtD AMC. And to stick with the New Orleans theme I think I will follow it up with dinner at the House of Blues. I craving some Voodoo Shrimp.

peaches magee

12-08-2009, 09:43 AM

^ All the reviews I have heard are all super positive as well. Very excited about this one! My son is actually looking forward to seeing this too... once he saw the cool villain :)
Sounds like a great plan Disneyhead. Too bad I don't like any of that food.
I am probably in the minority that went to New Orleans and ate at the Hard Rock. Shameful I know.
But hey, I did do Cafe du Monde so I am not all that bad. Hehe.

HT_NSU

12-08-2009, 09:49 AM

That sounds like a good idea, Disneyhead! I think I'll have to try to see this Sunday when my husband's off of work and maybe cook a big Gumbo if the weather is still cold enough by then! :happy:

I can't find the article, but this past weekend the Producer and Director (if I'm remembering correctly) came down and had a private screening of the film with some of the under-privlieged youth in the city and then had a sit-down talk with them after about the movie.

Too bad I don't like any of that food.
:yikes: :tap:

peaches magee

12-08-2009, 09:55 AM

I know I know, HT! I am just not a big fish fan is all and that's a big part of Cajun cuisine.
Jambalaya is something I would like to try though... it's more meat-based right?

Disneyhead

12-08-2009, 10:05 AM

Peaches, how can you not like the food. When I am in N'Awlins I eat my way around town. Here is how I spent my last day there 2 years ago. Just thinking about it makes me go, Mmmmm.

Cafe du Monde Chicory Coffee and a Bag of Beignets for breakfast. Pat O'Brian's for a Shrimp Po'Boy and a couple of Hurricanes for lunch. And Dinner at The Commander's Palace. Oh, and we saw some stuff too.

To me, New Orleans is all about music and food.

HT_NSU

12-08-2009, 10:12 AM

I know I know, HT! I am just not a big fish fan is all and that's a big part of Cajun cuisine.
Jambalaya is something I would like to try though... it's more meat-based right?

"Cajun" really isn't as fish heavy as most people think. A lot of the out-of-state "Cajun" restaurants would have you think that, though. But I guess it also depends on what you consider "fish" as opposed to "seafood" in general. A lot of our dishes include seafood such as crawfish, oyseters, shrimp, crabs, blue crabs, soft-shell crabs etc; but I don't really consider any of that as "fish." The only fish I really eat is catfish and the ocassional tilapia or trout, which I think pretty much every state has, right? :shrug:

Jambalaya is mostly chicken, sausge and/or andoullie, but there is also usually shrimp in it too. When I make I don't put shrimp though, because the hubby's not a big fan of seafood; but I do perfer it with shrimp.

Gumbo can wo either way. There's seafood gumbo which usually has shrimp, oysters (:puke:) and there's chicken in sausage/andoullie gumbo :yum: (my favorite!)

Some other good Cajun dishes to try that are not really "fish" dishes, are Crawfish Et Tu Fait :yum: :yum: :yum: and Crawfish Bisuque, and then there's just you good ol' fashioned Crawfish Boil!!! Whoot can't wait for Crawfish season, I'm making myself hungry. :lol:

BTW, My dad has a killer recipe for Jambalaya Po-boys, ahich I highly recommend! :thumbsup:

Disneyhead's got the right idea! That's definitely the way to go when you're in town! :thumbsup:

peaches magee

12-08-2009, 10:13 AM

HT_NSU

12-08-2009, 10:30 AM

I could have LIVED at Cafe du Monde! The coffee was so good and the beignets... AMAZING! I guess I need to branch out on my cuisine a bit, aye?
I went about a month before Katrina came through, and while Bourbon Street smelled of something awful... I truly did love the energy and culture of the city.
To walk down a street and hear amazing a capella singers, bands and even a makeshift "show" with two cajuns, an accordian, harmonica and some witty banter. It was like nowhere I have ever been before that's for sure. :) Hope they capture all that in the film.

