The Princess Diaries | | Cast : | Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway | | Director : | Garry Marshall | | Studio : | Walt Disney Home Entertainment | | Format : | Color, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | August 03, 2001 | | DVD Released Date : | May 03, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | G (General Audience) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 06, 2005 | | Summary | Part 1 of the Princess Diairies series | Content
 | How would you react, if you live your life, and then one day, you find out that you are royall family, that is what Mia Thermopolis finds out in this movie, I mean would you believe it. I know that I would have to watch this movie before watching the sequel, to get a better understanding of the series. When the movie opens, Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) is just shy of her 16th birtday, and goes to school, and lives with her Mom (Caroline Goodall), and doesn't even know that her father was royal, and that she is a princess, until her Mom tells her that her long lost grandmother Clarisse Renaldi (Julie Andrews) has come to vist, and wants to meet her and have tea, so even through she hates it, goes to the hotel, that she is staying, and there she is informed that she is a princess by her grandmother, and her father was the king, her parents was like dirvoced, and her father had passed away. And her grandmother orders her to not tell anybody until the royal ball, or the press will have a field day with this story, she goes to school by day, and she even tell her best friend Lilly Moscovitz (Heather Matarazzo) that her grandma has sent her the limo, to get on her good side, and it is driven by her grandma's head of scercuity (Hector Elizondo). Even, though with the negtive reviews, I still liked this movie, and maybe soon I will own my own copy of the film. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 02, 2005 | | Summary | Great Walt Disney Movie | Content
| I really enjoyed the followup to The Princess Diaries. Both movies are enjoyable by all ages. They are wholesome movies for the whole family |
| Rating | | | Date | July 25, 2005 | | Summary | Girls will love this!! | Content
| Every girl who's always dreamed of being a princess will love this movie. Mia is a quirky teen who doesn't really fit in, but everything changes when she discovers she's a princess!! Buy this one and the sequel, very good!! |
| Rating | | | Date | July 01, 2005 | | Summary | This Movie Is A Comedy Gem!!!And Anne Hathaway Is HOT!!! | Content
| In this movie geeky High School Student Mia Thermopolis discovers that she is in fact an Heiress to the Throne of Genovia in Europe. Her initial reaction is one of Horror as she informs her Grandmother that " I'm just want to be invisible and I'm good at it".Watching Mia's transformation from clumsy schoolgirl to sophisticated woman is a true delight and the transformation itself is quite funny.This movie teaches the viewer a few lessons abour Peer Pressure and growing up to face one's responsibilities in Life. I give this movie 5 stars because it all works so well and comes together so gracefully. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 27, 2005 | | Summary | Sweet and Innocent | Content
| The princess diary takes a look at the awkwardness of growing up. Mia Thermopolis lives in a refurbished San Francisco firehouse with her mother Helen and cat. A nerdy neighbor suspect sometime strange is happening next door. Mia sleeps upstairs in the loft and slides down a fire pole ended at the main floor. Who wouldn't love to sleep in a firehouse loft and slide down a fire pole each morning?
Mia awkwardness is best expressed when during a "Josh kissing Mia daydream", Mia gets chocolate ice cream smeared against her uniform; or when Mia throws up after being embarrassed during debate practice; or when she stumbles over her thick soled shoes as she practices walking with a stately glide; or when Mia's car breaks down on the way to the acceptance ball, too be rescued by Joseph, as she sits crying in the rain. Joseph not Josh is the white knight to Mia's rescue. Joseph is both understanding with Mia and very helpful in assisting Mia to become a beautiful young woman. Joseph and Queen Clarisse help gently push Mia from the nest and help Mia fly.
Helen manages a career, as an artist. Helen is a single mother, keeps secrets from Mia, and manages to get date with Mia's debate coach. Mia and Helen rock climb together. Mia and Helen are more friends then mother-daughter. Mia discovers she is heir too a small European principality of Genovia, a secret her mother kept from her. Helen wanted Mia to grow up, be educated, and suffer like all non-royalty, but on her 16th birthday choice. The character development between Lilly, Lilly's brother, and Mia was minimal. Lilly is a "save the earth" outcast, who pulled Mia into her cause. Mia pretends to share Lilly interests because she is her friend.
Lilly, at first likes Mia changes in popularity and status. Lilly loves Mia makeover but over time, Lilly spends most of her time mumbling and nagged Mia. Lilly can see their friendship disappearing. Lilly's brother seems too gawk at Mia most of the time but at the end managed to dance with her at the acceptance ball.
The central fantasy of this movie was the make over. Every young girl believes cosmetics, perfect hair, and great clothes will transform them into popularity, affection with boys, and success. Character development is the essence of a person. Mia discovers both. The beauty stylist ask Mia if her these were her glasses. When Mia says, "yes" he snaps them in half. The stylist says to Mia, "If Brooke Shields married Groucho Marx, that child would have your eyebrows." Mia gets her frizzed hairs straighten but not before the wood brush is broke trying to navigate through it. Next, the eyebrows are plucked and cucumbers placed over her eyes. Straight hair, eye shadow, eyelid coloring, cheek color, lipstick, and contacts restore the princess image. The change catches Joshes attention and Lilly's brother, the quiet musician.
The choice to accept or reject royalty may seem complex but it was not. Mia almost immediately chose wealth, prestige, and royalty from the moment she met her grand mother, Queen Clarisse Renaldi. Joseph head of security escort Mia around town by limousine. Joseph secretly has a love for the queen but she can't, at the moment, accept his love because she must manage the kingdom.
The Queen educated Mia on matters of manners, etiquette, statesmanship, and power. Mia role as a princess only required to claim what was hers by birthright and this made her immediate famous. The media received a tip from the hair designer about Mia royal status and TVs attention immediately converge on the High school. Mia royalty had the affect of launching her into celebrity status. The tabloids exploited this fact and followed her every move.
In one scene, Queen Clarisse knights two officers rather than receive a speeding ticket. The officers are dumbfounded and accept knighthood with all its perks. The irony of the situation makes one laugh, they go out to give a ticket, run into a stately dress woman in her mid 50s, and become a knight of Genovia. Mia arrives at the ball and accepts her title as princess of Genovia. Mia is amazed as she arrives by helicopter to the exclusive castle on the hill, for which, she will take possession of. Wealth has its privileges.
The movie has no real villains. The cheerleader nemesis played by Mandy Moore offers no opposition rather ignores Mia and continues expressing her affection to Josh cause jealousy on Mia's part.
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