If you’ve been reading my blog for a while now, you know that my family and I look forward to our family movie nights! Our latest movie? The Swan Princess from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment! The Swan Princess was recently released on Blu-ray and Digital 4K HDR for its 25th Anniversary and it’s one that the whole family will enjoy, including younger children. Thank you to Sony Pictures Home Entertainment for sending us the Blu-ray so we could watch it during our family movie night! Keep reading to find out more about the movie and how we celebrated its release to Blu-ray and Digital for its 25th Anniversary.
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Family Movie Night: 25th Anniversary of The Swan Princess
Princess Odette turns into a swan during the day, and back to her human form at night, due to an evil sorcerer’s spell.
I love the Ballet so I was excited to read that The Swan Princess is based on the Swan Lake ballet. It’s a musical and animated film that was originally released in 1994, but the newly remastered 25th anniversary edition is now available in stores and on Amazon (affiliate link). It’s about Odette, a princess who turns into a swan during the day, due to an evil sorcerer’s spell. She’s joined by Jean-Bob (a frog), Speed (a Turtle), Puffin (a bird), and a prince named Derek.
This was not only my son’s first time watching the film, but mine as well. I initially thought the movie might be geared more towards girls, but I was wrong! So if you have boys, don’t let that deter you from watching the movie. My son was laughing throughout the movie - he especially liked Jean-Bob, Speed and Puffin. The songs are also very catchy, so I was also happy to see that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment sent us the soundtrack. Not only can we listen to it at home, but we can also listen to it when we travel!
Besides the soundtrack, we also received several other items to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of The Swan Princess, like a blanket, a coloring book, a game, backpack and plush animals, all based on The Swan Princess.
Getting ready for our family movie night!
My son loves sitting on the floor while watching movies, so we placed the blanket on the floor so he could enjoy watching the movie while munching on popcorn, surrounded by his new plush animals 🙂
My son loved watching the movie!
I’m glad that we have a new movie to add to our family movie night collection. Not only is The Swan Princess enjoyable for children, but it’s also enjoyable for parents as well.
About The Swan Princess
The Swan Princess, a magical, musical animated adventure based on the classic fairy tale “Swan Lake” has captured the hearts of audiences around the world. The winner of the Film Advisory Board Award of Excellence and the Parents’ Choice Award, it’s the heartwarming story of the beautiful princess Odette, who is transformed into a swan by an evil sorcerer’s spell. Held captive at an enchanted lake, she befriends Jean-Bob the frog, Speed the turtle and Puffin the bird. Despite their struggle to keep the princess safe, these good-natured creatures can do nothing about the sorcerer’s spell, which can only be broken by a vow of everlasting love. THE SWAN PRINCESS is bursting with color, dazzling animation, beautiful music and the vocal talents of Jack Palance, John Cleese, Steven Wright, Sandy Duncan and Michelle Nicastro. The 25th anniversary Blu-ray release includes an all-new featurette entitled “A Look Back, Tease Ahead,” plus a variety of additional archival features. The Swan Princess is rated G.
Sounds like a wonderful movie to watch.
Looks great! We will have to check it out.