Beauty and the Beast (2017)
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A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.
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... Belle
... Beast
... Gaston
... LeFou
... Maurice
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**Spoilers**
The live action remake of "Beauty and the Beast" was good, but it failed to capture the magic of the cartoon version. There were somethings that they got right, and others that dragged on.
I thought "Be Our Guest" was done beautifully. The 3d made it even more enchanting. The main characters' backstories also added some depth to them. However, there were some scenes that I felt added nothing to the story. Such as the search for Belle by Gaston and her father. The "No one is like Gaston" scene didn't have the bravado or arrogance of the original.
I also felt that Luke Evans was miscast. He wasn't the handsomest guy in town, nor was he the strongest. Which is why it was hard for me to accept him as the character. Emma Watson was serviceable. Her voice was fine, but it wasn't strong enough to carry Belle's songs. Dan Stevens was the best part of the film. I felt that he should have had more songs, because he has a beautiful baritone. Although his beast costume should have been more frightening.
Overall, it's a fun film to watch. Though, I wouldn't call it a classic.
Director:
Writer:
Stephen Chbosky (Screenplay)
Evan Spiliotopoulos (Screenplay)
Linda Woolverton (Original Film Writer)
Tim Rice (Lyricist)
Howard Ashman (Lyricist)
Release Date:
2017-03-16
Run Time:
129 min
MMPA Rating:
PG
Reviews of
Beauty and the Beast
**Spoilers**
The live action remake of "Beauty and the Beast" was good, but it failed to capture the magic of the cartoon version. There were somethings that they got right, and others that dragged on.
I thought "Be Our Guest" was done beautifully. The 3d made it even more enchanting. The main characters' backstories also added some depth to them. However, there were some scenes that I felt added nothing to the story. Such as the search for Belle by Gaston and her father. The "No one is like Gaston" scene didn't have the bravado or arrogance of the original.
I also felt that Luke Evans was miscast. He wasn't the handsomest guy in town, nor was he the strongest. Which is why it was hard for me to accept him as the character. Emma Watson was serviceable. Her voice was fine, but it wasn't strong enough to carry Belle's songs. Dan Stevens was the best part of the film. I felt that he should have had more songs, because he has a beautiful baritone. Although his beast costume should have been more frightening.
Overall, it's a fun film to watch. Though, I wouldn't call it a classic.
Disney's done a great job with Gaston and The Beast, the two aspects that I always thought would be the most important, and the most difficult, to nail.
_Final rating:★★★ - I personally recommend you give it a go._
**Only beauty would conquer the beast!**
This is not the first time screen adaptation, that means every one of us have seen either version of the films according to what generation we belong. Mine was the animated one and then there was a modern-day version called 'Beastly'. Not to forget there's a recent French version made on the big scale that I yet to watch. So it's not about the story at all. It is about the quality of film, performances, and particularly how the modern technology used to narrate the story.
Like the recent Disney's live-actions 'Cinderella', 'The BFG', 'The Jungle Book' and many more, this is another excellently adapted film from the book. Though visually it tried to be true to the original, and that's absolutely great thinking. Because in this modern world, we all try something new out of the original contents for sometimes to mess it up.
Excellent casting, the beauty was the best pick among all. The graphics were awesome. The CGI beast was flawless, yet that usual dark and cloudy atmosphere helped it to be so perfect. Since it is listed under Musical, I was worried about the songs. I truly don't like modern Musicals. But this film was not completely filled with songs. Yes, there were like half a dozen, but good ones. Retained the songs from the 1991 film, and in addition three new were composed.
I did not think the Disney would get away with consecutive successes. Great achievement, and their attempts were very precautionary on their every step. Now this is Disney's second highest grossed film ever and first in live-action. The film was for all ages unlike old Disney films. That's the best thing about the modern Disney films that they have adopted. Definitely recommended for at least once watch it.
_8/10_
JUST INCREDIBLE
> I fell in love with that movie!The actors performed fantastically and the effects were so well-maid.It is a classic movie.The best Beauty and the Beast version!!The alive castle was so magical,the effects so realistic and the characters so sympathetic...It was just PERFECT!
What a fantastic movie with great graphics. I was amazed at how well the beast was rendered, you never had to think about the fact that it was CGI. The story kept my entire family interested and scared to leave for popcorn. My only concern was the gay references, I don’t think there was any added value other than shock, and **I don’t like shock in my Disney movies**. Moving forward, the story was easy to follow and it followed the typical Disney Princess theme perfectly. The singing was delightful and the cast did a great job making the moment real. I think this movie will stand the test of time just as the original.
**An admirable adaptation of a classic tale.**
One of the best live-action Disney adaptations, even though that isn’t difficult to achieve, Beauty and The Beast (2017) excellently transports the audience into the magical world of the Beast’s magical and cursed castle. The scale of the tiny claustrophobic village contrasted with the grandiose halls of the enchanted clearly presents the different worlds of the main characters despite grappling with the same loneliness. The cast has two major standouts in Luke Evans’ Gaston and Ewan McGregor’s Lumière. The aesthetics and CGI of this movie are stunning and enhance the film rather than distracting, which would be so easy with so many computer-animated characters.
Very disappointed in this movie. I was expecting it to be as good as the cartoon one, but it wasn't. It was actually kind of boring. I also didn't buy in to thier chemistry at all. It looked really cool though.
