Beauty and the Beast (Special Platinum Edition)
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Last updated: September 20, 2009, 10:15 am
Beauty and the Beast (Special Platinum Edition) Cusomter reviews:
Average Rating: 4.5 Total Reviews: 536
(Shana L. Dejesus, 2009-10-26) As the mom of a four year old daughter, I have watched all the Disney princess movies. This one is our favorite hands down! Beauty and the Beast offers something for everyone.. singing and dancing, comedy, drama, even a little horror. The only down side of this movie is that very small children may find the beast too scary so use discretion with little ones who frighten easily.
(M. mitchell, 2009-10-23) loved this movie ever since it came out in theaters hope other people enjoy this as well.
(Donald B. Ma, 2009-10-21) The first time my daughter saw snippets from this movie was at my cousin's wedding - at 1 year old, she was captured and mesmerized by the music and film snippets. My own little Beauty deserves nothing but the best - and a Platinum Edition is a timeless classic ... just like that magical moment of her watching those snippets that night.
(M. Dettor, 2009-10-19) Do not order from them, I've had an outstanding order for over 1 month now and despite 2 attepmts to contact the vendor, no response and no merchandise. Literally, save your money.
(Sean Pasek, 2009-10-12) For me, "Beauty and the Beast" is the best Disney film, and it is my favorite. "Wall-E" is right up there for me, but for simple animation, it will always be "Beauty and the Beast." I love how Disney has taken some of the most simple stories and made them so palpable for both children and adults. Such life-lessons include, dealing with the loss of a parent, learning to be yourself, and the most profound of all, for me: seeing the beauty of yourself and others from the inside. While these may seem like simple morality tales, I venture that most people would find such obstacles extremely challenging. This is one reason why Disney films, such as this one, can easily be viewed over and over again, because like reading a good spiritual book, the lessons are always applicable. The movie sets the tone from the start, with David Ogden Stiers as the narrator, using that great voice of his, to give us the prologue of the story; that a young prince has been transformed into a beast due to his lack of love and insight. Beauty and the Beast has one of the best heroines, in my opinion, in Disney animation. Belle (brilliantly voiced by Paige O'Hara) is a simple girl from a small town. She goes against the norm for the other young women of the town, because she loves to read, and she is not afraid to speak her mind. These are several personality traits that frequently frustrate the town's handsome suitor, Gaston; a person who all of the other young women find absolutely appealing, but for Belle, Gaston is the antithesis of the qualities she looks for in a man. Belle is pure-hearted, and she is looking for someone who shares the same qualities. She isn't necessarily picky. She simply knows what she wants, and strangely enough, she finds him in the most unlikely of guises. *You'll note that one of interesting ways that the animators make Belle stand out, is that she is the only person in town wearing blue. The Beast is a man consumed with anger and self-loathment. He can't even stand to look at how he used to be, as we see him rip a portrait of himself to pieces. The first meeting between Belle and the Beast is not a happy one at all. The Beast is unable to see his own cruelty (perhaps because this is how he has always been, and he doesn't know how to be any different) as he drags Belle's father away from her, not even thinking about her feelings at all. Belle is able to soften the Beast, as she is able to keep up with him and his own sense of logic, which is beautifully demonstrated as the two argue back and forth after the wolf attack. Ironically, it often takes someone else to show us what others see. I find it interesting that the Beast's only link to the outside world is a mirror, since the mirror is his greatest asset to remind him to look within himself. In many ways, Belle is the Beast's true mirror. She finally begins to see something hidden beneath the anger and despair, and she helps him to see what she already sees. The dance sequence across the ballroom floor is probably my favorite scene. The attention to detail by the animation department is incredible...from shadows to reflections, to the embroidery of the marble pillars, and the detail of the tapestries. This is also the climactic scene in which is becomes apparent that both Belle and the Beast love each other. Both the animation and lighting are at their pinnacle peak during this sequence. There is such attention to detail. I love the way Belle is continuously moving a strand of hair from her face. Beast demonstrates his love for Belle in the purest and noblest of ways: he lets her go. We have all heard about how if you truly someone, you must let it go. Love is to be given, and the Beast, despite his feelings, lets Belle go to find and be with her ill father. There is a host of terrific characters in this film. Gaston epitomizes the conceited, manly man who thinks of no one but himself. I like Gaston's character because he isn't the "evil prototype" that we've seen in the past. He's simply a man whose ego is larger than life, and he will never risk losing out to anyone, let alone a hairy Beast! Jerry Orbach is terrific as Lumiere, and provides one of the best songs in the film, "Be Our Guest" in which every item in the kitchen is involved in an elaborate musical and dance number, with little reminders of the follies done during the 20s and 30s. Angela Lansbury is perfectly cast as the teapot, Mrs. Potts, playing the proverbial, wise housekeeper. Overall, the film has true charm, and anyone of any age will enjoy it. Beauty and the Beast is a timeless classic, and the only animated film to ever be nominated for Best Picture. The film was even converted into a Broadway show that was an instant hit. Beauty and the Beast teaches us to leave our prejudicial judgments at the door. It is often challenging to look within ourselves and others to see the true beauty that lies within each one of us. Aside from being an exquisite romantic film, Beauty and the Beast serves as a reminder that there is beauty in everyone. Are we brave enough to find it within?