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Disney’s ClassicAmazon.com essential video
The film that officially signaled Disney’s animation renaissance (following The Little Mermaid) and the only animated feature to receive a Best Picture Oscar nomination, Beauty and the Beast remains the yardstick by which all other animated films should be measured. It relates the story of Belle, a bookworm with a dotty inventor for a father; when he inadvertently offends the Beast (a prince whose heart is too… More >>
Anonymous
June 26, 2010 at 5:33 am
THIS MOVIE BIT! I COULD PULL BETTER STUFF OUT OF MY NOSE
Rating: 1 / 5
Anonymous
June 26, 2010 at 6:19 am
Yep, Disney animation. All my students see this movie at some point between leaving high school and when I meet them as university students. Sometimes, their Chinese university teachers show it to them in class. So, I thought I’d see why they love it so much. I’m still wondering. This is a two-page short story, not a film. But on the bright side, if you skip all the songs it’s under an hour. I’ve never enjoyed a singing toon in my life.
Rating: 2 / 5
Anonymous
June 26, 2010 at 7:11 am
This thing [stinks]! Don’t buy this whacked thing!I thought it would be goog, boy was i wrong!
Rating: 1 / 5
SpookyChick
June 26, 2010 at 9:48 am
This is of course the only animated film ever to be nominated for Best Picture in the Academy Awards (aka Oscars). At the time, it was rather exciting. Now most people agree that the movie isn’t worthy of such an honor. Many Disney (and other studios) have issued movies that work better on many different levels. Is this classic Disney? Not by a long shot.
Part of the reason I was displeased with the DVD is how junked up it is with “Special Features”. Regular readers of my reviews (Thank you, Ladies!) will note that I am opposed to the inclusion of such supplementary material. If the movie can’t stand on it’s own, then what good is it? I mean, please, a ‘work in progress’ version of the movie?? How many times is someone going to watch that?
The songs in this movie will never be regarded as standards the way many older Disney film songs have. And I have always had a problem with the subject matter, which involves human and beast falling in non-platonic love. It is a bit of a weird situation, even in a cartoon, to force upon children who are just learning about “how things work” (if you know what I mean). On a positive note, I happen to love Angela Lansbury, so her exquisite vocal talents are much appreciated. I hope to age as gracefully as her.
Rating: 1 / 5
Anonymous
June 26, 2010 at 10:58 am
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Rating: 1 / 5