Cinderella was Walt Disney's return to feature-length "story" cartoons after eight years of turning out episodic pastiches like Make Mine Music and Three Caballeros. A few understandable liberties are taken with the original Charles Perrault fairy tale (the wicked stepsisters, for example, do not have their eyes pecked out by crows!) Otherwise, the story remains the same: Cinderella, treated as a slavey by her selfish stepfamily, dreams of going to the Prince's ball. She gets her wish courtesy of her Fairy Godmother, who ...
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Cinderella was Walt Disney's return to feature-length "story" cartoons after eight years of turning out episodic pastiches like Make Mine Music and Three Caballeros. A few understandable liberties are taken with the original Charles Perrault fairy tale (the wicked stepsisters, for example, do not have their eyes pecked out by crows!) Otherwise, the story remains the same: Cinderella, treated as a slavey by her selfish stepfamily, dreams of going to the Prince's ball. She gets her wish courtesy of her Fairy Godmother, who does the pumpkin-into-coach bit, then delivers the requisite "be home by midnight" warning. Thoroughly enchanting the prince at the ball, our heroine hightails it at midnight, leaving a glass slipper behind. The Disney people do a terrific job building up suspense before the inevitable final romantic clinch. Not as momentous an animated achievement as, say, Snow White or Fantasia, Cinderella is a nonetheless delightful feature, enhanced immeasurably by the introduction of several "funny animal" characters (a Disney tradition that has held fast into the 1990s, as witness Pocahontas), and a host of a sprightly songs, including "Cinderelly," "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes," and -- best of all -- "Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo." Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Disney makes great movies, and this is an example of another classic from Disney. Great telling of the story we know, cute singable songs for everyone. The condition of the movie and the packaging were great.
Phyllis
Jul 25, 2015
For the children
Got this for the Grandchildren. They certainly enjoy it and sing along with it.
Vickie M
Oct 20, 2011
Great DVD
This was one of my daughters favorites growing up and now I am sharing this with my grandchildren. Thank you.
auntie
Jul 22, 2010
great !
Ordered for my Neice, received right away and the movie is excellent!
harpershaven
Jul 17, 2008
what a classic...
what else can you say about cinderella...such a wonderful classic for everyone's video/dvd library.