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Summary: A timeless Disney classic and a great DVD release!
Review: This is one of the best-loved of the Disney classics. The characters are lovable, the animation is beautiful, and the songs are enjoyable. What more could you want? This film is truly a masterpiece. The Special Edition release on DVD is incredible. It is a 2-disc set, and comes with a CD-ROM as well. The box advertises a "2-disc Experiential DVD." I don't know what experiential is, but the special features are awesome. You can enter the Beast's castle, play games, and do all kinds of fun Disney stuff--sure to keep the kids entertained for hours. There is also a very entertaining new song. This is definitely one of the best animated films ever, and now this incredible DVD release made it that much better. Don't miss it!
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Summary: this is great DVD
Review: I first saw Beauty and the Beast when it came to the theaters and it was great. I am so glad Disney made this available on DVD. They did a phenomenal job putting it on DVD...and this is one of those films that is a classic. If you're like me and enjoy seeing this film over and over again, you should get the DVD.
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Summary: Disney went all out for this movie... BUT....
Review: No interviews with any of the voice talent that helped make the film timeless... Disapponting because I would love to have heard from them too. All I saw was Celene Dion.... The making of... shows how much work had gone into making Beauty and the Beast. I am glad that there are games for everyone to enjoy. You also get 3 versions of the film... A Special Edition With a new scene added in, The Original 1991 version that was released to theaters, and the work in progress version of the film. NOTE: It is in widescreen... The restoration blows the mind and words can't even begin to tell you just how beautiful the movie now looks. It makes you see this film in a new way...
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Summary: Beauty-ful!
Review: This is a moment of true Renaissance in the animated film genre. Yes we had Sleeping Beauty, Fantasia, Snow White,but they were all merely place markers along the highway leading to this Disney film. This film is a sensitive, humorous romance that anyone can watch, at any age, with anyone, without ever having to cringe from something occuring on screen that is childish or ridiculous. It is a lot like that with the film E.T. Many have refused to see it due to the hype, but found it overwhelmingly engaging once they had finaly viewed it. This film is so visually stunning and so heart touching in it's screenplay that you will pull it out at least once a year for the rest of your life to relive the moments of magic that define this true classic of American animation and film making.
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Summary: Can you say second best animated motion picture ever???
Review: This is the second best animated motion picture ever, second only the other Disney classic, Fantasia. This is perfect for everyone who loves romance, adventure, excitement, drama comedy and just having a good time watching a movie. The animation is beautiful, but then again, every Disney movie is. The colors are vibrant and you just can't take your eyes off of the screen. The voices are perfect. Close your eyes and listen to Gaston and you can't help but imagine a big hairy hunter with a bad attitude and a chest the size of a football field. Paige O'Hara is the only person I would ever want to hear as Belle. She has a beautiful voice, so innocent yet so daring when she needs to be. She has the most glorious singing voice. Jerry Orbach and Angela Lansbury are cast so perfectly. I mean, I can't think of any other word but perfect for the voice casting in this movie. I would love to go into more detail, but I can't think of anything beside perfect. Chip is called Chip and he has a chip taken out of his cup. How much better can you get? The music, oh, the music is glorious. It begins with a song and you're hooked. It is a sweeping chorus number, both great music and lyrics. The movie is a book and each song highlights a chapter. Robbie Benson, whew, what a voice. "Be Our Guest" is a rousing crowd pleaser that'll have you tapping your toes and hitting the rewind button to listen to it again and again so you can learn the words for the next time you sing along. Broadway staple Angela Lansbury shines when she sings "Beauty And The Beast," far better than Celine Dion and that other guys version. This movie teaches you how love conquers all and that if it's worth doing for love, then it's worth doing at all. Don't give up on your dreams, but then the Beast lets Belle leave. But he coes it because he loves her and he knows what she has to do. Then she comes back because she loves him and they live happily ever after. This is the best animated movie since Fantasia and every animated movie that follows is going to have a big shadow to crawl out of. It was more than worthy of its Academy Award nomination and I'm not ashamed to say that it could have very well benn, and probably should have been, the upset winner of the year. Alas, it wasn't. But to no avail. It's on Broadway and it has a glorious and long overdue deluxe edition coming out on DVD and you can take it to the bank, I'm buying this on the first day of release. Buy this movie. Let your kids watch it. Watch it yourself. Watch it with your kids. This is a classic story and is told as beautifully as ever before. It is plain and simple the one movie that you just can't go wrong with. Buy this movie, I give it my highest recommendation.
