living in bondage is a 1992 nigerian drama thriller film directed by chris obi rapu , written by kenneth nnebue & okechukwu ogunjiofor and produced by okechukwu ogunjiofor .

the film was shot straight-to-video and stars african movie academy award winner kanayo o. kanayo , nollywood actors francis agu , okechukwu ogunjiofor and a host of others .

living in bondage

living in bondage is a 1992 movie that scared the hell out of a lot of us .
what do you remember about the 1992 movie
living in bondage
which is widely considered by many as the first nollywood film .
akuko uwa . . this venture na proper bad market . a whole living in bondage , andy , merith and paulo . mbanu .
in 1992 , a straight - to - video film called
living in bondage ,
about human sacrifice , was filmed in english and became a huge hit .
her real name is nnenna nwabueze–okonta but she is fondly called merit , following the visible role she played in that pioneering igbo movie , ‘living in bondage’ .
many point to the 1992 release of living in bondage , a film about a businessman whose dealings with a money cult result in the death of his wife , as the industry’s first blockbuster .
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living in bondage
was directed by chris obi rapu , written by kenneth nnebue and okechukwu ogunjiofor and produced by okechukwu ogunjiofor , who also starred in the movie as paul .
if you grew up in a nigerian household , then there is a huge chance that you remember classic nollywood favourite , living in bondage . well , a little birdie told us that the movie is going to be remade .
between ‘living in bondage’ and my marriage i got married after starring in ‘living in bondage’ which was produced in 1992 . but it wasn’t the film that actually opened the door for many suitors to come after me . i was 23 years then , and i felt it was time to get married . if i had not acted in the film , i would still have gotten married because i was a beautiful woman . honestly , i was not crazy about those big guys who were coming for me after starring in the movie .
other celebs that have joined politics include bob manuel , desmond elliot , kate henshaw , 9ice , tony tetuila , and julius agwu , among others . kenneth was brought to limelight following the role he played as ‘andy’ in the movie , living in bondage , released in 1992 .
popular nollywood actor , kenneth okonkwo , is currently worried . this is not because he’s no longer getting scripts as an actor , but simply because the character he played in that foremost movie , living in bondage , is seriously posing a big challenge to him .
in 2015 , veteran actor ramsey nouah secured the rights to living in bondage from kenneth nnebue for a possible remake to be filmed in europe and america as well as nigeria . [ 8 ] the news was later confirmed on instagram , but as of 2017 the project has apparently been abandoned or is in development hell . [ 9 ]
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living in bondage
which kick - started the popular money ritual plot in nollywood , told the story of a man who joins a secret cult , kills his wife whom he loved in a ritual sacrifice , becomes wealth , and is afterwards haunted by his late wife & apos ; s ghost .
television broadcasting in nigeria began in the 1960s and received much government support in its early years .
how the journey started i met my husband for the first time on february 28 , 1994 . but on march 12 , we had our introduction party in lagos , and on the 26th of the same month , we did our traditional marriage in my village . the popularity of the pioneering film , “living in bondage” , was all over the place and people from all walks of life attended our traditional marriage ceremony . nnenna nwabueze–okonta
over the past decade , different genres - rural , historical , comic - have held sway in nollywood . at the moment the taste is for romance . and so , in the sweltering heat of a living room in a borrowed family home in central lagos , a group of filmmakers are in pursuit of just the right blend of passion , modesty and morality to ensure themselves a hit .
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the industry ' s origins can be traced to the economic downturn in nigeria in the 1980s . unable to raise funds to make films for the big screen , film producers were forced to turn to the cheaper medium of video . the first hit came in 1992 with living in bondage , which tells the story of a man who joins a cult and offers his wife as a ritual sacrifice . it sold by the truckload at market stalls and encouraged a new generation of cut - price producers to hash together a script and round up some friends who fancied trying their hand at acting . their films told stories of everyday life in nigeria , addressing domestic , tribal and religious issues and exploring themes as diverse as adultery and cannibalism . they were made in modest , unexalted locations , using simple , inexpensive sets . audiences loved them and the market sellers made a killing .