^ The meat versions of Gumbo and Jambalaya sound yum!

Yeah, that was a problem back in the day. Since Katrina however, the city hired a new waste-management company that has kept the Quarter very pretty. In fact the current Mayor (who thatnkfully is about to end his term) was trying to get rid of what he called the "Disney-like cleaning service" because of the cost. I think the powers-that-be need to keep splurging on the cleaning because the city has never looked/smelled better, which helps with tourism and ultimately that's where NO gets most of its income. :lol:

BigAl_PT

12-08-2009, 11:10 AM

I know I know, HT! I am just not a big fish fan is all and that's a big part of Cajun cuisine.
Jambalaya is something I would like to try though... it's more meat-based right?

:bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang:

Shoot me now, PLEASE!

"Fish" isn't really a requirement of Cajun/Creole food at all. Incidentally, New Orleans is more Creole than Cajun...Cajun is more southwest of New Orleans. But I digress...

There are many fish dishes because its so plentiful out here, but you definitely don't need fish to enjoy a good New Orleans/south Louisiana meal. By fish, do you mean ALL seafood or just actual fish?

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Peaches, how can you not like the food. When I am in N'Awlins I eat my way around town. Here is how I spent my last day there 2 years ago. Just thinking about it makes me go, Mmmmm.

Cafe du Monde Chicory Coffee and a Bag of Beignets for breakfast. Pat O'Brian's for a Shrimp Po'Boy and a couple of Hurricanes for lunch. And Dinner at The Commander's Palace. Oh, and we saw some stuff too.

To me, New Orleans is all about music and food.
If you like music and food, then you need to make it down here in the spring to French Quarter Fest. It's like the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival but with a greater local feel to it. It's spread all over the French Quarter and, best of all, it's free! You just have to pay for food and drinks. But you can hear some EXCELLENT music at no charge. Gospel, zydeco, swamp pop, jazz, big band, classical, etc...

HT_NSU

12-08-2009, 11:15 AM

:bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang:

Shoot me now, PLEASE!

"Fish" isn't really a requirement of Cajun/Creole food at all. Incidentally, New Orleans is more Creole than Cajun...Cajun is more southwest of New Orleans. But I digress...

There are many fish dishes because its so plentiful out here, but you definitely don't need fish to enjoy a good New Orleans/south Louisiana meal. By fish, do you mean ALL seafood or just actual fish?

---------- Post added at 11:10 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:06 AM ----------

If you like music and food, then you need to make it down here in the spring to French Quarter Fest. It's like the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival but with a greater local feel to it. It's spread all over the French Quarter and, best of all, it's free! You just have to pay for food and drinks. But you can hear some EXCELLENT music at no charge. Gospel, zydeco, swamp pop, jazz, big band, classical, etc...

And if we all chip in a couple of bucks, we coule probably get BigAL to attach bottle-caps to the bottom of his shoes and tap-dance on the corner! :rofl:

BigAl_PT

12-08-2009, 11:18 AM

And if we all chip in a couple of bucks, we coule probably get BigAL to attach bottle-caps to the bottom of his shoes and tap-dance on the corner! :rofl:
Money, money, money, MONEY! MONEY!! :D

BeachGurl

12-08-2009, 12:17 PM

HT_NSU

12-08-2009, 12:26 PM

Unfortunately the closest I'll probably ever get to cajun food is Popeye's. :rofl:

BTW... their crawfish thing they had/have going = Gagworthy.

I guess I'll just have to look forward to the New Orleans food stand at Food and Wine every year. :(

Yeah, I have a relative who's gone out there for food and wine and he said the NO booth is pretty authentic, so I feel a little better about it. I usually have a problem with out-of-towners trying to do Cajun or Creole cooking, cause it usually sucks. :puke:

My parents were in TN a few weeks ago and ate dinner at Ruth's Chris out there and a women at a nearby table sent her gumbo back saying that if she'd have made something that tasted like that, she'd throw it out. I'm willing to bet she was thrown off by that rare thing we use here called "spices" because Ruth's Chris is pretty authentic too (so I don't think it was them that had it wrong :lol:) I swear, if I see another out-of-state place burn something and throw on a butt-load of salt thinking that's what Cajun/Creole food is, I'm going to go postal on someone. :lol:

BigAl_PT

12-08-2009, 12:33 PM

Unfortunately the closest I'll probably ever get to cajun food is Popeye's. :rofl:

BTW... their crawfish thing they had/have going = Gagworthy.

