tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post3020371812372911735..comments2024-03-28T15:33:02.296-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Beauty and the Beast (2017)Billie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-57020190349680552642017-05-07T13:19:40.858-04:002017-05-07T13:19:40.858-04:00I have to disagree about Belle being like Hermione...I have to disagree about Belle being like Hermione. Hermione always wanted to just stay at school and work. She could see how the world could be better, but she found comfort in the little things. Belle, not so much. She read books to get away from her boring life. Belle wanted to escape, to get away. Though on the surface, Hermione and Belle may be the same, I've always thought that Belle is much more like Harry, never satisfied and always restless for some more adventure. Sorry for the whole rant, but the Hermione-Belle thing has always urked me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-84221867225191500562017-05-04T20:07:12.620-04:002017-05-04T20:07:12.620-04:00Katerina - I'm really glad you enjoyed it. I&...Katerina - I'm really glad you enjoyed it. I'm just one of those people more influenced by sound than by sight, and so although I could acknowledge some of the incredible work done with the visuals, I was just too disappointed by the (lack of) vocals. I also appreciate how one can enjoy variations of a story. VictoriaVictoria Grossackhttp://www.tapestryofbronze.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-37225298447949274292017-05-04T16:31:15.422-04:002017-05-04T16:31:15.422-04:00I think I definitely liked this live action versio...I think I definitely liked this live action version more than you did. Like Billie, the animated version is my favorite animated movie of all time, and I went to see this knowing full well it was probably not going to live up to that, so I didn't have any expectations to be dashed. I just enjoyed it for what it was in my eyes, a compliment to the animated movie. I was actually surprised it was as close in story and really enjoyed seeing a lot of those animated scenes come to life. It wasn't perfect, but I thought it was fun enough. The creepiest part for me was the same as in the animated movie, which is when Gaston goes after the Beast at the end. It seemed even creepier with real people. Btw, maybe I should say that I've been interested in this story long before the Disney animated version came out. I've watched multiple takes on the Beauty and the Beast story going back many years, including the black and white French movie. I'm always interested just to see the different interpretations. (Much like my fascination with the many different versions of Jane Eyre.)Katerinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708733194258917064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-88790507634789894602017-05-03T07:26:33.011-04:002017-05-03T07:26:33.011-04:00To Anonymous: slightly below middle of the road. ...To Anonymous: slightly below middle of the road. The story is too wonderful to make bad.<br /><br />To Billie Doux: I had the same reaction, being a little upset because I feel the same way about the original - but we went to see it anyway because my husband was sure I would love it so he actually lured me away from my desk. I had to work to be fair. But some of the visuals are amazing, and I'm glad that a whole bunch of people will see the story again, because that's still amazing.Victoria Grossackhttp://www.tapestryofbronze.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-91681298323732871902017-05-02T21:56:57.766-04:002017-05-02T21:56:57.766-04:00An interesting review, Victoria -- thank you. I...An interesting review, Victoria -- thank you. I've been a little upset about this movie even existing because I loved the original so much -- it's my favorite animated movie, ever -- and remakes are so often a disappointment. It sounds like it was pretty good, but a disappointment.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-60299539124887890922017-05-02T20:54:31.293-04:002017-05-02T20:54:31.293-04:00So how would you rank this adaptation overall outs...So how would you rank this adaptation overall outside of number ratings (which is not to say I don't respect them)? Good, bad, or middle of the road? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com