Disney Princesses
Article Archive
Classic Era
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937)
- Going in order of main release, we start with a planned look at Disney's first animated feature ever, Snow White.
- Cinderella (1950)
- A planned dive into the second princess movie, and Disney's 12th animated film over all. And then we'll look at all her sequels and spin-offs that came out over the years.
- Cinderella II: Dreams Come True Review
- Cinderella III: A Twist in Time Review
- 1997 Live Action Remake Review
- 2015 Live Action Remake Review
- Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- A planned look at the third Disney princess film, and the first not directly named after the proncess herself. There was also a live-action remake we'll eventually get around to.
Disney Renaissance
- The Little Mermaid (1989)
- Featuring one of the most popular of the princesses, we take a planned dive into the film that helped kickstart the "Disney Reinassance". Oh, yeah, and she has some sequels, too.
- The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea Review
- The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning Review
- The Little Mermaid: The Series Review
- The Little Mermaid Live! Review
- 2023 Live Action Remake Review
- Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- Considered by many to be the best of the princess movies made, Belle's adventure was the closest Disney ever got to one of their animated films getting a Best Picture Oscar. We take a planned dive into it and it's follow-ups.
- Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Review
- Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World Review
- Belle's Tales of Friendship Review
- Sing Me a Story with Belle Review
- 2017 Live Action Remake Review
- Aladdin (1992)
- A street rat with a heart of gold saves the land from the evils of a sorcerer all thanks to one fast-talking, scene-stealing genie.
- Pocahontas (1995)
- Considered quite a low-point for the princess brand, this creative retelling of history has a lot of style but lacks so much substance.
- Mulan (1998)
- A war, a girl, and the disguise she uses to save her family take center stage in this adaptation of a Chinese tale.
Modern Era
- The Princess and the Frog (2009)
- A woman desperate to get her restaurant going ends up tangled up in a voodoo curse that just might, in the end, give her everything she wanted.
- Tangled (2010)
- A shut-in locked in a tower, a thief looking for the cash to buy his own island, and an adventure that will change the dreams of both.
- Brave (2012)
- The first princess included in the collection from Pixar, we take a dive into this celtic-influenced film.
- Frozen (2013)
- Two sisters, a frozen kingdom, and an act of love that could save them both make this a solid movie in the Disney canon.
- Moana (2016)
- The daughter of an island chief has to head out into the ocean to restore a goddess and save her island in this fantastic heroine's journey.
- Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
- She's not technically a princess but she goes on a very princess-like adventure to save her homeland.
Additional Films
- Enchanted (2007)
- Disney plays with the conventions of their own Princess stories with this charming live-action / hand-drawn bybrid film.
- Wreck It Ralph (2012)
- He's a video game villain that wrecks things, looking to be a hero instead. His adventures through the arcade lead to a grand adventure.
Further Discussion:
- Winter 2020 Movie Preview: A preview of upcoming movies for the first quarter of 2020, including our first look at the new Mulan.
- Summer 2020 Movie Preview: A preview of upcoming movies for the third quarter of 2020, with maybe the release of Mulan? Finally?
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