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Fifteen-year-old Mia discovers that her father is the Prince of Genovia and she is the sole heir to the throne. She must decide, by her sixteenth birthday, whether she will live as a princess and move to Genovia or remain in San Francisco where she lives with her artist mom. Meanwhile, she must suffer through the indignity of princess lessons at the hands of her stern grandmother, Queen Clarisse Renaldi. This is a sweet, charming and very entertaining movie. A great family movie, that manages to be great for kids and adults. Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway are great.

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The Princess Diaries (Full Screen Edition) Overview

Mia is a bright but terribly shy teenager whose goal is to surviive school with a minimum of attention & embarrassment. Unfortunately her wish is thwarted when her estranged grandmother arrives and delivers the shocking news that shes a real life princess. Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 05/11/2007 Starring: Julie Andrews Hector Elizondo Run time: 115 minutes Rating: G

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A thoroughly engaging fairy tale that's family friendly without being condescending, The Princess Diaries is your basic Cinderella makeover story given a fresh, affectionate twist courtesy of a game, energetic cast and a screenplay that skirts schmaltz in favor of gentle, effective comedy. Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) is a frizzy-haired, glasses-wearing 15-year-old girl whose two highest ambitions are to become invisible and to get a few smooches from the slickly attractive school heartthrob. As a girl who can't stand being the center of attention so much that she throws up during debate class, she's stunned and horrified when her coolly continental grandmother (Julie Andrews) shows up and informs her that she's the crown princess of the European principality Genovia. Soon enough, Mia has to undertake "princess lessons" (and a makeover) from her queenly grandmother, and eventually she blossoms into a confident, radiant girl--despite the worries and pressure that her newfound status brings. What makes The Princess Diaries work is director Garry Marshall's guileless, irony-free approach to the material (based on Meg Cabot's novel). In comparison to most snarky, ultra-hip teen comedies, The Princess Diaries is refreshingly and enjoyably square, content to win you over on charm alone and not a slick bag of tricks. Hathaway is a charismatic, appealing role model with a sharp sense of comic timing, and Andrews--who came to stardom as the object of a makeover supreme in My Fair Lady on Broadway--is at her regal best whether teaching Mia the proper royal wave or learning how to eat a corndog. Both leading ladies are complemented by a finely tuned cast, including Hector Elizondo as Genovia's head of security (and romantic counterpart to Andrews), Heather Matarazzo as Mia's best pal, and Robert Schwartzman as the good guy who ultimately wins Mia's heart. All in all, a royal pleasure. --Mark Englehart

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I know it's for kids, but... it still sucks - J. Wingenfeld - NYC
I know this movie is intended for children, but even with that in mind it's still godawful. I like Julie Andrews, I like Cinderella stories, I like fairy tales and I like kids' movies, so before you leap onto your high horse and defend the movie by saying that I'm just too cynical to enjoy it, you're wrong.

Here's why I didn't enjoy it:

Most of the acting sucks. With the exception of Andrews, Anne Hathaway and Heather Matarazzo, most of the performances are just plain lousy. Hector Elizondo appears to be so bored playing one of director Garry Marshall's "nice guy" characters for the umpteenth time, it feels like they used a Hector Elizondo robot for his scenes.

But even the three lead actresses struggle hard to work with a screenplay that boasts some genuinely horrid dialog and a director who seems to think that bugging eyes, screaming and someone falling down every five minutes is the best way to entertain kids.

Garry Marshall has never been a really great director. He's made some good movies along the way (NOTHING ON COMMON, FRANKIE & JOHNNY, even YOUNG DOCTORS IN LOVE), but most of his movies are uneven, sugary sweet and self-destructively audience pleasing (PRETTY WOMAN, THE OTHER SISTER, EXIT TO EDEN). I haven't seen every one of his movies, but I can't imagine any are worse that THE PRINCESS DIARIES. Even the editing is bad, giving the movie a constantly off kilter feel, and not in a good way.

Anne Hathaway has gone on to do some great work since she (wisely) abandoned her typecast-riddled career as a kids' movie actress. But it pains me to see Julie Andrews reduced to this. I don't mean starring in a kids' movie. I mean starring in a terrible movie.



Great Movie - C. Paarlberg - Manteno, IL
One of my daughter's favorite movies - I like it, too. She has watched it too many times to count.






Excellent - Lisa Marie Acosta -
Service was fantastic, movie was in excellent condition, and I was amazed how quickly the it arrived in the mail.

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