Toon Talk: Cinderella 2
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All in all, Cinderella II: Dreams Come True fares better then the similarly-structured (but dreadful) Belle's Magical World video from a few years back. In the end it's harmless; young princesses will enjoy it, as they were apparently the only audience this was intended for ... remember, once upon a time, when that was not the case?
DVD Bonus Features
Narrated by the Fairy Godmother, the extras include:
- A DVD Storybook about Jaq and Mary titled A Little Misunderstanding , with options to read-along or by yourself.
- A game, where the kids can help Cinderella prepare the palace for the Royal Ball, called Cinderella's Enchanted Castle (funny, I thought it was Belle who had the enchanted castle ... ).
- Musical Magic Featurette, where composer Mike Tavera and singer Brooke Allison discuss the music and songs of Cinderella II.
- Cinderella's Dollhouse preview, accessible through your computer's DVD-ROM drive, takes a peek at the new game available from Disney Interactive.
- And a "Put It Together" music video, featuring scenes from the film edited to the overly-synthesized pop beat of the end-title song.
Toon Talk Rating: C-
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Toon Talk Trivia:
- Christopher Daniel Barnes, who voices Prince Charming here, played another famous prince: Eric in The Little Mermaid.
- Corey Burton, who voices Gus, Mert and the stable hand in Cinderella II, was most recently heard as Captain Hook in Return to Neverland, Moliere in Atlantis: The Lost Empire and various characters, including Ludwig Von Drake, on House of Mouse.
- Tress MacNeille (Anastasia) is the current voice of Daisy Duck on House of Mouse.
- Russi Taylor, the current voice of Minnie Mouse, voices most of the cast of this film: in addition to the Fairy Godmother and Mary Mouse, she also played stepsister Drizella, both ladies in waiting Beatrice and Daphne, and Jaq's human crush, Countess LeGrande.
- Man of a thousand voices Frank Welker provided the animal sounds for Lucifer, Pom Pom and Bruno.
Final Word:
"At least this time I can stay past
midnight."
-- Cinderella, referring to the upcoming Royal Banquet, in Cinderella II:
Dreams Come True.
Coming Soon in the Next Toon Talk
Quasimodo, Esmerelda and those wacky gargoyles are back in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
II, the latest video premiere now available.
Discuss It
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-- Kirby C. Holt
Kirby, a former Walt Disney World Resort Cast Member (and Trivia Champ), is a lifelong Disney fan and film buff. He is also an avid list maker and chronic ellipsis user ...
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-- Posted March 21, 2002