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Beauty and the Beast (A Walt Disney Classic)
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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 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Beauty and the Beast (A Walt Disney Classic)
- VHS Tape: 0 pages (1992-10-30)
- Publisher: Walt Disney Home Video
- Label: Walt Disney Home Video
- Starring: David Ogden Stiers, Jerry Orbach, Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White
- Director: Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale
- Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
- Rated: G (General Audience)
- Studio: Walt Disney Home Video
- Video Release Date: 1992-10-30
- Run Time: 84
- ISBN: 6302526574
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 430 reviews
- Sales Rank in Video: #4
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Summary: Terrible Customer Service 2008-11-13
Comment: When I oreder this DVD I thought I owuld have a gift for my wife in time for her birthday. I even e-mailed this person to ask if I could pay additional fees fro a faster mailing service. The e-mail was returned. I went to the store front for this individual and it was closed. Amazon stood beside thier policy and refunded my money. After that the DVD cam in 10 days late. I had already ordered another DVD. I have it now unopened If you want the DVD back say so. I do not need it.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Worst service ever 2008-11-05
Comment: This is the worst company I have ever done business with. I ordered a dvd on September 29, 08, and have not yet received it. I have contacted the seller three times but have not received any answer back. My suggestion to anyone - DO NOT USE THIS SELLER.
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Summary: We love it! 2008-11-02
Comment: This is the best "Princess" movie out there in my opinion.
It focuses on one of the more valuable lessons in life and positively pushes literacy, self respect, compassion and self reliance through the main character.
I have a 3 year old, so since it's arrived we've seen it about 30 times.
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Summary: Belle 2008-11-01
Comment: I bought this DVD in response to all the princess references on TV and various books that were given to my Grand-Daughter. This could be a very disturbing movie for children because of the dark theme and magic. Most kids appear to handle the story fine because, in the end, good triumphs over evil and there is a happy ending. On the second disk, tucked away behind the tea kettle on the menu, is a fantastic music video by Celine Dione and Peabo Bryson, of the title song.
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Summary: Big screen? Wait for a newer edition 2008-10-29
Comment: This is one of my favorite Disney films. I was excited when I pulled it out of the box to show it to my 3-year-old daughter for the first time.
Unfortunately, I was extremely disappointed with the quality of the DVD. I'm not sure if it's a bootleg copy or if it's just because my vendor shipped the Canadian version (the DVD box was white), but other people have complained about Disney shoehorning too much stuff onto the DVD.
The quality of the images is inconsistent. In some places, it looks chunky and lo res. Belle's Papa's eye color keeps changing.
But worst of all, my 6-month-old DVD player keeps putting a blue bar across the top of the screen with a little movie projector icon every time there's a difference between the regular and work-in-progress edition.
I'm ready to give the DVD to Goodwill and wait for the next version to come out. Buy Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella or Snow White and wait it out.
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