Wow, Disney, just Wow! I didn’t see The Princess and the Frog in the theater because the trailers did nothing for me, but wow, I LOVE this movie. It manages to walk that fine line of being completely different from other Disney Animated fare while still adhering to the Disney traditions. The story is perfect and the Animation flawless. In this age of computer animation, The Princess and the Frog shows why there’s no substitution for traditional hand drawn animation. This movie has so much heart and soul in every stroke. As a black woman this is the first time I’ve watched a Disney animated film that really spoke to me. Disney Home Video does this movie justice on Blu-ray – it is a flawless transfer, packed with really good extras. This is one of the best Blu-rays of 2010.
Disc Details
- Movie – 98 Minutes
- Video – 1080p
- Aspect Ratio – 1.78:1
- Audio – English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital
- Subtitles – English, French and Spanish
- Number of Discs – 3
- Release Day – May 16, 2010
Disc 1
Previews
- Disney Blu-ray Commercial
- Beauty and the Beast Diamond Edition
- A Teaser Clip for some Animated movie coming this Fall. I’ll admit I’m intrigued, they didn’t even give us a name! hold my hands up in the air and scream “What is it!?”
- Toy Story 3
- Toy Story 1 & 2 Blu-ray
Features
- Play Movie with Work in Progress Picture in Picture Mode
- 5 Deleted Scenes with Intro from Writers. (11 Mins) These are all unproduced Test Animations.
- Music Video – Never Knew I Needed You by Ne-Yo (4 Min) (HD)
- Bringing to Life Animation (8 Min) (HD) – 3 Short Featurettes that show live action footage that animators used to create their animations. It shows the live dancing, and the animated results. Pretty neat.
- Audio Commentary – Co-Writers/Directors John Musker and Ron Clements and Producer Peter Del Vecho.
- Magic in the Bayou, The Making of a Princess (HD) (22 Min)
- The Return to Hand Drawn Animation (2 Min) (HD)
- The Disney Legacy (2 Min) (HD)
- Disney’s Newest Princess (3 Min) (HD)
- The Princess and the Animator (3 Min) (HD)
- Conjuring the Villain (2 Min) (HD)
- A Return to the Animated Musical (3 Min) (HD)
- Art Galleries
- What Do You See: Princess Portraits – Pretty hard to explain what this is, it’s kind of a Screenplay and Game, You see drawings of Disney Princesses and match them to pictures.
Comments
There’s not much left to say, this Blu-ray features a flawless transfer of one of the best Animated films in years, it’s has a pretty exhaustive list of extras including both a DVD and Digital copy of the movie. The menu navigation isn’t as cluttered as most Disney Blu-rays/DVDs. This is a reference level release. Everyone should have this in their Blu-ray collection.
Grades
- Movie – A+
- Video Quality – A+
- Audio – A
- Features – A
- Packaging/Presentation – A
Final Overall Grade – A+
EM Review
By Michelle Alexandria
Originally Posted 3.19.2010