A Cinderella Story (DVD)

...Duff. The movie seemed like a lot of fun, and I’m one of those people who doesn’t mind watching remakes and new takes on old ideas, just as long as they’re well executed. From the trailer, this movie did look like it was going to be a good, light-hearted teen movie, urm…what was I thinking? After her father passes away Samantha Montgomery is left in the care of her evil stepmother Fiona and her stepsisters Brianna and Gabriella. Sam is forced to ...
...guy in high school (what a coincidence) Austin Ames. Sam is a little shocked and thinks he is just another jock and doubts they could possibly have anything in common in reality. She leaves the party leaving her cell phone by mistake, Austin’s only clue to find out who his Cinderella really is…yawn. I for some reason felt Chad Michael Murray and Hilary Duff didn’t have amazing chemistry, and was I the only one to be bothered by the fact that a 23 ...

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...night. At school she is a geek, shunned by the popular kids and at home she is bullied by her two stepsisters. Her only ray of hope is the text message relationship she shares with a secret admirer. When he insists on meeting her at the high school dance, Sam doesn’t know what to do. Will he fall for the real her or be repelled by her nerdy image? This film may as well be called “How to Make a High School Movie by the Numbers”. It’s got all the ...
...in an attic, but it’s a really cool looking attic with a high-spec computer and telephone. She may have to work all the hours under the sun, but she can afford to run a vintage Mustang convertible and dinky mobile phone and has an obviously expensive haircut and dye job. And this Cinderella doesn’t shamble around in rags; no she has a wardrobe full of very new and cool clothes. If only poverty could be like this for everyone! Director Mark Rosman ...

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...from the title, this is a modern day version of Cinderella, a fun and upbeat movie starring Hilary Duff and One Tree Hill's Chad Michael Murray. ► Cast ◄ Sam Montgomery - Hilary Duff (Lizzie McGuire, Cheaper By The Dozen) Austin Ames - Chad Michael Murray (One Tree Hill, Freaky Friday) Fiona - Jennifer Coolidge (Legally Blonde, American Pie, Joey) Rhonda - Regina King (Legally Blonde 2, Miss Congeniality 2) ► Plot ◄ ...
...University. Her days are made a lot brighter by an online relationship with a boy known only as Nomad, whom she met in a Princeton chatroom. Sam and Nomad regularly text and email each other, and it is revealed to the viewer quite early in the film that Nomad is in fact Austin Ames (Chad Michael Murray) the most popular boy in school, he's student body president and captain of the football team, and one of the cool kids whose clique make fun of Sam. ...

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...that we all must watch a DVD together. If one person is in the house but not watching the film, then we can't watch it. The only way you can get out of watching the film is by being outside, but even then you have to be as far away from this house as possible, i.e. Go up town, or to a mate's house. So usually horror films are watched on a Friday night when my dad (luckily) & my brother are out the house. Anyway as you may already know this film ...
...favourite Actresses but she's also a good singer. Anyway here's a bit of information about the people: Samantha "Sam" Montgomery is played by Hilary Duff. Hilary was first seen in Casper meets Wendy, Hilary played "Wendy the Good Witch". This was the start of her career. She then became famous to everyone in the hit TV Series "Lizzie McGuire" which is still shown on TV. She played the main role: "Lizzie McGuire". She also has a hit singing career ...

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A Cinderella Story is a teen movie full of romance.It stars Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray. Sam (Hilary Duff) montgomery lived with her widowed dad.He gets remarried when Sam was eight but is killed in an earthquake. That means Sam is forced to live with her stepmother Fiona who is obsessed with plastic surgery and her two daughters Brianna and Gabriella. Sam's dad owned a diner but since her step-mother took it over she's changed into a ...
...girl. Sam is an A straight student so in a way is a considered a geek.At school she gets grief from the popular girls , but unaware to them , Sam has a secret relationship through instant messaging with a secret admirer , Austin(Chad Michael Murray). Although they don't know who each other is , he wants to take Sam to the Princeton. Austin invites Sam to go to the halloween dance with him even though he has a girlfriend.But their relationship is ...

