Princess Protection Program
by Alison Liddi-Brown
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Actor: Demi Lovato, Molly Hagan, Nicholas Braun, Selena GomezDirector: Alison Liddi-Brown
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-06-30
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Princess Protection Program
DVD Review: Entertaining and you know you're going to have an enjoyable film when you watch Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato together!
Summary: 4 Stars
On June 30th, the televised movie "PRINCESS PROTECTION PROGRAM" (which airs on the Disney Channel on June 26th) brings together real-life BFF's Selena Gomez ("Wizards of Waverly Place") and Demi Lovato ("Camp Rock") together in a film directed by Allison Liddi (has directed for TV shows such as "Bones", "Friday Night Lights", "Gossip Girl", "Chuck" and "Grey's Anatomy") and a screenplay by Annie DeYoung (writer for "Prince William", "The Facts of Life Reunion" and "The Ron Clark Story").
Joining both Gomez and Lovato are Tom Verica ("Flags of Our Fathers", "The Nine" and "American Dreams"), actress Jamie Chung ("Samurai Girl", "Greek" and "Days of Our Lives") and Molly Hagan ("Unfabulous").
The film revolves around two girls from two different countries and very different upbringing.
Carter Mason (Selena Gomez) works at a bait shop in Louisiana with her father (Tom Verica) who is also employed as an agent of the Princess Protection Program. For Carter, she is often treated badly because she doesn't sport the expensive clothes and the lifestyle of Chelsea (Jamie Chung) and her friends. She likes Donnie (Robert Adamson) but he never recognizes her.
The other girl is Rosalinda (Demi Lovato) who is about to become the queen of Costa Luna. But since the death of her father, there has been an uprising and General Magnus Kane has staged a coup and takes over Costa Luna. Sophia's mother knows that General Kane can't take power as long as her daughter is alive and fortunately, she has the help of the Princess Protection Program to watch her daughter.
The program is funded by the royalty to protect the princess throughout the world and Carter Mason's father who works for the program is ordered to take Princess Rosalinda and bring her to an undisclosed location. As long as Rosalinda is alive and well, General Kane will be unable to hurt her mother or take control of Costa Luna.
But life is tough for both teenage girls. Carter dislikes girls who act like a "princess" and think they deserve attention and Rosalinda, is having difficulties fitting in because she is a princess. And to make things more challenging, Carter's father wants her to attend the local high school and Carter to help her achieve this normal life and not draw any suspicion that she is a real life princess.
But when all the guys start diverting their attention to Rosalinda and the high school students start thinking Rosalinda is very cool, Carter becomes jealous. But Rosalinda does what she can to make her relationship better with Carter but plans keep backfiring. Will these two girls with different lifestyles ever get along? And will Rosalinda ever be able to return to Costa Luna and free her mother and the people of the country?
VIDEO & AUDIO:
"PRINCESS PROTECTION PROGRAM" is featured in Widescreen (1:78:1) and is enhanced for 16×9 televisions. As for audio, audio is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound (and also includes French and Spanish language tracks). The film is primarily a dialog and music-driven film. Dialog can be heard clearly.
Subtitles are featured in French and Spanish.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
"PRINCESS PROTECTION PROGRAM" features the following special features:
* Royal & Loyal BFF's - (7:36) A featurette about how Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato are real life BFF's and how they brought a lot of energy and enthusiasm to the set. Interviews with the talents in the film about their experience working on the film and more!
* A Royal Reality - (5:01) A real life princess, India Oxenberg (Daughter of Catherine Oxenberg and step daughter of Casper Van Dien. Her grandmother is Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia.) and also an actress in California, talks about her experience as a princess and the gowns and responsibilities they have and how today's princess don't exactly live in fairytale castles in the modern world. Featuring interviews with cast and crew about the roles of a princess.
* "One and the Same" Music Video - (3:05) A catchy rock music video featuring both Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato.
The extended edition comes with a necklace (available for a limited time).
JUDGMENT CALL:
Both Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato have a good chemistry with each other and the fact the two are best friends (and have known each other since they were children) and are comfortable being around with each other, their enthusiasm can be seen onscreen. In fact, all the talent seemed to have gelled quite well (according to the talents, because there was only a handful of them, they were all able to hang out and have fun offscreen and onscreen) onscreen and everything seems to work.
Personally, these two young actresses do a great job. For one, I'm proud to see two actresses with Latino heritage in starring roles in a film and most of all, to finally seeing these two stars working together. Personally, I find it absolutely awesome that Disney has been giving people of different ethnicities the opportunity to have major lead roles in their films and "PRINCESS PROTECTION PROGRAM" is no different.
Overall, "PRINCESS PROTECTION PROGRAM" is enjoyable, very safe for children and an enjoyable film for the whole family. If you are a fan of both Gomez or Lovato or both, definitely check this film out!
Description of Princess Protection Program
PRINCESS PROTECTION PROGRAM - DVD MovieWhat teenager doesn't dream of someday making a difference in the world? While one would assume that Princess Rosalinda (Demi Lovato) has a better chance of achieving that dream than regular Louisiana teenager Carter Mason (Selena Gomez), life is very unpredictable. Carter is a tomboy who lives with her dad, Major Mason (Tom Verica), and works in his bait shop. She?s a fairly typical teenager who?s crushing on a boy who barely knows she exists, and she has a strong aversion to her shallow and ultra-popular classmates Chelsea (Jamie Chung) and Brooke (Samantha Droke). Carter's dad works for the virtually unknown International Princess Protection Program and when he's called away on an emergency mission, he returns with rescued Princess-in-distress Rosalinda Maria Montoya Fiore (Demi Lovato) whose ascension to the throne of small island country Costa Luna is in peril thanks to militant dictator General Magnus Kane (Johnny Ray). Clueless dad that he is, Major Mason has no idea of how upset Carter will be at the intrusion of a total stranger into her life or of how difficult it will be for ""Rosie"" to blend in and pretend she's an average American teenager. While Carter and Rosie take an immediate dislike to one another, they eventually realize that they are not so inherently different and they join forces against Chelsea and Brooke, becoming friends in the process. When Princess Rosalinda's cover is blown, it's Carter who engineers a dangerous plan that could make a huge difference in her friend's future and the future of Costa Luna.
A Disney Channel Original Movie about finding what one has to offer the world and then giving it freely, Princess Protection Program is a nicely crafted, entertaining, and inspirational film for tweens and young teens. Bonus features include a look at the relationship between real-life best friends Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato, an examination of what being a modern princess is really all about, including interview footage with real-life princess India Oxenberg, and Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato's music video ""One and the Same."" --Tami Horiuchi
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