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osuofia in london .
the video movies are shot in locations all over nigeria with distinct regional characteristics between northern movies primarily in the hausa language , the yoruba - language movies produced in the west , and the popular english - language productions shot in the southeast .
we should put things in their proper perspective in order to tackle them headlong . nigeria should stop apportioning blam . . .
the movie told the story of andy who was married to merit and was trying to make a decent living in lagos . after a series of unfortunate events strikes their small family , andy is introduced to a cult by his friend , paul in order to gain the wealth they had always dreamed of . he goes on to sacrifice his wife , merit and her ghost haunted him until he confesses .
nollywood has no studios in the hollywood sense , but many of the big producers have offices in surulere , lagos . idumota market on lagos island , and onitsha in anambra state are the primary distritution centres .
yes oh ! we want it in igbo . it can be subtitled . .
so many movies were being produced in 2002 - - as many as 50 in a week - - that everyone had to take four months off to clear the glut .
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the films - - mostly broad comedies or melodramas in which magic and the supernatural featured prominently - - were shipped to other english - speaking countries in africa and brought to europe and north america by expatriates .
there is some debate concerning what caused this small local market in videos to explode into a booming industry that has pushed foreign media off the shelves in much of africa and is now marketed all over the world .
yess…lol . also want a remake of nneka the pretty serpent . . lol… . in igbo with subtitles… .
today , the industry , centered in the surulere district of lagos , is worth at least $ 50 million annually .
kenneth opened up at the just concluded best of nollywood awards which held last week in port - harcourt , rivers state . he said that after playing “andy” in that classic movie , people hardly know him any more as kenneth okonkwo .
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african moviemaking is a difficult proposition by any standard . a few african directors , such as senegal ' s ousmane sembene , make art - house films that are shown almost entirely in western film festivals . but they are rarely seen in africa , in part because venues for feature films are hard to come by . south africa , zimbabwe and a few other countries have movie theaters as nice or nicer than most in the united states , but they are not the norm .
i use to think andy okeke was handsome , then i grew up . what happened to paulo , he was jerry in nneka the pretty sarpent i don’t remember seeing him in other classics . anyway please whoever is in charge should do justice to this movie . if this one works out , they shou , d think of remaking true confessions and atrocity .
a now frustrated andy asks the satanic cult for help - but when the chief priest ( daniel oluigbo ) insists he can only pacify his late wife ' s spirit by blinding and castrating himself , he refuses and becomes mentally deranged , living as a vagrant under a lagos flyover until tina ( rita nzelu ) - a former prostitute he had earlier offered to the cult as a decoy before his deceit was exposed - takes him to her church where he finally confesses to merit’s murder . in the film’s final scene , he praises god with the evangelical christians who assure andy god will forgive him . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
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first there was hollywood , then bollywood . now the nigerian film industry is becoming a force in world cinema . sarah duguid reports .
the four films in the series are all from the chaotic hustle of
nollywood ,
nigeria ' s thriving straight - to - video film industry . each year , more than 400 movies are slapped together , copied onto videocassettes and sold in open - air markets there for about $ 3 . almost all are shot for less than $ 15 , 000 in under two weeks , and they look like it .
but the birth of nollywood , in the nigerian commercial capital of lagos , in the early 1990s represents the first mass - market films by and about africans and marketed domestically . the raw energy of the movies - - and the flurry in which they are shot , filmed and sold - - is a kind of grass - roots creative revolution on a continent where stories have been told for generations but rarely committed to film .
the efforts of early nigerian filmmakers in the 1960s , like ola balogun and hubert ogunde , were frustrated by the high cost of film production .
nigerian producers , directors and actors , frustrated by the lack of market for their wares , began to go straight to the people in the early 1990s by shooting on video ( later with digital cameras ) and selling their movies , cassette by cassette , in open - air stalls and markets .
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one of the rarest things to see in an american cineplex is a film by africans , about africans , starring africans , with a script by africans .
the video movie industry of nigeria is colloquially known as nollywood . it was derived from hollywood in the same manner as bollywood ( the indian film industry ) .
nigerians love happy endings ,
the director tells me ,
but i say in a movie , let ' s mix some tears with smiles .
use of english rather than local languages served to expand the market . aggressive marketing using posters , trailers , and television advertising also played a role in nollywood’s success .
