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Princess Protection Program

5 star:		(23)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Two promising young stars turn this boilerplate Disney Channel movie into a decent diversion for `tween girls. A funny story of a princess and tomboy who join together to battle various high school horrors, it also includes a nice message about self-esteem.

Selena Gomez ("Wizards of Waverly Place") shines in her first starring role, with comic sensibilities that hint at a long career. Likable co-star Demi Lovato ("Camp Rock," "Sonny Without a Chance") adds charm of her own, and together the two young stars have great chemistry. Also worth mentioning is another newcomer, Jamie Chung, who MTV viewers will remember from "The Real World: San Diego." She plays Chelsea, the front-runner for homecoming queen.

Girls between the ages of say, 7 to 13, should love it. If you buy it for one, you'll score bonus brownie points by telling her that the Jonas Brothers co-wrote one of the featured songs, "Two Worlds Collide."

What a great movie this was! Normally from a Disney Channel movie, you wouldn't expect it to be a blockbuster movie, but this movie is one of the best ones that Disney has had in a long time! Although it doesn't quite beat the Hannah Montana phoenominon, Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato are very talented young ladies. It even adds on that these two girls are best friends in real life because they have a lot of chemistry together while acting in this movie. It's a great movie to watch with your girlfriends and fun for the whole family! There's comedy, romance, and drama. This movie has almost everything you could ask for and it teaches the moral lesson that you should always be true to yourself, it's okay to let your inner beauty show, don't judge too quicky, and most of all, best friends will always be there for each other and you should never let boys come between that. This was a very cute movie and I would give it five stars right off the bat!

This movie it great. YOu cant beat Demi and Selena together in a movie! i can watch this over and over again, i'm 17 btw, has a GREAT story line, and teaches u about the strength of true friendship :)

This is a movie for boys and girls. For boys there is a lot of action and for girls there is a lot of Princess stuff. My name is Casey and I am eight years old. I recommend this movie for all ages.

Princess Protection Program doesn't really have to have a story, as long as there's a shopping scene set to hot music, a wacky mess scene, a mismatched pair that get to like each other and a not-too-hazardous denoument where girl power saves the day. Add the standard heroic, handsome dad (but only attractive in an "old people" way 'cause otherwise it would be ewwww), assorted mean girls and cute boys, shake well and you have a hit for the J-14 market. To paraphrase Carly Simon, nobody does it better than Disney Channel.

Sally Field-ish sprite Demi Lovato (please someone do a remake of The Flying Nun with this young star!) and snappy but not too caustic Selena Gomez stay true to the onscreen personas established by their respective TV series, though one wonders why they didn't mix things up a little by having Lovato play the eye-rolling American tween and Gomez play the affected princess, who doesn't use contractions much like Barbara Eden did on I Dream Of Jeannie ("Master, are you not pleased?" "Major Healey, do you not think my master would like me to blink an elephant into his office?")

It's still grand movie matinee fun that stretches logic and story sense with the same elán that The Monkey's Uncle did for Annette Funicello and Tommy Kirk. You never worry for a minute about anyone being in serious danger and the biggest hazard besides snarky rival girls is yogurt. My daughter loved it, so case closed.

The DVD does not include too much that we didn't see on Disney Channel interstitials, including the "aren't we the best of friends" segment that was brought to fever pitch on premiere night when the two BFFs hosted the movie and had oh-so-much fun.

Sort of like Gidget and LaRue.

Ah yes, Princess Protection Program (a.k.a. PPP). First, let me say that nobody is too old to appreciate the teen nuances of this film because you never truly forget what it was like to be a teenager. And apparently things really haven't changed all that much from the early 90's. But I digress.

Let me truly begin by saying that I absolutely loved this movie! Being a big fan of both Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato, I first heard about this movie eight months before it was ever released, and man, what a long wait for its eventual release on television. Because it's an original Disney Channel movie, I didn't expect anything spectacular like Shrek. By contrast, when the Sci-Fi channel releases one of their original movies, you are guaranteed it's going to be low-budget CGI crap. Those movies are viewable only if you're intoxicated AND Stephen Baldwin is not the main character. The Disney Channel, on the other hand, puts out some pretty good original movies from time to time. This movie was a delightful surprise in all of its simplicity and refreshing new faces.

The first ten minutes of the movie highlight the brief visual backgrounds of the two lead actresses in the movies. Clearly we see that they are from two entirely different worlds (or countries, in this case). To make a long story short, Princess Rosalinda (Lovato) must flee her country under duress and blend in as an American teenager in the bayou of Louisiana while living with the teenage daughter (Gomez) of the man who rescued her from her country. Selena Gomez plays an adorable tomboy working in her father's bait shop, and as always, she's as cute as a button.

The natural progression of the first few dramatic scenes was fairly predictable from the beginning, but I'm sure that's what the audience expected anyway. Initially, the princess and Selena Gomez's character clash like two cats crossing each others' paths. It must be human nature for two teenage girls, total strangers to one another, to dislike each other before eventually becoming friends - predictable, but expected.

As high and royal as the princess is portrayed, I found her to be my absolute favorite character in the film. She has such a good heart and ultimately means well as she tries to blend in as a typical American high school student. As we all know or remember, there's always drama in high school. On a different note, I've seen this movie close to thirty times primarily for the sake of checking out Demi Lovato's big brown eyes and really cute cleft chin. She's a dollface any way you look at it. She plays an awesome princess possessing physical beauty, headstrong morals, and a sense of altruism.

Don't focus too hard on the believability of the film or some of its characters. It's pure fantasy and simply written to keep older viewers young at heart and younger viewers intrigued with that `what's going to happen next?' mentality. So kick back with your children (if you've got some) and enjoy this charming G-rated movie.

Written by 14 year old girl:
The "Princess Protection Program" was a cute movie that taught many good lessons about what it means to be a princess. The themes centered mostly on what it means to be a true friend and the value of inner beauty.

Rosalinda (Demi Lovato) is the Crown Princess of a small island call Costa Luna and she will be the queen in less than a month. But when the practice coronation ceremony is interrupted by General Cain, the king of a nearby island who wants to become the king of Costa Luna as well, Rosalinda is forced to flee into the waiting arms of the Princess Protection Program (PPP) and leave her mother behind as a hostage of the general. At the PPP, Princess Rosalinda is transformed into Rosie Gonzales and taken to Louisiana where she has to blend in and be a normal teenager. Carter (Selena Gomez) is the tomboy daughter of a PPP agent and the man who rescued Rosalinda. When Rosie comes to live with them, Carter has to teach her how to be normal by going to school, getting a job, and doing things herself. After much conflict and resolution between the two girls, Rosie teaches Carter how to be a princess. General Cain isn't done with his plans, though, and decides to announce his engagement to Rosalinda's mother to lure Rosie back to Costa Luna so he can lock them both in prison.

I loved the action and comedy in this movie and my whole family has watched it several times. Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez are very talented and are my two favorite Disney actors.

Would I/Did I buy it? Yes
Would I watch it again? Yes
Would I recommend it to friends? Yes

My fave Disney princess movie yet. A great film for kids, tweens, and teens. Plus the wardrobe for the two stars in the movie was lovely.

This movie is so cute. If you liked the Princess Diaries movies then you will most likely like this movie. Not having tween girls in the house I had never heard of these girls or this movie. I just happened to find it at the library and it looked interesting. I would like to work for the PPP. Sounds like a dream job for most of us women!

I love this story. In this culture of creating "Princesses" of our daughters, this story exhibits the responsibility that is attached to that title. Rosalinda's grace is an object lesson that it's not just a matter of getting everything handed to you, but also the importance of helping others.