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Richard (116 KP) rated Beauty and the Beast (2017) in Movies

Jul 13, 2017  
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
2017 | Fantasy, Musical, Romance
9
7.9 (405 Ratings)
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Emma Watson (2 more)
Story development
Building upon what already exists
Everything I wanted!
As we have already seen with the likes of Disney's live actin remake of Cinderella etc. Beauty and the Beast recaptures the magic of the animated film we all know and love. However, it achieves greatness by building upon the already familiar story and filling in holes left by its predecessor. The film was fun, enchanting and emotional.
  
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Sarah (7798 KP) rated Beauty and the Beast (2017) in Movies

Jul 27, 2017  
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
2017 | Fantasy, Musical, Romance
3
7.9 (405 Ratings)
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Gaston & Le Fou (0 more)
Emma Watson (2 more)
The Beast
CGI
Just watch the original animated version instead
The original animated version is one of my all time favourite films from when I was a kid, so this was always going to be a hard sell.

Sadly it lived up to my very low expectations, they've really messed this up. One major problem is the casting. Emma Watson is just not right for Belle, I've said this from the second she was cast & I'm afraid she hasn't proven me wrong. Even some of the other fantastic actors like Ian McKellen and Emma Thompson seem strangely out of place as the voices. The second major issue is the CGI. The beast looks ridiculous (and what's with his voice?!) and the household appliances just don't translate over well into CGI. The only saving graces for this film were the fact that it gave you a sense of nostalgia for the original (something it seemed to rely on) and the only decent casting was Luke Evans and Josh Gad as Gaston and Le Fou. They're the only ones that seemed to be having fun and are the only thing I enjoyed, and it's them alone that deserve the very few stars I've given this.
  
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Lee (2222 KP) Jul 27, 2017

Another one I totally agree with you on! I was beginning to think I was the only one that hated this! I didn't mind the beast, until he started trying to be friendly - I nearly burst out laughing when he 'smiled', it just looked so ridiculous. My 11 year old daughter enjoyed it, so I put it all down to me just being a middle aged grump, but this is definitely not as good as the animated version.
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Catherine (40 KP) rated Beauty and the Beast (2017) in Movies

Aug 29, 2017  
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
2017 | Fantasy, Musical, Romance
8
7.9 (405 Ratings)
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Emma Watson (3 more)
"Evermore" by Josh Groban
French Aesthetic
Complex Characters
British Accents (0 more)
Really Good Remake
I like the creative license taken by this remake. The new songs were good, and the costumes and sets made it feel more like France. However, the accents were all over the place, and some of Belle's backstory felt weak. But the characters were so complex and dynamic! Gaston and Le Fou became much more interesting and finally felt like real people.
  
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Heather (1 KP) rated Beauty and the Beast (2017) in Movies

Jan 20, 2018  
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
2017 | Fantasy, Musical, Romance
9
7.9 (405 Ratings)
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Acting (3 more)
Costumes
Plot
Animated characters
Nothing in my opinion (0 more)
Very good!
I have always had a love for beauty and the beast. It was my second favorite movie as a kid with the Little Mermaid as first. But as I got older, beauty and the beast became my favorite. I loved Emma Watson in this. She did an excellent job of portraying Belle. They did a wonderful job of selecting actors that matched the original animated characters as well. Disney definitely brought it to life.
  
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Bostonian916 (449 KP) rated The Bling Ring (2013) in Movies

Jul 10, 2020  
The Bling Ring (2013)
The Bling Ring (2013)
2013 | Drama
2
2.7 (3 Ratings)
Movie Rating
The pacing and timeline of this movie are pretty awful. I go out of my way to enjoy movies, especially when they are based on true events, but there was almost nothing likable here.

Emma Watson and Leslie Mann are both usually pretty good at feeding off of the other cast members but everything in this movie just seemed to fall flat.

The subject matter is relatively interesting if not for pure desire to understand the mindset of the characters, but nothing in the movie will provide that insight.

Watch almost anything else instead.