3 . we also remember the scene where merit beat up francis agu & apos ; s character , after he tried to forcefully sleep with her in the office .
sounds exciting ! we can’t wait to see how the remake turns out . in the meantime , guess we’ll have to watch the 1992 version while we anticipate the remake :
yess ! that movie was a great one . i hope they can expand on the story in a better way and not just reuse the same story as the original .
paulo a kowa si ro’m ifa ! ! can it pls be done in igbo like the original one , with ngozi nwosu… . oh she’s too old for that role now 🙁
but igwe worries about the dwarfs . lagos , he explains , has an unusually large achondroplastic population , and some unscrupulous filmmakers apparently take great pleasure in exploiting them for comic effect .
in this encounter , ‘merit’ recounts the sweet - bitter story of her journey into marriage ; the challenges of being a widow and what the future holds for her and her children .
returning to acting when we were 20 years in marriage , he called me and said , ‘i know you have this acting bug in you and , despite everything i have done for you , you still want to go back to acting . will it make you happy ? ’ i said yes , and he replied , ‘you have my blessing…you can go back to acting’ .
fond memories while he was a well - to - do man , he took care of my children and i . he showered love on me and i felt secured in his arms .
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what made her choose her theme ?
in nigeria it is taboo to date older women ,
ohgrey , 32 , says .
because i am a woman , i love to protect my gender . i thought , why not trace the history of this woman ? is she looking for a younger energetic man for action in bed , or is she looking for solace ?
law limited foreign television content so producers in lagos began televising local popular theatre productions . many of these were circulated on video as well , and a small scale informal video movie trade developed .
remarry ! i don’t know . i can’t say yes or no . i am okay with my life and i am not searching . for now , i am not thinking in that direction .
the film tells the story of a man who joins a secret cult , kills his wife in a ritual sacrifice , gains enormous wealth as a reward , and is afterwar . . . view details
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the film tells the story of a man who joins a secret cult , kills his wife in a ritual sacrifice , gains enormous wealth as a reward , and is afterwards haunted by the dead wife ' s ghost .
igwe , who has all the poise and urbanity of a seasoned hollywood mogul , drives me through the chaos of lagos in his mercedes to the surulere district , the heartland of nollywood . on the streets are expensive cars and , on the pavements , slender actresses hide behind sunglasses . in the cafes , youngsters sit and read to each other from scripts while star - spotters and wannabes clog up the walkways and get on everyone ' s nerves .
filming the movie blackmailed , in lagos . low - budget nigerian movies , like those shown at right , have become hits , with stories , themes and faces familiar to other africans . picture : norimitsu onishi / new york times
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as igwe drives us to the actors guild of nigeria , he tells me how he left the lucrative world of banking for what he says is the far more lucrative world of filmmaking . it takes him two months from start to finish to get a film to market . shooting can take as little as three days . films are cheap to buy but sell in vast quantities , especially on video . it is estimated there are 57 million households with video players in nigeria .
abeg abeg abeg… . nobody should touch violated at least not now ( maybe in 20 years ) but not now biko . i have wonderful memories of that movie can recite more than half of it from memory . . nobody should spoil it
being a tough woman in our industry , we have had so many ‘big boys’ who are ready to mess around with you . but if you are not careful and tough as a young lady , you end up being a disgrace to yourself .
we have the stories to tell , thousands of them , but there ' s a lot to be done ,
says charles novia , a popular director who has 28 films to his credit .
we need to be more in tune with the new cinematic techniques across the world ; we need courses in production techniques . but what is most striking is how popular our films are , not just among our fellow nigerians , but across the continent . it ' s mind - blowing .
yes we have pretty good stories that need to be re - told with a new cast to this generation . movies like intimate strangers ( damn eucharia & edith jane azu killed their characters + superb storyline ) out of bounds ( you will fear bimbo akintola’s sex appeal in this movie , don’t mess with her tutu ) daybreak ( slightly boring but with a good twist to the plot , it should be a good remake . omotola was amazing in it though , ohh her lanky sexy self then )
this beautiful mother of six children disappeared from the screen immediately after the film was released into the market in 1992 . she was married off , and her heartthrob , chief okonta , who died few days to their 22nd wedding anniversary , on march 15 , 2016 , wouldn’t want to lose her to another man . hence , she disappeared from the screen to solidify her marriage , and , after 20 years of building her marriage , the husband allowed her to stage a comeback to her first love - acting , in 2014 .
