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[adamwatchesmovies]

Cinderella and the Secret Prince (2018)

While I didn't enjoy this film, that doesn't mean you won't. No matter what I say, the people involved in this project did it: they actually made a movie. That's something to be applauded. With that established...

There's something particularly devastating about watching a bad movie that could’ve been good if circumstances beyond the filmmaker’s control hadn’t mucked things up. Right before the end credits of Cinderella and the Hidden Prince, we see concept art of what the characters should’ve looked like. They look great. As good as anything Disney has put on-screen. I'm certain the voice actors saw these images and got all excited. I can picture the art director/character designer telling their friends and family about this animated fairy tale they were working on and then dying of shame once they saw the final product.

Ella “Cinderella” (voiced by Cassandra Morris) is forced by her wicked stepmother and step-sisters to work as a scullery maid in her own home. When her mouse friends Alex (Chris Niosi), Manny (R. Martin Klein) and Walt (Tony Azzolino) discover an apprentice fairy godmother in the woods (Crystal, voiced by Kirsten Day), Ella gets the chance to go to the royal ball and meets the kingdom's prince. Unfortunately, Olaf (Stephen Mendel) isn’t a prince at all. He’s a puppet of the Wicked Witch (Stephanie Sanditz), who has transformed the real prince into a mouse!

If you’ve had the misfortune of seeing 2012’s Cinderella 3D, this one’s cut from the same cloth. Ugly characters are REALLY ugly but not in an intentional way. The "handsome" prince has his eyes set just a bit too far apart, making him look like he’s a fish man. Cinderella’s mouse friends (well, two are mice, one’s a hamster) are hideous creatures whose size changes from scene to scene. At best, this looks like a bargain-bin knockoff of Tangled. Most of the time, it doesn’t even reach the level of Happily N’Ever After. Some assets were obviously taken from an animation library because you can see their cycles end in the middle of a scene.

Despite the lackluster visuals, you can picture the movie this could've been if it weren’t trying to tell the Cinderella story. When you think of the classic fairy tale, certain elements come to mind: a poor girl forced to do labor, a fairy godmother and most iconic of all… a crystal slipper left behind at midnight. That last one? not in this movie! Instead, we have a quest for a magic ring to restore the not-so-secret prince to his human form. This mission takes over the entire film, which would be fine if it was what we’d signed up for.

As Hoodwinked has taught us, all could've been forgiven if the writing had done some heavy lifting. At several points, it feels like there are scenes missing. One moment, Cinderella and her friends spot a colossal ice mountain all the way across the forest. Seconds later, they’re inside, exploring a cave that looks like it belongs to a completely different film. The characters are thin, unlikeable, or both. At several points, the story contradicts itself. We learn, for example, that the prince was turned into a mouse when he was five years old. When he’s restored to his true form, he suddenly knows how to ride a horse and is an expert swordsman. Did he master these skills when he was a toddler? Then there’s a reveal about the evil witch that makes no sense and an epic conclusion that raises far too many questions. It’s clear some people on the team were trying but they were outnumbered by people who just didn’t care.

You can appreciate a film wanting to take a familiar story in a new, fresh direction but good intentions don't mean anything if the end product is kind of ugly, often annoying and poorly written. Don’t get me started on the one musical number. It’s so bland and generic you'll forget the lyrics as soon as the following line begins. Even for little kids who don’t discriminate, Cinderella and the Secret Prince would be a hard sell. (May 7, 2021)

[actu-films-series]

Cendrillon et la petite sorcière — un film à découvrir en famille

Passez un bon moment en famille en regardant « Cendrillon et la petite sorcière » ! Il s’agit d’un film d’animation réalisé par Alice Blehart que vous pourrez voir en streaming, ou même télécharger légalement sur tous les supports.

[astralfries]

I just found this on Youtube and I thought it was AWESOME 

Credits --- Robin McRae - Writer, Story-boarder, director. https://sketchedatrocities.tumblr.com... McKenzie Atwood - Steven, Video and sound editor http://youtube.com/c/mkatwood Clarice - Peridot https://gem-mayhem.tumblr.com Anesha Grant - Lapis Lazuli https://hitsujixo.tumblr.com Alice Blehart - Jasper, Test footage editor, (b ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)b helpful! https://gunghoforio.tumblr.com/ http://faunofthedevil.tumblr.com/ --- Lead Colourists: Aaron C.M. Gabriella P. - http://captinsenpai.deviantart.com/ Claire R. - http://coloursbyclaire.tumblr.com/ Colourists: Elöise P - http://charmaise.tumblr.com/ Yeng M. - http://yeng-ma.tumblr.com Abira Z. - http://agent-caz.tumblr.com Background Colourists: Aaron C.M. --- Special Thanks: Pizza Horse - Voice work - http://gaygemgoddess.tumblr.com/ Aaron C.M.- So much coloring. --- Freesound.org (sound effects) Aivi and Surasshu (music) --- Legal Fluff: This is and has been an entirely non profit production. Steven Universe and all of it's associated characters are owned by Cartoon Network and Rebecca Sugar.  

[the-smothering]

Do you have links to where I can find the voice actors, voice acting profile or Tumblr? I would love to check out other stuff they're in.

McKenzie Atwood - Steven (also the: Video and sound editor)

http://youtube.com/c/mkatwood

http://pearl-likes-pi.tumblr.com

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Clarice - Peridot

https://gem-mayhem.tumblr.com

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Anesha Grant - Lapis Lazuli

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Alice Blehart - Jasper (also the Test footage editor and voice of Harry Wayne in this production) 

https://gunghoforio.tumblr.com/

http://faunofthedevil.tumblr.com/

[tellmeastory-app]

Read a short story from the "The Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins With a Trip to the Post Office — by MJ Blehart" book in a genre Nonfiction. This story is the best story of 28 July, according to the "Tell me a Story" Telegram project users. Source: https://tellmestory.app/story/the-journey-of-a-thousand-miles-begins-with-a-trip-to-the-post-o

[tinasbookpromos]

By MJ Blehart

Brand New #release

Be 1 of the first to get this #mustread!

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[raquel-herring]

TONIGHT!! February 3, 2018 back on stage for my first stand up of 2018, Raquel Roque Herring live and hysterical at @FlappersComedy in Burbank. Come check me out and get some laughter in with me and other comedians. RaquelHerring.com Starring: Dave Reinitz, Surprise Celebrity Guest, Host/MC Shondalia White, Dan Walsh, Alice Blehart, Brandy Brooks, Maddie Southall, Steve Eulenberg, John Adams, Ericson  This Saturday! February 3rd, 2018 at 9:30PM Flappers Comedy Club Burbank- Yoo Hoo Room 102 East Magnolia, Burbank, CA 91502 TICKETS: $15.00  Here is the discount link for the show. http://flc.cc/ZQP3JQZ NOTE: All discount links expire 24 hours before the show - on the day of the show, there are no comps/discounts.  EACH GUEST MUST REDEEM ONLINE - this offer is NOT VALID at the door or over the phone.   #new #imback #gettingsocial #magnify #magnitize #comedycentral #funny #laughter #itshappeningtonight #itson

[zentraley]

Happy Mother’s Day Y’all! 👨‍👩‍👧👩‍👦✨💕 #oc #originalcharacter #lineart #blackandwhite #art #art #artistsoninstagram #artist #artsy #arte #arts #artwork #arty #artis #artpop #artlover #artnerd #artlover🎨 #artnerd🎨 #blehart #bleh #BOI #pfft https://www.instagram.com/p/CABUjyAhvWp/?igshid=sao6pfyhen6