Prince Charming

Starring:Martin Short, Christina Applegate, Andrea Martin, Billy Connolly, Bernadette Peters, Sean Maguire, Colin Fox, Carly Street, Marcia Bennett, Colm Magner, Jake Goldsbie, Vicki Papavs, David Fox, Julia Paton, Meredith McGeachie, Kimwun Perehinec, David MacLean, Frank Ruffo, Denny Doherty, Duane Murray
Director: Allan Arkush
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Product Type: DVD

Description

On the day of his marriage to Princess Gwendolyn, Prince John finds himself in a compromising situation with a damsel in distress. As punishment, he and his squire, Rodney (Martin Short), are subjected to a "frogging," transforming them into frogs for all eternity, or until the prince can convince a maiden not only to kiss him but also marry him. After centuries on the pond, John and Rodney are accidentally transported to New York's Central Park and an amazing new world full of taxis, skyscrapers, graffiti and-of course-damsels. In no time at all, the prince gets his kiss and he and Rodney return to human form. But staying that way won't be easy. It's streetwise Kate (Christina Applegate) who has captured John's heart, but, unfortunately, she's not the woman he kissed. In order to break the curse forever, he must convince Margo (Bernadette Peters), a Broadway diva, to marry him.

Customer Reviews:

Some of you 5 stars are kidding, right?.......2006-12-09

I saw this as a Hallmark Special and haven't bought this on DVD and never will. They say it's meant for children, but there's no way I'm about to show this to any group of kids. Yeah, it's a fairy tale, but the least the writers could have done was figure out a more clever child friendly/adult saavy way to to address how the prince became a frog rather than the raunchy oversexed prince thing. And boy was he oversexed. Well, at least that question got answered by this movie. It's as if the writers couldn't decide who their target audience is supposed to be. So we end up with characters who insult their audience's intelligence with a plot that loses itself so it leaves the audience with a copped out ending. The actors were great, but I wish it had been written much better than it was.

So much fun!.......2005-12-28

I brought this DVD over for a Christmas family sleep-over party. We ranged in age from 9 to 80+! Without a doubt, everyone was delighted by this movie and several people planned on purchasing their own copies later on. The entire cast was wonderful, and the costumes were great! Highly recommended!

This Is A Delightful Movie For Young And Old!!!.......2005-07-29

In this movie we see Prince Charming and his sidekick played by Martin Short who are sentenced to a "frogging" in Medieval England. One soon learns that they should have chosen a flogging instead. As an aside I have heard that some guys are "into" that sort of thing. Prince Charming and his friend end up in Modern Day New York where they get a horse and carriage ride with Christina Applegate who is a delight to watch as always. Christina thinks that these two are a couple of eccentric losers because of their continual reference to Central Park as being "Cental Forest" which is a funny joke in itself. However she soon changes her mind when the Prince pays her with a very valuable Antique coin. This movie is a gem for young and old and I believe I have too much class to attack another reviewer's opinion of this movie.

Bad taste spoils a good movie.......2005-06-21

Within the first 10 minutes, Prince Charming had gone to bed with one young girl he had just met the night before, then was having sex with another he had just met mere SECONDS before! Reviewer David Birley clearly has no clue what he's talking about when he says "no 7 year old would ever "get" what was "going on" because of the extremely (and delightfully) clever way in which this was handled." I watched it with my 7-year-old and was very uncomfortable. What's so clever about a woman practically bursting out of her top, then dropping her skirts to the floor to show her completely bare legs as the "Prince" hoists her up against the bell? Maybe my daughter is just smarter than his, but I think ANYONE could figure out that scene. And it's a shame because this was otherwise a good movie with great period costumes and overall pretty good acting. My advice to parents is to watch it yourself first, then decide. I guess that's what we have to do with everything nowadays.

Charming in the old fashioned way!.......2004-10-31

There was a time when fairy stories could only be told in Disney cartoons. There was Snow White, and Cinderella, and they had their requisite combination of magic and "lived happily ever after". "Real" people portrayed in movies could not, somehow, be presented that way -- it just didn't "work".

Then somewhere along the road a film called Pretty Woman figured out one way to do it with a PG13 rating, and Rob Reiner kicked it up (and down) a notch with The Princess Bride where the fairy story element became more as we remember as little children. Andre the Giant was a real giant, and who can forget Billy Crystal as the crone?

So Disney took another whack at it, and the Princess Diaries came along, and the fairy story worked some more. And we loved them, and they were family fare, and we watched them with our kids!

I saw Prince Charming at an unearthly early hour in Phoenix Arizona when my body was still on South Carolina time, and immediately fell in love with it. It has that same true fairy story quality about it -- a bit of cinematic froth with just enough believability to keep you drawn in to the characters.

