Is Cinderella 3 worth watching or should they leave the classics alone?
By loved1
@loved1 (5328)
United States
February 16, 2007 1:17pm CST
My youngest daughter is a Cinderella fanatic. She watches the original Cinderella movie every afternoon. Someone gave me a copy of Cinderella 2 and I inwardly cringed. Usually when someone tries to make a sequel to a classic it is a really bad film. We watched it and were pleasantly surprised at how good it really was. Now they have come out with Cinderella 3. Are there any Cinderella fans out there who have seen this? Did you think it was worth watching or should they have stopped with part 2?
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@Kaldonya (277)
• United States
16 Feb 07
My daughter - who also LOVES Cinderella - REALLY, REALLY likes Cinderella 3. Since buying it a little over a week ago, I'd say we have watched it at least 10 times. Granted she is younger and just enjoys Cinderella, but this movie is "faster paced" (more action) than the original, so I think it's easier for someone younger to be more interested.
I did not see Cinderella 2. *I* personally like Cinderella 3. It's fits with Disney's "bad witch" type character like in Sleeping Beauty and Snow White.
For a sequel, this is one of the few that I DO enjoy.
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@firechick72 (167)
• United States
16 Feb 07
good to here now I can't wait to see it with them.
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@sunnypub (2128)
• United States
16 Feb 07
My daughter, who is 8, is just dying to see this. She really liked both of the others and she thinks 3 will be terrific. I am glad I came across this discussion because I think it really helps us all do away with beign scared that this movie will be awful. I like the idea of it being more fast paced. I think my daughter will be happy when she sees it. thanks for sharing.
@emskoneko (805)
• United States
17 Feb 07
I feel that making sequels actually stops the flow of "magic" that was felt from the original classics like disney movies. I like the idea of imaginations wandering and making their own endings after the first ending. I have not seen the second or third. I guess because I don't want to. If your daughter really wants to watch I guess she will probably still like it since she finds everything about Cinderella magical. That's good for her. I hope she enjoys it. ^^
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@rogue13xmen13 (14402)
• United States
17 Feb 07
Just like anything I like, the original is always the best.
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@lossforredwords (3620)
• Philippines
17 Feb 07
what? theres part 3.. actually i dont like sequel of classic movies.. i like to leave it jsut like that. sometimes sequel movies ruin the essense of the first one. well, yeah it maybe ok to check it out but i dont think that it will be that good.
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@embattledsparkle (1072)
• United States
17 Feb 07
I loved the classic disney movies when I was growing up.. Heck I still love them. I haven't seen number 2 or 3 but I think I might Netflix number 3. Some of the sequels to the Disney movies have been a disappoitment but it doesn't hurt to give it a try. If you're not sure your family would like it, I'd rent it instead of paying 20 bucks for it.
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@happythoughts (4109)
• United States
17 Feb 07
Seconds and thirds are never as good, but I will watch them anyway. They are still entertaining. I think we compare them to the originals and they never add up, but they are not all bad.
I will defiantely be buying the movie. I have a little princess at home that would be so upset if she didnt get to see it, and I might too.
@jsgrand0 (246)
• United States
16 Feb 07
Well, the classics will most likely always be the best. However, We have Cinderella 2 and rented Cinderella 3 (my daughter is 5) last week. I really liked it! LOL I am 26! It was almost more like a regular movie, just animated. My daughter loved it as well. WE have so many (mostly Disney) movies I can't count them all, but we love them all, new and Old!
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@ScrappinHappyMom (914)
• United States
16 Feb 07
I am about to find out how good the movie is. My daughter asked her Daddy for it last week he said not today, so she moved right to Grandma. Grandma called and we are going over tomorrow for a Cinderella marathon, Fun Fun Fun LOL! I like the previews I have seen so far, and I am glad to hear that people on here have seen and like it.
