Bad Princess Movies

It's Pride Month and what better way to celebrate than with some Moon Tiara Magic? We're capping off June with a return to the Sailor Moon franchise, with a look at Sailor Moon R (Specifically, the DiC dub of the movie, because you can take the kid out of the 90s, but you can't take the 90s out of the kid). Join us as we discuss our 90s nostalgia, tragic villains and how they deserved much better,...

Happy Mermay everyone!.. or rather, we hope everyone had a good Mermay, because I goofed the recording schedule and this episode is going up in June. But we're not letting my inability to read a calendar get in the way of us taking at look at Golden Films' The Little Mermaid. Sure, it's not as well animated as Disney's version, and it's story is not as well plotted, and it's characters aren't as i...

As is tradition on our podcast, we're taking a look at a movie starring a Prince for April! And this years movie is "Prince Charming", a take on the classic Frog Prince story that dares to ask the question "What if Martin Short got turned into a CGI Frog?". Join us as we discuss (Among other things) Medieval frat boys, how boinking in a bell tower can lead to a beheading, and my surprising inabili...

We're celebrating Bri's birthday by taking a look at a movie of her choosing, and this year she's decided we're watching the 80s fantasy film Willow! Willow is a delightful little movie that doesn't seem to get discussed as often as other films of it's time, so let's change that, shall we? Join us as we discuss (among other things) why the first man you see may not be the best babysitter, surprisi...

This month we're returning to the Barbie-verse for some wintery magical adventures, in Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus. Although this is one of the "classic" Barbie movies it doesn't seem nearly as beloved as say, Princess and the Pauper, but there are some interesting things about this film that make it fun to gab about. So come and join us as we discuss such topics like being your own Original C...

We're celebrating our 100th episode with a look at Disney's Wish, a movie made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the studio. But instead of showcasing why Disney's managed to stick around for 100 years, Wish instead ended up as a somewhat unmemorable entrant in the Disney vault. Join us as we discuss (among other things) half-formed villains with confusing motivations, complicated wish bequeat...

We're kicking off 2026 with our traditional retrospective episode where we look back on what movies we covered on the podcast in the last year. This is our opportunity to chat about things we forgot to mention in the previous episodes... except we've forgotten what we forgot, so we mostly talk about whatever nonsense comes to mind instead (Like my current fixation on the original Jurassic Park fil...

We're ringing in the holidays with a film that... well it has nothing to do with the holidays, unless you happen to live in Norway! We're taking a look at Three Wishes for Cinderella, a Czech film that captured the heart of many Europeans and became a Christmas classic. This movie may not have the traditional hallmarks of a Christmas film (For North Americans, anyways), but it's charming story and...

It's the most wonderful time of the year... time for Nutcracker November! Our yearly look at yet another adaptation of the Nutcracker story. This years adaptation is extra fun because on top of the usual Nutcracker ingredients, we're also adding a hefty splash of the Hallmark/Lifetime Christmas movie flavouring. Join us as we discuss (among other things) the worst way you could end a Nutcracker st...

Boo! We're celebrating Halloween by a look at some appropriately spooky episodes of a short-lived TV series called "The Charmings" that ran in the late 80s. Have you ever wondered what Snow White and Prince Charming's life would be like if they woke up in late 80s Burbank, California? No? Oh... well, you're gonna find out anyways! Join us as we discuss devilishly charismatic characters, party-plan...

We are but weak sailors on the sea, who once again cannot resist the siren song (Or is that swan song) of the Swan Princess series. This month we're diving into what was the start of the "Sequelitis" that infected the series, with the first of two traditionally animated sequels released in the 90s. What Swan Princess lore have we missed out on by skipping over the original sequels in favour of the...

Hit me one time, hit me twice! We're once again delving into our 90s kid childhoods by taking a look at FernGully: The Last Rainforest. A film that lures you in with it's promises of a fun fairy adventure, only to traumatize you with a villain birthed from your darkest nightmares... Or is that just me? Join us as we discuss (among other things) the indominable vocal performances of Tim Curry, the...

July marks Kristi's birthday month and for this year that means the podcast is completely disregarding it's premise in favour of taking a look at a childhood favourite film of hers... Digimon: The Movie. Made by mashing up three separate OVA's into one feature length film, this movie is saddled with a very strange meandering plot... but that didn't stop wee-baby Kristi from loving it (It definitel...

