Skunkyrate Gripping story with well-crafted characters

SpunkySelfTwitter It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

adebannery The Swan Princess when it was released on 18 November 1994 was the worst films ever made and was a box office bomb but now is considered a classic. The real box office bomb is the 1999 version of The King and I an animation family adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's great musical. The Swan Princess is a classic animation film for the whole family!(C) Swan Princess Partners LLC1994

Kayley Jaworski This was the first film I ever saw in the cinema. And even as a 3 year old I knew this was terrible. I'm just going to summarize this as much as possible. Who is Odettes mother? I mean it would have been nice to get a glimpse of her even if she died of childbirth. Plus when I watch this now I just think the King may have banged one of the maids or something. And what happens to Odette's dad? You see him half dead and Prince Derek, a selfish arse, doesn't bother helping him. Which brings me down to this why is Lord Rothbart not just going to King Williams Kingdom and taking it over? He killed the King got Odette under a spell what's stopping him? Ohhh the law. Like duh bad guys have to follow the rules don't they? He wants to marry Odette to make it legit. No bad guy would go through all that trouble not when he can cast spells and turn into a giant bat. And how long exactly has Odette been under that spell? Selfish arse Derek keeps going on about, "I'll find Odette, she's like totally the one." Yet all I see you doing is playing with your bow. You see him do some pathetic research in the library which made me laugh. A mouse to a DRAGON! That must be what the king was talking about! The King certainly could've given more information for he must have known it was Rothbart unless in his old age his memory has gone. But when Puffin came into it Odette said that Speed and Jean-bob were her "best friends" seriously how long have they been friends for to become "best friends"? However I do like Speed, Jean-bob and Puffin. I was worried they were going to be obnoxious and annoying side kicks but I actually liked them. They showed more emotion than Derek and Odette combined. And Lord Rogers was my favourite character. I don't know why there's a humorous charm about him. And there is of course the classic scene that always makes me laugh. Odette: Is beauty all that matters to you? Queen Uberta: Derek, what else? Derek: What else is there? LOL! He's either an arse or just gullible. I like to call him a selfish arse (can you tell). And this "Love" does seem like petty teenage hormones the way Derek is like, "Duh your so hot! I'd bang you then run away." At least with Odette she is a little more mature about it, rather than diving in she hesitates which I admire until they both sing together. She starts singing about how much she loves him and that she knows he's looking for her blah blah blah... I'm sorry but if I asked my boyfriend that same question and he said, "What else is there?" He'd be in the dog house. I would be so angry with him... Which again must suggest that there is a time frame from the point she gets captured to the point Prince Derek decides he's lonely and wants the blondie. Which I guess could suggest absence makes the heart grow fonder but we don't see any of that. We're just left with, er Derek is a selfish arse. Oh er and then after he's played with his bow for a few weeks or months even he decides to go find Odette. I could be wrong but I feel there is something missing in between. Like you don't instantly become best friends with someone in a few days plus the way Odette, Speed and Jean- bob talk to each other it kinda feels like that they have been there for each for a long time. I'm probably reading way too much into it but for my first ever cinema trip... Ugh talk about disappointing.Sorry there is one other thing - a good point too. The animation is beautiful. I love the colours of the sky, the lake and there are some nice cinematic shots. It's really quite beautiful but the story line is inconclusive and broken in areas and the sub characters are way more interesting.

apb216 Far Longer Than Forever is one of the greatest songs on this movie's soundtrack, and you may just yet love it far longer than forever. I saw this movie when it came out when I was maybe 5 years old and to this day, at 25 years old, I still listen to the music and if I ever get my hands on the movie would definitely watch it again. The soundtrack is really good, and I can say that there is a good lesson to be learned from the movie for both boys and girls.It is about a princess and a prince whom since birth were plotted by their father and mother, respectively, to wed and unite the kingdoms. They spend every summer together and like most growing boys and girls, go through the different phases of friendships. By the time they are old enough, they immediately overcome hating each other and fall in love. An evil foe executes a long awaited plan to thwart the king and kidnaps his daughter. He puts a spell on her that turns her into a swan unless she is standing in the light of the moon. She befriends a turtle and a frog and together they help end her curse and reunite her with her true love.

ale-knaui I remember being 8 years old and watching this movie endlessly. I also recall singing "For longer than forever" over and over again (I'm such a sucker for that kind of songs). Recently, I had been trying to recall the song unsuccessfully, and when I found it on Netflix, I jumped in for old time's sake and because I wanted to hear the song.Watching it 12 years later resulted in disappointment regarding the plot line, character development, animation, voice acting and lyrics. That may seem to imply I hated it, but I didn't. It is actually more than the sum of it's parts, mostly, I think, because it follows the formula of every princess movie that ever existed, and that worked out.I also think something that really saves this movie is the sidekick ensemble. Jean Bob + Speed work very well together and are a lot of fun. Puffin is very likable. Bromley and Rogers are a very fun companion to Prince Derek, and both villains are indeed very entertaining. The scenes containing these are very fun.Music-wise, it is also very formulaic, borrowing incredibly from Beauty and the Beast (in my opinion). It works, though. I think the ideas for the songs were very clever, although the execution was not very well done. For Longer than Forever is good. Not great, but you will find yourself humming it every once in a while.I think children will enjoy this, and if you take it lightheartedly, you will like it too. I also noticed this is a good movie for watching over and over and over... It's easy to switch in and out, and works well being played on the background. I really understand why I loved this as a child.