Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5329 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-02-21
• Rating: Universal, suitable for all
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: PAL, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 108 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Okay, sure, if you're a ten-year-old girl, this sequel to Disney's 2001 hit will completely transfix you. How could it not? Bubbly Mia (Anne Hathaway), the American teenager who in the first film learned she was actually European royalty, finishes college and--whoosh!--heads off to Genovia, where she’s given a closet full of fabulous clothes and jewelry in preparation to rule the kingdom under the tutelage of grandmother Julie Andrews. Throw in a horse and a volatile but innocent romantic attraction to the dreamy young stud (Chris Pine) who's also vying for the throne, and you have the kind of stuff that prepubescent girls rhapsodize about at slumber parties. Oh--and there's a slumber party here, too, featuring a bevy of cute, international young princesses mattress-surfing down a giant slide. Resistance is futile. For the rest of us, though, director Garry Marshall has managed to make his Laverne & Shirley days seem positively Shakespearean in comparison. The movie is precious, padded (two hours!), and pandering twaddle; Andrews, in her role as Queen Mother, is even shoehorned into a faux-hip-hop duet with Disney Channel favorite Raven (one of many, many grueling moments intended to sell the soundtrack). Then the film takes a maddening left turn three-quarters of the way into the plot and decides that, despite all the preceding consumption and connubial fantasies to the contrary, it's really about feminine emancipation. But don’t worry--what causes you to smack your forehead in frustration will go right over the heads of its hypnotized target market. --Steve Wiecking

Synopsis
As a teenager, ugly duckling Mia (Anne Hathaway) learned that she was actually a princess. Now that the Princess has completed college in America, she is returning to her country, Genovia. Since Mia is turning 21, Queen Clarisse (Julie Andrews) plans to step down and give her granddaughter the throne. But evil Viscount Mabrey (Jonathan Rhys-Davies) believes his nephew is the rightful heir, and Parliament decides that Mia will have to abide by an age-old Genovian law: no Queen shall rule without a husband. Mia has just thirty days to marry if she is to retain the throne that her family has held for over 500 years. The kindhearted but clumsy princess also has to win over the Genovian people and survive the constant paparazzi. Although a charming Englishman (Callum Blue) seems to fit the arranged marriage bill, Mia also finds herself drawn to the very man that is vying for the throne, the dashing Nicholas (Chris Pine). But can she trust her foe's intentions

Customer Reviews

A Royal Splendour!
PD 2 continued to delight where PD1 left off. Julie Andrews as Queen Claris and Anne Hathaway as Princess Mia gave a heart warming performance in this delightful continuation of the Princess Diaries. This is simply one of the best movies on dvd, the story line is captivating as well as simple, graceful and full of meaning. Gary Marshall did well to convey the search for one's identity, and how self belief and living by one's conviction no matter what can enable us to find ourselves. As Mia is transformed by experiences from a clumsy gold-hearted Princess to a self assured, humble and generous Queen of Genovia, the lessons of life which serve to fashion and transform her are very well depicted amidst the humour and comedy of it all. This is a heart warming, romantic, fariy tale- like movie. A delightful treat for all ages, a must see and a must have. I highly reccomend it.

Great chick flick
This is a great chick flick and a great sequal to the first movie.

Both Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews are great and play their parts very well. The two guys who play the love interests are also both very good and carry their roles well.

A must if you liked the first one.

It also has a great soundtrack with people from Kelly Clarkson to Raven and Lindsay Lohan.

It's a must for all pincess diaries fans.

A RIGHT ROYAL FILM
This film was excellant. It had something for everyone in the family, whatever their age. It had a good, plausible storyline, was well acted by all participants and a pleasure to watch. The archery "practicing scenes" were very funny. The ending was "neat", yet still left the way open for "Princess Diaries 3" if they want to make it. For a relaxing couple of hours this is a must watch film.