Martin Short holds the entire package together, and is utterly in his element with the opportunity to take his Canadian origins out for a run with a flawless English accent and delivery throughout. Christina Appleton may have been a bit of an also-ran ditz in Married with Children, but here she shows some delicious emotional depth that carries us beyond the fundamental froth of the plot. Bernadette Peters uses every ounce of her Broadway chops to play a jaded diva just to the edge of over playing without quite tipping over -- mastery of her craft. The young man who plays the prince is new to me, but fits the role perfectly, an expert swordsman, and clearly the director decided to take every opportunity to show that off -- smart move.

Now I note that one reviewer decries some implied sexuality in the plot and presentation. May I assure one and all that no 7 year old would ever "get" what was "going on" because of the extremely (and delightfully) clever way in which this was handled. The "bell" scene mentioned is at once hilarious, and essential to the understanding of the character of the prince, and to the core of the plot. How I would dearly wish that Hollywood would understand that "sex scenes" do not require the depiction of either nudity nor sex to get the point across to adults without corrupting the minds of children.

I intend to buy this DVD and keep it on hand to play for my grandchildren when they visit. It will also be available for my Bishop's children to see (I am LDS), and others who share my rather conservative feelings about film content.

I consider this to be one of the most delightful and charming films I have seen in years.

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Manufacturer: Critical Mass
ProductGroup: DVD
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Great Movie!

A Cinderella Story/Prince Charming
Starring: Hilary Duff , Jennifer Coolidge , Chad Michael Murray , Dan Byrd , and Regina King
Director: Mark Rosman , and Allan Arkush
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00061QIW2
Release Date: 2004-10-19

Customer Reviews:

Great Movie!.......2005-01-30

I think the movie is great! But it is just a little sad how the father dies in an earthquake. Well it is worth every penny!

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terrible
Cute story, but easily forgettable
If not.. who is?
COMPLETELY GENERIC ROMANCE.
One of the great ones

Meet Prince Charming
Starring: Tia Carrere , David Charvet , Nia Vardalos , Vincent Angell , and Ian Gomez
Director: Brett Parker (II)
Manufacturer: D3k
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ASIN: B00004STGN
Release Date: 2000-04-11

Customer Reviews:

terrible.......2003-04-02

This has got to be one of the worse ever made. David Charvaet's squeeky voice and lack , actually total lack of acting ability make this a waste of time.

Cute story, but easily forgettable.......2002-11-26

"Meet Prince Charming" has some some serious echoes of 1998's "You've Got Mail", but on it's own is a light, funny, sweet (but sometimes downright) and stupid romp.

David Charvet and Tia Carrere play feuding neighbors who hate each other in public, but they are unwittingly in love when they start chatting online. Soon after, they start being friendly to each other. This otherwise predictable romantic comedy takes a surprising twist and has a few comic bits--but still, the two main characters end up happily ever after... as the title would suggest.

Although not as good (or as witty) like "You've Got Mail", the actors deliver their lines with low-key zest, the result is a light, fluffy--but ultimately forgettable--romantic comedy that's most likely to appeal to lovers of chick flicks... while other demanding viewers will most likely be disappointed.

Rated R for language and brief nudity.

If not.. who is?.......2002-10-30

If David Charvet is not prince charming... then who is?

This movie captured me from the first minute on Show Time. I have to confess that I am not a fan of Tia Carrere at all... as a matter of fact I wish her role was played by any other! But this is a personal taste, others seem to like her (especially on Relic Hunter) but I don't!

The story is a simple love story... and this what gave this movie a special taste! I mean we had it with the complicated dramas. And for me it was time for a change... for a light story. Whether you read this story in a book, newspaper or even if it happened with a friend of yours you'd still be able to enjoy it and smile! :)

David Charvet has great potentials for a successful future as an actor and a singer! Go ahead and watch this movie! It may not be for keep but at least rent it.

COMPLETELY GENERIC ROMANCE........2002-02-17

"Meet Prince Charming" looks like something right out of a Romance Film 101 class. You have two neighbors, Samantha (Tia Carrere) and Jack (David Charvet), who hate each other at the start of the film. Why? Who knows...they never tell us what caused the tension to begin with. They both end up at the same dating service in the quaint little borough of Manhattan, NY. The service they use has a website and both of them immediately find someone online who they like. Neither one knows that they are in reality becoming enamored with the neighbor that they so despise (Imagine that!). Eventually, they go on a blind date and find out that they are actually made for each other (Imagine that again!!). Some of your favorite movie cliches are here too. You know...like the one where somebody tries to stop somebody else from getting married while they are at the altar. Or the one where two people who don't like each other get stuck in an elevator all by themselves. You gotta love it! The best thing of all is the long list of annoying product placements. It's like watching one long commercial. In fact, you should check out the credits and see the list of all the companies who paid to have their products in this film! All in all, the acting of both Carrere and Charvet is competent. I just wish they could find better scripts than boring junk like this.

One of the great ones.......2001-01-24

Don't listen to the other bad review, I saw it on HBO and it was very worth the watch. Tia was a great actress. It made me feel all warm inside. If you feel like love is lost, this movie will definately cheer you up, and give you new hope, that all your efforts in looking will eventually pay off. I only wish they had added more to the ending, it was kinda abrupt, leaving alot up to your imagination.

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