Cinderella (1950) 4K UHD Blu-ray Review

Jeff Rauseo reviews the new Cinderella (1950) 4K UHD Blu-ray release from Disney and the Disney Movie Club!
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[@LeonSKennedy7777]

I wish Disney would make a concentrated effort to update all their old Disney animated & live action classics (up through Jungle Book) to 4K discs. They only just announced that they’re working on Snow White now.

[@LeonSKennedy7777]

@@josepha5146 Exactly. There was such a magic in the films that Walt worked on, but it feels like management at Disney intentionally de-emphasizes those classics in favor of their latest projects. But I commend them for stating intentions to pivot to physical media again. Up until a few weeks ago, their position was that they’d only focus on Disney+ with no intention to upscale & re-release the classics on 4K discs.

[@oldschoolfunkster1]

I wish Disney would make a concentrated effort in lowering their admission prices to their parks. Just doesn't leave a chance for low income people to one day take their children before they grow up. It's a shame. Walt Disney would've been disappointed on how they are concentrating only on greed. It heavily mars Walt Disneys creations.

[@LeonSKennedy7777]

@@oldschoolfunkster1 I sympathize with parents who struggle financially and/or live far away from a Disney theme park. While a premium trip to Walt Disney World with all the meals, snacks, souvenirs, official hotels, wristbands, etc can cost a small fortune, it’s definitely do-able on a smaller budget. Disney have actually focused on keeping base entry tickets lower than they should be according to market demands while hoping that guests spend cash in other ways… By using modern amenities like budget AirBNBs, an abundance of rideshare drivers, eating meals off-premises, off-peak-season/holiday prices (including airfare), etc… most parents should be able to budget for a few trips during their kids’ childhood years. The big picture is that the population & attendance numbers continue to grow, but there’s still only one, ~100 acre Disneyland. The park was built during a unique & prosperous time in America’s history, but building such a park from scratch in a different state in 2023 takes incredible effort & probably unprofitable for many years. There are very few locations where Disney parks can stay open year-round, but I also wish every state had an affordable Disneyland nearby. As a fundamental of economics, if costs of operation continue to rise with supply chain issues & inflation, Disney parks must increase revenue by raising prices on tickets, foods, products, etc. If market demands could be ignored & Disney were able to keep entry ticket prices at what they were decades ago (I.e. well below market price), a shortage of available tickets would result. The parks would be consistently over-crowded & unenjoyable with very long lines… if you’d be able to snag a ticket at all.

[@LeonSKennedy7777]

@@oldschoolfunkster1 truth be told, my hope lies with VR. We’re only a few years away from having affordable VR headsets with lifelike resolution, & fully accurate haptics available to everyone. It’ll be the best way to experience Disneyland… without all the lines, sweat, crowds, & prices of the “real” park. Talented fans including the KZbin channel “Defunctland” have already created excellent recreations of Disneyland, which I’ve played. I remember riding Pirates of the Caribbean & it’s already almost as good as the real ride… give it 5-10 more years & it’ll be incredible. VR will democratize entertainment to ALL the people! ✊

[@carlosalejandroalvarenga4913]

Stop putting efforts into bland live Actions and finally show love to their classics by remastering them.

[@SkulShurtugalTCG]

I became a Disney Movie Club member JUST for this and I am thrilled at how good of a job they did. I hope Disney uses the techniques they learned with restoring this film and puts it towards other classic animated films in future 4K releases.

[@filminspector6775]

Is it too late to get this specific version of Cinderella that includes the dvd?

[@manzoman96]

​@@filminspector6775 if you're in the club, no it's still there

[@filminspector6775]

@@manzoman96but where on the website can I order it?

[@thischannelisdeleted]

It looks like shite

[@jasontheredfox]

The same team is remastering snow white

[@Markimark151]

I’m glad they put effort into Cinderella in 4K, also I don’t mind the sound quality and not having Dolby Atmos, the movie was originally recorded on mono sound equipment! But Disney still needs to remaster their other animated classics in 4K, particularly the Black Cauldron, Jungle Book, and Sword of the Stone!

[@caczech]

I never owned Cinderella over the years. But I sincerely am interested in this one - even if it is 5.1 🤷. Now... If they could finally just get Fantasia & 2000 to 4k already!