the air on set is hot and soupy . sweat pours down the faces of the actors , carrying make - up in thick , muddy drips . a love scene is under way between a teenage boy and a woman old enough to be his mother . he , divyn , tells her that he longs to live with her
in an eternal fusion of mind , body and soul
. she , ebele , tells him that their love is
like the distant moon
. tears well . chins quiver . they move together and kiss .
most of the actors including kanayo , agu , udokwu , molugbe , and osu were already well - established actors from the then - ongoing soap opera checkmate . nnnenna nwabueze and okechukwu ogunjiofor were the only main actors from part one not to have reprised their roles for the second part of the movie , although nwabueze ' s character merit appears in a flashback scene , and a body double plays her ghost . paul ' s name was mentioned numerous times in part two but ogunjiofor never appears ; his death scene is also filled by a body double .
in just 13 years , nollywood has grown from nothing into a us $ 250 million dollar - a - year industry that employs thousands of people . currently , some 300 producers churn out movies at an astonishing rate – somewhere between 1 , 000 and 2 , 000 a year .
behind the throng , surulere is a rather drab - looking commercial neighbourhood of two - storey buildings into which production houses , editing labs and distribution houses have been shoe - horned . but in spite of the open gutters and potholes , it has the air of a place enjoying its heyday .
after obtaining his form , excited actor posted on his online campaign site : “join me in thanking god for assisting me obtain my nomination form of our great party pdp to contest for the house of representatives to represent nsukka / igboeze south federal constituency . to him be all the glory . ”
obaseki , the romantic lead in godson , on the other hand , is still just a wide - eyed star . he has one rank to go before he can affect nonchalance . helped into the business by his brother , who is a producer , he made his name playing a pastor who fell in love with a nun who then found that a juju priest was trying to lure him away from her .
i am like a king now ,
he says .
people worship me . i love it because people remember my name . it is a beautiful life . i never pay for taxis or restaurants .
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he tells me this between barks down a mobile phone to complain that his hotel is below expectation . dressed in a dazzling denim suit sprayed silver , he walks with a swagger . after a failed attempt to woo me back to his house to see his video collection , he asks if i ' ve got a sister .
andy ( kenneth okonkwo ) and merit okeke ( nnenna nwabueze ) are a young couple facing several obstacles - andy ' s redundancy and infidelity , the loss of their savings on a bogus investment , and merit ' s indecent proposals from lecherous men including her boss ichie million ( francis agu ) . andy constantly compares his lack of fortune to the success of his peers , especially best friend paul ( okechukwu ogunjiofor ) . despite merit ' s support and patience , andy is driven to near - desperation , determined to obtain wealth by any means possible , and the slick - talking paul lets andy in on his secret - a satanic cult where members swear their loyalty to lucifer and kill their loved ones in ritualized sacrifices to gain the wealth they crave . after much hesitation , andy eventually agrees to sacrifice the person he loves the most - merit . he reluctantly brings her to the cult where she is offered to lucifer , shortly dying in a hospital , but not before she curses her husband ' s betrayal .
cut ,
shouts director patience ohgrey .
you ' re supposed to kiss her on the forehead , not the lips .
nosa obaseki , who plays the young man , laughs bashfully and shrugs his shoulders . his co - star , evelyn osugo , wipes her tears , quietens her sobs and waves a hand in apology .
the film in question , godson , tells the story of ebele , a 39 - year - old woman who must face the consequences of sleeping with her best friend ' s 19 - year - old son , divyn . the young man is consumed with adolescent passion , while ebele , quite sensibly , tries to keep a lid on things .
what marriage has taught for marriage has taught me how to be patient and decent . it has also taught me not to be selfish . it has equally taught me what it means to be a wife , a daughter - in - law and a mother to my children . marriage has taught me how to be a good cook among others .
