This review is for the Trilogy packaging onlynot a review of the movies themselves.I'm a big Disney collectors, and typically pre-order every upcoming title. I was very excited to see the Cinderella Trilogy being release in a collectable box just as the Lion King was recently. For anyone who can remember, many years back Disney release Aladdin, Cinderella, and The Lion King (all linked below for reference) in collectable boxed platinum editions with a story book, lithographs, and nice keepsake package. I thought that these trilogies were going to be released again in a similar fashion, all the boxes would be similar, similar materials related to the films, etc. Instead, the Lion King set with a drum shaped box inner box which was essentially useless beyond a collectors point of view, but also included the 3D copy of the original feature, and lacked blu-ray copies of the sequels. For this Cinderella release, there is no 3D release, period, but the blu-ray copies of both sequels are included.
The jewelry box is very nicely constructed, heavy cardboard. It has a nice little functional mirror up top, not just a foil decoration (although, it does not feel like glass). The "storybook" is just a heavy cardboard book of sleeves for the DVDs with illustrations. I am not really a fan of this, especially since it's a poor way to store movies and will likely scratch the DVDs (the blu-rays will probably be fine.) At this time, it's the only way to purchase the trilogy on blu-ray. I imagine they did this intentionally to sell more of these, but that's just my speculation. November 20, Cinderella 2 & 3 will be released as a combo back.
One thing that really bothers me, is this set is only worth 300 Disney Movie Rewards points. I mean, 3 blu-ray movie gift set only worth 300? Since the Cinderella 2 & 3 movies will be released as a combo back instead of stand alone movies, you can get both for a lower price but miss out on additional points. With the Lion King 1.5 & 2 they were released separately, and each was 150 (for a total of 300). I wish this giftset would have been worth 450 points, just as the Lion King giftset was, the MSRP is only $10 difference. That, and the poor choice for storage of the DVDs takes away 1 star from my review.
In short-
If you're a collector or have a little girl who will appreciate the jewelry box, scoop this up. If you just want to have the movies, purchase the blu-ray Cinderella, and wait for November 20 when the Cinderella 2 & 3 are released (you'll save a few dollars doing this, and have standard blu-ray cases to store the movies)
10/3/12 While adding this to my collection shelf, I noticed that the box is the exact same size as the The Lion King Trilogy (Eight-Disc Combo: Blu-ray 3D / Blu-ray / DVD / Digital Copy) released last year. In the past, the The Lion King (Disney Special Platinum Edition Collector's Gift Set), Cinderella (Disney Special Platinum Edition Collector's Gift Set), and Aladdin (Disney Special Platinum Edition Collector's Gift Set) box sets were released in identical packaginglet's hope this is indicative of a similar collectors set when Aladdin is released from the vault in 2013, and possibly The Little Mermaid in the same year (this one was not released as a gift box set with the other trio, but it was later released as a The Little Mermaid Trilogy (The Little Mermaid/The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea/The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning) in 2008)
What really upset me was that this set was released on the 5 October... I preordered it in May, but it took over a week to even ship and then 5 days shipping when I pay for Amazon Prime... in the end, this was the first Amazon order that I was really disappointed withI am very disappointed with the Amazon title for this purchase. It let me to believe that I was buying the bluray, DVD and Digital Copy for all 3 Cinderella movies. What you get is Cinderella 1 as digital, the rest are disk format. As a grandmother, I prefer the digital copy. We play the digital versions on our Apple TV, but more importantly, we use them in the car on our IPOD connected to the car DVD player. We can control the iPod up front and change out movies for our grandchildren without having to stop the car. I already owned Cinerella 2&3 on DVD, so this needlessly duplicated my inventory and the cardboard jewelry box was throwaway junk. Very disappointed in Amazon.I loved this edition! I am so thankful I bought it! The jewelry box is adorable, made out of durable material. The art is beautiful on the box and in the book. The movies are amazing I just watched the 1st and 2nd one and I loved them both! Cannot wait to watch the 3rd one!The collection is excellent! To purchase these as DVDs and Blu-Rays would cost a fortune and take up space on your book shelf. The story booklet/dvd case is just the right size to keep on the shelf with the other movies while the kid plays with the box. The set also includes a digital copy of the original Cinderella *Not the sequels*!!! I knew this when I purchased it because I READ THE ITEM DESCRIPTION BEFORE PLACING MY ORDER. To get the digital copy onto your device you need the password that comes in the box so don't throw away any of the inserts! If you want digital copies of the other movies, I'm sure you can buy them from Disney's movie website.
(Sorry, I got tired of reading about how people felt cheated because they didn't read the part about the digital copy correctly. I'm also tired of hearing about people's complaints that digital copies need a disc to download onto the device. Seriously, spend $20 bucks and get a disc reader! It's an invaluable tool incase your device ever needs an install. *stepping off the soap box*)
In conclusion. The Presentation is great for a child. You really aren't paying more for the cardboard jewelry box compared to the prices of the videos individually. You can use the case to store your $20 external disc reader (Sorry, that's the last jab!).
Sorry if I came off harsh but really this is a great set for only $60. I really think it's worth the price.
1) Jewelry box is reinforced cardboard with paper hinges
2) Only the first movie has a digital format
3) All movies are in DVD and Blu-ray format
4) The story book is really a glorified DVD case, not a real book.
5) The booklet is sturdy and fits on the shelf in a space only a bit larger than a blu-ray case.
Hope this helps and wasn't too cynical.
Best of luck!
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