Cinderella's Revenge

I ain't mad at the final girl being a blood thirsty revenge seeker on those that have turned her entire world upside down and used her as a pawn for their own means. One reviewer, 'Murderella's Addiction' is actually offended that Cinderella becomes a vigilante? And the use of a fictional character and story to be magically untangled and turned into a slasher is alright with me. I enjoyed the premise of this storyline and the kills and fight scenes. I wasn't too disappointed in the acting because it wasn't overall bad. I went into this thinking it was going to be a borderline B/C average watch. It was entertaining at best for a Saturday pick me up. No the settings weren't ideal to match real castles and or large estates, but this is a low budget film and it's purpose is to only bring to life a story from a twisted angle of a fairytale everyone knows. Too bad folks didn't enjoy it for pure entertaining fun.

"Cinderella's Revenge" is exactly what you'd expect from a movie with that title-and I mean that in the best, most delightfully cheesy way possible!

If you're here for glass slippers turned into weapons, a princess kicking butt in a ball gown, and a plot so ridiculous that it works, then you're in for a treat.

The movie takes the classic Cinderella tale and flips it on its head, cranking up the action, drama, and-you guessed it-the cheese factor to 5 out 5 on the cheese scale.

Cinderella (played by Lauren Staerck) is no longer the sweet, soft-spoken girl waiting for her fairy godmother to save her. Nope, this Cinderella is out for blood, and she's serving it with a side of sass and sparkles. The evil stepmother and stepsisters better watch out because the glass slipper isn't just for dancing anymore-it's for fighting!

The dialogue is cringe and absolutely filled with groan-worthy one-liners like "This princess doesn't need saving-she's saving herself!" and "You mess with the slipper, you get the heel!" And I'll be honest, I was laughing through most of it, not because it was bad, but because it's just so gloriously over-the-top. It's clear the cast had fun with it, and that energy translates to the audience.

Visually, it's a riot of glitter and dramatic slow-motion fight scenes, all accompanied by a pop-rock soundtrack that feels like it belongs in the early 2000s (and I'm not mad about it). You've got Cinderella swinging a sword made out of enchanted pumpkin vines, dodging magical attacks from her stepfamily, and leading a rebellion of wronged fairytale characters-it's like if John Wick met Shrek at a midnight costume party with a plate of cheese snacks on the side.

Sure, the plot doesn't make much sense, and there are moments so absurd you can't help but roll your eyes-but that's what makes it so fun. It's cheesy, it's ridiculous, and it knows it. Cinderella's Revenge embraces the silliness, and honestly, in a world full of serious blockbusters, it's refreshing to see 2024 deliver a lineup of movies that doesn't take themselves too seriously like this one.

I remember around 40 years ago when angry parents protested against a slasher flick called silent night deadly night cause that film used santa as a serial killer so people thought that as an insult and protested as nothing is sacred anymore ?

I wonder what they are thinking today when legend kid icons like cinderella winnie and snowhite (snowhite had also a horror version years ago) are having their own horror versions.

When this madness with be stoped ?

When those $$$ makers will understand that we shouldn't mess with what made our kids happy in last 100 years or so ?

So what's next ?

Popeye as a serial killer ?

How about donald and mickey and goofy ?

Come on u beeps u can turn them too in to killers.

I'm sure your kids will love it.

How low this world will continue to go ?

Is there a bottom to the barell ?

Not since the "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" have I laughed so hard at a campy low budget affair. The cameos were truly astonishing and least expected. Cheap blood and guts, great script and spot on b-movie acting (on pupose). The scenes were apparently all in rural England, which provided an excellent backdrop for this sordid on-its-head telling of a classic fairy tale.

I've read some of the other reviews and don't believe that they are getting the joke.

To sum up simply; this cinematic excursion into what-if land is excellently done, but it is exactly as intended.

Cheap, sarcastic and most importantly of all... A ginormous waste of daddy's time, money and friends!

A good romp!!!

I laughed so hard I almost wet myself.

For the most part, a rather faithful rendering of the story. The two stepsisters certainly are horrid, and the stepmother really treated Cinderella terribly. The fairy godmother enters with a mix of old and new. She can get Cinderella clothing from the 12th Century or Hammer pants. But sometimes the jokes seem to think they are too clever, and falls flat. The 'carriage' arrives to take her to the ball, and she asks where are the horses? She is told it is electric, and Elon will drive her. The license plate reads PUMPKIN. When she is outfitted for the ball, the names of prominent fashion designers are used. The acting in some scenes seems off. Whether it is the skill or the directing, it doesn't fit. When we get to the more gruesome parts of the movie, Cinderella simply does not seem physically up to the part, and there are other scenes of just terrible acting. In night scenes, the estate houses are simply lit too brightly for just candles, and in one critical scene, there is a mismatch of the action to the sound.