Watching the film, its easy to see why of all the myriad versions of the ancient folk tale, it's Walt Disney's that has become the standard and most easily recognizable one, more than 60 years on.
The restored 1080p transfer brings out the quality of the picture as DVD never could. The palace exterior and interior scenes rank as some of my favourites. The Mary Blair-esque colours and dimensions are something to behold.
On the audio side, there's a 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio mix, but as I usually do on such titles, I gave my left/right/surround speakers a break and went for the Restored Original Theatrical Soundtrack—mono, DTS 1.0—which sounded bold and crisp. (For a movie that begins with a title card for RKO Pictures, a 7.1 mix is not a little incongruous.)
There are a few new extras, including a promo for the Fantasyland expansion at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, and a look at the woman whose charitable work was a model for the Fairy Godmother character.
The Cinderella Diamond Edition Blu-ray goes on sale next Tuesday, October 2, in two- and three- disc combo packs. Both include a DVD copy of the film, as well as short Tangled Ever After; the 3-disc includes a digital copy. A 1-disc DVD will be released November 20.
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What are your opinions on the transfer? There is an ongoing discussion on the Blu-ray.com forum that compares the VHS and the Blu-ray, the loss of detail (due to re-coloring or whatever the transfer went though) is quite disappointing.
What are your thoughts on it? Personally I may pick it up, but then again I have my deluxe LaserDiscs copy of Cinderella as well.
I haven't read the discussion, but it looked great to me.
Not so much a review as "I liked it".
Think we got the gist, but more details would have been nice.
Thanks for the review. My favorite part of Cinderella is her relationship with her furry friends. Every time I watch it with my nieces I think I giggle more than they do. I remember watching the movie when I was a girl and that it taught me that dreams come true. I’ve seen the story remade, because the perfect fairy tale never gets old and every one likes to believe they will find true love, despite all odds. Having seen the original made me question whether seeing the film again on Blu-ray was necessary, but coworkers of mine from DISH who know my love for Disney movies have said the Blu-ray version is worth it. My passion for buying movies is sweet and sour like the drama behind the camera; I love the smell of a new Blu-ray, it’s an addicting, but expensive habit. The decision to start renting from Blockbuster @Home has given me the freedom to save a lot of money, but the best part is that I’m watching a lot more movies than before. If Cinderella turns out to be all everyone says it is, I might have to make an exception this one time.
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