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- 2016
- PG-13
- Shout! Factory Films
- 1 h 52 m
- 2016
- PG-13
- Shout! Factory Films
- 1 h 52 m
Summary 1810. After losing his fortune at sea, a ruined merchant is forced to retire to the countryside with his six children. Among them is Belle (Léa Seydoux), his youngest daughter, who is full of joy and grace. On an arduous journey, the Merchant discovers the magical realm of the Beast (Vincent Cassel), who sentences him to death for steali...
Directed By: Christophe Gans
- 2016
- PG-13
- Shout! Factory Films
- 1 h 52 m
- 2016
- PG-13
- Shout! Factory Films
- 1 h 52 m
Beauty and the Beast
39
5.6
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Summary 1810. After losing his fortune at sea, a ruined merchant is forced to retire to the countryside with his six children. Among them is Belle (Léa Seydoux), his youngest daughter, who is full of joy and grace. On an arduous journey, the Merchant discovers the magical realm of the Beast (Vincent Cassel), who sentences him to death for steali...
Directed By: Christophe Gans
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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10% Positive
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1 Review
50% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
40% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
39
10% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
50% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
40% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
The end result is a sturdy and frequently dazzling version of the material that should leave audiences swooning with delight.
Christophe Gans’s telling of Beauty and the Beast abounds in impersonal and unsatisfying sumptuousness.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 User Ratings
5.6
48% Positive
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
28% Mixed
7 Ratings
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24% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 User Ratings
5.6
48% Positive
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
28% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
24% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
I really enjoyed this movie! It is truly a wonderful reproduction of the original animated beauty and the beast movie by disney. The new producers of the movie also incorporated folklore from the original legend/story of the beauty and the beast to make it more interesting! Though the story is 100% the same as before and the acting and cinematography may not necessarily be a home run oscar, I think this movie was well put together and it showed some real "disney magic." Go into this movie with a nostalgic or kid like sense of wonder and you will not be disappointed!
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Beauty and the Beast has found the magic once again. Emma Watson brings Belle to life and the all star voice cast do wonders with all the amazing characters from the castle. Your children will love it!
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The chief appeal of Gans’ Beauty and the Beast is its sumptuous, ornate production and costume design, and the flamboyant glee with which Gans’ camera captures it all.
The film is most acceptable when it sticks to its beauty-and-beast dynamic. Even then it’s too dizzying and grandiose and the chemistry between the lead characters is pretty much nil.
Cassel’s feline visage, covered in a velvety layer of fur for most of the movie, doesn’t fare much better. At times, he resembles an angry cast member from Cats rather than the tormented fiend trying to find his human self once again. It’s beastly.
Whenever the camera settles down to record a simple conversation between two characters, things suddenly feel stilted, as if the filmmakers cannot build the drama without flinging a hundred different things in front of the lens at the same time.
The choking pictorialism of the sets and CG backgrounds, coupled with the barely-there performances, contribute to an inescapable sense of lifelessness and sterility.
In my mind, this film is the other side of the coin of Cocteau's elegant version of the tale. It's mystifying that critics here at Metacritic (save for the Roger Ebert reviewer) see nothing of value or wonder, beauty, spectacle, or love in this darker version. I happen to like the darker side of fairy tales and so it had more meaning, more drama for me. Cassel's Beast was terrifying, as he was supposed to be trapped as he was by the curse, as well as full of guilt. And Seydoux's Belle is NO shrinking violet; she is strong and assertive while trapped alongside Beast and his curse. She knows who she is and how much she'll take. Too bad these critics can't see it. I love this film.
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The French version of the famous fairy-tale.
I should have seen this before the latest Disney version of the tale. It came a couple of years ago, with a wonderful cast and visuals. French cinema is not a great vfx powerhouse. Unlike most of the famous Hollywood mythical and fairy tales originated from Europe, it's rare to see them converted to films in the similar fashion in its homeland. One of the reasons was the international market, to earn back everything they have spent for it, and more. When such projects do happen, sometimes the filmmakers tie up with Hollywood co-production to secure returns. Even if you take this film's worldwide box office, nothing overwhelming. But the challenge they had taken was truly appreciable.
