Little Princess [VHS]

Review on Movie
I love the book The Little Princess and I know the book very well. My daughter had to read the book so I treated her to the movie. I ordered a particular movie with a certain cover, unfortunately I didn't get the movie with the cover that I had chosen. This particular movie had points that are alot like the boook but the ending is completely different. It is very dissapointing when you read the book and it does not end the same. Plus the her french teacher in the movie is a lady and she is no where to be found in the book. The cover that I had chosen first I KNOW was alot like the book, when I got my package I knew immediately it would not be the same so I was quite dissapointed.. I watched the movie my daughter decided not to since the endings were different.

The Little Princess-Shirley Temple
This Little Princess Dvd is great, it is beautifully restored and remastered,this heartwarming classic in Technicolor lets Shirley Temple shine brighter than ever,the colors are so rich and bold,my dvd is in a beautiful pink case with a pink box cover which really makes it stand out, and it features the hit song "Knocked Em in the Old Kent Road"!1939 color,93 mintues,Full Frame,once again this dvd is just great. The Little Princess

DON'T BUY THIS YOU WILL REGRET IT!
I purchased this DVD for my granddaughter. The story and the acting are excellent. The copy however STINKS. I rated this copy a "1" only because there is nothing lower. I have made a note to never buy anything by "Good Times DVD". These people may no attempt to clean up this film, just find any copy, copy it and rip off the public. I am also surprised that Amazon would allow such a product to be sold under its banner. A word to all out there always read the reviews with a 1 or a 2 rating before you buy.

Fair-To-Middlin' Temple Movie
I wouldn't rank this in the top half of all the Shirley Temple movies of the 1930s. It's not the worst but it's far from her best. One thing for sure: it's definitely better than the insufferably-politically correct 1995 remake. "Amanda Mirchin" as the owner of a school, is the villain in here and Mary Nash did her acting job well because you hate this woman as the film goes on. Temple, as "Sara Crewe," overacted a bit with the fake teary scenes. She was never too realistic with those parts of a movie, but convincing in every other way. Also, I prefer Temple's more light-hearted films, of which this is not one, although Arthur Treacher was a good guy and fun to watch. He does two song-and-dance numbers with Shirley that help bring some brightness to the story.

What's On Tap
Long before the 1995 remake supplanted the legendary Shirley Temple in the minds of young audiences; The Little Princess was a 1939 story set in Victorian England and starring the Academy Award winning actress. As a timeless story (now eighty years old) of perseverance in the face of adversity, the Little Princess evokes a full range of emotions rarely seen in modern cinema. You'll tear up as a young Shirley is forced from her home, but you'll laugh and smile during the film's dancing (Shirley is quite an accomplished tap dancer) and singing routines. Film historians may delight to note that this was (to the best of my knowledge) the first Technicolor film that Temple starred in, and it noticeably shows, particularly when compared to some of Shirley's earlier works that have been newly colorized by classic film studio, Legend Films. Nevertheless, the Depression-era presentation conveys a strong sense of the film's place within time, contributing a wonderfully nostalgic quality to the overall experience.