Cinderella III: A Twist in Time

Plot synopsis:
Cinderella and the Prince are having a picnic to celebrate their one-year anniversary. Meanwhile, at the Tremaine mansion, Cinderella's stepsisters Anastasia and Drizella are bitterly doing Cinderella's chores. Anastasia wanders off to avoid work and stumbles upon the picnic. When the Fairy Godmother drops her wand, Anastasia takes it to her mother and sister. In the ensuing struggle, Anastasia inadvertently turns the Fairy Godmother into a garden gnome.
Lady Tremaine, reveling at yet another chance to ruin Cinderella's life, uses the wand to go back in time to the day the Grand Duke fitted the glass slipper on Cinderella. She uses the wand to expand the slipper so that it can fit Anastasia, and the Grand Duke declares she must be the girl the Prince is looking for. Cinderella arrives on the scene too late, and Lady Tremaine destroys Cinderella's other slipper – the only clue to her identity that she was the girl who danced with the Prince on the night of the ball. Cinderella decides to follow Lady Tremaine and her stepsisters to the palace with Jaq and Gus.
At first the Prince claims Anastasia is not the girl he danced with at the ball, but Lady Tremaine uses the wand to alter his memory, and he accepts Anastasia as his bride. Jaq and Gus witness this and inform Cinderella that Lady Tremaine has the Fairy Godmother's wand. Cinderella poses as a maid to get into the Tremaines' room, but she is spotted by Lady Tremaine and captured by the palace guards as an intruder. Cinderella briefly touches the Prince's hand and he begins to recognize her, but Lady Tremaine orders Cinderella placed on the next ship out of the kingdom. The mice find the Prince and explain the whole story to him, and he rides off to intercept the ship just as it leaves port. The Prince embraces Cinderella and his true memories return. He asks her to marry him, and she accepts.
The Prince brings Cinderella back to the palace and explains everything to the King and the Grand Duke. The King orders the Tremaines arrested, but they escape using the wand. As Cinderella prepares for her wedding, Lady Tremaine emerges with Anastasia, who has been magically transformed into a doppelgänger of Cinderella. Lady Tremaine then transports Cinderella, Jaq and Gus into the castle grounds, where they are to be taken to their deaths in a twisted pumpkin carriage with Lucifer as its human driver, but they manage to defeat Lucifer and escape, leaving Lucifer stranded in the woods.
Cinderella races to the castle as the vows are about to be exchanged. At the last moment, Anastasia's conscience gets the best of her and she turns the Prince down. Lady Tremaine and Drizella reveal themselves in their anger. The King orders the Tremaines arrested, but Lady Tremaine uses the wand to fend off the guards, turning them into animals. During the scuffle the wand's magic is deflected, and Lady Tremaine and Drizella are turned into toads and transported to the castle cellar. Retrieving the wand, Anastasia reverts herself to her original form, and Cinderella restores the Fairy Godmother. The Fairy Godmother offers to reverse the timeline to its original state, but Cinderella and the Prince decline. The pair are married and live happily ever after again.
In a mid-credits scene, Lady Tremaine and Drizella are turned back into their original selves, but dressed up as maids, much to their horror.

Tags: romantic, fantasy

Review:
Even Cinderella herself showed a courageous side that you didn't get to see before.It seemed to be a darker story compared to most Disney movies and it turned out well.
Here's what makes this plot better than the "classic" fairy tail: 50 years ago Disney's idea was to adapt the fairy tale into a full length film.
. someone will eventually show up and magically make them come true.That lesson is turned on its ear in "A Twist In Time." Instead of making everything easy for Cinderella, she is now working against magic and must overcome something a lot more powerful than a mean old lady- a mean old lady with a magic wand.
Oh sure, the mice help, but Cinderella is the clear heroine in this new film- a heroine that little girls can look up to.Step-mother gets hold of the Fairy Godmother's wand and turns back time to the shoe fitting scene from the first film.
Knowing what the girl he danced with looks like, the prince is forced by magic to think that Anastasia is the right girl for him.
Although what follows seems a bit hokey when describing it (The magic of the wand is not as powerful as Cinderella and the prince's predestined love) it is handled maturely and time is given for the couple to get to know each other a bit more (in the first film they had said, what, four words) before getting married.
