The Princess and the Frog

mshollie and I enjoyed seeing "The Princess and the Frog" yesterday. As a film with both New Orleans and frog themes, how could we resist going?

I was favorably impressed. I'm not a big fan of post-WWII Disney animation, but I think this is one of their best. The animation is excellent, with interesting effects such as different styles for sequences showing characters' fantasies. Interesting characters and pretty good plot, with a good amount of nuance to keep things interesting for the adults in the audience while entertaining the kiddies.

The use of sterotype "Southern" accents, as I've mentioned too common in films set in New Orleans was unfortunately not avoided, and at first was quite distracting.

I thought just a couple plot of twists were too incredible even after accepting the conceits of people changed into frogs and talking animals. The comic relief scruffy Cajun lightning bug and the Voodoo Shadow Man villian characters were overly broad.

Overall, however, very well done: fun, some genuine laughs. Reccomended.