I guess I'll just have to look forward to the New Orleans food stand at Food and Wine every year. :(
OK, I'm only going to say this once people so pay attention:

Never, EVER order anything with Crawfish in it if it's not spring. Crawfish season pretty much coincides with the Lent season through Easter and a little after that. Outside of those few months, any crawfish you get has more than likely been frozen :puke: Frozen crawfish = :puke:

And Chicken & Andouille gumbo is, as the kids say, "da bomb."

Boiled crabs = :yum:
Boiled crawfish = :yum: :yum:
Anything with shrimp = :yum: :yum: :yum:

MaxGoof

12-08-2009, 12:37 PM

And Chicken & Andouille gumbo is, as the kids say, "da bomb."

Actually, as I've learned from teaching, what the kids say these days is a lot more vulgar ("da ****"). :lol:

peaches magee

12-08-2009, 12:40 PM

Yeah... someone make a dedication 'Food Talk' thread cause this topic has been a tad hijacked by all. Though we are still talking Cajun, which is kinda still related? hehe

HT_NSU

12-08-2009, 12:49 PM

Yeah... someone make a dedication 'Food Talk' thread cause this topic has been a tad hijacked by all. Though we are still talking Cajun, which is kinda still related? hehe

You don't know!!!! Maybe there's a bowl of Gumbo in the movie and BigAl and I are learnin' you what kinds it might be!!!! :-P

...........can't wait to see this film. :D

BeachGurl

12-08-2009, 12:54 PM

Sledge and I will probably see this Saturday before or after A Christmas Carol in 3-D. :)

BeachGurl

12-12-2009, 08:22 PM

So I saw this today and I loved it! Didn't realize how much I misses classic Disney animation. The music is all so good and all that talk of Louisiana food made me so hungry! :lol:

Sledge

12-12-2009, 08:52 PM

I loved it, but have some serious beef with Dr. Facilier. It didn't seem like he was used very effectively. He seemed rushed and I didn't think the character was built up as well as past villains. I went into the movie expecting him to be the voodoo version of Jafar, but left feeling like they totally dropped the ball. His demise felt rushed and I would have preferred to see him use some more black magic in their encounter at the end rather than just being dragged away so easily. I was definitely expecting some sort of transformation. This movie left me wanting more from Dr. Facilier, which isn't good considering I really don't want to see The Princess and the Frog II. A backstory would have been nice. I love the idea of the character, but he could have been so much better. I'd put him just above Captain Hook and just below Hades.

On the other hand, Naveen was the best Prince we've ever seen. I loved how he was more than one sided and I especially loved how he wasn't predictable like most other characters in Disney films. :clap:

As far as the music I've heard many people say it isn't as memorable as other Disney songs. I think it is an unfair comparison. Those other songs we have been hearing for years and years. I think the music here was perfectly done. This is one of the only movies where we know exactly where the action is taking place and it would just feel wrong using music that wasn't realistic to New Orleans. Once you listen to the songs a few more times they become catchier and catchier. Friends On The Other Sides and When Were Human are already awesome, but give the other songs some time.

Now, as far as all the cries of racism on the IMDB forums, they seriously need to get a life. The only people that are going to be offended by this film are people going into the theatre and wanting to find something to complain about. Everything was done pretty tastefully. A lot of the complainers are saying it was racist of Disney to not have Naveen as a black man, but I know if he had been a black man the same people would be complaining and saying "So a black woman HAS to be with a black man? All the other Princes were white, why is it wrong for a black woman to be with someone that looks like one of them?" My point is, don't believe the complainers since they will complain about anything. I've read of people trying to persuade others into not seeing, which is a shame since it is an amazing movie and shouldn't offend anyone.

