Product Details

• Actors: Nora Zehetner, Kip Pardue
• Directors: n, a
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: GAIAM AMERICAS
• DVD Release Date: February 3, 2009
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001F76OLG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,161 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Princess: A Modern Fairytale" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Features include:

•MPAA Rating: NR
•Format: DVD
•Runtime: 88 minutes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very cute., March 1, 2009

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Jillian Carr "SAHM of 3 little girls" (PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Princess: A Modern Fairytale (DVD)

This movie was actually pretty cute. My girls, 7, 6 and 4, all enjoyed this movie. We rented it and now I think we will need to add it to our library. I must admit that I liked it, too. It's a different storyline. If you have young girls that are interested in fairytales, this would be a great buy.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Cute idea, poor execution, September 1, 2009

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Enjolras (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Princess: A Modern Fairytale (DVD)

Admittedly, I'm not a member of the target audience for this movie. Nonetheless, I did see it recently and had a few thoughts. The premise behind the movie - that a guy meets a princess who turns out to be a magical guardian of fairy-tale animals - is cute and has potential. However, it ultimately falls short. It seemed too quick (and indeed runs less than an hour and a half) and never took full advantage of the fairy-tale creatures at its disposal. There were no magical moments with unicorns (although there was one with a fairy baby). The movie could have been extended by half an hour or so in order to play up the fairy-tale aspect. Right now, it's too similar to any other ABC love story.

Another concern is the appropriateness for kids. Some reviewers have noted one of the characters uses words like gay, lesbian, and virginal. While those certainly aren't appropriate for a kids movie, I was more disturbed by the portrayal of marriage. The main character's best friend seems to constantly complain about his marriage and the responsibility of having a baby. Fortunately, at the end of the movie he seems to have forgotten about his problems, but it was still unnecessary and doesn't portray marriage well.

25 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars disappointed, March 8, 2009

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Tough critic (Upstate New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Princess: A Modern Fairytale (DVD)

As a mother of 4, with 3 girls under 10, I thought this would be a cute movie to watch together. I previewed it with my ten year old and was disappointed that the words "gay" "lesbian" and "virginal princess" were used by the "30 something" father - to - be in the movie, when trying to set up his friend with the princess. The words were used quickly and I'm sure younger children wouldn't pick up those words, but unfortunately my 10 year old did. I was disappointed that abc family included them in their movie. They weren't necessary and wouldn't have changed the storyline at all. I also didn't see a rating on this movie but I would certainly slap on a PG maybe even PG-13 label, for the few inappropriate words used and a few scary parts with a 5 headed "Loch Ness" type creature. Again, parents you preview it first and decide for yourself. Aside from those disappointments, the movie was okay.