What a waste of my time!!!

Instant Favorite.

It is not only a funny movie, but it allows a great amount of joy for anyone who watches it.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Well actually, we'll never know if Hammerstein would have approved of the wholesale redo of his lyrics since he had died (maybe so since it was so beautiful, but maybe not since his lyrics crafter the initial farce, who knows?), so perhaps it should more accurately be called the Rodgers Cinderella. Every positive thing said about this gem is true and the negatives negligible, but I wanted to mention a couple of things I've not seen noticed (sorry if they were and I didn't see them): 1. If you know about the near-fairy tale bio of Stuart Damon, the biggest reason he was so successful and believable as the Prince is that he wasn't acting but being himself, his own wife of ~50 years having been his own true love at first sight like the Prince! 2. Another unsung hero I was sad to see seemed to have gone strangely unnoticed (http://www.IMDb.com/name/nm0374736/) in a non-exhaustive web search is Don Heitgerd, the great herald of "The Prince is giving a ball" with his wonderfully rich baritone voice, who doesn't seem to have gotten further deserved recognition, though hopefully his delightful vocal talents received many audiences unknown to IMDb.com.Though it's not nearly as good as the actual show due to it being so canned and regrettably editing a number of the lines in a way for which I didn't care, a still beautiful "original cast recording" can be heard at http://www.masterworksbroadway.com/music/cinderella-1965 I'm so glad Rodgers ditched the regrettable farcical nature of the 1957 version & the even far worse 1997 reversion that proves that even Disney's multiple millions years after Rodgers death couldn't even begin to make up for the loss of his genius. As much as I love Julie Andrews (1957 star), the distasteful nature of the farcical quality and the bizarre handling of the traditional story ruined it so much that the masterful 1965 cleansing revision was an indescribably wonderful radical beautification far eclipsing the 1957 original, an unusual occurrence. I usually dislike remakes, e.g. my hatred of the 1997 reversion, but the 1965 is a glorious exception.

I remember watching this as a child; I grew up with it on VHS. Even to this day I remember the songs and can still sing them to myself. The video of it appears to be made from a play with fairly stagnant backgrounds. Even still, it's well done for the time. There are little things in the video that I'll never forget. Like the lines at the well of "Thank you kindly" and the reply "You are most kindly welcome". It seemed to me a bit odd that the prince was Hispanic/Puerto Rican from white parents, but dismissed it as fantasy and a movie, rather than trying to figure it out. I also liked that the step sisters weren't nearly so much as evil, as afraid of their mother and therefore did as she commanded them. This is seen during the first scene after the ball where Cinderella sings "When You're Driving in the Moonlight". The sisters are curious how Cinderella knows what she does and rather than accuse her, they question how she knows such things, curious. I don't think I'll ever forget this version of Cinderella and hope that I can find a copy of it to show my kinds some day

Several years ago I had a woman working for me who loved this movie as much as I did. We talked of all the times we used to watch it growing up in the 60's as it was on TV every year around Thanksgiving or Christmas, and how we looked forward to it every year. I had recorded it off of TV several years before she was hired and before I even owned my own business (a daycare) when my own children were small. One day I brought the movie in and unbeknownst to her I put it in the VHS player while she was heating up the children's lunches. When she heard Lesley Ann Warren singing "In my own little corner" she turned around with tears in her eyes singing along to the song she remembered from long ago. As a Christmas gift to her that year I ordered a copy of this movie from Moviesunlimited.com I placed it in the bottom of the bag and added more things on top. As she was going through the bag, carefully pulling out and admiring each hand-picked gift, she shrieked with delight when she reached the bottom of the bag. "I can't believe you bought me Cinderella". It is a day that is forever etched in my mind as I was so glad that I had gotten it for her to share with her children and grandchildren. The last time I checked, the movie was no longer available on the Movies unlimited website, but hopefully it will be again some day. I should say that all the little girls at the daycare loved seeing this movie that day as well as they had never seen this version. I have since acquired a DVD recorder and this movie was one of the first ones I transferred to DVD from our old VHS. I also have the 1957 Julie Andrews version transferred to DVD, as well as the animated classic : ) but the Lesley Ann Warren version is the one I have the fondest memories of.

This film is a treasure. Everything about it is perfect. The cast give amazing performances. Lesley Ann Warren is excellent as Cinderella, as is Stuart Damon as Prince Charming. Celeste Holm is wonderful as the Fairy Godmother. Walter Pigeon and Ginger Rogers are great as the King and Queen. Jo Van Fleet is amazing as the Wicked Stepmother, and Pat Carroll and Barbara Ruick are hilarious as the Stepsisters. The songs, including "In My Own Little Corner", "Impossible; It's Possible!", "Ten Minutes Ago", and "Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful", are some of Rodgers and Hammerstein's greatest (you can't help but hum them)! The sets and costumes have a beautiful storybook quality to them. This is a film not to miss! Recommended. 10/10