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...and basically treats her like a servant, as she forces her to work at the family diner, as well as looking after the home. Life's not much better for Sam at school, where she finds herself being mocked and shunned by the more popular and wealthy groups of girls and boys. The only enjoyment Sam has is her internet romance with a mystery guy from the same school. After weeks of flirtatious messages they agree to meet at the school fancy dress dance. ...
...loves. So take a classic fairy tale, adapt it into a modern setting and what have you got, A Cinderella Story. Although the film isn't great, it achieves what it sets out to do, it is an enjoyable, light hearted romance which is obviously aimed for a much younger audience than myself. The actual adaptation of the fairy tale works really well, when updated to fit into a modern world, with classic bits of the story, such as the glass slipper being ...

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I like a lot of different genre of movies; we spend a fortune on DVD’s and going to the cinema. This one was one I had to drag my husband to see for a change (I was dragged to see the awful chronicles of Riddick!) The modern day story of Cinderella stars Hilary Duff asan High school senior called Samantha Montgomery. She lives at the beck and call of her self-obsessed stepmother Fiona (Jennifer Coolidge) and her sinful wicked stepsisters, who treat ...
...(Chad Michael Murray), Sam makes a mad dash back to reality, leaving her mobile phone behind just before the clock strikes midnight in true Cinderella story fashion. Fearing rejection if her secret is revealed, Sam dodges Austin's efforts to discover the identity of his princess Cinderella in this comedy, romantic story. Will Sam let fear hold her back, or will she find the courage to be herself and have the life she's always dreamt of? Her chance ...

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~~~~~~~~~~ The Story ~~~~~~~~~~ A Cinerella story is basically a film version of the actual fairy tale. Although with a lot more drama and hositility towards the evil step mother!! Hillary Duff has the leading role in this film as Cinderella aka Samantha/Sam Montgomery. The story starts off with Sam describing her .perfect world, "The Valley" in which she lived, she had everything she could ever want. Her Dad was her best friend and gave her ...
...and viewed them all as a really close family. Then one day her Dad meets a wicked self-obsessed woman called Fiona. Unfortunetly her Dad falls in love with Fiona and they get married. After they get married, Fiona moves in with to Hal and Sam's house, she brings along her two wicked daughters, which truly make life hell for Sam. One night there is an earthquake and Hal leaves Sam standing in a doorway to go save Fiona. Unfortunely Hal dies and ...

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This film is about a young girl Samantha Montgomery who is brought up by her father, and is best friends with her father, but even though sam thinks she has everything she needs, he thinks she needs one more - A mother!! So sams father marries Fiona, and soon after the fiona and her two daughters move into the family home. Due to an unexpected earthquake, sams father was killed and sam was left to be brought up by fiona. Sam now lives in the attic, ...
...college in prinston. She is a straight A student in school and is best friends with Carter - the nerd actor of school. She does not get on with any of the popular kids and avoids them at all costs. Her life is working constantly - her only bit of freedom is her cyber space relationship she has with a boy she met in a chatroom who also goes to her highschool, yet they have enever met. They email, chat and text constantly, and then one day he says ...

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...Murray and Hilary Duff make a perfect couple to play their parts in this film as they look so right together and work really well together in my opinion. Madelina Zima and Andrea Avery give us bundles of laughs throughout this film playing the evil stepsisters. Special features: There are bundles of special features on this film, which is well worth your money. These feature additional scenes, a cast commentary, DVD-Rom weblink aswell as find your ...
...my opinion if you are a girly girl or enjoy comic romances then you will enjoy the film. It is a hilarious update of the classic film Cinderella so if you enjoyed that but thought it could do with some more laughs, then this will do for you. It's completely updated in the fact she doesn't have to go to ball, instead they meet throught the internet etc. So go on, pick yourself up a bargain for a hilarious film and tonnes of special features. ...

