Beauty & The Beast

OU812

They've just released a teaser which gives a glimpse of Belle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c38r-SAnTWM

Probably one of the most eagerly awaited Disney live actions. I'd consider it more of a film version of the musical than a live action version of the animation.

Mitch Connor

My other half adores the animated movie - and the musical (depending on production company and style) so she will be super excited to see this. If they don't nail the music, she is going to riot!

I do wonder if they are going to do something about the set up of the story though - the enchantress one that sets everything in motion is simply a horrible person and the true villain of the piece, imo. Tricks a young kid and punishes not just him, but EVERYONE in the castle over it!?

Tipsy McSwagger

I love the animated movie but will be skipping this. Emma Watson can't act and has the personality of a brick.

PressRun

I think Emma Watson probably has the right look for the role, but I agree that she is a poor enough actress.

OU812

Mitch Connor wrote: »

If they don't nail the music, she is going to riot!

It's the same composer as the original & he's scoring additional themes & also writing new songs.

Kirby

I find the obsession most of America has with Emma Watson both a bit baffling and also a little sinister....like the same vibe when people talk about liking Chloe Moretz. It just unsettles me a little. It's all just a bit creepy to be honest.

Anyway, I'm a big fan of the original animated one so I'm likely going to be disappointed in this. Although seeing the trailer for it in the cinema reminded me of how good the music was.

Sad Professor

Kirby wrote: »

I find the obsession most of America has with Emma Watson both a bit baffling and also a little sinister....like the same vibe when people talk about liking Chloe Moretz. It just unsettles me a little. It's all just a bit creepy to be honest.

Whatever about Moretz, but Watson has been old enough to be publicly lusted after for quite a while now.

razorblunt

This movie was crying out for Minka Kelly!

McGregor's accent seems a bit off. It's also another advert that uses the soft piano keys for the a tease of a main theme.

matchthis

I'd be willing to give this a go. The next trailer will reveal a great deal more hopefully. Big fan of the original

SarahBM

I love the animated film, it is my favourite Disney film. Therefore I am a bit anxious. Ian McKellen is great in what ever he does, but I think McGregor is a bad choice. Hope I am proven wrong though.
And Dan Stevens as the Beast? I am not too sure.
But I do think the trailer makes it look very interesting!

Mickeroo

Cinderella and Jungle Book were both very good so I hope this keeps the streak going.

Kirby

Sad Professor wrote: »

Whatever about Moretz, but Watson has been old enough to be publicly lusted after for quite a while now.

Moretz is also of age now but that doesn't change the creepy vibe, as just like with Watson, certain people were doing the lusting when they were children and now suddenly it's "okay" because they are adults.....and one of the reasons why they both seem so popular.

I just find it all very unseemly.

pinksoir

Kirby wrote: »

Sad Professor wrote: »

Whatever about Moretz, but Watson has been old enough to be publicly lusted after for quite a while now.

Moretz is also of age now but that doesn't change the creepy vibe, as just like with Watson, certain people were doing the lusting when they were children and now suddenly it's "okay" because they are adults.....and one of the reasons why they both seem so popular.

I just find it all very unseemly.

Yeah but what age are the folks who are/were 'lusting' after them? One thing about the internet is that you forget that much of the time you're talking with/ reading posts by people who are much younger than you. So while it's undoubtedly creepy having some middle aged dude sweating over a tween/teenager, having kids grow up who are a similar age to your Watson's and Moretz's (and whatever dudes you may want to add - Bieber? Jonas?) and 'lusting' after them is pretty okay and normal.

Agent Coulson

Trailer

FunLover18

This looks like a shot for shot retread of the original. Watson is doing that confused anger she does in everything and the "beast" looks like a goat ... A bad CGI goat.

Agent Coulson

I thought the screenshot of Watson on the Youtube video looked familiar and reminded me of some one.

