The Princess Blog

Princess Month  is still going strong with movie anniversaries galore. Did you know that November 18th was National Princess Day ? Creative fans have been getting in on the action  this month as well. To that effect, PattyCake Productions , the team that brought us the Unexpected Musicals and Villains Lair  series, introduced  Princess Academy , their newest web series, last week. Not to be confused with an unproduced Fantasia  short of the same name , Princess Academy is a live-action web series featuring original songs and stories about our favorite Disney Princesses. PattyCake Production had previously impressed me with their gorgeous Little Mermaid  video,  "The Grande Mermaid," so I was excited about their latest endeavor. The premiere episode, "Happily Ever After," was launched on the release date of Wreck-It Ralph 2 , though subscribers to their Patreon page gained early access to it. It wasn't exactly what I was expecting. The main cha...

Today is the day we have been waiting for since last year's D23 Expo , where it was revealed that the original voices of the Disney Princesses would be reunited for the Wreck-It Ralph  sequel, Ralph Breaks the Internet . There are a lot of different things I want to comment on after seeing this movie last night, so my review is going to cover two very different aspects. Since this is a princess blog, the first half of my review will cover the Disney Princess scenes in the film, which is the reason that many of us were excited about seeing it in the first place. If you just want to know about the movie itself, feel free to scroll down to the second half of my review, where I will discuss the plot and my overall enjoyment of it. Ralph Breaks the Internet  foreshadows its big princess reveal by showing two generic video game princess characters in the background of the opening scenes. Is  Wreck-It Ralph  a Disney Princess movie? Technically, yes. Vanellope is reve...

Today, Netflix dropped The Princess Switch , a low-budget modern-day knockoff of Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper . Was it just as cheesy and predictable as it looked in the trailer ? Well, yes. Does that make it completely unwatchable? Surprisingly, no. It's normal to see a lot of fluffy feel-good family movies out around the holidays, so setting the film during Christmastime and releasing it right at the start of the holiday season  may have been just the right touch to prevent it from being a huge disaster . Since we've already seen movies about twins or lookalikes switching places so many times, it's the perfect flick to play if you're busy cleaning or doing your nails or reading articles online and want to have something on in the background.. Trust me, you won't miss anything if you need to run to the microwave and grab your popcorn. No need to pause it. Thanks to the magic of green screen technology, Vaness Hudgens plays both Stacy De Novo, a baker ...

We are right in the middle of Princess Month  with Netflix's release of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power , an updated reimagining of the '80s classic, She-Ra: Princess of Power . The first season of the DreamWorks Animation series  dropped yesterday with 13 magical action-packed episodes. The captivating story drew me in from the very beginning and never wavered once. Even though the cast was altered to be more diverse by giving the characters different shapes, colors, and sizes, the focus was never placed on their diversity and instead on their desires and stories, just as it should be. The daily character guides  that the show's creators unveiled on social media before its release were a big help in keeping track of their names and attributes so that I could place all of my focus on the evolving the story. Adora, the main character in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, is voiced by Aimee Carrero , who is already known for her role as Elena of Avalor . Even ...

Last November, I posted about all of the festivities that took place for various princess movie anniversaries . Did you know that an overwhelming majority of Disney Princess movies were released in November of their corresponding year? That makes it a huge month for celebrating many of our favorite theatrical releases. Sometimes people ask why that is, and I think it's mainly about accessibility. Disney likes to release their biggest blockbusters right before holiday vacations so that parents and kids will be available to go out and see them, guaranteeing a successful run. You might be wondering why these movies don't open in December so they're closer to the bigger holidays , but most blockbusters stay in theaters for at least two months, which means that opening in November will bring in both the Thanksgiving and Christmas vacation crowds. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms , which came out last week, and even though it was somewhat disappointing, Disney's most antici...

When I learned that Disney was making a movie based on "The Nutcracker," I did some research to become more acquainted with the original fairy tale by E.T.A. Hoffman . That research may have gotten in the way my future enjoyment of the movie. Then again, I'm not sure there's much in it for adults to enjoy regardless of how much they know about the original story. That said, I think I may have liked it if I saw it as a kid even though it would not have been one of my favorites because I'm a sucker for stories about girls who journey to fantasy worlds and discover that they're princesses . It has the same sort of whimsical charm as The Wizard of Oz  or Alice in Wonderland , but without the emotion or heart that would have made it a true classic. By far, the movie's greatest strength is its visuals. This film has one of the most beautiful posters I've ever seen, filled with varying shades of pink, lavender, teal, and blue with the characters blosso...