Take a Look Around the Bayou, Friends! One Blonde's Review of The Princess and the Frog

Who doesn't love a good fairy tale?  I took Kat to see Disney's The Princess and the Frog today.  I'm not sure which one of us was more excited see the movie, but we both loved it!  The good old fashioned side of me fell in love with the 1920s New Orleans twist on the Brother's Grimm story The Frog Prince.  This is definitely a must buy when it comes out on DVD!  I just purchased the soundtrack on Amazon.com ... a little holiday gift for me Kat.

{Editorial side note:  I have to admit, I had a little crush on Prince Naveen in high school.  Well, not the frog/prince but the actor, Bruno Campos.  Trust me ladies, he's no frog - just google his name. Tee hee}

Back to the film.... I have to say that when we were treated to a sneak peak of the film at the Disney sponsored New Orleans/TPATF (that's The Princess and the Frog for those of you sayin' huh?) luncheon at Blogalicious '09, I could tell from the music, and the fact that Disney seems to go "back to it's roots" with it's first hand-drawn animation in years, that we were going to be in for a treat.  Actually, that is a lie - I hoped we would be in for a treat.  Sometimes the trailer of a movie contains ...well, the movie, the whole movie, or the best parts of the movie.  Not so in this case.  The movie did not disappoint!  I found the story line to be incredibly engaging and the ultimate message very powerful.

The story line proves to be a refreshing balance between fairy tale fun and the underlying message that you have to dig deep to find what it is that you truly want.  Sometimes we work towards a goal with our heads buried so far up our metaphorical patootie that it takes a little black magic and an adventure through the swamp to smack some sense into us.  Take a look around the Bayou .... so to speak.

(OH and let's not forget the message that you can wish upon a star all you want but in the end you'll have to work two jobs day and night, have a rich friend that dresses you up as a princess so that a voodooed frog prince kisses you.... yada yada... and in the end you'll have to pick up a hammer and build your fancy dream so that you can continue to work day and night - but now you get to do it freshly showered, with your hair combed, lipstick on, wearing a fancy dress, happily singing while accompanied on banjo by your broke prince/husband that apparently doesn't have two nickels to rub together .... so really?  What's with the star anyway?)

I love this movie so much that I have inside jokes and lines playing in my head already.  I can't wait for my husband and the boys to see the film so that I can start saying "Dance with me Fat Man" and "It's not slime, it's mucous secretions"..... and can't wait to say "Kissing would be niiiiice, yes?"

This is definitely a Banteringblonde two thumbs up, strawberry flavored Bonnie Belle lip gloss, Breyer's Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream in a cake cone with jimmies on top, rated film!