Cinderella

We love this movie, and so did our kids.

Well they restored the negative a while back for previous releases, but they had a company completely recolor the films and degrain everything. Safe to say it was a weird modernization that most purists did not like. Anything shot on 35mm was subject to this process of some sort. Many of the films did not fare well, some of them being utter disasters, e.g., The Sword in the Stone. But now we have what looks like the most faithful image to the negative that anybody has seen. They again rescanned the elements, and professionally processed the scans, yielding proper tones and colors; finally that clean and lovely silver blue dress is as it should always be, and line art has been faithfully restored as well. You don't have to ask to many questions here. This is a SUPERB transfer among Disney's best. It's only the second grainy film behind The Little Mermaid (1989) to be released on 4K so far, but it's among the best transfers you will see this year. Absolutely stunning. The audio seems more or less the same from previous releases, but that's not really a bad thing in my book. This release comes with a remastered bluray. I for one am keeping all my old slips and steels because they are worth quite a bit. The packaging of the slip here is pretty nice for current Disney, but it just has a little embossing on the titles and 100 logo. Nothing like what we had in the bluray age with debossing and embossing and all kinds of cool details on slips along with the best steels we have ever seen. Sad to say the steelbook for this 4K release is one of the worst ever made. Stay clear of that thing. Overall, a mesmerizing accomplishment. Cinderella finally looks like it should. The slip and packaging are very good, and I could not ask for anything more from this release.

My mom absolutely loves Cinderella ❤️ we have the original VHS 📼. But for her birthday 🎂 I want to give her the DVD. So that she could display the VHS in her cabinet, and she could continue watching her favorite movie.

Cinderella is one hour and thirteen minutes and was released in theaters on February 15, 1950. Cinderella is the of a beautiful woman who has become a maid in her own home due to her stepmother squandering the family fortune own her own daughters. One day an invitation to the ball arrives and the wicked stepmother tells Cinderella that only "if" she gets her chores done then she can goes to the ball. It is late at night and her chores are done, but has little time to get her dress done. Unbeknown to her the mousses and birds have got her dress ready for her. Cinderella rushes down stairs to go to the ball but her stepsisters tear apart her dress. Cinderella runs to the garden and begins to cry. Cinderella's fairy godmother appears and gets her ready for the ball. The best part about this movie is the rescue scene where Jaq and Gus steal the key from the stepmother and get it all away to the top of the stairs to rescue Cinderella. This was Disney's first full length animated film in eight years. This was the first Disney movie that the famous Nine Old Men worked on together. Now the only thing that I dislike about this two DVD set is disc two. It is information overkill and half of this stuff can go. The movie Cinderella gets an AAAAA+++++. DVD EXTRAS Disc 1 Play Scene Selection Bonus Features 1. Cinderella Stories Present by ESPN Classic a. Play All (33 minutes and 40 seconds) b. New York Jest - Superbowl III c. Pele d. 1980 Olympic Hockey Team e. Mia Hamm f. North Carolina State University - 1983 NCAA Finals g. Venus and Serena Williams h. Kirk Gibson - 1988 World Series i. Jackie Joyner - Kersee j. Villanova University - 1985 NCAA Finals k. Lance Armstrong 2. Music & More a. Play All (9 minutes and 25 seconds) b. "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" Music Video performed by Disney Channel "Circle of Stars" c. The Making of the Music Video d. "Every Girl can be a Princess" Music Video featuring Disney Animated Princesses Set Up 1. Audio Options a. Dinsey Enhanced Home Theater Mix i. English 5.1 ii. French 5.1 iii. Spanish 5.1 b. Restored Original Theatrical Soundtrack 2. Captions a. English for the Hearing Impaired b. None 3. Register Your DVD Sneak Peeks 1. Lady and the Tramp 2. Chicken Little 3. Cinderella III 4. Disney Princesses: A Christmas of Enchantment 5. The Little Mermaid 6. Bambi and the Great Prince of the Forest 7. Kronk's New Groove 8. Toy Story 9. Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin 10. Cars Disc 2 Preview Disc 2 Deleted Scenes 1. Play All (9 minutes and 50 seconds) 2. Introduction 3. The Cinderella Work Song 4. Dancing On A Cloud Music & More 1. Cinderella and Perry Como (6 minutes and 30 seconds) 2. Cinderella Title Song (2 minutes and 10 seconds) 3. Unused Songs a. Play All (17 minutes and 20 seconds) b. Sing A Little, Dream A Little c. I'm In the Middle of a Muddle d. The Mouse Song e. The Dress My Mother Wore f. Dancing on a Cloud g. I Lost My Heart at the Ball h. The Face That I See in the Night 4. Radio Programs a. Play All (12 minutes and 15 seconds) b. Village Store Excerpt Original Air Date March 25, 1948 c. Gulf Oil Presets Original Air Date 1950 d. Scouting the Stars Original Air Date February 23, 1950 Games & Activities 1. House of Royalty a. Play All (17 minutes and 55 seconds) b. Look Like A Princess c. Live Like A Princess d. Act Like A Princess 2. The Royal Life 3. Princess Pajama Jam Backstage Disney 1. From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella 2. Play All (38 minutes and 40 seconds) a. A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes b. Of Mice and Nine Old Men c. A Perfect Fit: The Voices of Cinderella d. Musically Eve After 3. The Cinderella That Almost Was 4. From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Man 5. The Art of Mary Blair 6. Storyboard to film Comparison: Opening Sequence 7. Cinderella Galleries a. Viewing Options i. Still Frame Galleries 1. Visual Development 2. Mary Blair Art 3. Character Design a. Cinderella b. Fairy Godmother c. Stepmother d. Stepsisters e. Jaq and Gus f. Lucifer g. Prince h. Miscellaneous ii. Slideshow Galleries 1. Visual Development 2. Mary Blair Art 3. Character Design a. Cinderella b. Fairy Godmother c. Stepmother d. Stepsisters e. Jaq and Gus f. Lucifer g. Prince h. Miscellaneous iii. Costume Design iv. Storyboard Art v. Layouts and Backgrounds vi. Live Actin Reference vii. Production Photos viii. Publicity 8. 1922 Laugh-O-Grams: Cinderella 9. Excerpt from the "Mickey Mouse Club" with Helene Stanley (Original Airdate: January 24, 1956) 10. Theatrical Trailers a. Play All (9 minutes) b. 1950 Original Release Trailer c. 1965 Reissue Trailer d. 1973 Reissue Trailer e. 1981 Reissue Trailer f. 1987 Reissue Trailer #1 g. 1987 Reissue Trailer #2 11. Dreams Come True: See How You Can Get Involved VHS PREVIEWS 1. Toy Story 2. The Santa Clause 3. Pocahontas

