![]() ![]() When Cinderella appears next, one might expect a storybook-like episode with limited to no animation, as found on earlier Princess Stories DVDs. At least you'd think that if you even remembered by this point that the DVD was supposed to have a theme. It really is a case of beauty shining from within. Ariel gets sad, things happen, and as it turns out, the blowfish isn't as bad as you'd think. As a punishment, he puts a spell on Ariel, the result being that every time she lets out one giggle, an earthquake (or seaquake, more fittingly) occurs nearby. (That crab does it all!) During a rousing game of hide and seek, Ariel encounters a rhyming yet crabby blowfish who finds Ariel's laughter perhaps even less amusing than viewers are already finding this episode. Ariel is in a silly mood and she and Flounder are all "Giggles" (21:30) while Sebastian is trying to teach them their daily lesson. The story that follows is actually an episode of the mid-'90s "The Little Mermaid" television show. It is clear that stock footage is being used along with a new voiceover, and the viewer gets the idea that the princess's face is contorting itself to match the words that are being spoken. This is the first of three rather disturbing introductions by the princesses, each setting up their respective story. The first short is introduced by Ariel, obviously meaning that it will also be about Ariel. This is merely the beginning of the vapidity. In short, the room possesses the eerie sense that it has actually never been inhabited. The girl to whom the bedroom belongs must be either very tidy or else lacking in possessions, as her immaculate pink and white furniture is very sparsely decorated with the exception of a bottle of nail polish or other cosmetic items spread few and far between. ![]() The three segments of Disney Princess Stories: Volume Three - Beauty Shines From Within are preceded by a computer-generated rendering of a young girl's bedroom. They're also not apt to show genuine levels of improvement, for like everything else bearing the beloved Disney heroines' apparent seal of approval, parents and guardians of young girls continue to buy in large quantities. As part of an empire which is expected to earn $3 billion by the end of the fiscal year, these often shoddily-produced discs have never been in jeopardy of being discontinued. To create a guise of effort, the "Stories" DVDs also provide basic new shorts featuring classic characters, but these are never really "new", for their minimal amount of toil involves, you guessed it, recycled animation. "Princess Stories" volumes have only recycled episodes of "The Little Mermaid" and "Aladdin" animated series that graced television's airwaves in the 1990s. "Princess Party" have provided a plethora of more elaborate than usual interactive set-top games, with a couple of episodes of television cartoons as bonuses. ![]() "Princess Sing-Along Songs" have recycled great musical moments from animated classics (and the occasional direct-to-video follow-up). To date, there have been three different types of Disney Princess DVDs. The story starts here: a time when profit takes precedence over originality and pink keepcases rule over contents. The Princesses, each with their own distinct charms, were transformed into giggly airheads who might seem more at home in a shopping mall than inside a fairy tale. With more items being mass-produced, the quality grew worse and worse. ![]() But, as is usually the case, there can be too much of a good thing. The Pooh-lined shelves at the Disney Store made room for the pink merchandise and all was right with the world. There was an abundance of t-shirts, books, and dolls featuring the likenesses of Disney's increasingly popular animated leading ladies. Once upon a time and long ago (maybe six or seven years ago and somewhere in the Midwest), a girl wished that there would be more items featuring the Disney princesses readily available. Running Time: 61 Minutes / Rating: Not Rated (Suitable for All Ages)ġ.33:1 Fullscreen (Original Aspect Ratio)ĭolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Surround (French) ![]()
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