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    IQpierce: Without even showing the hidden threads on this page, I can search and find 18 instances of the word "racist." Meanwhile, I can find exactly zero cas... more »
    Sunshineyness: I'll probably see it out of nostalgia and it looks cute. As for the racism cries? Well, I remember when The Lion King was called racist as was Alladdi... more »
    Paul_Is_Drunk: When this movie fails, and it will fail, it will be blamed on traditional animation, and not the lack of good writing or storytelling. I mean, comp... more »
    Bill-Lee: Doesn't she get transformed into a frog in order to see the world from a perspective other than a human point of view? What's wrong with that? And goo... more »
    Bill-Lee: It's set in New Orleans in the 1930s how racist! Wait, no it's not. The heroine's parents are hardworking and loving. Her mother is the best seamstre... more »
    twDarkflame: I still dont see anything special with Disney animation nor storytelling. In the past they might have been masters, but now they really are nothing sp... more »
    Cash907Censored: Let's see... Overweight white kid with down syndrome, race/class segregation, white devil slave master dressed in white. Yup, this'll go over big. more »
    vuffiraa: I watched this entirely without the benefit of dialogue (being deaf)... so my views are all based off the visuals. I wouldn't be surprised there are... more »
    br4nd0n: After watching this, it didn't seem too bad. Sounds like a Disney story. And to the people who have suggested that Disney doesn't make good stories, ... more »
    Liz Weinbloom: Well, nothing terribly objectionable in the first five minutes, so that's good. But either this isn't really the first five minutes, or someone for... more »
    HelloChieftain: You know, the complaints I've read about this movie seem a little forced; there's an air of "well, there's nothing terribly objectionable, but it's Di... more »
    I3ob the Lizard: As far as the movie goes, nothing out of the ordinary for Disney. However, I think the one that will be point of controversy for this one is racism. ... more »
    Jes St.Lawrence: I just think it's weird that an email app has a daughter. more »
    Rasselas: It's kind of disturbing to imagine the discussions that led Disney to choose the American South, with all that entails, over Southern Africa as the se... more »
    braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: The best part is the part with the voodoo houngan. I think every children's animation should prominently feature a voodoo houngan. more »
    Dr Emilio Lizardo: Why do I think this movie exists because Disney decided they weren't selling enough princess costumes to black girls? more »
    smallstakes: First of all, the princess-storylines are tired and need to be put down. Regardless of how strong their main character is, it always ends up as the d... more »
    strideo: I started watching it but then I realized I just didn't care. :( For some reason I have liked post 80's Disney animated films less and less over the ... more »
    MsFeasance: 2 comments: 1) Better southern accents in play here than on True Blood. 2) I got chills during the part of the drive from Charlotte's house to Tiana... more »
    AngryEddy: I really do miss the old school Disney hand-drawn animation too, and it's cool to see the unfinished work cut into the rest of the footage. But as fa... more »
  • #princessfrog

    First 5 Minutes Of The Princess And The Frog Is A Love/Hate Experience

    As much as I love the hand-drawn beauty that is classic Disney story-telling, it's hard not to let certain Princess And The Frog plot points fog up the animation. But you be the judge: here are the first few minutes. More »
  • #twistedprincesses

    Unholy Disney Princesses And The Marvel Crossover We Deserve

    Wouldn't it be fantastic if instead of Disney's wussification of Marvel's characters, the tables were turned and instead Marvel turned the Disney princesses into Skrull invaders and zombies like this Dark Little Mermaid? More »
  • #fantasypolitics

    Enjoy "Racial Sensitivity" In Disney's Princess Frog Game About Hot Sauce And Borrowed Tiaras

    Disney's Princess and The Frog has been getting a lot of flack for reportedly turning the first black Disney Princess green for a majority of the film. I'm not so sure this videogame tie-in is going to help their case. More »
  • #movies

    Monsters, The Rock, And Adults Trapped In Teen Bodies Flood Movie Theaters

    A monster from Big Man Japan is giving us the old eye-testicle wink, and we're lovin' it. The LA Times has a spread of new movie pics out, and we've picked the best. More »