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A Cinderella Story is a teen movie with a bit of romance. Sam lives with her stepmother Fiona who is obsesed with plastic surgery, make up, sunbeds and her nails. She has two daughters named Brianna and Gabriella who are twins. Sam's dad owned a diner after he died heer step mum took over and has made Sam work there everyday before and after school leaving no time for her to have her own time. Sam isnt very popular at school and gets bullied alot ...
...a guy. Sam doesnt know is that he is actually a popular guy at her school named Austin. Austin invites Sam to go to the halloween dance and meet her in the middle of the dance floor at 11pm problem is he already has a girlfriend who hates Sam he tries to break up with her before the dance but she ignores this and says shel meet him at the dance lucky its fancy dress. Sams has a problem to on the night of the dance , Fionia forces her to work until ...

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...acted with passion and power. A movie itself does not only depend on how good the storylines are but more like how good the characters act. No matter how good a storyline is, if the actors don't act it out well enough, the film will turn out terrible. And no matter how bad the storyline is, if the characters act it out well enough, the movie will be great. So lets get on with the movie "A Cinderella Story" and it's characters. I think the characters ...
...with a different style, personality and attiitude. For example Hillary Duff who plays Sam, she's naturally beautiful and isn't too worried about her looks and appearance, she weas alot of dark coloured clothings, this is to show her personality and to show her deep feelings on the outside with what she wears, she wears these dark colours because she is lonely and has noone to talk to in life, this is how she meets Austin in the first place. She has ...

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...with both main actors playing a passionate role. You really felt for Hilary Duff's character (Cinders) in her battle against life, death, and having to cope with her new step family, the definatly wicked step mother and ugly stepsisters! It also gives a very up to date feel for this old classic, using the ever growing 'World Wide Web' as a little story within the story, which she used to meet the extremly handsome, charming prince played by Chad ...
...then transforms when he meets a new woman, whom he marries, and soon after dies, supposingly leaving everything to Sam's evil step mother, who quickly moves Sam into the attic, so that herself and her 'lovely daughters' can have the run of the house. Sam slaves away night and day in her dads old resturant, with the wicked stepmother cracking her whip if she stops. And of course, on the day of the ball, at which she had arranged to meet her prince, ...

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...whoever thought they could add a few twists to update it should be shot! The basis of how they meet is over text message and email (One for the Orange Film Board!) he's her Prince.... well Prinston charming! And her fairy godmother... well... she's not exactly a fairy more a really good friend, who helps her out alot and with attitude! and the glass slipper... er... a mobile phone! This film was heading for the flop box, until in comes sams (aka ...
...her this would have been a real hit! Sams, not so ugly more so stupid, wanna-be popular step-sisters are more annoying than funny but kids will get a kick out of the cheap slap-stick! This one is more for the kids and girlie girls but adults wont be driven to the brink of insanity having to watch this typical teen hollywood fluff. But in truth this i cinderella candy hollywood wrapped or not, and will always have a charm about it. Sam played by Hilary ...

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Film - A Cinderella Story Stars - Hilary Duff, Chad Michael Murray, Jennifer Coolidge You'll like this if you like - Teen films, fairytales and happily ever afters Plot - A modern spin on Cinderella. Sam (Hilary Duff) is devastated after the death of her father in an earthquake when she is young. Having spent her childhood as an unpaid skivvy for her stepmother Fiona (Jennifer Coolidge) and her two unusual daughters and also working in the family ...
...at school she strikes up a friendship online with a boy from school known only as Nomad. When the school has a masquerade ball, Sam and 'Nomad' agree to meet for the first time, however Sam soon realises that her prince charming is none other than Austin (Chad Michael Murray) one of the most popular boys in school and a part of a crowd who has taunted her for years. She decides not to disclose her identity by wearing a mask and before Austin can ...

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