The Princess and the Frog Discussion - Part II

[Margos]

Maybe King Louie? I don't know, but Lawrence is very ape-like... it was the first thing I noticed about him.

[nomad2010]

my goodness this got me excited! the new animtion they showed is amazing! but why does tiana get turned into a frog a second time? and i love that show of facilier and tiana in the restaraunt. it's fantastic. so excited.

[BwayJ]

my goodness this got me excited! the new animtion they showed is amazing! but why does tiana get turned into a frog a second time? and i love that show of facilier and tiana in the restaraunt. it's fantastic. so excited.

SPOILERS

There is one point during the final confrontation where Tiana has a hold of the talisman Dr. Facilier uses in his magic. Facilier then shows her a vision of her dream restaurant, offering to make it come true if she will give him the talisman. When she refuses, she turns back into a frog.

END OF SPOILERS

[Siren]

Anyone else think they modeled some of his dance moves to Michael Jackson's? Which is cool if they did

[pap64]

Anyone else think they modeled some of his dance moves to Michael Jackson's? Which is cool if they did

Actually, at the Princess and the Frog panel at D23 Bruce Smith said that his inspirations were Soul Train, Usher and... Michael Jackson .

BJWay, you can turn the text white so the spoilers are better hidden.

[Siren]

Anyone else think they modeled some of his dance moves to Michael Jackson's? Which is cool if they did

Actually, at the Princess and the Frog panel at D23 Bruce Smith said that his inspirations were Soul Train, Usher and... Michael Jackson .
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Excellent! Shows how well they animated it if I didn't know that in advance, but saw that come through the animation

[BwayJ]

Anyone else think they modeled some of his dance moves to Michael Jackson's? Which is cool if they did

Actually, at the Princess and the Frog panel at D23 Bruce Smith said that his inspirations were Soul Train, Usher and... Michael Jackson .

BJWay, you can turn the text white so the spoilers are better hidden.

Duly noted and taken care of. Thank you for pointing it out.

[akhenaten]

according to the posters in local cinemas,this movie will open december 3rd in malaysia.i hope its true! yippe!theyre already giving out PATF contest forms to count to win disney prizes!

[blackcauldron85]

DisneyJedi, thankyouthankyouthankyou for posting those links!!! SO EXCITED! And I knew that I'd be more into Dr. Facilier's song once I saw it in motion!

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Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee! New show at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom from the upcoming film The Princess and the Frog – Photos and Videos
http://jefflangedvd.com/2009/10/tianas- ... nd-videos/
(via disneyreport.com)

[Poody]

^Thanks Amy!

That was the most amazing thing I've seen them add to Disneyland in years! (ok, I know the video is from Disney World but I'm assuming it'll be the same)

and I love Anika Noni Rose sang that first song. I'm assuming it's not from the movie, right? I hope they release it on one of those random Princess CDs or something. I tried to skip a few of the parts of the songs that I haven't heard... :lol

[Cordy_Biddle]

Great news...

I just found out that the first Costco store in Melbourne AUST. has started stocking the "Princess & the Frog" dolls, which means they'll hopefully be available in the other main outlets (Big W, Target, Kmart etc.) very, very soon!

[akhenaten]

i love the going down the bayou song from the showboat jubilee..i hope its in the movie.

[blackcauldron85]

A little more info on the Jubillee show:

Magic Kingdom: Princess Tiana now holding court, putting on a show
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/featur ... ures-.html
(via laughingplace.com)

And a little more info on the show, and the Tiana makeover at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique:

Disney's Newest Royalty, Princess Tiana, Makes Debut at Walt Disney World Resort in October and at Disneyland Resort in November
http://www.mickeynews.com/News/DisplayP ... 79Princess

[Drawken]

i love the going down the bayou song from the showboat jubilee..i hope its in the movie.

If I hear correctly, "going down the bayou" are lyrics from the song "Gonna Take You There" which is featured on "The Princess and the Frog" Soundtrack. So, I don't see why that part wouldn't be in the movie.
I got to admit, I too am likin' the song.
Edit: Yep, just heard the clip of "Gonna Take You There" on the official Disney site and "going down the bayou" is part of that song.

and I love Anika Noni Rose sang that first song. I'm assuming it's not from the movie, right? I hope they release it on one of those random Princess CDs or something.

I hope so too. Even better would be if they released the audio of the whole show to a CD. Disney sometimes does that, right? Of course, they do like to take their sweet old time when releasing stuff like that, right? Hehe.

[IagoZazu]

I'm trying not to listen to the songs until the movie comes out, so that way I can hear them for the first time and be pleasantly surprised.

[Cordy_Biddle]

I'm trying not to listen to the songs until the movie comes out, so that way I can hear them for the first time and be pleasantly surprised.

That's what I'm trying to do as well.

[Poody]

I hope so too. Even better would be if they released the audio of the whole show to a CD. Disney sometimes does that, right? Of course, they do like to take their sweet old time when releasing stuff like that, right? Hehe.

Yeah, but I don't think they've been doing that recently

[kurtadisneyite]

We now have PATF merchandise in Target, Fred Meyer, Costco and other local stores. It seems well made and appropriate for supporting merchandise.

Meanwhile, watching some more PATF clips floating around, technically, PATF is very polished and pushes the boundary for Digitally produced traditional films.
It's also apparent PATF's borrowing from animation history:

Disney's Cinderella for the opening,
Richard William's Thief and the Cobbler for the card shuffle sequence,
Chuck Jones's "Michigan Frog" for some of Froggy's inspiration,
Disney's Sword and the Stone for the Wizard duel sequence,
Many Disney movies for hero and villain designs (yes, I see similarities),
etc..

This is not saying PATF's a ripoff. In its own unique way, PATF's tipping its hat to many other films that were liked, and all these things may in PATF form, alongside the new elements, resonate with audiences.

[BwayJ]

We now have PATF merchandise in Target, Fred Meyer, Costco and other local stores. It seems well made and appropriate for supporting merchandise.

Meanwhile, watching some more PATF clips floating around, technically, PATF is very polished and pushes the boundary for Digitally produced traditional films.
It's also apparent PATF's borrowing from animation history:

Disney's Cinderella for the opening,
Richard William's Thief and the Cobbler for the card shuffle sequence,
Chuck Jones's "Michigan Frog" for some of Froggy's inspiration,
Disney's Sword and the Stone for the Wizard duel sequence,
Many Disney movies for hero and villain designs (yes, I see similarities),
etc..

This is not saying PATF's a ripoff. In its own unique way, PATF's tipping its hat to many other films that were liked, and all these things may in PATF form, alongside the new elements, resonate with audiences.

How is The Sword in the Stone an inspiration?

Plus, I have two others:
-When I first saw Louis in the trailer, all I could think of was the King Gator from All Dogs Go to Heaven
-Also, the shot of swirling golden water is almost a dead-on tribute to The Swan Princess

[blackcauldron85]

More pictures!

Princess Tiana's New Meet and Greet
http://www.mousesteps.com/index.php?opt ... &Itemid=65
(via disneyreport.com)