Cinderella also has a pretty stiff design, but under senior animator Ian Harrowell's supervision she is allowed to be expressive and give a performance that can match with Jennifer Hale's vocals.The songs are a bit more contemporary than the classic film, but that's to be expected.
In a time when every other blonde that girls are looking up to are drug-addicts or bulimic it's refreshing to see a twist on a classic character that makes her someone to be admired.As I've said the animation in this film, which seems to be getting the most flack from critics is astounding.
It reads "Special Thanks to DisneyToon Studios Australia for their many years of producing beautiful hand-drawn animation." I mourn the loss of an art form that Disney worked so hard to gain respect for, the brilliant animators who are now out of a job, and for the fact that their efforts will no doubt be overlooked as "mediocre" by critics and audiences that simply don't understand the effort that went into this film.
The plot was decent and the animation, while nothing can compare to the original, is decent and colorful as well.I'm sad to say that the second movie actually had better music than this one.
Cinderella III is the story of our beloved Disney Princess celebrating her one year anniversary married to the prince.
Cinderella III also gives the character of the Prince a chance to develop (even though they still don't give him a name!) All in all, Cinderella III is full of good morals, great new songs, a few subtle jokes for the parents, and of course, a famous Disney Happily Ever After ending..
However, I believe all the originals are better than the sequels when it comes to Disney classics- EXCEPT for when it comes to Cinderella.Don't get me wrong, I loved the original- I mean, it IS a classic.
But in my opinion, this sequel is simply better.'Cinderella 3: A Twist In Time'is a heartwarming tale that teaches many lessons to both young and old.
Another good thing about this film, is not only the stunning animation, but the development of certain characters- specifically Prince Charming, Anastasia, and even Cinderella herself.
And instead of Cinderella simply getting everything without working for it, like it is in the original, she actually has to WORK for her dreams to come true in this sequel.
I HIGHLY recommend this movie, and I believe those who enjoy suspense and good fun in a Disney movie, will thoroughly enjoy the film.'Cinderella 3: A Twist In Time" gets Two Huge Thumbs Up from me..
I usually try to watch all of the Disney sequels I can, and have certainly been disappointed a few times, but this movie is proof to me that, sometimes, they do a great job!
And even though I really wanted to see it when I found out about it, I certainly didn't expect it to be great (especially not for a SECOND sequel that didn't seem at all necessary), but we thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it, and laughed quite a few times!
I have never liked the prince in the original Cinderella; he had pretty much zero character development (understandable), and I actually thought he was a bit too girly, even for a Disney prince, but this movie has completely changed my opinion about him!
And I really liked the music, true it isn't like the beautiful Tchaikovsky-inspired melodies of the original, but it is memorable and a notable improvement over the awful contemporary songs in Cinderella 2 that felt uninspired and rushed.
I didn't think this one, released five years later, would be any better until I saw that it had a significantly higher rating here, so even though it was another one of the Disney direct-to-video sequels, which are usually fairly weak, I had higher expectations for it than I did for the middle "Cinderella" film.
While this film still can't match the original, it is above average.The Fairy Godmother's magic wand falls into the wrong hands when she accidentally drops it in front of Anastasia, who has been spying on the couple's wedding anniversary and witnessing the Fairy Godmother doing her magic, and by doing so, she has found out how Cinderella and Prince Charming got together in the first place!
At least they are sung by the characters, and are not like the pop songs performed by Brooke Allison and featured in "Cinderella II: Dreams Come True".
However, I have no complaints about the animation in "Cinderella 3: A Twist in Time", and the story is the main thing that keeps this direct-to-video release from being boring, even if it wasn't 100% satisfying to me for some reason.
It most certainly wasn't like I didn't care what was going to happen to the characters.As with any direct-to-video sequel to a Disney animated feature, some fans of the original theatrically released movie (in this case, one which was made and shown in theatres long before the invention of the home video) are bound to hate "Cinderella 3: A Twist in Time".
The premise sounded interesting to me before I watched the film, as much as some viewers might be disgusted by it, and may be the main reason why this particular Disney direct-to-video sequel is better than most of the many others I've seen.
although when you kids see this and also the first sequel (cinderlla 2 dreams come true) they will learn that something might happen to their magical person and that when you sit around doing nothing you wont get anything near of what you want (ofcoarse friends would also be helpful) also in both sequels Cinderella is much more independent and you learn a lot more about the other characters like the princes mother and the kings past and the stepmother is countless times more evil.
