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Why? OH Why?
Dvd was ruined... Every other review can fill in the blanks on that. Not as good as Classic Disney Films. (i.e. films made before 1980) Still better than films made after Aladin. (i.e. Nemo/Lion king a.k.a Kimba the White Lion from Japan)

Animation 7/10 original.... 3/10 DVD
Sound 10/10 Original.....3/10 DVD
Replay Value 5/10 Original..... 1/20 DVD
Story 6/10
Overall 7/10 Original....... 3/10 DVD

True as it can be
Regarded by many as the greatest animated film of all time, Disney's classic "Beauty And The Beast" is a majestic and exhilarating movie experience. It's a film so amazing, so spectacular, it received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture - an historic first for an animated feature film.

This "tale as old as time" follows the story of Belle, a bright young woman with a vivid mind, who longs for "something more than the provincial life" than she experiences in her small hometown village in France. Because of her ambition and her longing for exploration and adventure, she is misunderstood by the other townsfolk. And also, due to her being the most beautiful girl in town, she has attracted the attention of the handsome, yet unkind, selfish, arrogant, and vain Gaston, the local hearth-throb.

One day, after yet again spurning the affections of Gaston, an unusual set of circumstances finds Belle imprisoned in the castle of a (seemingly) fearsome beast. With the help of the castle's delightful staff, a teapot named Mrs Potts, her teacup son Chip, a candelabra named Lumiere, and a clock named Cogsworth, romance blossoms between these two unlikely friends and Belle soon sees beyond the beast's ugly appearance to the gentle and kind soul that he possesses and learns the most important lesson of all - that true beauty lies within the heart and the soul and not the skin. Indeed, that is a lesson that the viewer learns as well.

Embraced, beloved, and celebrated by moviegoers worldwide when it was released theatrically in the early 1990's, "Beauty And The Beast" will enchant you, delight you, and captivate both young and old viewers alike with it's Oscar winning music (Best Score and Best Original Song), awesome animation, and a cast of the most lovable and memorable Disney characters the screen has ever seen (except of course, for those seven little men!)

Wow!
Disney has taken DVD's to a whole new level. Not only do you get the movie (generally with your choice of widescreen or full screen), you get extras and games as well. "Beauty & the Beast" is no exception.

Along with the animated version of this classic tale, you get the added musical number "Human Again" (not available on the original video release), and an extra DVD that allows you to go inside the castle and play a memory game with Chip (Mrs. Potts' son), or "Break the Spell" of the magic rose game (both very fun for kids). You can also take a virtual tour of the beast's castle, browse through Cogsworth and Lumiere's library, and see behind-the-scene footage, original art and character designs, the Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson video of the "Beauty & the Beast" song, and play "Mrs. Potts' Personality Profile" game, where you can find out which character you're most like. But, the coolest feature I like is the "Sing Along" option. Set the DVD to "sing along", and the movie will play as usual, except when you get to the musical numbers, the song lyrics pop on the screen. Unreal! There are so many other fun features of this DVD that even if you own the original VHS release, you're doing yourself a diservice by not getting the DVD. There's more than your money's worth here!!

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