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Summary: Terrific Disney movie!
Review: Beauty and the Beast is, in my opinion, the best animated Disney movie ever made. The score is incredible, the characters are endearing, and the plot is funny and sweet.
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Summary: Beautiful
Review: This is Disney's best movie. Unlike their more recent films with distorted super-heroines, Belle was a real lady in this film. And the beast's viciousness was so clearly portrayed in the beginning, only to be balanced by the utterly gentle demeanor he had in the end. This is a film that depicts proper love between a man and a woman, with each person eventually fulfilling their roles with sacrifice and kindness. The end result is a smashing of evil, and a glorious triumph of good.
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Summary: A classic in every sense of the word
Review: This is, without a doubt, the pinnacle of animation. The *only* animated feature to be nominated for Best Picture, this film is a classic to both children and adults. I saw the special edition of this film when it came out to IMAX theatres, and the added sequence was placed in so seamlessly that it is almost impossible to tell where the old footage ends and the new footage begins without a side by side comparison of the two films. The song that was removed, 'Human Again', was originally intended for the film, but cut and replaced with 'Something There' because Disney wanted to move the focus to Belle and the Beast, rather than keeping it on the living objects of the castle. The decision to put that song back *into* the film is one that I heartily approve of - it adds so much more back into the film, and it almost brought tears to my eyes to see it restored back to what it should be. If you are a fan of the original, you will want the special edition.
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Summary: Review for Beauty and the Beast
Review: Disney's Beauty and the Beast is one of the best movies that they have ever released. Over the years, I have collected many Disney titles and this is the one that I have most enjoyed. The storyline and the animation is unique and appeals to adults as well as children. I think that the idea of releasing a dvd edition of this movie is a must and I can't wait until it is released.
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Summary: Beauty and the Beast
Review: Beauty and the Beast is the best Disney film in awhile. In my opinion Disney is the best American animators but since this movie(with the exception of the Lion King of course)there has been a wave of horrid Disney movies(such as Lilo and Stich). But this movie is really good. It's simply mezmorizing. It's beautiful and has the best music in a disney film. It's dazzling and cute, beautiful and sad. The story of the film is: A young girl named Belle, who thinks she knows everything she wants, goes on a magical adventure. The prologue of the movie is, a greedy prince many years ago lived in a beautiful castle. One day an old lady knocked on her door and asked if she could stay in the castle one day for the rose. The prince turned it down and the old lady transformed herself into a beautiful women, transformed the prince into a beast, and said "you must love someone and earn there love back before the pedals of the rose fall off, then the spell would be broken. Now back to Belle, Her father got lost in the woods. Belle went to find him and she saw a castle. When she went in there she eventually met her father and mada an exchange. She said if she would let her father free, she would stay there, thus begins the movie. The effects are wonderful. Especially in this remastered version. The animation is just plain and simpley BEAUTIFUL. The music like I said is top notch, and this new version will have a brand new sog, Human again. But fom the mesmorizing song Tale as old as time, well that song is not only beautiful but it has meanig and values like a nother poster said. Tale as old as time it means since Adam and Eve men have ruled our society. Song as old as rhyme Barely even Friends then somebody bendss unexpectedly: that means love needs the two to make changes. And finally Tale as old as time song as old as rhyme beauty and the beast. This is a great scycological tool also. For a couple who are facing horrible hardships. This is one of the best Disney films.
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