We're dipping our toes back into the Barbie-verse by taking a look at Barbie: Star Light Adventure, a Barbie movie that dares to ask "What if Barbie... but in Space?". Well, it turns out you get a lot of the same stuff we're used to in the Barbie direct-to-DVD movies, just with a few more hoverboards and robots thrown into the mix. Come and join us as we discuss among other things: Superficially '...

We're commemorating the end of MerMay by taking yet another look at a Little Mermaid adaptation, this time from our old chums The Asylum. As you might've guessed The Asylum released this adaptation to cash in on the Disney Live Action Little Mermaid adaptation released that same year, though surprisingly their adaptation is animated (Maybe they didn't want to spring for the costs of getting one of...

It's April once again, and that mean it's time for our annual "April Fools" celebration with a look at a movie staring a Prince (Or in this case, a 'Prince-to-be'). We're taking a look at George and the Dragon, a movie that aims to tell the 'real' story of the legend of Saint George. Come and join us as we discuss (Among other things) skateboarding medieval monks, Princess Bride-wannabes, and drag...

We're celebrating Bri's birthday month with a look at a movie of her choosing: Jupiter Ascending! This film is a wild ride from start to finish, and I get to act as the designated "Jupiter Ascending Sherpa" to try and help make sense of it all for Bri, who spends the majority of the summary quietly wheeze-laughing to herself. So come and join us as we discuss (Among other things) Man-Dog-Bird-Alie...

We're commemorating Valentines Day by taking a look at a romantic fantasy called "I am Dragon", a film that's perfect for all the folks out there who liked Twilight, but thought it could use more scales and fire-breathing. Come and join us as we discuss (Among other things) resourceful protagonists, weird dreams involving Santa Claus and chicken wings, and monster boyfriends and the people who lov...

We're kicking off the 2025 season of our podcast by checking off a New Year's resolution we've held for many years... that's right, we're finally taking a look at a non-Swan Princess adaptation of the Swan Lake story. Specifically, we're taking a look at Swan Lake, Toei Animation's 1981 adaptation of the classic ballet story. Come and join us as we discuss (Among other things) villains you wanna r...

We're wrapping 2024 with our traditional retrospective episode where we look back on what movies we covered on the podcast in the last year. It's our version of a clip show, but one where the recaps get interrupted by tangents about ceiling wasps and Pokemon cards.   Happy Holidays everyone, see you all in 2025!

Happy holidays everyone! In this episode we return for the third and final film in the Christmas Prince series, which follows Queen Amber and King Richard as they meander through their very own Scooby-doo-esque adventure. Curses, Christmas, and a third thing that starts with the letter C, this film has it all! So join us as we only slightly lose our minds talking about 600 year old curses, new yor...

We're celebrating what remains of Nutcracker November by taking a look at Nutcracker and the Four Realms, a Disney-fied sequel of the original Nutcracker tale. Think of it as the Disney Descendants version of the Nutcracker, but with much less choreographed dancing (Which uh, doesn't bode well for a story tied to a famous ballet). Join us as we discuss among other things convoluted villain motivat...

We're closing up the Halloween season with a slightly belated spooky movie: This week we're taking a look at Beastly, a modern take on the classic Beauty and the Beast tale. Beastly is no doubt someone's specific cup of tea, but it's certainly not ours (I guess that means we "Don't embrace the suck?"). Come and join us as we discuss among other things unlikeable protagonists, our own high school e...

The podcast has finally awakened from our long summer slumber and we're doing a bit of catch up by taking a look at the movie Kristi selected to celebrate her birthday... which is not a Princess movie by any stretch of the imagination, but were it not for this movie teaching Kristi that bad movies can be incredibly fascinating, there probably wouldn't be a Bad Princess Movie podcast at all! So com...

Get ready to sing and stomp some Goblin feet, this week we're taking a look at The Princess and the Goblin. This film is yet another childhood favourite film for me, but Bri's never seen it before so she's on board to keep my nostalgia in check. Come and join us as we discuss among other things goblins Queens and their stone shoes, magical old ladies and the threads they spin, and whether or not P...