JP Liz V1

PressRun wrote: »

I think Emma Watson probably has the right look for the role, but I agree that she is a poor enough actress.

I think she looks too young to play Belle I mean compared to the male actors playing Gaston and Beast

FunLover18

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I think she looks too young to play Belle I mean compared to the male actors playing Gaston and Beast

I just don't think she's beautiful enough the animated version is better looking.

OU812

Jasus folks, get over it. She's not animated she's a real person and this is live action. The movie is complete and this is the version you're getting. I'm 100% sure it's going to be wonderful and a massive box office success.

If you don't like it, don't go see it.

FunLover18

OU812 wrote: »

Jasus folks, get over it. She's not animated she's a real person and this is live action. The movie is complete and this is the version you're getting. I'm 100% sure it's going to be wonderful and a massive box office success.

If you don't like it, don't go see it.

Why is only positive speculation allowed? It may sound harsh but when I think 'beauty' I don't think Emma Watson, that's just my opinion. I also think she's a limited actress and I see nothing in that trailer to prove me wrong. Cinderella was wonderful as it did something different and was a new interpretation of the story however this looks to be more like a direct remake, I may be proven wrong but Disney are walking a tight rope with these live-action remakes, Cinderella was not a huge success and so it seems they're veering closer to the origninals as seen in The Jungle Book and this trailer however the novelty will wear off and people will get tired of lazy remakes of childhood classics.

razorblunt

That trailer just pretty much covered the entire story anyway.

I don't get the Watson fuss, don't find her attractive and a poor actress.
I also can't understand why Ewan McGregor was cast, his French accent is appalling, definitely a role they could have given to an actual French actor.

JP Liz V1

Ariana Grande and John Legend to sing the title track

OU812

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Ariana Grande and John Legend to sing the title track

She's no Celine Dion

Shelga

I just don't get the point of this movie at all.

Loved the animated original as a kid, and Emma Watson cannot act.

El Duda

Beauty and the Beast is the most boring of the Disney animations imo.

This looks equally boring.

OU812

Final trailer released

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3Nl_TCQXuw

Have to say it looks spectacular. My only gripe is they didn't get Angela Lansbury to reprise the Mrs Potts role.

jenearl

I don't think it looks bad necessarily, for what it's clearly trying to achieve. It's just a source of endless frustration to me that the film industry relies so much on remakes and sequels!

OU812

Saw it today, it's spectacular. For those who were concerned about it, they've filmed the musical which was inspired by the animations.

It's "Disney Dark" in places, the whole LaFou gay thing isn't super obvious (although it's there) & Gaston comes off like a total dick which isn't as obvious in the animation. There's a seriously dark undercurrent there with him.

Go see it & make your minds up, but I'd put it right up there with the other ones they've done.

snowflaker

I really enjoyed it! 5 Roses!

God I loved it! I hated la la land so thought I was turning into a miserable c**t but thankfully enjoyed every bit of this!!

snowflaker

I've now seen it twice! Today I'm having withdrawal symptoms

MyKeyG

snowflaker wrote: »

I've now seen it twice! Today I'm having withdrawal symptoms

Maybe you can help me! When I went to see it a gang of late coming jackasses decided the row I was sitting on was the place for them so I didn't catch everything in the intro having to let them pass me.

I know the enchantress made the village forget

but what's the relationship between the servants and the villagers themselves?

I was surprised that many of them were family. Were the servants day staff or something? Did they live in the castle while their spouses stayed in the village? And if Mr Potts was Mrs Potts husband what's with the come to bed eyes she gives Maurice at the end?

tunguska

Mrs tunguska neglected to mention i was being brought to a musical, she remembers dragging me to les miserables and me losing the will to live after 20 mins. So when the first musical number started i seriously considered standing up and leaving herself to it. But........i stayed and im glad i did. I loved it and im actually thinking of going to see it again. Definitley a feel good movie.

