PeterPan Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I'm trying to make a list of movies the girls could watch into the night. Princess Bride, will of course be the first one, but then maybe some more princess-themed movies to follow it up? Something appropriate for 16-18 year olds, in the G/PG range... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Ever After is my favorite. I could watch it a zillion times and not tire of it. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Ever After is my favorite. I could watch it a zillion times and not tire of it. :iagree: :iagree: :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Princess Diaries 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clementine Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Princess Diaries is a good one & I think Enchanted is a very clever movie. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Surprisingly, Maleficent is pretty good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Enchanted. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loesje22000 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 One of the older Anastasia movies? not the Animated one. Not real princes, but My Fair Lady with Audrey Hepburn? Young Victoria? Sissi serie :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeLovePassion Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Ever After. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Enchanted. My girls have watched that movie more times than I can count. They love it. Even my oldest son enjoys it (he's 15) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Ever After & Enchanted 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Bunny Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I came to say "Princess Bride"! What about Little Princess? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I'll second all of the above (Enchanted, Ever After, Maleficent) and add: Mirror Mirror. And if the group can handle some creepy scenes and are Twilight fans, maybe Snow White & the Huntsman... (ETA: oops, 2nd recommendation is PG13) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMommy Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Ever After is a fantastic movie. I also love the Princess Diaries movies, although I don't know how popular they are with teens...all I know is the 2-10 year-old crowd plus the mom here love them! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I quite like Tangled (for the animated princess movies). Roman Holiday? :svengo: (*swoon*) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 We loved all of the above recommendations as well especially Ever After and Mirror, Mirror. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 My older nieces (15 and 18) like Brave as an animated princess movie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 My college girls gather in their dorm rooms to watch the Disney movies with girlfriends. Yes. They do. All the above are good. Pretty much anything princess will fly. 16 yos and up have passed the need for things to not be "babyish" and watch whatever they danged want to watch. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Surprisingly, Maleficent is pretty good. My partner actually had this as one of the film options in a college class he was taking. He was pleasantly surprised. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Thanks! I was looking through the recommendations on amazon and had missed Enchanted! It looks fun!! I think I'm going to make a pile and just let them choose. This is what I have so far on my list: Maleficent Enchanted Princess Protection Program Cow Belles A Cinderella Story Princess Diaries Mirror Mirror Once Upon a Mattress Ever After 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 I quite like Tangled (for the animated princess movies). Roman Holiday? :svengo: (*swoon*) How could I have forgotten Roman Holiday!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Thanks ladies!! This gives much a bunch of new titles!! Some of them I saw on amazon but I didn't realize how good they were. Thanks! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Prince of Persia is an often overlooked princess story. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 My college girls gather in their dorm rooms to watch the Disney movies with girlfriends. Yes. They do. All the above are good. Pretty much anything princess will fly. 16 yos and up have passed the need for things to not be "babyish" and watch whatever they danged want to watch. Yes, that's what I figured, just a couple more princess-themed, fun movies to keep it going into the night... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Prince of Persia is an often overlooked princess story. Hmm, I'll go look. Doesn't make the PG cut-off and that's really where I want to be for a party where I'm showing stuff to other people's kids. Snow White and the Huntsman is the same way, PG-13, and although a couple might be comfortable with that, it's a mixed group where I need to stay lower. But interesting to see all the takes! Seems like there's been a string of live action remakes of old stories, so that's interesting. I just haven't kept up, lol. Movie theatres go on without me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Ella Enchanted? Not a princess but she marries a prince. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Ever After is my favorite. I could watch it a zillion times and not tire of it. Ever After. I came here to say Ever After, too. One of my all time favorite movies. You might consider Another Cinderella Story with Selena Gomez. That's a fun one and the dancing is pretty good, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Seems like there's been a string of live action remakes of old stories, so that's interesting. I just haven't kept up, lol. Movie theatres go on without me... My girls and I are anxiously awaiting the release of the new Cinderella live-action. :) And I think there's talk of a Beauty & the Beast live action to be filmed soon? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Oh, another Cinderella story: The Glass Slipper, with Leslie Caron and Michael Wilding. It is quite charming, and much better than you might imagine if you saw Leslie Caron in "Daddy Long-legs." :ack2: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 The shine has gone off Princess Bride for me ever after I realized that it fails the Bechdal test, hard, and is kinda misogynistic. It's still really quotable, though. Still really like Ever After, I just cover my eyes every time we come to a part I'm pretty sure is not 100% historically accurate (yes, I'm like that. Lack of historical accuracy hits me right in the stomach.) How about Star Wars? That's got princesses in it. Well, a princess, anyway, and she occasionally does things. (Of course, there's even less female representation here than in Princess Bride.) Geez, I'm beginning to think I'm not very good at this. Sorry to harsh everybody's squee. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Oh, another Cinderella story: The Glass Slipper, with Leslie Caron and Michael Wilding. It is quite charming, and much better than you might imagine if you saw Leslie Caron in "Daddy Long-legs." :ack2: I watched that one a while back!! Love amazon prime. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 If you're applying the Bechdel test and historical accuracy to princess movies, I'm pretty sure you're doomed to a life of misery and disappointment. ;) That's like the Ayn Rand list... Ayn Rand Reviews Children's Movies - The New Yorker :lol: And don't worry, since I know nothing of history and care nothing about the Bechdel test, Princess Bride doesn't bother me. We'll watch it with a clear conscience. :D 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Princess Mononoke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 If you're applying the Bechdel test and historical accuracy to princess movies, I'm pretty sure you're doomed to a life of misery and disappointment. It's like you have a window into my soul. Especially after I googled "princess movies" and realized that I actively dislike most of them. That's like the Ayn Rand list... Ayn Rand Reviews Children's Movies - The New Yorker :lol: Things Ayn Rand and I agree on: 1. atheism 2. cats are objectively valuable. Things Ayn Rand and I strongly disagree on: everything else. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 If you can get your hands on it, The Slipper and the Rose is great fun. Alternate version of Cinderella with Richard Chamberlain as the prince with an unexpected twist at the end, and it's a musical! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 For those older teens? Ever After and Princess Bride. Oh, and Roman Holiday.....Audrey Hepburn as a princess taking a day off.....classic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candicane Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Princess Diaries series, and well, Disney movies. You're never too old for a Disney movie in my opinion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 It's like you have a window into my soul. Especially after I googled "princess movies" and realized that I actively dislike most of them. Things Ayn Rand and I agree on: 1. atheism 2. cats are objectively valuable. Things Ayn Rand and I strongly disagree on: everything else. Her letters to her niece are hilariously insane. http://the-toast.net/2015/01/12/actual-letter-ayn-rand-wrote-little-girl/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saraha Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Netflix has Princess Kaukalani (sp?) Watched it with my 13 yo, really liked it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 My girls and I are anxiously awaiting the release of the new Cinderella live-action. :) And I think there's talk of a Beauty & the Beast live action to be filmed soon? YES! And they are trying to get Ryan Gosling as the Prince/Beast. Beauty and the Beast is my favorite Disney princess movie so I'm glad they are making a new version. I also heard that The Little Mermaid and The Jungle Book are on the list to be turned into live action in the near future as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Netflix has Princess Kaukalani (sp?) Watched it with my 13 yo, really liked it Kaʻiulani? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Princess Mononoke Hmm, I have a feeling the LOtR lovers would get into it, but it might kinda spoil the pink, spa, 16 thing we've got going... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Her letters to her niece are hilariously insane. http://the-toast.net/2015/01/12/actual-letter-ayn-rand-wrote-little-girl/ In fairness, $25 in 1949 is about $250 today. That's a LOT of money to ask somebody - a person who apparently hasn't seen you since you were young - to lend you so you can buy a new dress. Ayn Rand was within her legal rights to say no. She's still a jerk for blathering on and on about it, page after dreary page on the subject. A simple "Sorry, honey, I try not to lend out money" would suffice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Hey this isn't a princess movie, but what about Her Majesty? It's a great film and less well known so maybe it would be new to the girls. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_Majesty_%28film%29 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 George and the Dragon! We all thought it was much better than Princess Bride. Buttercup didn't do anything. The princess in George and the Dragon (really lame name, originally released as Dragonsword), actually does stuff. Princess Lunna is awesome! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewber Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Just watched Ever After. Thanks for the recommendation. loved it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 George and the Dragon! We all thought it was much better than Princess Bride. Buttercup didn't do anything. The princess in George and the Dragon (really lame name, originally released as Dragonsword), actually does stuff. Princess Lunna is awesome! Ok, that's way too awesome. That made the list! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I LOVE Ever After. I'm sure it's not even remotely historically accurate but I love a princess who is smart and saves herself. :D I also really like Drew Barrymore, so that helps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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