BTW, remember back in The Lion King when Timon said stars were fireflies. Hmmm...

peaches magee

12-12-2009, 09:24 PM

:agree: on pretty much everything.
I truly loved this movie and reminded me once again why I adore hand-drawn so much. The animation was just beautiful! Tiana is now one of my favorite princesses. What a voice! And she is a great princess for little girls to look up to for sure. Naveen was a great prince, so true. And Facilier was so awesome, but I agree I wanted more of him too. His Friends on the Other Side sequence was freggin wicked!
I had listened to the soundtrack about 3 times prior to seeing it, so I already loved it and find myself singing it all day today.
Highly recommend it. Well done Disney, well done. :thumbsup:

Gone2Disney

12-12-2009, 10:04 PM

I'm excited!! Going to see it tomorrow!

Gentleman ArRi

12-12-2009, 10:40 PM

for those who seen it, did you see madame leota
;-)

peaches magee

12-13-2009, 12:02 AM

for those who seen it, did you see madame leota
;-)

Yup... in the graveyard scene off of the gravestone, loved it :)

Sledge

12-13-2009, 12:15 AM

What!? Madame Leota was in the movie!?

peaches magee

12-13-2009, 12:36 AM

Yeah she was on a gravestone and comes a bit alive, then transforms into one of the voodoo masks. Right ArRi? That's what I recall.

BlackHawkTraffic

12-13-2009, 01:25 AM

Pretty decent movie, took a friends niece for her birthday to see it. I dont know how much she liked it, but I was glad to see a regular animated movie from Disney after so long. Loved the setting and all the Cajun/bayou New Orleans feel to it, but the story was really lacking to me...but worth seeing.

HT_NSU

12-13-2009, 02:25 PM

I'm going see it in a couple of hours!!!! Got to wait for the football game to end first!!!! :happy:

blaidddrwg42

12-13-2009, 05:02 PM

Saw it for the second time today. It was amazing! I'm so glad Disney went back to 2D and quite good 2D at that. :D

MaxGoof

12-13-2009, 06:19 PM

Saw this one opening night with my wife. I thought the half of the movie where the characters are human where excellent, if not inspired! The parts where the characters are frogs were... not. At all.

Animation was absolutely, no-questions-asked GORGEOUS however! This is probably the most lush, beautiful 2D animation I've ever seen. Some of the soundtrack was really good, some of it was really lacking. I hate that the romance song is sung by that repulsive insect.

Totally hated the bug character, I felt like he brought down the whole movie and was one of the most unlikable sidekick animals in Disney history, if not THE most. Facilier was pretty cool, and I loved that he was voiced by The Arbiter from Halo!

Only a $25 million dollar opening weekend though... Disney has to see that as a big disappointment... :(

disneyaddict

12-13-2009, 07:05 PM

Loved the movie. I missed Madame Leota too.

peaches magee

12-13-2009, 07:17 PM

What!? I adored Ray! Sorry MaxGoof. I really find a tough time finding things wrong in this movie. I loved the story, the message, characters and the music. Huge win for me.
And they are actually saying that it is off to a strong start this weekend at the box office, in all the articles I have come across.

BlackHawkTraffic

12-13-2009, 07:25 PM

Ray was the best part, I loved the character was just mad that Insert Spoiler happened. Oh well.

peaches magee

12-13-2009, 07:26 PM

^ I was too, but what happened after that I thought was beautiful and sweet. :)

BlackHawkTraffic

12-13-2009, 08:15 PM

Yeah that ending in relation to that was really one of my favorite parts of the movie.