Candlewick

Have to say the funniest thing I've seen in relation to Beauty & The Beast is what James Corden did, dressed as beauty, in front of traffic at traffic lights in L.A. . He really is hilarious.

PhiloCypher

Saw this last night with the GF, we both enjoyed it immensely. She had been looking forward to it for months but I hadn't been quite sold on the trailers or indeed the need for the film itself. The look of the Beast just didn't work for me and I had concerns over just how expressive a performance would be possible. I needn't have, comparing the animated to the live action version the only differences are the horns being swept back rather then forward and the lack of protruding lower canines. I think it was the lack of the latter that threw me, but thinking about it they would have hindered the Beasts expressiveness. Another issue I had going into it was the choice of Herim.. I'm sorry Emma Watson as Belle. While Emma certainly embodies Belle's bookish aspects I will probably always see her as a little girl then as a woman due to seeing her grow up through the Harry Potter films. The changes and additional songs all fit well into the overall story without outstaying their welcome and leaving you wanting to fast forward to the next recognisable song/storybeat with the Beasts song probably the best of the new music for me.

One part that bothered me was when they cut away from Belle crying over the Beast as he lays dying, the words " I love" you seemingly on the tip of her tongue, then boom we cut away to the staff all gradually turning into inanimate furniture. I just felt it needlessly undercut what should have been Belle and the Beasts moment , obviously their story had to be given its due, but that could have easily have been done with them all unfreezing as the curse was lifted. It had already been made explicit in the film that with each petal that fell they became stiffer and more inanimate we didn't actually need to see them freezing or at least not at the cost of taking a 2 minute interlude while Belle builds up to saying "I love you".

Wellyd

The original animated Beauty and the Beast is my favourite film of all time. I grew up with it. When I'm sick I watch it, when I'm stressed or not in a good mood it just cheers me up. I was actually nervous to go see it over the weekend because I was afraid of how badly they could f*** it up. It was great but Emma Watson just did not have the chops to be Belle. She looked like her but she just wasn't good enough to be her. Her voice just wasn't strong enough for all of the singing. I really liked Luke Evans as Gaston and he was one of the high points!

My biggest gripe with the whole film was Mrs Potts! Like wtf did they do to her?? I know they couldn't have gone for such an animated look as in the original but I just couldn't cope with it!

I think this article perfectly describes most people's complaints about the film! Number 6 was the one that I missed most!

http://hellogiggles.com/disney-moments-cut-beauty-and-the-beast/?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=FacebookZ

snowflaker

I really liked Luke Evans as Gaston and he was one of the high points!

Can I get an amen! Team Gaston all the way! Beast was sexier as the beast!

snowflaker

Wellyd wrote: »

The original animated Beauty and the Beast is my favourite film of all time. I grew up with it. When I'm sick I watch it, when I'm stressed or not in a good mood it just cheers me up. I was actually nervous to go see it over the weekend because I was afraid of how badly they could f*** it up. It was great but Emma Watson just did not have the chops to be Belle. She looked like her but she just wasn't good enough to be her. Her voice just wasn't strong enough for all of the singing. I really liked Luke Evans as Gaston and he was one of the high points!

My biggest gripe with the whole film was Mrs Potts! Like wtf did they do to her?? I know they couldn't have gone for such an animated look as in the original but I just couldn't cope with it!

I think this article perfectly describes most people's complaints about the film! Number 6 was the one that I missed most!

http://hellogiggles.com/disney-moments-cut-beauty-and-the-beast/?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=FacebookZ

Thompsons cockney accent grated for me, and chip was annoying, why have cockney kids in a movie based in France!!!!

team_actimel

Absolutely loved this film! Feel like going to see it a second time.

I agree with the above posters about Mrs Potts cockney accent being annoying. Emma Thompson has a lovely singing voice but it irritated me that she sang with the cockney twang.

I'm surprised Emma Watson is getting some negative reviews, I was impressed with her performance as Belle.

