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• 評価レベル: G (General Audience)
• アスペクト比: 1.85:1
• ディスク枚数: 1
• 形式: Import
• オリジナル言語: 英語
• 実行時間: 115 分

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A thoroughly engaging fairy tale that's family friendly without being condescending, The Princess Diaries is your basic Cinderella makeover story given a fresh, affectionate twist courtesy of a game, energetic cast and a screenplay that skirts schmaltz in favor of gentle, effective comedy. Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) is a frizzy-haired, glasses-wearing 15-year-old girl whose two highest ambitions are to become invisible and to get a few smooches from the slickly attractive school heartthrob. As a girl who can't stand being the center of attention so much that she throws up during debate class, she's stunned and horrified when her coolly continental grandmother (Julie Andrews) shows up and informs her that she's the crown princess of the European principality Genovia. Soon enough, Mia has to undertake "princess lessons" (and a makeover) from her queenly grandmother, and eventually she blossoms into a confident, radiant girl--despite the worries and pressure that her newfound status brings. What makes The Princess Diaries work is director Garry Marshall's guileless, irony-free approach to the material (based on Meg Cabot's novel). In comparison to most snarky, ultra-hip teen comedies, The Princess Diaries is refreshingly and enjoyably square, content to win you over on charm alone and not a slick bag of tricks. Hathaway is a charismatic, appealing role model with a sharp sense of comic timing, and Andrews--who came to stardom as the object of a makeover supreme in My Fair Lady on Broadway--is at her regal best whether teaching Mia the proper royal wave or learning how to eat a corndog. Both leading ladies are complemented by a finely tuned cast, including Hector Elizondo as Genovia's head of security (and romantic counterpart to Andrews), Heather Matarazzo as Mia's best pal, and Robert Schwartzman as the good guy who ultimately wins Mia's heart. All in all, a royal pleasure. --Mark Englehart

Video Description
Disney's hilarious smash hit gets the royal treatment in this extraordinary 2-Disc Special Edition -- only on DVD. Starring Academy Award(R) winner Julie Andrews (1964 Best Actress, MARY POPPINS), the enchanting Anne Hathaway, and Hector Elizondo (PRETTY WOMAN), THE PRINCESS DIARIES is a cool, comical Cinderella story that will touch your heart. For teenager Mia Thermopolis (Hathaway), just surviving each school day is an adventure. Then the shocking news arrives that she's a real-life princess! So begins a comical transformation towards poise and princess-ness, including a media storm, jealous schoolmates, and a plot to take over her country.

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普通の女の子が..Princessに変身 その子の名前はミヤ。
サンフランシスコに住む高校生ミヤは、おっちょこちょいで、どじで、センスがない女の子です。ある日突然、お母さんからお父さんの母、つまりおばあさんがあなたに会いたがっている事を聞かされます。未婚の母の子供として育ってきたミヤは、初めて会うおばあさんから、お父さんは事故で突然亡くなった事を知らされ、そのお父さんはヨーロッパのとある国の王子で、王位継承のためミヤを迎えに来たと言うのです。
さあプリンセスになるためのトレーニングが始まりました。しかし、このニュースをマスコミが取り上げ、学校でも超有名人になってしまいます。普通の恋愛をしたいと思う心と、プリンセスになりたいと思う心がミヤを苦しめます。数々の苦難を乗り越えてミヤは..............
字幕、吹き替えは付いていません。英検２級レベル相当の方、英語圏からの帰国子女の方、特におすすめです。

Hopelessly square, skip the movie and read the book.
This movie is based upon the book series of the same name, but the similarities are so few, it can hardly be considered an adaptation. Where the book was witty, knowing, and hilarious, this movie has retained hardly any of these aspects and is instead unoriginal and uninspired. The movie survives mostly on star Anne Hathaway's charm, even as she goes through numerous sight gags that are way too obvious to be funny. And while the casting of regal Julie Andrews as a queen may seem like a match made in Disney heaven, she actually is the opposite of the way the queen is depicted in the book, who is described as a chain-smoking hag who has eyeliner permanently tatooed on her eyelids, and who has no qualms about telling her granddaughter that she looks like a prostitute. The weakest link of the movie is Garry Marshall, the director. He simply has no eye for what is now, and instead makes the movie a retread of all his previous films. (To nit-pick, even the choice of headphones and sunglasses that Anne Hathaway wears in the movie's poster looks like something that was bought way back in 1991.) The original novel is by no means a great work of fiction, but had it been faithfully adapted, it would have made for a much more interesting movie.

現代版マイ・フェアレディ？
普通のアメリカ人の女の子がヨーロッパのお姫様に変身する物語。彼女は人から注目されたくないと思って生きていたのに、一転して有名人に。

普通の女の子だって、こんなに行儀悪くないのでは？と個人的には思うなあ。グラスをたたいて壊してしまうシーンはアメリカに居た事ある人なら「あるかも」と思うところでは？日本語が途中で3回くらいでてきます。日本語のわかる私達にはくすっと笑えるところ。謝るシーンは特におかしい。

ミヤの品のない英語やアメリカの俗語に、おばあさまが目をむくシーンも面白い。

この映画で王妃様をやっているのが、あのサウンドオブミュージックの彼女だった事が驚きでした。元気な家庭教師だったのに、しっとりした女性になっている！！