A little like "Into the Woods" (2014) this is a technically ambitious attempt to reconcile animation and live action with an excellent cast. Again, it works spectacularly as a piece of cinematic innovation - but has no spirit. We know the story: a vain Prince is cursed by a sorceress to remain shut up, hideously disfigured, in his castle until the spell is broken by true love's tear. "Belle" (Emma Watson) does well to keep this almost Ziegfeld-esque extravaganza on track. She manages to avoid the amorous intentions of Luke Evans as "Gaston" before ending up doing the prisoner swap for her father in the castle of the Prince - an extremely well made up Dan Stevens. The additional voice cast line up is great - Kevin Kline, Sir Ian McKellan, Ewan McGregor, Emma Thompson and Stanley Tucci. The songs are reprised from the 1991 version of the story but without the charm and mischief of their original iterations; they are just too precise and dare I say "professional". The technology has now super-subsumed every element of the process to the point that it is almost clinically delivered. The characters and story are still great, but please, Disney, leave something a little rough around the edges for us....
Cast & Crew of
Beauty and the Beast
Cast
... Belle
... Beast
... Gaston
... LeFou
... Maurice
... Agathe / Enchantress
... Clothilde
... Jean the Potter
... Père Robert
... Lumière
... Cogsworth
... Mrs. Potts
... Chip
... Madame Garderobe
... Maestro Cadenza
... Plumette
... Cuisinier
... Chapeau
... Old Woman
... Vagrant
... Monsieur D'Arque
... Queen
... Young Prince
... King
... Tavern Keeper
... Belle's Mother
... Baby Belle
... Young Maurice
... Tom
... Dick
... Stanley
... Village Lass
... Village Lass
... Village Lass
... Flirtatious Farmer
... Barmaid
... Pretty Female Fishmonger
... Head Washer
... Nasty Headmaster
... Housewife
... Cobbler
... Baker
... Barber
... Butcher
... Washer Woman
... Washer Woman
... Apothecary
... Cheese Maker
... Cheese Maker
... Cheese Maker
... Village Lass's Mother
... Wood Carrier
... Jam Seller
... Bread Buyer
... Fishmonger
... Stable Boy
... Apothecary's Patient
... Fiddler
... Fiddler
... Female Villager / Celebration Woman
... Female Villager / Celebration Woman
... Female Villager / Celebration Woman
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... Female Villager
... Female Villager
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... Washer Girl
... Little Girl
... Little Girl
... Little Girl
... Little Girl
... School Boy
... School Boy
... School Boy
... School Boy
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... School Boy
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... School Boy
... School Boy
... School Boy
... Village Woman (uncredited)
... Fishmonger Villagewoman (uncredited)
Crew
... Sound Designer
... Score Engineer
... Camera Trainee
... Stunt Double
... Editor
... Production Design
... Screenplay
... Director
... Director of Photography
... Utility Stunts
... Art Department Coordinator
... Armorer
... Camera Operator
... Art Direction
... Casting Associate
... Camera Operator
... Animation Supervisor
... VFX Supervisor
... Producer
... Art Direction
... Armorer
... Gaffer
... VFX Editor
... VFX Production Coordinator
... Music Editor
... Costume Illustrator
... Visual Effects Editor
... Casting
... Art Direction
... Set Decoration
... Art Direction
... Camera Operator
... Second Unit Director of Photography
... Construction Coordinator
... Script Supervisor
... Lead Animator
... Choreographer
... Assistant Costume Designer
... Gaffer
... Lead Animator
... CG Supervisor
... Art Direction
... Art Direction
... Costume Design
... Armory Coordinator
... Assistant Costume Designer
... Costume Supervisor
... Key Costumer
... Camera Operator
... Rigging Gaffer
... Animation Supervisor
... Animation Director
... CG Supervisor
... VFX Production Coordinator
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Producer
... Property Master
... Costume Coordinator
... Animation Director
... Visual Effects Producer
... Associate Choreographer
... Visual Effects Editor
... Steadicam Operator
... Still Photographer
... Animation Supervisor
... Lead Animator
... CG Supervisor
... Set Costumer
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Visual Effects Producer
... Script Supervisor
... Set Costumer
... Camera Operator
... CG Supervisor
... Visual Effects Producer
... Lead Animator
... Visual Effects Producer
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Animatronics Designer
... Draughtsman
... Draughtsman
... Wigmaker
... Draughtsman
... Wigmaker
... Draughtsman
... Modeling
... Modeling
... Draughtsman
... Modeling
... Draughtsman
... Modeling
... Key Hair Stylist
... Modeling
... Animatronics Designer
... Makeup Artist
... Makeup Artist
... Key Grip
... Screenplay
... Additional Photography
... Co-Producer
... Co-Producer
... Co-Producer
... Third Assistant Director
... Co-Producer
... Executive Producer
... Production Supervisor
... First Assistant Director
... Co-Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Assistant Director
... Unit Production Manager
... First Assistant Director
... Assistant Director
... Post Production Consulting
... Assistant Director
... Production Supervisor
... Co-Producer
... Original Film Writer
... Special Effects Makeup Artist
... Hairstylist
... Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
... Makeup Artist
... Art Department Assistant
... Lyricist
... Lyricist
... Production Manager
... Director of Previsualization
... Songs
... Original Music Composer
... Production Sound Mixer
... Orchestrator
... Finance
... Draughtsman
... Concept Artist
... Assistant Art Director
... Assistant Set Decoration
... Stunt Double
... Construction Manager
... Assistant Art Director
... Stunt Double
... Storyboard Artist
... Draughtsman
... Stunt Coordinator
... Graphic Designer
... Stunt Double
... Head of Animation
... Songs
... Songs
... Novel
... Compositing Lead
... Music Supervisor
... Music Producer
... Second Assistant Director
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