1) the songs are awesome. "Gaston" had me chuckling away.
2) the animation, especially in the snow and the forests, is just amazing
3) you can read as much depth as you want into the story.
Unlike virtually every other fairy tale, especially disney stories, belle isn't a princess. She's not even all that poor. She's a middle class girl in a rural environment. And the thing that she likes most in the world? Reading. how awesome is that? she doesn't just fall in love with the main guy in town, she goes for the guy with the biggest library. Similarly, the one who really learns his lesson is the beast, for being mean to that old woman, who was in fact a witch. ... Read More:
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Although the events of this film sit within the time-scale of the original, it is an interesting exploration of some of the untouched themes from its predecessor.
The Beast's dislike of Christmas is assumed by the audience to be simple 'Scrooge'-ism. As the story unfolds, we discover a deeper, more personal rationale for his aversion.
The addition of new characters - Forte (voiced by Tim Curry) and Fife (Paul Reubens - aka Pee-Wee Herman) - gives the story room to expand.
Ultimately, though, this one is strictly for the real fans - or at least, completists! :)
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With Pocahontas as an ancestor, I saw this movie in grade school and then followed it up with mountains of reading and research when it first came out. Disney has been well known for their distortion of stories and tale, but that generally doesn't bother me. Beauty and the Beast is my favourite movie of all time even though it differs drastically from the original tale. Disney went too far, however, when they decided to tackle American history and then twist it for their means. A few being, the aging of Pocahontas to make her old enough for romance (she would have been 12 or 13), the supposed love affair with John Smith, and the entire political correctness of the story defile an important part of our history (ie. Jamestown the first permanent English ... Read More:
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1) the songs are awesome. "Gaston" had me chuckling away.
2) the animation, especially in the snow and the forests, is just amazing
3) you can read as much depth as you want into the story.
Unlike virtually every other fairy tale, especially disney stories, belle isn't a princess. She's not even all that poor. She's a middle class girl in a rural environment. And the thing that she likes most in the world? Reading. how awesome is that? she doesn't just fall in love with the main guy in town, she goes for the guy with the biggest library. Similarly, the one who really learns his lesson is the beast, for being mean to that old woman, who was in fact a witch. So the aristocrat was brought ... Read More:
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I wanted to give 0 stars, but it didn't work, this is why I give one!! But it doesn't deserve it!!!
This is simply the worst I have ever seen from Disney and in general in the cartoon section!!
The movie is set in the early 20th century, but the characters act like they would be from the 21st century!! They are also not nicely drawn and the whole story is so horrible, you better watch it yourself to understand what I talk about!!
This is a DVD I have seen only once and happily will sell it if someone is up to it!!
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This is the greatest disney film of all time. It is full of passion, love and a heartwarming tale as old as time. This classic is enchanted with all the magic of disney's great artistry and a superb cast. Plus the story of Belle and all her magical adventures in the castle of the beast.
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This is the greatest disney film of all time. It is full of passion, love and a heartwarming tale as old as time. This classic is enchanted with all the magic of disney's great artistry and a superb cast. Plus the story of Belle and all her magical adventures in the castle of the beast.
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Although the events of this film sit within the time-scale of the original, it is an interesting exploration of some of the untouched themes from its predecessor.
The Beast's dislike of Christmas is assumed by the audience to be simple 'Scrooge'-ism. As the story unfolds, we discover a deeper, more personal rationale for his aversion.
The addition of new characters - Forte (voiced by Tim Curry) and Fife (Paul Reubens - aka Pee-Wee Herman) - gives the story room to expand.
Ultimately, though, this one is strictly for the real fans - or at least, completists! :)
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I cant understand how disney make such wonderful classics and then put a bad mark on their name by making a sequal there is no point i mean the movie was okay to be fair but pacahontas 1 was so much better
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I cant understand how disney make such wonderful classics and then put a bad mark on their name by making a sequal there is no point i mean the movie was okay to be fair but pacahontas 1 was so much better
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