HT_NSU

12-13-2009, 09:22 PM

LOVED, LOVED, LOVED it!!!!!!! :happy: This just became my new favorite Disney animated film, over-throwing Beauty and the Beast!!!! I loved the music (we had at least one kid dancing in front of their seat at one point along with some off-beat clapping :lol:)! Definitely going to be buying this sound-track!!!! There was only one mis-pronunciation (which I can excuse since the rest of the film was so KA) and my husband pointed out a bit of an error in the city's layout. I didn't notice it, but he swears up and down by it (guess we'll just have to go see it again) ;-) I love what they did with Ray's story-line and the line about Shreveport had just about the whole theater in stiches (although I'm sure it doesn't have the same effect in other parts of the country). Just about the entire theater erupted into applause when the ending credits began to roll. I can't say enough good things about this film. It was just amazing! They even nailed St. Louis Cathedral both on the outside and the inside.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

BlakeMP

12-13-2009, 09:22 PM

Just got back from seeing this with HT and her husband. I'm going to write a full-on review of it for the website I work for, but to sum it up, I thought it was fantastic. Disney hasn't done anything this good since Beauty and the Beast. This should prove once and for all, to all those studios who think a computer is the trick to making a good movie, it ain't the tools -- it's the talent.

peaches magee

12-13-2009, 09:28 PM

Haha! I cracked up at the Shreveport line, only because I have driven through those parts and New Orleans a few times in travels from Texas to FL and back.
It was all brilliant! Her singing voice gave me chills, so powerful! Everyone in our theater clapped at the end as well. Such a warm fuzzy feeling :)

BlakeMP

12-13-2009, 09:32 PM

Oh yeah, the singing was top-notch. Everything was top-notch.

Sledge

12-13-2009, 09:36 PM

I love what they did with Ray's story-line and the line about Shreveport had just about the whole theater in stiches (although I'm sure it doesn't have the same effect in other parts of the country).
I think its funny regardless. In Orlando it had everyone cracking up. :lol:

Is it pronounced New Or-lans or New Or-leans? My parents lived in New Orleans awhile before I was born and said locals say New Or-lans, but most others say Or-lean. I was listening to hear what they said in the movie and it sounded like Or-lans aside from one song where Dr. John says Or-leans. Shed some light, New Orleander. :lol:

BlakeMP

12-13-2009, 09:38 PM

We've always pronounced it "Or-lans." Although "Or-leans" is acceptable if necessary to fit the rhyme scheme or rhythm of a song. :lol:

HT_NSU

12-13-2009, 09:41 PM

I think its funny regardless. In Orlando it had everyone cracking up. :lol:

Is it pronounced New Or-lans or New Or-leans? My parents lived in New Orleans awhile before I was born and said locals say New Or-lans, but most others say Or-lean. I was listening to hear what they said in the movie and it sounded like Or-lans aside from one song where Dr. John says Or-leans. Shed some light, New Orleander. :lol:

Yeah, we pronounce it New Or-lans; but that's really just people in the city and in the suburbs of the city. My SIL who grew up about an hour out side of the city says New Or-leans (which drives me crazy)! And then you have the people who add a third syllable "New Or-lee-ans" :rolleyes:

We also pronounce it "Moo-fa-lotta" and not "Moo-fa-letta" like it was pronounced in the movie, but I guess that's being nit-pickey. :lol:
http://i550.photobucket.com/albums/ii413/OUSooner48/muffaletta.jpg :yum:

BlakeMP

12-13-2009, 09:42 PM

Yeah, we pronounce it New Or-lans; but that's really just people in the city and in the suburbs of the city. My SIL who grew up about an hour out side of the city says New Or-leans (which drives me crazy)! And then you have the people who add a third syllable "New Or-lee-ans" :rolleyes:

We also pronounce it "Moo-fa-lotta" and not "Moo-fa-letta" like it was pronounced in the movie, but I guess that's being nit-pickey. :lol:

As long as we're nit-picking, gumbo isn't orange. :bonk:

(I loved the movie, I just had to say that.)

