Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Posted : 9 months, 4 weeks ago at Jan 25 23:49

I have to say, this movie is one of the few that has aged really well from my childhood making it one of the more enduring films from pre-teen/early teen years. When I first watched it at the age of 12, I think, it was just a very remarkable cartoon. It captivated me with it's animation, especially the comic staff of the enchanted castle. As I watched it over the years, the romantic aspects of the movie appealed to me as well, and so did the lovely music, while still keeping an appreciation for the things that first captivated me. I also discovered the depth of the characters and the cleverness with which the mannerisms of the enchanted staff of the castle were constructed. This movie works on several levels, as a romance, as a technical achievement, as a fairy tale and as a musical. Possi...Read more

Rating : 9/10

Posted : 1 year, 4 months ago at Jun 30 6:40

The only animated movie to receive a Best Picture Oscar nomination, and it deserved it. Magic from the opening prologue to the final credit, "Beauty and the Beast" is the last real classic to come from the Disney crew before John Lasseter came along. This was one of the few movies I happily paid to see twice in the cinema, and sitting in a sparsely-populated Friday night audience (I was living in Barbados at the time, and it was hardly the most artistic place on Earth... it was a crying shame that there was hardly anyone there while "Home Alone 2" went through the roof) the second time, the magic remained. You all know the story, so apart from pointing out the movie's one flaw (the prince's spell had to be broken before he turned 21 or he would remain a beast forever; so if it was ca...Read more

Rating : 10/10