Beauty and the Beast
 | DisneyDirected by Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale Starring: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers Walt Disney, 1991, VHS Tape Customer Rating: 411 reviews Recommend This product is currently not available and cannot be purchased. It means that we have no merchant offers for this product at the moment or it was discontinued by the manufacturer. |
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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.
Disney's Classic
Title: Beauty and the Beast (Disney)
Sales Rank: 5 in VHS
Actor: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers
Director: Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale
Studio: Walt Disney, 1992-10-30, Theatrical Release: 1991-11-22
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Running Time: 84 minutes
Package Dimensions: 7.32 x 4.19 x 1.12 inches, 0.38 pounds
- Solid, but still has some downsides.
- Belle is a beautiful young woman, living in a lively French Village. She's the outcast however, because unlike the other women in the town, she prefers to read novels then drool over the town's prized hunter Gaston. Her Father Maurice one day, sets off to take his invention; (A firewood chopper) to a State Fair. But things go wrong when he gets… More reviews
- Great movie, enough with the singing.
- Another fine example why Pixar has prospered and Disney has declined.
ENOUGH WITH THE SINGING!!!
Did you see the monsters in Monsters Inc. singing? Nope.
Finding Nemo? Nope.
ENOUGH!!!
Fine for kids, annoying for adults.
A beautiful (no pun intended) movie ruined by constant songs.
- Beauty and the Beast
- Excellent movie. One of the best Walt Disney Movies ever made. Very fast shipping and excellent quality. There was a little skipping, but nothing that can't be fixed. More reviews
- Very bad experience
- I ordered this movie for my daughter's birthday on April 28.
When I received my confirmation of purchase, the delivery period was estimated between May 6-20.
My credit card was debited right away but the movie never came...
On May 19, I sent an email for the sender with no answer.
On May 21, I sent… More reviews
- BOOTLEGGED NOT IMPRESSED
- I recieved this item bootlegged and I paid alot of money for it, I am very disappointed with the seller More reviews