Sledge

12-13-2009, 09:53 PM

And then you have the people who add a third syllable "New Or-lee-ans" :rolleyes:

I HATE that. I can't watch a New Orleans Saints game that is being announced by Al Michaels. With the Saints being undefeated I have been hearing lots of name butchering by this man. :lol:

As long as we're nit-picking, gumbo isn't orange.
Nor does it taste as good as this movie would lead you to believe. :puke: The movie made me crave gumbo, but then I remembered I only like the smell. :lol:

BlakeMP

12-13-2009, 09:56 PM

Nor does it taste as good as this movie would lead you to believe. :puke: The movie made me crave gumbo, but then I remembered I only like the smell. :lol:

Spoken like a man who has never tasted gumbo made by someone in the Petit family. :thumbsup:

peaches magee

12-13-2009, 09:59 PM

I loved the way she said Daddy when she was little. "Deeeeddy" Adorable.
Voice casting was so perfect in this flick. I want to see it again. I keep raving about it and feel bad the hubs didn't see it too. :/

HT_NSU

12-13-2009, 10:00 PM

Spoken like a man who has never tasted gumbo made by someone in the Petit family. :thumbsup:

:agree: You're getting your gumbo from the wrong place if you don't like it. :)

I HATE that. I can't watch a New Orleans Saints game that is being announced by Al Michaels. With the Saints being undefeated I have been hearing lots of name butchering by this man. :lol:

Yeah, we always mute the TV and listen to the local broadcast over the radio. Not only are the names pronounced correctly, but you also get some very colorful coon-@$$ cometary. :lol:

Scarletwebslingr

12-13-2009, 10:23 PM

Yeah, we pronounce it New Or-lans; but that's really just people in the city and in the suburbs of the city. My SIL who grew up about an hour out side of the city says New Or-leans (which drives me crazy)! And then you have the people who add a third syllable "New Or-lee-ans" :rolleyes:

I was always under the impression that it pronounced more like 'Nawlens' by the actual locals. Both my roomies are from New Orleans and that's how they always say it.

HT_NSU

12-13-2009, 10:27 PM

I was always under the impression that it pronounced more like 'Nawlens' by the actual locals. Both my roomies are from New Orleans and that's how they always say it.

Sounds like they're from the St. Bernard area. :lol: Yeah, it really depends on the part of the city you're from; but some people do also pronounce it that way. Our mother is a teacher and we grew up with her constantly correcting us. She hates that pronunciation, so there was no way we would be allowed to say it without being nagged. :rolleyes: :lol:

Scarletwebslingr

12-13-2009, 10:47 PM

Sounds like they're from the St. Bernard area. :lol: Yeah, it really depends on the part of the city you're from; but some people do also pronounce it that way. Our mother is a teacher and we grew up with her constantly correcting us. She hates that pronunciation, so there was no way we would be allowed to say it without being nagged. :rolleyes: :lol:

Wish my mom was like that. Us kids were raised thinking we lived in Poke County. It's "Polk."

Gentleman ArRi

12-14-2009, 08:16 PM

Yeah she was on a gravestone and comes a bit alive, then transforms into one of the voodoo masks. Right ArRi? That's what I recall.

yup i spotted that three weeks ago lol. it looks like the WDW one, the eyes even open like the one at WDW then it turns into the voodoo mask. love it.

BlackHawkTraffic

12-14-2009, 10:17 PM

Disneyland gumbo is amazing so I have to say I NEED to go to Louisiana to get REAL gumbo...mmm I was craving it the whole movie, hell anything cajun really by the end.

HT_NSU

12-15-2009, 06:01 PM

Disneyland gumbo is amazing so I have to say I NEED to go to Louisiana to get REAL gumbo...mmm I was craving it the whole movie, hell anything cajun really by the end.

yes....yes, you do! :D

Check your local grocery stores for these brands:
http://www.zatarains.com/
http://www.tonychachere.com/

both of these company's make a pretty good boxed mix, although nothing is quite as good as made-from scratch. It's really good to make a huge pot and freeze it in smaller portions. Then when it get cold, throw it back in the pot, heat it up and call your family and friends over to help you eat it! :yum:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51GGEZ85PPL._SL500_AA280_PIbundle-12,TopRight,0,0_AA280_SH20_.jpg http://www.cookincajun.com/store/images/zatarainsgumbomix.jpg
Looks like they're also available on Amazon.com