PhiloCypher

Find it bizarre people taking issue with Emma Thompson's not having a french accent in this when as far as I can remember Lumiere and his paramour are the only characters in the original who sported one .

frostyjacks

I feel Watson was miscast. She's nearly a full ten years older than the character she's playing and while she's not unattractive, she's not beautiful in the Disney princess tradition. She's quite a boyish face.

Tom.D.BJJ

frostyjacks wrote: »

I feel Watson was miscast. She's nearly a full ten years older than the character she's playing and while she's not unattractive, she's not beautiful in the Disney princess tradition. She's quite a boyish face.

If you take nothing else from the movie, you should at least have picked up is that beauty isnt based on looks

snowflaker

PhiloCypher wrote: »

Find it bizarre people taking issue with Emma Thompson's not having a french accent in this when as far as I can remember Lumiere and his paramour are the only characters in the original who sported one .

He accent is grating, Its no AL.


The school kids singing, in France!, witch cockney accents, had me wtf!!!

snowflaker

team_actimel wrote: »

Absolutely loved this film! Feel like going to see it a second time.

I agree with the above posters about Mrs Potts cockney accent being annoying. Emma Thompson has a lovely singing voice but it irritated me that she sang with the cockney twang.

I'm surprised Emma Watson is getting some negative reviews, I was impressed with her performance as Belle.

I think she was trying to copy AL a bit. It just grated on me especially singing BATB

trixychic

First things first... Woo hoo Gaston RULES. Really fancied Luke Evans in this one. He was great!!!!

As for Emma... she was... eh... alright!!! There was parts she really let the role down!!! I mean during the song "be our guest"... she wasn't very.... Amazed was she??? In the animated movie belke was totally astonished with the whole thing... I didn't get that from Emma.

I didn't like McGregor either. Just dudnt suit lumiere.

But I LOVED this version of the movie. Some different turns on the animated version. And I went through a whole pack of tissues.

I will be seeing it again.

titan18

I loved it, but that wasn't a surprise really. Gaston was great, and loved his song. New song by the Beast after he let Belle go was fantastic too. Only real complaints were Watson's singing voice wasn't great and think it'd have worked better if they hadn't picked such a good looking prince type guy to be the Beast once he transforms.

clappyhappy

Took 4 children to see it yesterday, eldest (12) hates musicals, when it started I thought he is going to hate it, but he loved it. It was lovely listening to them all discussing it on the way home. They all took something different from it, although one did say, if the beast didn't have a library would she have liked him?! Me, i loved it, thought Gaston was brilliant, music & singing was amazing and the set was spectacular, although the night scenes were a bit too dark in places. My daughter and her best friend thought belle was really pretty, so at least the kids loved it. Only bad thing was they didn't like the way the wolves were thrown by the beast, it was a bit violent.

StripedBoxers

Saw this last night, it was fabulous. I'd nearly go and see it again

Roger Hassenforder

How would this be for a 5 yr old busting to see it? Have a 9 yr old to take as well

urbangoo

frostyjacks wrote: »

I feel Watson was miscast. She's nearly a full ten years older than the character she's playing and while she's not unattractive, she's not beautiful in the Disney princess tradition. She's quite a boyish face.

This comment makes no sense to me. Did you want a 16 year old to play Belle? I actually thought Emma Watson looked too young for the role in some scenes, particularly in scenes with Gaston.

I'm a huge fan of the animated version so was quite worried about how this one would turn out. I enjoyed it more than I thought but Emma Watson was the weakest link for me. There was no feeling in her voice when she was singing and delivering her lines. I'm really confused by all the positive reviews she is getting.
Luke Evans as Gaston was so good!

OU812

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

How would this be for a 5 yr old busting to see it? Have a 9 yr old to take as well

Couple of "Disney Dark"™ moments with the wolves & Beast, but otherwise ok. I had my almost six year old at it & she loved it (along with the cowering in my arm)