and so tomorrow night ' s debut of
behind closed doors ,
a nigerian made - and - produced melodrama at the afi silver , is altogether unique . the film kicks off the theater ' s month - long african film showcase , providing a rare - - and rough - hewn - - look at pop cinema in the world ' s most populous black nation .
life without my husband it has been very difficult . i miss him everyday , i cry every day . each time i attend a friend’s birthday , i remember how i used to celebrate mine . i would cry endlessly . whenever he was around , i dared not stay outside anything after 6pm . he was sick for about six years and finally gave up the ghost in march , this year .
oh yes , please can they remake “keeping faith” by ego boyo but then again i dont see anybody but genny starring in it . i have watched that movie gazillion times 🙂 . love it . best romantic movie ever – i love me some good romantic movie . great cast . great script . ohh i miss the good ole nollywood . good ole days . ms ego boyo , we are waiting ohhhh
loooool ! @ paulo akowasirom ife a hahahahhahaha ! my younger bro still uses that line if he wants to form daft . they dare not speak english na…the film will just become useless . they had better do it in igbo so that people who were yet to be born then will get the feel . it would have been better if they just enhanced the images and subtitled it instead of reacting a new one .
attraction to late husband there was something about him i liked so much . he was a very strong man with an imposing personality . he didn’t come to date me , rather he came for marriage . i met him on the 28th of february , 1994 . there was no courtship . we just ran into each other , and he told me , ‘you are my wife . ’ before i knew it , he was already in my village and the rest is history . he was not after sleeping with me .
it is a racy plot - will she have a problem with censorship ?
the censors ' board does not help with showing erotic scenes ,
admits ohgrey .
but sex in my films is only used to move the story along . we watch ebele resist and then fall . she asks , ' do i want to stop or not ? ' there is emotion involved . ' should i kiss him or not ? ' but i tell it with pictures . they kiss a little , then pull away .
sacrificing acting career for marriage like i told you earlier , there was no courtship . so , after we got married , i needed to know him better . that was when i realized he was a very jealous and possessive person . he wanted me all to himself all the time and , if i had not valued my relationship with my husband , i would have had a broken home . as demanding as my job was then , i made a decision to sacrifice it in order to build my marriage and i am not regretting it . i would say i abandoned acting to solidify my marriage .
andy ' s sudden wealth raises suspicion from merit ' s family who accuse him of murdering her which he denies . he also faces a new set of problems - the paparazzi , his mistress ego ( ngozi nwosu ) fleeing with his money after he collapses at their wedding , and notably merit ' s ghost haunting and terrorizing him , leading to embarrassing situations which make him a laughing stock . andy would later marry chinyere ( jennifer okere ) , another gold - digger introduced by merit ' s former friend caro ( ngozi nwaneto ) , but she meets her untimely death after caro poisons chinyere in an attempt to escape abroad alone with the cash chinyere had stolen from her husband . caro is also killed by a hit - and - run driver on her way to the airport , and paul is murdered by hitmen hired by andy after they both fall out .
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they ' re very imaginative , they ' re fast and loose and . . . there ' s a sense of joy and fun about it all ,
says gabriel wardell , the programmer at the afi silver who booked the series with the help of the media and entertainment company xxiv / vii africa .
they can have some overtly slapstick humor or they can be overly dramatic , but they showcase some emerging talent .
that was how the explosion started ,
says richard mofe - damijo , 43 , one of nollywood ' s biggest heartthrobs and one of the stars of
behind closed doors .
it just went crazy after that .
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all nollywood movies are produced using digital video technology , although older movies were produced with traditional video , such as betacam sp .
many nollywood movies have themes that deal with the moral dilemmas facing modern africans .