[@994pt4]

Yes!...Fantasia in 4k!!!

[@spidyfan69]

We need the uncensored "racist" version! Otherwise not worth it.

[@mikek92]

@@spidyfan69 Have it on VHS!

[@tekkamanviper2783]

@@spidyfan69 if you want that version then Torrent is your best friend 👊🏻👊🏻

[@spidyfan69]

@@tekkamanviper2783 I dont do illegal download sites. I do have a bootleg dvd of the vhs or laser disc release though which is probably illegal too lol

[@RobotPorter]

I think they have gotten really good at transferring their classic animation. I really appreciate the way they are maintaining the grain structure. Because it gives cell animation its "life".

[@JosephASobora]

I bet Disney can do a 4K restoration of "Alice in Wonderful" (1951), "Sleeping Beauty (1959) and "Lady and the Tramp" (1955) on in the future if they do more classic Disney Animated features on 4K UHD! Glad to hear "Cinderella" (1950) looks phenomenal in 4K and did it right! I only owned both the Blu-ray and DVD of the film.

[@aaronclick6388]

Good to see Disney taking a step in the right direction!!!

[@jordanscott2858]

Animation nerd speaking, the reason this release is great from a grain standpoint is that this and The Little Mermaid are the only animated 4K titles thus far that were made with cells. From the very beginning of hand-drawn animation, the animators' drawings were traced onto cells (a plastic sheet) and painted from the backside and then photographed on a painted background under a film camera for 12 or 24 frames a second, depending on the animation. It was a time-consuming and expensive process that lasted from the 1910s to the 1990s. After Sleeping Beauty, the ink and paint department due to the film's disappointing box office and animated films from the 60s to the 80s used the Xerox process which used Xerox printers to copy drawings directly to cells and used toner to color, which saved time and money. The animators loved it as they got to see their drawings up on screen much better when they were hand traced on ink. Walt Disney didn't as he missed the look of the ink and paint films. As time went on the process improved, with some of the later films up to Fox and The Hound the coloring got better to the point of looking almost like ink and paint. Then with Black Cauldron to Littler Mermaid, the process was replaced with a more sophisticated process called the animation photo transfer process. After Mermaid Pixar created CAPS which provided digital coloring and a more seamless blending of hand-drawn with CGI as shown in the ballroom scene in Beauty and The Beast. So need to use film cameras was eliminated with CAPS, which itself would be replaced with Toonboom Harmony. So it's why animated films before Mermaid can be true 4K while post-Mermaid CAPS films use upscaling to meet 4K criteria.

[@BB-ed4om]

This is a whole wealth of knowledge in one comment. Really interesting, thanks! I had no idea about any of these techniques, I just assumed they went from traditional to digital with nothing in between.

[@jcflute-ky1yq]

Love this !!! ❤

[@VIDEOgameDROME]

Disney finally got something right! Nice to actually be about to see the texture of the paper in the opening.

[@JayEAA]

I know its a nitpick, but I really wish the 4K case was white too, it would look so good with that excellent slip! I think Ive only seen black 4K cases, is there any movies with any alternate colors on the 4K case?

[@Qarle]

Cruella 2021 4K had a red case.

[@TwoTailedCaperer]

Holding out hope for Sleeping Beauty, Hunchback (and other Disney films ofc) on 4K with a similar treatment to what this received! The screenshots look stunning and crisp

[@garyjlabbe8050]

Thanks for the review! I will be waiting for them to release Sleeping Beauty on 4K. Sleeping Beauty was shot and originally released in its roadshow engagements in 70mm. Imagine what that could look like in 4K!

[@WolvesAtYourDoor]

i got this from a video store near me for $5 today. it was insane. i snatched it up so quick

[@LeonSKennedy7777]

Wut. How?!

[@WolvesAtYourDoor]

@MJ Carpenter someone who got this must've traded it in and they resold it.

[@kyles7087]

Thanks for this! I was very disappointed with the last bluray of Cinderella, so very happy they have fixed it!! Thanks for the great review mate

[@peterjarvis7335]

I am hoping this leads to more classic Disney movies being transferred to 4k. I am specifically hoping for my favorite Disney animated movie, Robin Hood, to get a 4k release.

