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Product Description: Forced to do additional chores by her stepmother, Cinderella is about to miss the royal ball until her fairy godmother and friendly mice help her.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: DISNEY
Title: CINDERELLA
Street Release Date: 10/04/2005
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Genre: CHILDREN'S VIDEOAmazon.com: Worry not, Disney fans--this special edition DVD of the beloved Cinderella won't turn into a pumpkin at the strike of midnight. One of the most enduring animated films of all time, the Disney-fied adaptation of the gory Brothers Grimm fairy tale became a classic in its own right, thanks to some memorable tunes (including "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes," "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo," and the title song) and some endearingly cute comic relief. 
The famous slipper (click for larger image) | We all know the story--the wicked stepmother and stepsisters simply won't have it, this uppity Cinderella thinking she's going to a ball designed to find the handsome prince an appropriate sweetheart, but perseverance, animal buddies, and a well-timed entrance by a fairy godmother make sure things turn out all right. There are a few striking sequences of pure animation--for example, Cinderella is reflected in bubbles drifting through the air--and the design is rich and evocative throughout. It's a simple story padded here agreeably with comic business, particularly Cinderella's rodent pals (dressed up conspicuously like the dwarf sidekicks of another famous Disney heroine) and their misadventures with a wretched cat named Lucifer. There's also much harrumphing and exposition spouting by the King and the Grand Duke. It's a much simpler and more graceful work than the more frenetically paced animated films of today, which makes it simultaneously quaint and highly gratifying. --David Kronke DVD Features For another of its classic films, Disney delivers another dazzling DVD with a gorgeous, razor-sharp picture and 5.1 sound. (Note: the 1949 film is properly presented in full-screen format, 1.33 aspect ratio, because widescreen films weren't made until the '50s.) The best part of the supplemental features is the archival material, the absolute highlight of which is two unused songs, "Cinderella's Work Song" (in which Cinderella imagines multiplying herself à la the Sorcerer's Apprentice) and "Dancing on a Cloud." 
Bippity-boppity-boo! (click for larger image) | Because these numbers were never animated, they're accompanied by stylish illustrations from the Disney artists, and they're simply marvelous to look at. The artist of much of that material, Mary Blair, gets her due in a 15-minute featurette, while the better known "Nine Old Men" are the subject of a round-table discussion among some of today's top animators. In addition, a 38-minute documentary covers their contributions to specific characters of Cinderella as well as the film in general and the vocal cast. Also on the historical side is "The Cinderella That Almost Was," tracking the development of the project through decades of original Disney concepts, characters, and songs, including the 1922 silent "Laugh-o-Gram," which is also included in its entirety. 
The pumpkin transformed (click for larger image) | Additional musical material includes three radio programs and a short promo of the movie by Perry Como, in which he summarizes the plot amid some songs by the Fontaine Sisters, star Ilene Woods, and the host himself. Seven other unused songs (17 minutes total) are available in audio-only. The material for kids is on the sparse side, consisting of two music videos, Disney Channel personality Sally (from "Mike's Super Short Show") learning how to become a princess with the help of the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition crew and others, a minor dancing-princess feature, and a DVD-ROM design studio. Oddest extra: ESPN's "top Cinderella stories," including the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team and Joe Namath's New York Jets, although stories on Mia Hamm and tennis's Williams sisters should appeal to the film's primary target audience of young girls. --David Horiuchi Cinderella Throughout the Years 
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1957 Television Production) | 
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1965) | 
The Slipper and the Rose (1976) | 
Faerie Tale Theatre - Cinderella (1982) | 
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997) | 
Ever After - A Cinderella Story(1998) | Customer Reviews: Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-09
A Classic
I bought this for a gift. It didn't have the paper sleeve covering the DVD. I really have no complaints. Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-03
How Can You NOT Get Spellbound with this Movie!
This is a classic that every girl, teenage girl {if they admit it} or young woman will love. Some of the older women love to watch a sweet love story too from time to time.
Cinderella is an ageless love of a animated movie that will live in our hearts and DVD library's for our eternity.
Great gift too~
Merna
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Date: 2008-06-18
Carmen's movie
Carmen loves to sing along to this movie, she loves to hear the little mouse sing, and gets mad when the cat tries to eat the mouse. She loves all her movies. Rating:
Date: 2008-06-08
What can I say? It's Cinderella!
I'm replacing all my Disney VHS with DVD and was glad to get Cinderella Special Edition at a good price (plus free shipping with Amazon Prime!). As always, shopping with Amazon was easy, shipping was fast, packing was protective and - hey - it's Cinderella! Rating:
Date: 2008-05-27
a classic
My 3 year old daughter LOVES this movie, and could watch it everyday if I let her. It's a very nice movie, and none of the parts scare her. (I don't think there are any scary parts either)and adults won't mind watching it. |