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it ' s not high - tech and it may have all the literary qualities of a daytime soap opera , but this is , without question , passionate stuff . and it is the stuff that , over the past decade , has enabled nigeria to become the world ' s third - largest producer of films after india ' s bollywood and hollywood .
every year , nollywood - as the nigerian film industry has come to be known - makes between 400 and 800 films . it is estimated by some to be worth more than 26 billion naira ( $ a286 million ) annually to the country ' s economy .
when she is frustrated she finds a boy and pampers him , buys him gifts so he will sleep with her and make her feel like a woman .
a video camera , a boom , two lights and a monitor are all ohgrey has to work with .
we can ' t afford professional equipment but we produce something that people admire ,
she says .
nollywood is growing bigger every day . one day we will get there .
producer charles igwe says nigerians have a bad reputation .
everyone thinks we are conmen and drug dealers . we get accused of being too loud and too extravagant . but really , we are achievers ,
he says .
we accomplish things . we are harnessing the creative energy wasted on scamming to come up with something productive . already nollywood provides more employment for the unemployable than anyone else .
actors may get paid a fraction of their hollywood counterparts - even top earners only get a million naira ( about $ a11 , 000 ) a film - but they still have the confidence that goes with the territory .
it ' s our faces that sell the movies . people mob you , i have to be careful where i go . women just want to rape me ,
the nameless superstar complains wearily .
this , complains igwe , can do nothing but undermine the seriousness of the industry .
this , he said , has become a very big problem to him , even as he has declared his intention to go into politics . “i will have to sensitize the voters and make sure that they are familiar with the name kenneth okonkwo and not andy before the general election . ”
kenneth joined the long list of nigerian entertainers venturing into politics , after he picked up the people’s democratic party , pdp , nomination form during the week .
the actor who is also a lawyer expressed optimism that he will defeat his opponents at the polls .
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after he proposed of course , after he proposed to me , i had a second thought . but something kept telling me he was the one that was meant for me . then some people were opposed to the marriage because he was not an igboman . they wanted me to marry an igbo man , and i think my stubbornness was part of the reasons i married him . i don’t regret it . i was dating somebody then , but he wasn’t strong enough for me . i needed a man that would have total control over me . the fear of hurting him would deter me from doing certain things . i couldn’t have spend the rest of my life with a “push over” or a man who is weak .
22 years after we had our challenges . but the good times as well as the bad times we had together made our marriage worthwhile . when we got married , we faced a lot of challenges : cultural , emotional and personality differences . but we were determined to make the marriage work . i miss him so much .
challenges of widowhood my six children have their different ways of dealing with their father’s demise , just as i have my own way of easing the pains of his departure . i play the role of a father and a mother to them now . it has not been easy for me .
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award - winning nollywood actor ramsey nouah and entertainment / business mogul , charles okpaleke , are teaming up to remake the movie .
as innnnnnnnnn… . . no one should touch my violated biko , they shouldn’t even attempt to touch rattle snake everrrrr . my fav movies of all time ! classics
why ? ? ? we have so much stories to tell and yet we choose to go back to spoil a good one ? ? we are not very creative . yes hollywood re - produce their classics too , but i think hollywood has earned the right to do so . they have told so much stories about themselves already . they make maximum use of their film industry to educate the world about ( usa ) , they promote their military , high school , history , etc . what patriotic theme ( or even moral theme ) do our films teach ? ? yes there are a few good ones but we aven’t earned the right yet to re - do classics .
i know right ! , even “true confession” damm liz benson was too good .
some few yoruba ones i saw with our neighbours back then such as saworoide ( very relevant with the current state of our economy ) and also this very thought provoking one , orire , brilliant .
there was this movie called family ties… . i don’t really remember the storyline but i think it was really good . they should remake that ! even hostages…the helicopter scene could use some technology advancement lol
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second plot twist , the latex zoroark used his illusion to escape before getting string shoot and the ariados got the illusion . : p
what if the web was enchanted ? xp remember the ariados is ciel ' s servant . . . xd
well , i am related enough to ciel that they can ' t choose me . which is good , as i rather not become one of them .
i wouldn ' t mind ending up as the spider ' s mate but sadly can ' t afford the commission price . great work though
true but i liked the rubber zoro . * about to cut him free *
kanayo o . kanayo is the star of popular tv show and web series , professor johnbull .
bob - manuel udokwu was a special assistant to the former governor of anambra state on entertainment .
rita nzelu left the movie industry to raise a family but mentioned she will be relaunching her career .


beauty and the beast : the enchanted christmas ( also known as beauty and the beast 2 ) is a 1997 american direct-to-video animated christmas musical fantasy film produced by walt disney television animation .

