Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

TheLittleSongbird This is excluding the Disney film and Ever After with Drew Barrymore, both of which I love. Here we're talking about Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, of which there have been three versions, this, one from 1965 and one from 1997. Of the three, this one's the best, though I love the 1965 one too and found the 1997 Cinderella decent for the supporting cast and the production values. This Cinderella looks beautiful, with Cinderella's ballroom dress gorgeous and the rest of the costumes and sets suitably sumptuous. The photography is also fine, with the transformation sequences suitably magical and the ballroom sequence enchanting. The music and songs are simply amazing, I can't say which is my favourite as I love them all equally, the script is witty, the story timeless and the choreography dazzling. The performances are great, with the stepsisters suitably wicked and funny, the King and Queen's parts more prominent, the prince dashing and Edie Adams' Fairy Godfather suitably benevolent. But it is Julie Andrews who is the main draw, she has the beauty and allure, the vulnerability, the charm and the angelic quality of the voice, far surpassing Lesley Ann Warren(who I also loved, she was enchanting but I prefer Andrews vocally) and Brandy(who I didn't care for much, too passive and nasal for my liking). In conclusion, wonderful and the best Cinderella. 10/10 Bethany Cox

n_r_koch This obscure production includes some of the best songs the pair wrote, especially Hammerstein (who was freed here from the need to write in the bogus "folk" dialect of his best-known work). The show was written with Julie Andrews in mind and she sings the songs beautifully here. Although the musical was shot and broadcast in color, the recording is in B&W (how most Americans in 1957 would have seen it, too). The decor looks more like that of a high-school play and the whole setting is pretty claustrophobic, but this doesn't detract from the enjoyment. What's fun about the show, apart from the good songs, is watching the nervous excitement of these players who knew they were doing a live show-- and doing it in close-up, no less-- in front of 100m. This unpretentious (for R&H) charming show is still the best of the animated and TV Cinderellas. The backstory video (on the DVD) is also interesting.

Rick Shur Boy, those were the days, weren't they? They did the musical live before millions of Americans. All that choreography, singing, staging, lighting, props getting set, happened live before the cameras, a TV musical with no net. Julie Andrews was granted a short leave of absence from My Fair Lady in order to do it. Lucky for us Lerner and Loewe were so generous to their American counterparts, Rodgers and Hammerstein. I was not quite four when this show appeared, but I was blown away enough to want to go into musical theater from that point on. Yes, those were the days...when TV was used for something more important than selling Viagra.

r-meier Just saw this b&w copy on KET2 (Kentucky Educational Television). What a treat! Julie Andrews' voice was marvelous (though I didn't think she quite captured the innocence of Cinderella, even at 21). Edie Adams really hammed it up as the fairy godmother -- she was terrific! And it was fun seeing familiar character actors such as Jon Cypher and Alice Ghostley in their earlier days. The version I saw broke in periodically for current-day commentary by Julie Andrews, Jon Cypher, Kaye Ballard, etc. It was fascinating that they did it in real time, with costume changes just barely beating the camera!If you get a chance to see this, go for it! It's a national treasure, even if the old Cinderella story is not your cup of tea.