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Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast

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Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson
Jan 13, 2012
G, 1 hr. 24 min.

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Movie Info

Cast: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Angela Lansbury, Bradley Pierce, Rex Everhart, Jesse Corti, Jo Ann Worley
Director: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
Rated: G
Running Time: 1 hr. 24 min.
Genre: Animation, Romance, Drama, Kids & Family, Musical & Performing Arts, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Theater Release: Jan 13, 2012
DVD Release: Oct 08, 2002
Synopsis: Walt Disney Animation Studios' magical classic Beauty and the Beast returns to the big screen in Disney Digital 3D(TM), introducing a whole new generation to the Disney classic with stunning new 3D imagery. The film captures the fantastic journey of Belle (voice of Paige O'Hara), a bright and beautiful young woman who's taken prisoner by a hideous beast (voice of Robby Benson) in his castle. Despite her precarious situation, Belle befriends the castle's enchanted staff-a teapot, a candelabra and a mantel clock, among others-and ultimately learns to see beneath the Beast's exterior to discover the heart and soul of a prince. -- (C) Disney

Critic Reviews

  • Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service
    The greatest animated film ever made and one of the screen's great musicals hardly needs this (3D) sort of sprucing up.
  • Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
    What you gain in an extra, faked dimension you lose in lively, genuine beauty.
  • Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
    The set pieces are narcotically pleasing, especially the Busby Berkeley-style dancing-kitchenware spectacular, "Be Our Guest," and the romantic ballroom centerpiece that brings Beauty and her Beast together.
  • Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail
    The 3-D pops out to enhance the drama or energy of scenes in which settings are large and integral to the action.
  • Richard Ouzounian, Toronto Star
    Some youthful memories are better not revisited, but this definitely isn't one of them. Sometimes you can go home again.
  • Janet Maslin, New York Times
    It is a surprise, in a time of sequels and retreads, that the new film is so fresh and altogether triumphant in its own right.
  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
    Despite some excessive narrative streamlining, this 1991 release was the best Disney animated feature in years, full of charm and humor.
  • Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
    Its animators' pens are wands; their movement enchants.
  • Joe Leydon, Variety
    A uniquely elegant and entertaining mix of hand-drawn classicism and high-tech innovation.
  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
    [A] great film...
  • Get more reviews for Beauty and the Beast at RottenTomatoes.com
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