Ice Princess [DVD]

Movie / Show Details

Additional Features

Fans of Ice Princess will enjoy seeing the five deleted scenes, even though like most DVD deleted scenes they wouldn’t have added much to the film. In fact, the alternate opening (an extended scene that flashes back to Casey’s earlier childhood) and a later scene would have undesirably softened Joan Cusack’s and Kim Cattrall’s characters. Some cut scenes involving Casey and her Snoplow classmates are fun. The two music videos spotlight key songs from the soundtrack, Caleigh Peters’s “Reach” and Ally & AJ’s “No One,” but co-star Hayden Panettiere’s “I Fly” is a curious omission. The commentary track follows the Disney trend of featuring its young actors, in this case Michelle Trachtenberg (Casey), Panettiere (Gen), Trevor Blumas (Teddy), and Kirsten Olsen (Nikki, the “Jumping Shrimp”). Film aficionados won’t learn that much about the crafting of the movie, but the kids have spirit and talk about the “exploding butt shot” and who already knew how to skate. It can be a little tricky to figure which girl is speaking, though. –David Horiuchi

Product Description

This heartwarming story follows a brainy high-school student (Michelle Trachtenberg) who discovers a passion for ice-skating, and by using her smarts and following her heart, she makes it to the U.S. figure skating circuit to find that dreams really can come true.

Review

“Ideal family entertainment that doesn t talk down to its audience I like this movie!” — LEONARD MALTIN, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT

“Michelle Trachtenberg is charming and believable ” — THE BALTIMORE SUN, CHRIS KALTENBACH

“Parents and kids should be heartened to see a G-rated movie that is not dumbed-down or saccharine-sweet.” — USA TODAY, CLAUDIA PUIG

“This movie is just about perfect for teenagers ” — ROGER EBERT

” Princess is warm and fuzzy, with edge” — LOS ANGELES TIMES, KEVIN THOMAS