Comments on: [REVIEW] ‘Elena and the Secret of Avalor’ DVD Release

By: Juuchan17

Juuchan17 — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 02:13:00 +0000

If anything, this movie was for both princesses, as it clearly connected Sofia to Elena. However, calling it Elena’s movie [due to that title… #ThanksDisney] is really hurting it as a whole in my opinion.

Sofia is definitely the shining star here, and it’s probably her bravest feat. I do wish that the first Elena episode was after this film – which would have made more sense overall – but since I saw the debut episode first, I was hyped to find out the backstory of Elena, Shuriki as a whole, and how Sofia connected with Elena [since it was revealed when Elena was revealed that her show was a spin-off of “Sofia the First”], so I won’t lie… I liked where it went. Predictable, yes… but it was decent overall.

Would probably watch again though! I hope these two get another crossover [or a sequel story, considering the ending] in the future, if Disney knows what’s best for their Disney Junior [and sometimes older] audience!

By: Rachel Wagner

Rachel Wagner — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 21:27:00 +0000

In reply to Marcelo Delfino. Good point. They should have included a Sofia episode on the dvd. Plus, some behind the scenes or character introductions might have been nice. A little more effort. I must say I didn't notice those differences in Elena's personality in this

By: Marcelo Delfino

Marcelo Delfino — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 15:33:00 +0000

The film belongs more to Sofia than Elena. Despite the Disney marketing and the film being Elena’s backstory. That said, Sofia is the greatest character of the movie, not the biggest downside. Elena became a lovely and intrepid character in her own show, but on leaving the amulet (so in this crossover), Elena was a 16-years-old teenager (plus the 41 years in the amulet) but she seemed to be a younger, more immature character than Sofia, an precocious princess. A normal 9 or 10-year-old child would not be able to join that dangerous journey to free Elena. I can not tell spoilers from the film, but I can recommend everyone to see what Elena did as soon as she left the Maruvian temple and how Sofia advised Elena shortly after.

On the DVD, it should have been a mixed DVD of both franchises, not a Elena of Avalor DVD. The bonus could have been the episodes ‘A Day To Remember’ (from Elena of Avalor) and ‘Dads and Daughters Day’ (from Sofia the First).

By: Rachel Wagner

Rachel Wagner — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 05:47:00 +0000

In reply to Haley Gilbertson. Yeah I still love anything Elena! So I guess this is a positive 2 1/2 stars if that makes sense.

By: Haley Gilbertson

Haley Gilbertson — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 00:38:00 +0000

Definitely agree on the Sofia moments, they’re nice but I love Elena so much and her history is just so fasinating would have loved more of her….
But this show and this special is still really good to me 🙂