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Beauty and the Beast (Disney Special Platinum Edition)
 
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Beauty and the Beast (Disney Special Platinum Edition)

Paige O'Hara (Actor), Robby Benson (Actor), Gary Trousdale (Director), Kirk Wise (Director) | Rated: G (General Audience) | Format: DVD
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (295 customer reviews)

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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 hard to love anyone besides himself), Belle boldly takes her father's place, imprisoned in the Beast's gloomy mansion. Naturally, Belle teaches the Beast to love. What makes this such a dazzler, besides the amazingly accomplished animation and the winning coterie of supporting characters (the Beast's mansion is overrun by quipping, dancing household items) is the array of beautiful and hilarious songs by composer Alan Menken and the late, lamented lyricist Howard Ashman. (The title song won the 1991 Best Song Oscar, and Menken's score scored a trophy as well.) The downright funniest song is "Gaston," a lout's paean to himself (including the immortal line, "I use antlers in all of my de-co-ra-ting"). "Be Our Guest" is transformed into an inspired Busby Berkeley homage. Since Ashman's passing, animated musicals haven't quite reached the same exhilarating level of wit, sophistication, and pure joy. --David Kronke

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Over a decade after it was made, this Oscar®-winning musical looks better than ever; the remastered film pops off the screen. This DVD debut has a whole disc of extras, but it's the film that matters here. You can see the original version, the special edition--which has a new song sequence, "Human Again," created for its 2001 release in IMAX theaters--and the unique "work-in-progress" edition that played the New York Film Festival and was seen on an earlier laserdisc release. Disney's tendency for posh--albeit sanitized--extras continues here with a commercial look at their animated history and a making-of hosted by Celine Dion. The kids will have more fun with the games--a trivia test on disc one unlocks a robust DVD game set on disc two. --Doug Thomas
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3D not up to par Jan 23 2012
By Chris S TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Blu-ray
This movie was not converted well to 3D format. It was really good in scenery parts (which had a lot of depth originally) but others were jittery or changed the character appearance. I preferred the non 3D format which I already owned. This was a lot for an "okay" version. Would have like to spend less to get just the 3D version than the combo pack of a movie I already owned. Preferred 3DTangled and 3D Smurfs to this one.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Beauty and the Beast Dec 7 2010
Format:Blu-ray
Although I live neither in a cave nor on Mars, I only saw Beauty for the first time a few weeks ago (2010). I had to have a copy. It's the finest animated feature I've ever seen and one of the best movies of any kind. Walt Disney's goal in the 1930s was to make first-rate movies for the whole family and Beauty is exactly that. The music, animation, screenplay and characters are very close to flawless. Everything fits. Everything works.
It sounds like the best of Broadway, will bring laughs and tears, yet Belle and the Beast have their noble characters very well developed. It's a total joy to watch, regardless of your age!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A Travesty to Disney Heritage Jan 14 2003
Format:DVD
When I bought Disney's Beauty and the Beast "Special Platinum Edition" I was expecting just that, a high quality film with added extras not contained on the original. Instead, what I found myself with was a tampered work of art, a disgraced former masterpiece. The entire movie looks like it has had it's color stripped from it and repainted with bargain bin paints. No longer are there rich colors, sharp contrasts, and beautiful sceney, but now the film looks worse than it's straight to video sequel. The cover looks great, that's what the film used to look like, but the actual DVD is no where near that good looking. Some of the animation looks like it has had some of its detail removed and when I was watching it seemed like some of the frame rate was reduced because of the sluggish movement of the characters mouths when speaking. It is a completely different movie and I have since returned my copy and stuck with my original release. Some of the games and extra features are interesting and entertaining, but that's really like saying a TV show was awful, but there was a funny commercial here and there. I wish Disney would stop messing around with their work and just leave it the way we all saw it and loved it in the theaters. Walt would have never let something like this leave the studio if he were still running it, and that's the bottom line.
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Most recent customer reviews
Great movie, gerat purchase
Movie is great, but it's a Disney classic so of course it's good. Purchase was fast and easy, no concerns.
Published 3 days ago by Katie
Excellent
Although I felt that the price was a bit high, the discs were in perfect condition and everything was there on time. A great addition to my Disney movie collection!
Published 3 months ago by eleniel421
<3
Amazing movie. Everyone should own it. It is a classic I grew up with and plan on watching with my kids...when I have any.
Published 3 months ago by judymoody
A true Disney classic!
I remember when I was growing up I would watch this movie every single day. I absolutely love this. The movie, the story, the soundtrack . . . definitely a classic. Read more
Published 4 months ago by SimpleElegance
Very good.
Everrything as described. Shipped promptly and product was indeed new in box. Those are classic movies that grown up kids will always enjoy.
Published 4 months ago by Jean Bellemare
v good
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Published 6 months ago by steve
Great condition!
I am so glad that I was able to get this title and in such a great condition. It arrived promptly and has given my son hours of fun and laughter.
Published 9 months ago by EvaK
Beauty
The movie was great but was bought for a disney collection for my grandson. Arrived in good time and in good condition.
Published 16 months ago by wenobi
Beauty and The Beast blu ray...a magnificent masterpiece in video and...
Video: According to the pamphlet insert, when Disney went back and reexamined the film's master elements, they found that they were covered with "white dirt and water spots,",... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Dr. Joseph Lee
Good
The movie was new and in original plastic packaging, however the outer sleeve was used... there was some girl's name and phone number pressed into it and it was little scratched... Read more
Published 20 months ago by frozen_zebra
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