Cinderella (1981) movie review - Sneak Previews with Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel

This is the original review of Cinderella by Siskel & Ebert on "Sneak Previews" in 1981. All of the segments pertaining to the movie have been included.

[@alcd6333]

This and all the classic Disney animations are fantastic. The people who made them genuinely cared about their work and it shows. You don't find this in much today's work; they're more like something from an assembly line.

[@JessicaChastainFan]

Disney's Cinderella is one of the greatest animated pictures ever made. It shits on Frozen, Zootopia and all the modern sterile Disney flicks. It's the majesty of the production, execution of the story and the music is stellar. Movies are not fun or magical anymore, they're cynical and "realistic", which takes away from the escapism magic.

[@mego73]

It's so odd to see clips from Cinderella with film marks and aged look when any modern version you see is freakishly cleaned up and restored.

[@mst3k3000]

At least Cinderella has been restored to a much better effect when it came out on 4k Ultra HD and on Disney+ just last year along with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

[@mego73]

@@mst3k3000 I know, it's great!

[@ezequielgomez7083]

Cinderella is a masterpiece of Disney Princess Classic Flim of all-time that I really enjoy watching on 📼 when I was a 9 year old child since 2010

[@thomasthevideoguy9921]

This Movie Was Created Before Siskel And Ebert

[@nickperkins8477]

How could the movie get a ‘Yes Vote’ in 1949? It was not released until 1950.

[@alcarbo8613]

When you're so old you think Cinderella is to new to be classified in the same category as Snow White and Pinocchio:

[@Myndir]

H. L. Mencken thought that this was one of the best stories ever told, IIRC.

[@Sparkledash1]

While i am not certainly the biggest fan of Cinderella, you really have to respect its stands in movie history, which goes for all of Disneys classic until his death. Animated movies these days are thrown out like fast food with sometimes 2-3 animated movie every year. But Disney back then really took alot of time with his animated features and you sometimes had to wait 4 years for another one to come out, giving these movies their special touch. Movies that are suited for children at that time where few and far between. But you could always be sure that disneys movies are a great time for the whole family, making theatre visits so special.

[@1960frj]

Animator Art Babbitt once said “you have to give Disney credit for having the courage to get rid of an enormous amount of excellent animation because it was slowing up the story.”

[@anniefinch6843]

I remembered that this movie is on Disney plus and it's also in the program Once Upon a Studio.

[@AnimationNation2004]

I feel like this is the longest they’ve stayed on a clip without cutting back to them.

[@samizayed6010]

Snow White Pinocchio Dumbo Bambi Cinderella Alice In Wonderland Peter Pan They Had A Magic Touch 7 films released through RKO Radio Pictures.

[@robbiefarabee6954]

Cinderella was released in 1950.

[@Nitrobotti]

Yes but it was re-released in 1981 and the review is from that year.

[@Lalo-dh8xq]

@@Nitrobotti He said that because Siskel and Ebert said it was from 1949, when it actually came out in 1950

[@zacharysiple629]

I was about to type the same thing. Actually, Icabod and Mr. Toad was from 1949.

[@disneyfan8178]

Yes, but there are plenty of reference materials that erroneously says it was released in 1949. In fact, it was released in February of 1950.