[Ghoulish Delight]

So for 90% of the movie, Disney's first black princess was neither black nor a princess.

Princess & the Frog was alright. The animation was lovely, the characters were eminently watchable and likable. And nothing was offensively dumb. But the whole package was just kinda blah. The plot was kinda half assed, they never explained the motivations well. Shadow Man's plan was very underpants gnome-ish. "Step 1, turn this guy into a frog and this guy into a fake prince. Step 2 ???. Step 3 Profit". Meanwhile, why exactly did she fall in love with the prince? He was sort of charistmatic and was gonna front her the restaurant money. Other than that, she never seemed all that impressed with him.

Music entirely unmemorable.

I did enjoy it. Not as much as Lilo & Stitch or Emperor's New Groove, but more than Hunchback or Pocahontas or Tarzan. I'd have to rewatch Hercules, which I do recall enjoying but don't remember very well to compare.