Love this animated movie!

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The beginning narration accompanies charming water-color pictures: "Once upon a time, in a far away land, there was a tiny kingdom, peaceful, prosperous and rich in romance and tradition. Here in a stately chateau, there lived a widowed gentleman and his little daughter, Cinderella. Although he was a kind and devoted father, and gave his beloved child every luxury and comfort, still, he felt she needed a mother's care. And so he married again." Poor Cinderella. When her father dies young, her Stepmother shows her true colors, and Cinderella becomes a servant in her own house. "Cinderella" is one of the stories that is truly "Once upon a time" and "Happily Ever After". It's also one where the males in the story are almost after-thoughts. The Prince is generic and forgettable. The King and Grand Duke are more interesting (and have more story-time), but they, too, are not central characters. No, it's the sweet-natured heroine and the dastardly stepmother and imbecilic stepsisters who run the show. And Cinderella's animal friends are important to the plot, too. Or, at least they try to be. The first third of the movie is a little slow-going, made up of several scenes of Cinderella interacting with her animal friends. There is plenty of humor, and not just with the animals. I particularly like this exchange between the King and the Grand Duke, the morning after the ball: Grand Duke - "The Prince, Sire, says he'll marry none but the girl who fits this slipper." King - "Aha! We've GOT him!" Grand Duke - "But Sire, the shoe may fit any number of girls!" King - "That's his problem. He's given his word. We'll hold him to it!" I am fond of Disney's 1950 "Cinderella", but it does not have as much striking graphic animation as earlier Disney movies. For example, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", 1937, had awesome scenes with the Huntsman and Snow White running through the woods. Or how about the "Pinocchio" scene where Pinocchio and other boys start turning into donkeys on Pleasure Island. And 1940 "Fantasia" had "A Night on Bald Mountain". Except for the wonderful scene where Cinderella goes into her Stepmother's bedroom, and the dim morning light creates a shadow pattern on her, standing reluctantly against the bedroom doors, the "Cinderella" animation is more pedestrian, like storybook illustrations. And except for the Fairy Godmother's "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" song, the music in "Cinderella" isn't as memorable as earlier movies, either. (Or later movies, for that matter.) This is a review of the 2-disc Diamond Edition of "Cinderella". Both the DVD and Blu-Ray in this Diamond Edition feature Digitally restored picture and sound. The colors are great, but the animation spark isn't. The movie can be listened to in English, French and Spanish. Subtitles are available in French and Spanish. Bonus Features are a little different for the Blu-Ray and DVD: 1. Both DVD and Blu-Ray - "Tangled Ever After" This animated short shows us how the preparations go (and don't go) for the wedding of Rapunzel and Flynn (first seen in the 2010 movie "Tangled"). 2. Blu-Ray only - "Never Before Seen Alternate Opening Sequence" This sequence is in the form of draft drawings (no color), where Cinderella, in rhyme, tells her animal friends about her day. 3. Blu-Ray only - "Personalized Digital Storybook: Bibbidi-Bobbidi-You - A Disney Second Screen Experience". If you download an app, you can play short games and do simple activities (such as "Create a Gown for Cinderella") on an iphone, ipad or laptop. Geared for young children. 4. Both Blu-Ray and DVD - "Behind the Magic: A New Disney Princess Fantasyland at Walt Disney World". an ad 5. Blu-Ray only - "The Real Fairygodmother". A short about Mary O'Connor. She was the wife of long-time Disney artist, Ken O'Connor, and is remembered for her many acts of kindness and generosity. 6. Blu-Ray only - Two Deleted Scenes: "The Cinderella Work Song" and "Dancing on a Cloud" 7. DVD only - "Learn How to Take Your Favorite Movies on the Go" an ad 8. DVD only - "Discover Blu-Ray 3D with Timon & Pumba" an ad This is a review of the 2-disc "Diamond Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo in Blu-Ray Packaging". The amazon page when I purchased the set and currently clearly states: "Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen". I rate the movie 4 stars, except that the inaccurate amazon page and the mediocre Bonus Features could take it down to 2.8 stars. The Diamond Edition DVD of "Cinderella" is definitely not widescreen. After I watched my DVD, I looked around on-line. It appears that "Cinderella" has never been produced in widescreen for public purchase. Given that movie theater screens are NOT 1.37:1 or 1.33:1, and "Cinderella" was a theater release, maybe this means that Disney never kept a theatrical version of the movie. In any case, I've run into several problems with amazon page descriptions that are off the mark. I've tried sending amazon information about it, but they just don't seem interested in correcting their pages. Happy Reader

Great kids movie