[@aaronwells519]

Another solid review! Love your work. Any chance you can do one of these on Kubo and The Two Strings 4k release? You saved me on Heat and a few others and I truly appreciate your work.

[@CraigCatapano]

Great review Jeff, I wish regular people didn't have to wait till fall to get this classic. Waiting for fantasia and snow white. Thank you for the fast to us review

[@mattcross2244]

Is it worth getting for just the Blu-ray itself? I don't have a 4K player

[@saint6563]

Was wrong & gladly admit it! Thought the 4K would be scrubbed as hard as her stepmother's floors. Thanks for the review.

[@blu-raydave]

I got this for my sister for her birthday a while ago.

[@wisemandaryn5953]

Thanks for the review on this! I'm looking forward to many of these on 4K given this specific uptick in preserving the original quality. Speaking of Disney, I'm still hoping to see "Hocus Pocus 2" make it's way to disc.

[@iloveblue7920]

Jeff you surprise me!!!!!!!!!! Coming to 4K July 3, Snow White 1937, November/December .

[@search_eternal]

Sounds like a nice release. I remember watching this and all the other old school animation Disney back in the day. Not movies I'd watch today, but had fun with them when I was a kid. I'd love Tron and The Black Hole on 4k.

[@BB-ed4om]

They’re classics. No shame for me, I watched Cinderella yesterday. Great movie with some really funny moments

[@timecapsule5604]

Also have the Cinderella laserdisc box also my Pinocchio red box and Sleeping Beauty laserdisc box and Snow White Box which is packed with ridiculous amount of special features remember when I first purchased it at release and took me days to go through all the special features also The silver Toy Story box

[@Wizard608]

I'm looking forward to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 4k

[@gavinpage4157]

Shame they don’t do a steelbook version of the new 4K releases

[@PersianImm0rtal]

I just watched the 4K Mulan from 1998 omg it’s so good!

[@HeberTrigueiro]

Great pictures!!! Thanks Jeff

[@gamertoon8230]

Hopefully Lady & The Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, and Robin Hood get the 4K treatment in the future.

[@brickvengersassemble8266]

I'm relieved they did good with this one. I hope they'll finally do a proper release of Robin Hood, that Blu-Ray was atrocious, they erased a ton of the detail, I have the Gold Collection DVD, and it looks worlds better.

[@lionelmessi102393]

Hi Jeff, If possible, it would be nice to have like a top 10 or even top 20 movie list of the best 4K discs that have been released from Disney.

[@johnaplin9848]

I know it’s not everyone’s favorite but I think it would be awesome to get a definitive 4K of treasure planet it’s one of my family’s favorites and while the blu ray is pretty good it does have some glaring issues especially with the bonus features that are literally the same just copied and pasted in different areas on the blu ray and the commentary is hidden in the set up unlike every other Disney release and speaking of pirates pirates of the Caribbean desperately need 4K releases especially since jack sparrow is one of the headline characters in advertising and video games I bought the deluxe edition of Disney speedstorm just so that I could get captain jack sparrow because he’s just so awesome anyways I would also love John carter tron legacy Alice in wonderland live action all on 4K because they are all visually stunning and I would personally pay for those in particular

[@kjetilfrugard8395]

I really hope people are going to buy this, so we might get all of them.

[@wf4161]

This is not a question related to this movie but do you have a running catalog for your movie collection. What program do you use if you have one?

[@brendanconnelly1835]

Hopefully this is just the start of Disney doing better on 4K discs.

[@BB-ed4om]

Movie looks so good. And it’s nice to actually watch a real Disney movie again.

[@portland-182]

It may be the wide release will be a different disc that will include additional audio over the exclusive issue?

[@anthonytitone]

I’m glad Disney seems to be doing a little better with their restorations & physical media sales

[@994pt4]

Man I'm gonna have to quit hatin' on Disney if they keep this up! Incredible release!

[@ManMythMedia]

I look forward to watching this! Is there any reason you aren't part of the Disney Movie Club?