That's not it, this is the most redesigned versions of them all I've seen so far. Because I haven't seen any other than Disney's, excluding the modern timeline adaptation like 'Beastly', 'I' et cetera. Yeah, even the Disney's live-action retained original from their animated version, but visually extraordinary. And in here, the story was same, thought told in a different way. The graphics too were very nice, I did not expect that. Despite it is being a fantasy and a children's tale, the contents were more serious. That reveals they were very keen to bring the adults to the screens than the kids. Yet nothing too seriously targeted the grownups like 'Tale of Tales'.
Everyone knows the basic storyline of this tale. A recently lost their fortune, a family of six siblings with their father relocates to a small farmhouse. No one other than the youngest daughter, Belle, was happy to be in such nature surrounded place. But one day when her father got into a big trouble, she takes his position and becomes a prisoner in an abandoned castle. Since then she begins to learn about the mystery man of the castle, particularly his past, reason to be ended like that. And following, a twist in the narration leading to the finale, everyone's fate will be revealed.
❝Remember... A life for a rose.❞
The film was two hours long and well filled with the scenes in it all over. It doesn't feel like we're watching a fantasy film. The colours, costumes, medieval story, misty mountain, all is the major reminder that you are watching a fairy-tale. Though you won't get anything magical from the story right away. Not until the third act. As for the story, from such vastly known tale, you can't expect any major surprise. As I said, some minor changes can be witnessed throughout. But such kind of scale the flick has in all the department, that too coming from Europe makes it a very special.
Definitely no to comparison with the Disney's. Both of them were fine products on their own way. But people would compare and pick one when they are based on the same source. That can't be stopped. Disney had created their own brand, aiming for kids. You can find the people who liked both the live-actions. I never knew the original tale, I mean from the original source/text. Those who are familiar with are saying, this is most closest one. But something I did not understand was the Beast was cute furry Beast, just like Disney's. I anticipated something tough physique, hard character, I mean Beast as a real Beastly.
Excluding that slight displeasure, I have had no other complaints with the film. I enjoyed it, yet there's another thing which is actually a question rather than a disagreement. The actors did their parts, though I felt the Beast character should have been played by a younger one. Vincent Cassel is a brilliant French actor and he did his best for it. Lea Seydoux as Beauty surely an excellent pick. The direction was good. Cautiously spent for everything in the film. So they have got a fine final product. Most of the people going for it, only keeping in mind Disney. You won't get that Disney's singing, dancing, overall appeal. One must clear off his mind from any great ideas and then only give it a try. Remember, it is not a very good film, but simply a good film.
7/10
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I am giving this movie a 6/10 simply because it is gliding on the coat tails of the original animated masterpiece. Watching this movie I had the impression the director was just checking off a list of each scene of the original only doing it in a much poorer way. I mean one time the beast gets pissed and instead of raging like a beast does he starts singing! I can't think of a single scene that was done better in this movie then the original. Oh and the soundtrack is just awful compared to the original as well. Just watch the original over again and save your money.
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hated this movie. It is not at all like the original film. Emma Watson shows no emotion. The beast turns into an okay looking guy who no one has even heard of. Why not use Chris hemsworth for the role? or someone better looking. Gustavo is not charming nor well humored. Disney did an amazing job on Cinderella, what happened to Beauty and the beast? I saw a beauty and the beast play at a local high school and it was ten times better than the film! Shame on Disney and a waste of money.
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Production Company
Eskwad,
Pathé,
TF1 Films Production,
Studio Babelsberg,
120 Films,
Canal+,
Ciné+,
TF1,
Télé Monté Carlo (TMC),
Atresmedia Cine
Release Date Sep 23, 2016
Duration 1 h 52 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline The legend is reborn...
Awards
César Awards, France
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
European Film Awards
• 1 Nomination
