Hathaway Pines

The Princess Diaries 2 - Royal Engagement (Widescreen Edition)

Description

Starring the irresistible Anne Hathaway (ELLA ENCHANTED) and Academy Award(R) winner Julie Andrews (Best Actress, MARY POPPINS, 1964), this modern-day fairy tale picks up right where THE PRINCESS DIARIES left off! As future queen of Genovia, Princess Mia (Hathaway) has everything a girl could want -- except the magical romance she's always dreamed of. But soon, Mia's shocked to discover that she needs to get married right now or her family will lose the crown! Comic complications rule the day in this delightful family story about finding out who you really are and discovering what it takes to make your dreams come true!

If you're a ten-year-old girl, this sequel to Disney's 2001 hit will completely transfix you. How could it not? Bubbly Mia (Anne Hathaway), the American teenager who in the first film learned she was actually European royalty, finishes college and--whoosh!--heads off to Genovia, where he's given a closet full of fabulous clothes and jewelry in preparation to rule the kingdom under the tutelage of grandmother Julie Andrews. Throw in a horse and a volatile but innocent romantic attraction to the dreamy young stud (Chris Pine) who's also vying for the throne, and you have the kind of stuff that prepubescent girls rhapsodize about at slumber parties. Oh--and there's a slumber party here, too, featuring a bevy of cute, international young princesses mattress-surfing down a giant slide. Resistance is futile. For the rest of us, though, director Garry Marshall has managed to make his Laverne & Shirley days seem positively Shakespearean in comparison. The movie is precious, padded (two hours!), and pandering twaddle; Andrews, in her role as Queen Mother, is even shoehorned into a faux-hip-hop duet with Disney Channel favorite Raven (one of many, many grueling moments intended to sell the soundtrack). Then the film takes a maddening left turn three-quarters of the way into the plot and decides that, despite all the preceding consumption and connubial fantasies to the contrary, it's really about feminine emancipation. But don’t worry--what causes you to smack your forehead in frustration will go right over the heads of its hypnotized target market. --Steve Wiecking

Reviews

Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2010-06-28
Summary: "princess diaries 2"

great movie! with fun extra features. catchy story, i think, and better than princess diaries 1, which is a little unusual for a sequel.

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-04-05
Summary: "Very Enchanting!!!!!"

I was glad to see Julie Andrews back on the screen again. The new lady, Anne Hathaway is marvelous, she has come a long ways since this movie came out with great performances.

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-01-09
Summary: "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement"

Mia has matured into a stunning, young woman and is ready to assume her role as princess of Genovia. But no sooner has she moved into the Royal Palace with her beautiful, wise grandmother Queen Clarisse, than she soon learns her days as a princess are numbered--Mia's got to lose the tiara and immediately take the crown herself. As if getting ready to rule wasn't enough, the stakes for Mia have never been higher--with Genovian law stating that princesses must be married before being crowned, Mia's in for a parade of suitors who'd all like to be her king. Princess Diaries 2 does incredible wonders to a person's attitude. A enchanting movie, that will keep you smiling.

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2009-09-17
Summary: "Wonderful"

Quick delivery and excellent condition. My 7 year old daughter has already watched it 10 times.

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Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2009-09-15
Summary: "great service"

The DVD was in good condition when I received the package. It also arrived very quickly. I will definitely recommend this seller.