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@honeyangel (1991)
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17 Feb 07
theres a cinderella 3
i had no idea my daughter will love this as she loves the disney princess
thanx
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@monkeywriter (2004)
• United States
17 Feb 07
What was part 2 about? I'm a bit confused. Part 3 reminds me of "Happil N'ever After" which I saw last week. A mess up on a classic story. Why do they keep making seconds for ANY of the movies? I've seen them for fox & the hound, lady and the tramp, 101 dalmations, pochintus, mulan, etc.
I dont know if its worth it. It might be cool but at the same time. I think a classic is a classic may they leave the others alone and make new ones instead!
Did anyone ever see the ORIGINAL of "The Land Before Time"? Why did they keep making more and more? The original was cool, the second one was okay. But they kept making them. I think they have made like 8 or more sequals now. I dont get why people feel the need to harp on stuff now necessariy. Why DO they do that? Ugh! I just dont get it!
@loved1 (5328)
• United States
17 Feb 07
Part 2 was about Cinderella planning a special party without any help from the prince. She had a horrible advisor to help her and finally decided to do things her own way. I don't know if we have the original Land Before Time. I know we have several of those movies and the kids love them.
@firechick72 (167)
• United States
16 Feb 07
my 14 year old has been a big fan for 14 years lol and now my 3 year old loves. I am not much help because I have not seen 3 but I am sure I will be soon. I loved 1 and 2 was a lot better then I was expecting. if I see it before you I will let you no
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@stefan_diego (556)
• Canada
16 Feb 07
They better make an awesome story to complement one of the greatest classic stories of all times. Otherwise they will spoil all of it.
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@cutepenguin (6431)
• Canada
17 Feb 07
I kind of think they should leave the classics alone - you know, just come out with a new release of the same video every generation. It's a nice idea, and something that people would then be able to share with their kids.
Now they're just running out of the ability to make up new stories, so they're making sequels instead. It's frustrating.
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@patootie (3592)
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20 Feb 07
I tend to hate 'remakes' or prequels, sequels of traditional stories .. you'd think they could come up with new stories rather than revisiting old ones ..
I suppose they do it to save money but still pump new DVD/videos out for folks to buy, if they are using the same characters no doubt they can reuse a lot of the pictures from older parts of the series ..
One of the worst 'remakes' I have seen is the Jungle Book remake .. dreadful .. just dreadful ..
I like kiddies movies .. very relaxing and pure fun .. hey even adults need some 'back to being a child' time
@loved1 (5328)
• United States
27 Feb 07
My sister took the kids for a day trip once and left my hubby and I to ourselves. We were relaxing on the couch and he was flipping through the channels for something to watch. He found a cartoon show we both liked and left it there. We had been watching it for a few minutes before we looked at each other and burst out laughing. How pathetic is it for a couple of people our age to watch cartoons by choice? lol I have not seen the Jungle Book remake. I will remember not to buy that one for sure.
@michelledarcy (5220)
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16 Feb 07
I didn't actually like part 2 at all. The stories were nice but I don't think they fitted in with my idea of what the characters in Cinderella were like. I don't know anything about this new film except that it is just out for a limited period, so to me it just seems like a way for them to make even more money.
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@firechick72 (167)
• United States
19 Feb 07
I just wanted to let you no that a friend of mine bought Cinderella 3 and we just watched this evening and it is good it blows 2 away. I think you and your little one will really like it to.
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@poppoppop111 (5731)
• Canada
8 Mar 07
my daughter loves cinderella. she watches it all the time. i haven't seen cinderella 2 because like you i hate sequals. they are never as good. anyway i did however buy her cinderella 3 because she really wanted it. we watched it together and i really enjoyed it. i thought the ending was really sweet and it made me teer up, i'm a huge sap. i think it was worth watching. i liked the music at the beginning that cinderella sings and i love the way she looks when she is all rogh around the edges in this one.
@arunr175 (1678)
• India
1 Dec 12
I haven't seen any of the Cinderella animated movie so far, it's the first time I came to know about it.
By reading the story of Cinderella III: A Twist in Time in imdb, it turns out they have twisted the actual story, maybe I will try and get holed of the 3 parts of Cinderella and see how it is ...