BeachGurl

12-16-2009, 08:29 AM

Mmmm I love the Zatarain's boxed stuff. :lol:

HT_NSU

12-16-2009, 08:43 AM

Mmmm I love the Zatarain's boxed stuff. :lol:

Yeah, Zatarains is my favorite when I don't have time to do things from scratch. They make a good jambalaya too! :yum:

Anybody else see these print by Thomas Kinkade? http://www.disneystore.com/princess-the-frog-the-princess-and-the-frog-gallery-wrapped-canvas-by-thomas-kinkade-set-of-2/p/1259276/305303/
Beautiful! This film really does lend itself perfectly for art prints.....wich I had and extra $110 laying around. :lol:

BeachGurl

12-16-2009, 08:58 AM

Anybody else see these print by Thomas Kinkade? http://www.disneystore.com/princess-the-frog-the-princess-and-the-frog-gallery-wrapped-canvas-by-thomas-kinkade-set-of-2/p/1259276/305303/
Beautiful! This film really does lend itself perfectly for art prints.....wich I had and extra $110 laying around. :lol:

Yes! They're so pretty! $110 for the two isn't really a bad deal for them either. I love all the paintings he's done for Disney recently.

HT_NSU

12-16-2009, 09:00 AM

Yes! Its so pretty! I love all the paintings he's done for Disney recently.

They also have P&tF "beauty products!" It's basically shampoo, conditioner and bubble bath. :lol:

I also saw some kids bedding stuff and curtains, which almost makes me wish I had a little girl. I think I'd get a little carried away re-theming her room......whether she wanted it or not! :lol:

Scarletwebslingr

12-16-2009, 10:39 PM

So I finally saw this movie. It was cute but vastly overrated. I want to first stress that this was a good movie and the animation was absolutely gorgeous! I wouldn't go as far as to say this was the best Disney animated feature since Lion King though (which is what many of the critics on RT suggested). Personally I thought Hunchback and Mulan were superior. Naveen and Tiana were adorable and I loved their characters (Naveen really reminded me of Puss in Boots when he was in frog-form). Seeing Madam Leota was cool also and villain's shadow posse was extremely eerie. That said, I really thought the pacing was to rushed and a lot of the characters, the villain most especially, were flat. I really wanted to like Louis too but they wasted him. He didn't add anything to the movie and really stretched my suspension of disbelief. I mean, here you have a playboy prince and working girl entrapped in frog bodies by a hoodoo doctor, a voodoo medicine woman, a firefly that can be heard only by those in animal form, and some trumpet playing jazz alligator as the spotlight entertainment of a successful restaurant? It didn't bother me that much but I think the film would have been just fine without him and should have instead used that time fleshing out the other characters. The real stinker for me was that, short of "Going down to the Bayou," the soundtrack was instantly forgettable. As a kid I saw movies like Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin and went home singing a good lot of the songs but on the drive home I realized I only could recall a single song from this one, vaguely at that, and that was only because I had heard it previously when passing the Tiana showboat at WDW. Like I said, this was a certainly a film worthy of the Disney pantheon, but, no pun intended, it had a lot of bugs in it. Glad to see Disney finally getting back in its element :)

BeachGurl

12-16-2009, 10:43 PM

I love Prince Naveen... he's my second fave behind Eric now. :lol:

Scarletwebslingr

12-16-2009, 10:50 PM

I love Prince Naveen... he's my second fave behind Eric now. :lol:

He pretty much looks like Eric with tan. In the parks the princes have to have brown eyes I'm assuming. Usually Disney let's eye color slide but in this case anything but brown eyes means it's a fake Naveen...

BeachGurl

12-17-2009, 10:36 AM

He pretty much looks like Eric with tan. In the parks the princes have to have brown eyes I'm assuming. Usually Disney let's eye color slide but in this case anything but brown eyes means it's a fake Naveen...

