Ice Princess [DVD] [Region 2]

Movie was great

Great movie and enjoyed the plot, great actor and enjoyed her roles in several other movies.

I watched this movie growing up. I recall heading to the Video Store to rent it almost every week. Tonight, I hunkered down with some kindred spirits and re-watched this classic flick. Let me tell you, IT TAKES THE GOLD!!!!!!!!Female characters depicted are real and excellent role models---highly recommend for children and adults alike!!Side note: it passes the bechdel test with FLYING COLORS!!!!!!!!My only criticism is that it does not show the possibility of Casey going to school as well as skating. It does not have to be one of the other, am I right my pals!!!Was pleased with the love interest and how seamlessly he flowed with the story. It was not forced or out of place. Casey and Teddy were a side plot that only added depth to the story... they never deterred from the main points of the story. AHHH they could not have done it better.Don't even get me started on the parallel mother daughter relationships... Just please watch.

It's a movie !

I bought this used for my daughter, remembering how it was from years ago. After time has passed, I still appreciated the message in this film: that being WHO YOU ARE, despite parental expectations and categorization by athletic and academic ability, peer grouping, and stereotyped career/life paths is most important. Making yourself happy with who you are while still striving to make the best of yourself is a great message for coming-of-age and grade-school tweens who will realize that being smart and athletic are not mutually exclusive. Defying the narrow columns that young adult life sorts kids into is a great idea. I appreciated the main actress and her down-to-earth, positive, and mature perspective on her goals and challenges. She went for it, even if she didn't expect amazing success. The fantasy part of exceeding all expectations is a bit off, but this again is a movie for children, not an academy award category film. My eight year old will love it.

Very sweet movie! The main character is respectful, driven, and charming. Overall, she and her mother, and the girl whom she eventually becomes friends with, are all driven by a sense of right and of being fair. Some of the other mothers, girls, and coaches exhibit cheating and some mild bullying, but there is redemption for the major case of this through the girls' drive to do the right thing. Main character Casey does forsake Harvard and her mother's dream for ice skating (her own dream), but in her reasons for doing so, she doesn't trivialize school and education, and she does emphasize art and finding what she in particular is passionate about. There is a teeny bit of sweet teen romance, involving a few kisses, but all the characters concerned are high school seniors, and Casey and her boy show care and kindness more than affection toward each other, so I would say it's alright for even younger girls. The mom-and-daughter drama is dramatically tense but never creates a climate of total disrespect from the children. All in all, I think this nicely captures what it can be like to be a late-teen, trying to discover what you really want to do in life, and I think that it nicely shows how you can follow a talent or a passion at any age, and be the better for having done it.

Perfect Disney movie about being true to yourself and the consequences of not communicating with family. Great for kids of all ages or family movie night.

After a few years of not owning ice Princess, buying and giving it away as a gift; it feels good to really own the Ice Princess. I've become very familiar with the soundtrack since I didn't give it away, and aligning the soundtrack's appearances in the movie added a point of thrill to the movie's enjoyment. I just love to see ice skating matches and seeing a movie about a person freeing themselves to do what they desire fuels my personal dreams for 'getting there.' This movie inspires me anew with each viewing. It came sooner than I ever expected and the brief wait was filled with anticipation. The movie contained no defect on the case or disc and I couldn't have asked for anything better.