What leads is a real hard effort from Disney to fill the void between the first and second Cinderella movies.First off, No sequel nor prequel can beat an original.
Recently they've been advertising that Cinderella III: A Twist in Time along with the other Cinderella movies are going back into the "Disney Vault".
But when the mice find out about what the step mom did, they are going to make sure things get set back right with Cinderella and her prince charming.Cinderella III: A Twist in Time is pretty fun to watch, it has a good story, fun songs, and just makes you go "Aww", all the ingredients to a decent Disney movie.
Even though Cinderella III: A Twist in Time isn't up to Cinderella's original magic, it's still a fun little movie that I'd recommend for any child.6/10.
The story line is a lot better than the previous sequel and i personally think more original.
Anastacia's singing voice is Ariels from The Little Mermaid however her voice is slightly altered to suit the character and the Prince in Cinderella 3 has the same voice as Prince Eric also from The Little Mermaid 2.BUT GO OUT AND PLEASE WATCH/BUY THE FILM IT WILL NOT DISAPPOINT LIKE SO MANY OTHER Disney SEQUELS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
On the anniversary of Cinderella and Prince Charming's marriage, one of the stepsisters, Anastasia, finds the Fairy Godmother's wand in the forest.
However, Lady Tremaine makes the glass slipper fit Anastasia before Cinderella has a chance to try it on.
I'd even say that the score of this film is on par with the score of the original classic.If there are any flaws with Cinderella III: A Twist in Time, it's that, in my opinion, the Fairy Godmother isn't very well-portrayed in this movie.
The original was much better but this is one of those good Disney sequels up there with: Lion king 2, Aladdin 3, Little Mermaid 2, Kronks new groove, and of course lion king 1 1/2.
Disney's "Cinderella III: A Twist In Time" is an exception.The story is very well crafted including homage to just about everything from the first.
I remember sitting in the theatre when the movie was re released in New Zealand cinemas at the age of ten and falling in love with the story then.So when the sequel 'Cinderella 2 Dreams come true' came out( and I was a teen ) I was eager to see where the writers would take us next in Cinderellas life,unfortunately I was very disappointed.
The movie was entertaining and fun.I was impressed and I highly recommend this film.It seems the department that makes these Disney DVD Sequels is set to close.
Cinderella is Disney's sweetheart, I can't believe they would butcher her movies like this..
lol it was like they read some fan fiction that involved this plot and thought that it would be neat to try going in that direction.An I got to say I didn't expect it to turn out so well from the beginning but now I must say it's because I was being a hard headed Disney purist with the whole thing of No Disney Sequels are Bad!
I've not seen the second movie, nor do I plan to.The animation for this film is decent, though sometimes Cinderella looks like a man and her head is too big.
This movie features Lady Tremaine (AKA the wicked stepmother) stealing the fairy godmother's magic wand and traveling back in time to make it so that her daughter, Anastasia is the one the Prince marries.
Much of the screen time is taken up by Prince Charming is this movie, compared to previous Cinderella titles, i found this disappointing because he is quite a boring man.
Not only is the animation better than the original film, but I think the story as well.
In short, Cinderella III: A Twist in Time, as silly as it sounds, is a highly recommendable Disney Sequel.
It's higher than the other Disney movie sequels' reviews, yet not as high as the original.Here, Cinderella and Prince Charming are celebrating their first anniversary.
Lady Tremaine gets it and makes time go back, then having the glass slipper fit Anastasia and her to marry the prince.
But after I watched it, I thought Cinderella 3 (as well as 2) are great sequels for everyone to enjoy: kids and adults like me.The film has great animation and music and I thought the voice casting was very good; Tress McNeille was great as Anastasia and Jennifer Hale as Cinderella.
Why is Disney wasting their time with these unoriginal sequels to classic movies?
isn't it that ever after means 'Forever??' Disney shouldn't have stated during the last part of Cinderella I that they lived happily ever after because what happened in Cinderella III is not a happy part for the Prince and Cinderella.,, can't Disney make other stories to HIGHLIGHT the character of the prince if that's what they are up to., I agree also in the "goofs" posted in wikipedia.org that At the first movie, the king saw Cinderella before he got out, and obviously the Grand Duke, but neither, even when they're not in magic, don't they recognize that Anastasia is not Cinderella."What makes the least sense is that the king even made a face at Anastasia at the ball.,, oh, that not the topic in here anyways, just got carried away because of disappointment......the statement "Lived happily ever after again doesn't make sense for me..