[@veganbadass]

Perhaps the wide release will have the 7.1? Excited to see is all of the Disney classics will drop on 4K : )

[@timecapsule5604]

Now Disney needs to fix The Sword in the Stone issue and also Mickey's Christmas Carol also,i still use my Gold dvd version of the film and none of the blue rays

[@thenonexistinghero]

Are there any other classic Disney animated movies they have remastered? Cinderella is not one I care much for since I don't have kids of my own, but I'd love stuff like The Lion King, Aladdin, Mulan, Beauty and the Beast and many others.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

While I generally love Disney Blu-rays for how pristine they are, I'm glad they fixed it. May upgrade at some point, but it's still 2023 Disney. I have the Diamond Edition Blu-ray and the Platinum Edition DVD.

[@AaronJohnson-mo8rf]

cinderella is a film i really like the only version i believe that i had previously had was a Vhs copy via the Masterpiece collection But the film has yet to be upgraded i believe there was a live action cinderella that fox did called Ever after, that stars Drew barrymore that film is entertaining

[@zackpetrovic3029]

Nice slip, same for wide release?

[@jonathanbeswick9414]

I just ordered this on American Blu-ray 4k because the box looks better I got it on Amazon cindrela UK copy is cheaper but I got this one because off the nice box

[@Jimmie_Rudolfsson]

If they release this in 4K on Disney+ do you think they will go with Dolby Vision?

[@davidgolden1726]

I want song of the south on 4k, I know I'll never see it in my lifetime though.

[@MichaelF267]

I got it as well. It looked so amazing.

[@kenpope5798]

Thanks for the review 👍

[@ronk2832]

Just checked the Club site but don't see 4k available. What gives?

[@davidalp6079]

Jeff??? WHERE have you heard that "SNOW WHITE" is going to get a 4K release? Have you heard that from a reliable source?

[@RobotPorter]

Strange, I just got this release from DMC. And my copy doesn't have a separate tray. The 4K and DVD are stacked, and the Blu-ray is on it's own hub. I wonder if the person who sent it to you changed cases? Or if they are sending out two different types of cases?

[@JeffRauseo]

Defintely didn’t swap cases. It was sealed brand new.

[@MichaelF267]

My copy was in a case that flips with the tray. But I've had that happen before with disney titles. I replaced a 3 disc set that got damaged in a move that was in a case that had the tray that flips, but the replacement i purchased was a case that stacks

[@URBONED]

If this is Disney’s 100th anniversary they’re a bit slow off the mark to release some titles to celebrate it.

[@HeyJay2000]

Yeah, I do wish they started working on them much early, so we have a few of the popular Classics released this year. Like Cinderella, Snow White and maybe Dumbo or something.

[@squared80]

I wish Disney cared about sound mixes.

[@thischannelisdeleted]

After looking at comparisons for all versions I can quite confidently say the best version is the 1988 VHS (not a joke).

[@Musicradio77Network]

The 1995 “Masterpiece” VHS is quite good for its time compared to the recent 4K transfers for both Blu-Ray, 4K UHD, Digital and Disney+ showings. The 1995 VHS had decent picture quality, but it had some brightness, and it had some grain to it, and the colors were slightly different, but quite the same.

[@dollarstorethriftshop99]

Hey! At least the discs aren’t stacked!

[@DerekPower]

At this point, the only 4K Disney animated title I would care to own is Beauty and the Beast.

[@fanofmusicals]

There is a 4k available for that one. I can't vouch for the quality, as I'm not 4k equipped.

[@DerekPower]

@@fanofmusicals Yup, I saw that. And it looks like it might be reissued as Disney is getting back into the physical media game. (whispers) Probably because they really are going to need it.

[@TwoTailedCaperer]

​@@DerekPower I have the previous 4K of BatB and from what I can remember it looks nice enough. It's getting another release at Best Buy soon in one of the ugly Disney 100 Steelbooks. It will probably be the same transfer that we've already gotten because they're reissuing a ton of movies the same way

[@fanofmusicals]

Will the blu-ray be available separately from the 4k for the wide release? I'm not 4k equipped.

[@yelanates]

Marvelous. This is an auto-buy.

[@tekkamanviper2783]

I'm waiting for them to release these in 4K The Rescuers Down Under Atlantis The Lost Empire Treasure Planet Titan A.E. Aladdin The Return Of Jaffar and Aladdin And The King Of Thieves Pocahontas

[@user-cx1fv7ox6c]

The movie club is for Usa and Canada only? And Europe nothing?

[@thefriendlygamer2221]

Nice!

