Moxie Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Did anyone see the Cinderella movie yet? I'm taking my 12yo today and my 5yo wants to go along. I'm afraid it will be over her head. Thought? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 The five year old will be fine. Saw it yesterday. Lots of little kids in the theater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 We just saw it this morning and I really enjoyed it. However, it follows the grand Disney tradition of everyone's parents dying. There were a few sniffles from the younger kids in the theater. Also, it doesn't move as fast as a typical "kids" movie and by the end there were quite a few wigglers being escorted to the lobby. But the Frozen short they played before it was adorable! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 We saw it yesterday with some friends. The five year old in the group was wiggling in the beginning parts where things were slower, but once the magic started happening she was fine until the end. My girls and the other girls who are the same ages (11 and 7) all loved it and were talking about it the rest of the day. We even got free movie posters for going on opening day and being some of the first hundred in the theater. It was really cute and fun. Disney did a great job with this one! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 We just saw it this morning and I really enjoyed it. However, it follows the grand Disney tradition of everyone's parents dying. There were a few sniffles from the younger kids in the theater. Also, it doesn't move as fast as a typical "kids" movie and by the end there were quite a few wigglers being escorted to the lobby. But the Frozen short they played before it was adorable! What is with that? Disney parents are either evil or dead. I cannot recall any good ones. Maybe the rest of you do? Geppetto in Pinocchio is about as close to one as I can remember. Oh and Nemo's dad, but that's on the heels of moms awful demise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Dead parents is a time-honored tradition of fairy tales. Disney mostly sugarcoats stories. That movie looks wonderful! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Dead parents is a time-honored tradition of fairy tales. Disney mostly sugarcoats stories. That movie looks wonderful! This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 What is with that? Disney parents are either evil or dead. I cannot recall any good ones. Maybe the rest of you do? Geppetto in Pinocchio is about as close to one as I can remember. Oh and Nemo's dad, but that's on the heels of moms awful demise. Mulan has both parents and Merida, Rapunzel eventually found her folks. But that's all I can think of. There are some really good Disney fathers, but Moms are pretty much doomed. Jane from Tarzan has a good Dad. Despite his temper I think Ariel's Dad really just wanted the best for her. Pocahantas' Dad was a good guy too. Belle's Dad was kind of a doofus, but he loved her. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Both parents in both versions of The Parent Trap are idiots. You don't separate twins. Jamie Lee Curtis in Freaky Friday is a decent Mom. "Make good choices!" Dumbo's Mom. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 This. Disney didn't create the orphan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Saw it with my mom yesterday. We loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Saw it with many 5 year olds yesterday. They loved it. It's sad in part, but, wonderful too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Marmalade Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Went and saw Cinderella this afternoon- it was so well done. The kids and I enjoyed it immensely. DS said it wasn't too girly at all- which is what he was a little wary about. We were in the theatre with a lot of grandparents and littles- many of the little ones got bored as the movie went on. At one point DS leaned over to me and said "What's with all the death? This is supposed to be a movie for kids!" And that was closer to the end of the movie, so if you have any young ones sensitive to that you might want to pre-watch. It didn't bother DS, he was just making the observation. Also saw a lot of fun trailers before the movie, but could have done without the Frozen short. We would like that ten minutes back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 We all four saw it and loved it! We will actually see it again in a few weeks when we take a family member who is coming to visit to watch it. Our theater had lots of littles who were all going on and on about how much they enjoyed it as we were leaving. We also all really enjoyed the Frozen short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 My ds10 and ds12 enjoyed it. A majority of kids' books do not have parents in them. If there are parents then the kids don't have to solve their own problems. Their parents solve them for them. That would be a very boring story for kids to read. Harry Potter The Secret Garden Ender's Game Tarzan A Little Princess The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe The list goes on and on and on... Really--kids can't solve their own problems with their parents hovering. If they have parents in books, they're hands off parents--the kids often roam freely or the stories take place in school or at camp. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Forgot to say, my sons enjoyed the movie at 10 and 12 and I can't remember younger ages enough to know if it would be too boring/go over the heads of little ones. I did think it was slow at times and worried that my sons would get bored, but they said it was good. They didn't rave and go on and on about it, but they had a nice time while we were there. I enjoyed all the dresses. Le sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 All 5 of us went and we brought my daughters friend as well. My husband didn't want us to go without him....we're all big Disney fans though. The two 10 year old girls and the 8 year old loved it, as did my husband and I. The 3 year old fell asleep but she liked the parts she saw lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicianmom Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Completely adored this movie. I think I liked it more than my kids did. I liked that while Lily James is beautiful, she is not perfect in appearance, and Cinderella's goodness was emphasized way more than her looks. On the flip side, the stepsisters were not ugly either, just petty and mean. The death scenes made it less child-friendly, perhaps, but also added to the depth of the story and made it seem real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Forgot to say, my sons enjoyed the movie at 10 and 12 and I can't remember younger ages enough to know if it would be too boring/go over the heads of little ones. I did think it was slow at times and worried that my sons would get bored, but they said it was good. They didn't rave and go on and on about it, but they had a nice time while we were there. I enjoyed all the dresses. Le sigh. I love the pace of it. It wasn't really slow, it just wasn't frantic like so many kid movies nowadays. One part was slow though .... When she got the dress and twirled for a while. Oh and her first dance with the prince. The camera ljngered lovingly on those iconic moments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Of course you are all right in saying that traditional fairy tales feature missing or wicked parents, and that kid stories would be boring if the parents were there to rescue or direct them. I guess I just was thinking along Disney film lines. Kinsa, you're right. And I liked the parents better than some of the kids in that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Saw Cinderella today. It was lovely! Even the parents' passing was handled in a lovely way. I think we will end up with the DVD and it will live on the shelf next to Ever After. As for the Frozen cartoon, well, there's a lesson in infectious disease for ya. Disney now has a few new costume princess gowns to market (Elsa's summer dress, Cinderella's ball gown, day dress, wedding dress, mother's pink dress...) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderchica Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I also liked that Cinderella's kindness was emphasized over her beauty, even by the prince. I thought Robb Stark made a lovely prince! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 The prince was actually Richard Madden, but they are ringers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Robb Stark is the character Richard Madden played on Game of Thrones. He will always be Robb Stark to me. ;)Hahaha you can tell I'm not a GoT watcher! When Rob Stark was mentioned, I googled and the actor's image appeared, so I assumed it was a different actor. This explains why they look so much alike!!! I had actually been looking at the Cinderella cast list on imdb because I thought C's father looked an awful lot like Dougray Scott, who played the prince in Ever After. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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