I loved the twist at the almost end made it more dark.I also love the fact that Cinderella Got the princes love more harder then before not just cause of her looks and everything but cause of more she had to fight for love it was more realistic then a girl going to the ball and thats it.They showed more of the prince too we didn't really know him before and he talked a lot more which made it better.The 2nd movie was horrible made no sense and was not interesting to watch and way off story line.
Cinderella III is by far the best Disney movie to be the final chapter in a trilogy.
The whole movie still has that "I'm not even going to try to live up to my original" sequel feel.
i love the whole plot to the movie, makes you really think what would have happened if Cinderella never got her fairy tale prince and all.
As well as the pace and animation, the best aspects of this film were Anastasia and Drizella getting more screen time in this film than its predecessor, Jaq and Gus's hilarious re- enactment of Lady Tremaine stealing the Fairy Godmother's wand to undo Cinderella's spell, Anastasia turning into a Cinderella clone towards the end and Lucifer turning into a convincing human during the climax.
After the success of the hilarious Lion King 1 1/2, the third Little Mermaid (Ariel's Beginning) definitely made par - Cinderella III: A Twist in Time also lives up to the standard set by both it's predecessor and what we've come to expect from Disney sequels.Cinderella is married to Prince Charming and living in the castle - her stepmother, Lady Tremaine, and her stepsisters, Drizella and Anastasia, are stuck doing all the chores she used to to.
Cinderella, with the help of her mice friends Jaq and Gus, must now fight for her happily ever after.I never liked Cinderella - I accept it as a timeless classic; I know it was groundbreaking for both animation and for film-making at the time it was made, and respect it for that.
And, since the Fairy Godmother is frozen at the beginning of the movie, she must battle Tremaine's magic with nothing but her own wits.Cinderella III: A Twist in Time recaptures not only the drama of the Grimm fairytale, but also the magic of Disney hand-drawn animation, an art form that has been lost in the flashiness of CGI.
While this film's animation hasn't the beauty of other Disney flicks, it still retains enough of the magic to keep you riveted.All in all, despite obvious issues with Disney sequels, Cinderella III: A Twist in Time brings an interesting plot, more three-dimensional characters, and a little Grimm touch to an undeniable classic - all the while retaining the intimate feeling of hand-drawn cartoons..
The opening sequence where Stepmother gets her hands on the wand happen all in the confines of a song about how in love the prince and Cinderella are, and then we're OFF!
Of course, there were a few good things, it was always fun to see Lady Tremaine (the stepmother) appear on the screen and when she left you wished she would come back, and the movie would be entertaining enough for a child, but it sadly doesn't even scratch the surface of the true classic, the original Disney's Cinderella..
well i found watching this movie a bit disappointed as the animation , colour is not what it was when the first movie came out.The colours make it not at all good and you feel as the essence of Disney has gone but i do think number 3 is better than number 2 as number 2 really had no sense just telling small stories with no actual plot or anything !!
The Fairy Godmother is turned into a statue trying to get the wand back, and the Stepmother turns back time to the point before Anastasia tried on the glass slipper in the original Cinderella.
The Stepmother uses the wand to change the slipper to make it fit Anastasia's foot, and later makes the prince forget that it was Cinderella he danced with.
Cinderella and the Prince get married again, and Anastasia finds true love by marrying the Baker..
I must say that there really wasn't a lot of things going on in Cinderella, the original film from 1950.
I actually thought each of them were okay because it's cool to see different characters have their own new storyline, like Jaq worrying that Cinderella wouldn't need him or the other mice after marrying the prince.
Both sequels actually did a good job with showing more of the prince that Cinderella married and Anastasia and giving them more depth to their personality.
While Anastasia wants to find true love, she still doesn't want to steal it from Cinderella and lets Cinderella marry the prince at the end.
It happened before the beginning of this 3rd film where they go back in time to change the ending of Cinderella..
By the time the Prince has rescued Cinderella from exile and Lady Tremaine realizes magic is too strong for love, you can tell Anastasia's becoming increasingly uneasy and reluctant.