[@Dougyfresh6694]

Are the colors supposed to change in curtain scenes?Because her hair turned to brown and the mice and horses turned to grey when the fairy God mother showed up

[@rileywelsh8973]

So does this mean that disney will do live action

[@TheKibbles2005]

Cinderella was the first live action they did lol

[@rileywelsh8973]

@@TheKibbles2005 i meant physical media

[@TheKibbles2005]

@@rileywelsh8973 you mean 4K, right? It’s had a standard bluray for quite some time

[@rileywelsh8973]

@@TheKibbles2005 yeah I mean like for live action fox movies

[@DangerousDevilOfficial]

So they finally got the picture right. But they blew the sound. Leave it to Disney… lol

[@Jimmie_Rudolfsson]

The original sound is in mono. The only way to do an Atmos track is to do what Peter Jackson did with The Beatles Get Back doc and that takes months.

[@DangerousDevilOfficial]

@@Jimmie_Rudolfsson I am not talking about Atmos. I am talking about the 7.1 they already gave us and already exists. I know most of these original animated Disney films are mono. But when 7.1 mixes already exist, why not give us the best available? I have a 7.2.2 audio system and 4K projection for a reason.

[@saint6563]

Just because video exceeded expectations, can't let the Mouse off for missing audio. Mono & Atmos are a must.

[@danemoreno88]

Dolby vision ?

[@Jimmie_Rudolfsson]

HDR10

[@danemoreno88]

@@Jimmie_Rudolfsson ugh idk why Disney can’t put out Dolby vision on the discs, but Disney plus they can .Really disappointing .

[@kascnef]

Leave it to the big d to fix older films for 4k.

[@jamesracioppi2574]

The colors are still garish and not at all what the original artwork looked like photographed.

[@michaelboldys3330]

You mean Disney did something right? 😮

[@matthewgaudet4064]

It looks filmic again. Not a DNR piece of crap. The last Blu is the worst example i've ever seen of a new transfer. If only Disney could give Lucasfilm a kick in the pants to restore the original Star Wars trilogy, THX 1138 or American Graffiti. Without DNR.I'd even love a new 4K of Willow.

[@Pokemonashgreen2]

I be upgrading for 2 disc DVD version

[@randybradley4151]

Honestly feel there should be no grain on anything animated. I will be skipping this title and all the others they will be releasing. Thanks for saving me money.

[@subaquaticencountersofthed8515]

Ignorance is bliss.

[@randybradley4151]

@@subaquaticencountersofthed8515 Likewise.

[@jsonyu179]

I own the Diamond Edition Blu ray

[@mexdrago3009]

Yes, restore all these movie. The live actions are crap. lol

[@emanuellawton7942]

I applaud Disney for making these classics still available even with racially and culturally insensitive content. Recognizing that these films are part of history and were made at a time when such things were socially acceptable.At no time should negative stereotypes and other racially and cultural offensive material been acceptable.It wasn't okay then and it isn't okay now. When you watch these classic films with their outdated racial and cultural references, you have to view them within an historical context and mind frame.Also I appreciate the technological upgrades that Disney has been making with these classic films as well.

[@kramdens1967]

I don't think grain is necessary to maintain on older animated movies... As a matter of fact when the film was completed I doubt there was any grain at all in those animation cells.. The only reason grain ends up being in the final product is when the animated movie is completed on film.. if that makes any sense.. this is one time when I think it's okay to apply DNR

[@victorpulos823]

I have this movie on Blu-ray and the blu ray is worth owning so I will not buy 4k

[@jarodreddig63]

I’m gunna pass. I enjoy the Blu-ray.

[@HOTD108_]

The Blu-ray is good is you don't care about art preservation.

[@jarodreddig63]

@@HOTD108_ tired of giving Disney my money these days is all.

[@jarodreddig63]

@@jaysony8587 You really think adding HDR to a 1950s animation is “correct”?

[@jarodreddig63]

@@jaysony8587 Sis lol. That hilarious. It sounds like this version is much improved but I don’t give a shit enough about it to buy it again to be honest. Sounds like Disney really has you by the balls.

[@jarodreddig63]

@@jaysony8587 was honestly hoping for a better comeback from ya. Disappointing

[@CatPartyNYC]

How exactly does one go about joining the Disney Movie club and getting this release?