Yeah I wish we could find that picture from the Showboat Jubilee, but the Naveen in that picture looked like Obama. :lol:

I actually haven't been out to the parks to see Tiana or Naveen except for in Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade, which we saw on three different days but they were only in the first day we saw it.

HitchHikingGhostFangirl

12-17-2009, 11:54 AM

Yeah I wish we could find that picture from the Showboat Jubilee, but the Naveen in that picture looked like Obama. :lol:

I actually haven't been out to the parks to see Tiana or Naveen except for in Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade, which we saw on three different days but they were only in the first day we saw it.

Oh gosh. I remember that picture. So funny (and alittle spooky) :lol:

Sledge

12-17-2009, 02:44 PM

http://www.disunplugged.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/tianasshowboat156.jpg
http://www.disunplugged.com/2009/10/26/tianas-showboat-jubilee-debuts-at-disneys-magic-kingdom/

BeachGurl

12-17-2009, 02:49 PM

There's Prince Barack! :rofl:

mt1234

12-18-2009, 12:09 AM

i watched the movie a couple of days ago and i really like how they made it like one of the OG princess movies with the all of the singing. I thought it was really good and the story was cute.

Gentleman ArRi

12-18-2009, 02:31 AM

i think the DLR prince Nahveen looks a little better :lol: less obama-y

Scarletwebslingr

12-18-2009, 04:19 PM

i think the DLR prince Nahveen looks a little better :lol: less obama-y

...you act like there's one per park.

peaches magee

12-22-2009, 11:12 AM

OMG he does look like Obama, haha!

Looks like one of the songs got nominated for an Oscar. I am peeved that nothing was nominated in songs for this movie for Golden Globes. How dare they.

Ne-Yo's Disney Song Nominated For Oscar
12/21/2009 1:25 PM ET

(RTTNews) - Ne-Yo's theme song to the hit Disney film, The Princess and the Frog, has been nominated for an Academy Award in the best original song category.

The song, "Never Knew I Needed," is one of four songs from the movie to be given a nod for the award. Sixty-three songs, in total, have been nominated. A full list of nominations will be revealed at a later date.
The Princess and the Frog, Disney's first traditionally animated film since 2004's Home on the Range, hit theatres earlier this month, garnering a positive response from both audiences and critics.

The music for the rest of the soundtrack was penned by Academy-Award winner Randy Newman, who is perhaps most famous among Disney fans for his Toy Story theme song, "You've Got a Friend in Me."

rttnews.com

BeachGurl

12-22-2009, 12:20 PM

Yay! I love the song Ne-Yo sings!

BigAl_PT

12-22-2009, 02:49 PM

OMG he does look like Obama, haha!

Looks like one of the songs got nominated for an Oscar. I am peeved that nothing was nominated in songs for this movie for Golden Globes. How dare they.
Was the film released in time to get consideration for any of the Golden Globe nominations for this year?

Nevermind...I just saw that it's up for Best Animated Feature Film against Up and a few others.

BlakeMP

12-22-2009, 02:50 PM

Considering that a few movies that still haven't been released got nominations, I'm thinking it probably did.

I don't really care one way or the other, honestly. I'm sick and tired of every one of those award shows. I know what I like and I don't give a fig if the Hollywood Foreign Press Association agrees with me.

HT_NSU

12-22-2009, 04:18 PM

BlakeMP

12-22-2009, 04:19 PM

Heh... well, this is a family forum, I've gotta bite my tongue sometimes.

Scarletwebslingr

12-23-2009, 11:01 AM

I am peeved that nothing was nominated in songs for this movie for Golden Globes. How dare they.

Personally I don't think a single song in this movie was worthy of a Golden Globe. The music was terrible by any stretch but I went home after JUST having seen the Princess and the Frog unable to recall a single song from it short of "Going down to the Bayou" ...and that's only because I had heard it before seeing the movie. I think the music was one of biggest disappointments with this film honestly.