The Princess Diaries

2001 "She rocks. She rules. She reigns."
6.4| 1h55m| G| en
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A socially awkward but very bright 15-year-old girl being raised by a single mom discovers that she is the princess of a small European country because of the recent death of her long-absent father, who, unknown to her, was the crown prince of Genovia. She must make a choice between continuing the life of a San Francisco teen or stepping up to the throne.

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Scanialara You won't be disappointed!
Mjeteconer Just perfect...
Konterr Brilliant and touching
Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
Hitchcoc I watched with my daughter. She was intrigued by the story and really likes Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews. Certainly, I've never read the books, nor has she. So I can't go off on Disney ruining this for everyone. What they did, and is so often done, is take the things they wanted from the books, namely their version of the characters, tweeted the setting and the events affecting the characters, and did their own movie. The author had to weigh in on this, I suppose, although authors are often victimized by movie producers. Anyway, what we have here is a lightweight movie with a shy teenage character who finds herself in the old I'm-no-prepared-for-this mode as she becomes a monarch in a little country. What we have then are encounters with her friends and mean girls and a boyfriend who is only interested in feathering his nest. She has a major decision to make and that's why we continue to watch. I'm an adult male and so I defer to those who have an investment in this. Remember, it's just for fun.
soha_borouni The Princess Diaries is an amazing and inspiring move. I absolutely loved it. Anna Hathway is a great actress as goes for the other casts as well. This movie is great for teenagers and is entertaining. Not at any part of the film, I felt as if I was getting bored. The actors and actresses are perfect for the movie and made me laugh! This movie is humors and has a great story line! I totally recommend this to teenagers and young adults! I gave this film a 9/10. However I do not think young children should go for this movie. But overall this film was amazing and I LOVED IT and would not change anything about it! So go watch it, now!
connielevitsky Watching the film by itself, it's easy to call it a good movie. Julie Andrews steals the show (as always), and Anne Hathaway does a good job, except she seems too grown-up after the makeover bit to pass for a teenager. Mandy Moore is clearly destined to be a teenager living in California for the rest of her damn life (sorry, Mandy). The storyline flows in a reasonable manner: Mia Thermopolis is a teenager living in San Francisco with her mother, who is an artist and has raised her with the financial help of her absent father. Her best friend is Lilly, and Lilly's older brother, Michael, serves as the token love interest. Mia's main concerns in life are the fact that she doesn't have breasts and she has a hopeless crush on Josh, a popular classmate who looks like he belongs at a country club rather than the beach. Mia finds out her dead father was actually a prince, she is the heir to the throne, and the entire plot consists of Mia trying to be a princess and having to decide if she actually wants to be royal or not, while dealing with the humiliation of her mother dating her teacher. Good, right?Except, if you've read the books, you realize that there is more to this story that should have been included, and that serious changes were made. In the books, Mia Thermopolis is a teenager living in New York with her critically acclaimed artist mother who specializes in still life. Mia's concerns are the environment, failing Algebra, and the fact that her mother is dating her Algebra teacher. Lilly Moscovitz is still her best friend, but her parents are psychoanalysts, and she is actually a lot meaner in the books than in the movie. Michael is actually a genius, as is Lilly. Mia's father is still alive, and is not a soft-spoken version of Billy Mays, but a bald, European prince who bribes Mia into attending princess lessons. Mia's grandmother is not Julia Andrews-esque, but is more akin to the likes of Cruella de Vil and Emily Gilmore. This woman has tattooed eyeliner, smokes like a chimney, and has an ugly dog named Rommel. Joe the chauffeur is now Lars the bodyguard, and Mia has more friends in the book than in the movie. The books offer a juicier story, more relatable and believable characters, and definitely is not a film that Disney would have wanted to make.The movie alone is okay, but compared to the books, it needs to be shelved in the "let's not ever do that again" of book-to-movie classification.
cometa I actually had a lot of fun last night watching this typical Disney story. Not that it shines with wisdom or depth, but it's an easy, comfortable movie to watch, even if you're not into the whole royalty-kind stories. At some point, it kind of makes you dream about having an estranged grandma that comes with a throne, which, I guess, we can all relate to. It was nice to see Anne Hathaway again, but the true delight of the movie has to be Julie Andrews. The woman rocks! And the royal parts suit her best, she does have a regal attitude. A true Dame, indeed. So yes, I could watch this again and again, and still enjoy the princess's makeover like I did the first time.