Beauty and the Beast (2017) (Plus Bonus Features)

by Bill Condon (Director)

Other authorsKevin Kline (Actor), Emma Watson (Actor), Dan Stevens (Actor), David Hoberman (Producer), Todd Lieberman (Producer), Josh Gad (Actor), Luke Evans (Actor)

DVD, ?

Call number

FAMILY-D, DVD 160

Collections

DVD, DVD/Family

Series

Beauty and the Beast (Disney) (4)

Publication

Walt Disney Pictures

Description

The fantastic journey of Belle, a bright and independent young woman who takes her father's place as the prisoner of a beast in his castle. As Belle befriends the castle's enchanted staff, she and the Beast slowly begin to look beyond their initial reactions to each other and see who they truly are. But back in Belle's village, her father's fears for her safety drive him to rally the villagers to free Belle from the castle--a plan that goes awry, with dangerous consequences, when Belle's would-be suitor Gaston twists the rally into a mob and leads an attack on the castle.

User reviews

LibraryThing member infjsarah

The original animated Beauty and the Beast by Disney is one of my all time favourite films - the one I go to when I need cheering up. So I was looking forward to seeing the live action remake and wondering quite how it would work. And it mostly did. I don't think it will replace the original in my

heart but I enjoyed it a lot. Emma Watson can't really sing but she just about gets away with it. Luke Evans can though - he has lovely voice. It adds in some extra character moments and some extra songs though I did miss "Human Again". An entertaining and cheer you up film.

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LibraryThing member Lucky-Loki

"The Jungle Book" was nearly entirely a new film, and thus in a league of its own, but barring that one, "Beauty and the Beast" is easily the best Disney live action remake to date. The parts that are identical mostly maintain their pathos and charm, the parts that are new only rarely feel

shoehorned and almost always feel like worthwhile additions. The actors are great (though an exuberant Luke Evans steals every scene he's in), and the new songs are actually quite good. The original is still better, but this is the only one-to-one remake Disney's made that I can honestly say I'd on occasion be happy to rewatch instead of the original, simply for the variation.

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