it takes place within the timeline of the 1991 film beauty and the beast .

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beauty and the beast : the enchanted christmas is set for release on october 25th .
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disney’s epic fairy tale beauty and the beast continues with the re - release beauty and the beast : the enchanted christmas this october , just in time for the 25th anniversary of the original animated classic .
disney song selection – delight in the spirited songs featured in “beauty and the beast : the enchanted christmas” and performed by members of the star - studded cast .
beauty and the beast : the enchanted christmas ( 1997 ) is a direct - to - video midquel to the disney animated canon hit beauty and the beast . this film takes place around the christmas season in the middle of the events of the first film .
sing along with the movie – grab a microphone – or a hairbrush – and sing along to your favorite songs from “beauty and the beast : the enchanted christmas . ”
belle is eager to celebrate christmas in the magic castle with beast . the enchanted servants of the castle long to celebrate christmas with belle , but beast forbids it because it reminds him of his curse which occurred on christmas . forte , the enchanted court composer , wishes to remain in his enchanted immortal form . he attempts to trick belle into celebrating christmas anyway to increase beast ' s fury and stop belle and beast from falling in love to break the curse . forte ' s trick works until beast discovers the storybook belle intended to give beast for christmas . beast ' s heart is softened . forte is defeated by beast and the other enchanted servants . christmas is celebrated , and the beast and belle continue their journey towards the love required to break the curse .
all in all , a pretty soggy christmas fruitcake . will your kids eat it up ? sure , and that makes enchanted christmas worth a rental . but disney really wants you to put this sucker in your permanent collection . and next to beauty and the beast — still the company’s crown jewel — christmas looks like a lump of coal . beauty : a + christmas : c -
christmas dvd - christmas fireplace with long wood fire with burning sounds and chr . . .
after the beautiful belle is imprisoned in an enchanted castle by a beast , she discovers the kind and gentle prince within .
a continuance to beauty and the beast , suitably teaches children to forgive , love , and be kind to one another .
cogsworth is not pleased with belle’s plan to revitalize christmas , since it was christmas when he was cursed and turned into a beast . cogsworth eventually gives up , and tells them to plan christmas quietly , so the beast will not find out and complain .
watch an animated movie , also known as beauty and the beast 2 , produced by walt disney feature animation where belle , cogsworth , lumiere , mrs . potts , and chip convince the beast that christmas is a good holiday
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disney ' s beauty and the beast comparison 1991 vs 2017 ( animated vs . live action )
we fast forward a year , where the human beast and belle come to the ballroom to celebrate christmas with everyone .
once upon a time , there was an enchanted castle . . . villagers :
this is my daughters all time favorite beauty and the beast . it has been hard to find . she will love it .
beauty and the beast : the enchanted christmas was first released on vhs on november 11 , 1997 , and on dvd on october 13 , 1998 , followed by a special edition on november 12 , 2002 . the movie was released on blu - ray for the first time on november 22 , 2011 .
disney apparently already attempted to fix the timeline with “ beauty and the beast : the enchanted christmas . ” as buzzfeed once pointed out , this movie showed the young prince looking very similar to his older self even before the curse , which would explain the portrait . but there’s no need for that anymore .
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nothing could compare to the original beauty and the beast ' s splendor . but once audiences lower their expectations to meet the level of direct - to - dvd films , the enchanted christmas is an amusing if unnecessarily dark installment in the
tale as old as time .
the musical numbers are catchy and the story compelling , but it doesn ' t always feel like an actual christmas movie .
very good story . set in the middle of the original ' beauty and the beast ' story and makes sense . is very seasonal and has the christmas cheer that my daughters love . animation quality isn ' t quite as good as the original but still really good .
belle’s mom has always been a big mystery in “beauty and the beast . ” who was this woman that married crazy old maurice , anyway ?
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get into the spirit of the season with this delightful holiday adventure—inspired by one of disney’s most celebrated animated feature films ! forte , a grumpy pipe organ , has threatened to ruin the holiday festivities ! but with a little bit of christmas magic , belle and her loyal friends—your favorite characters from the original movie—deck the halls of the castle , melt the beast’s heart with love and wonder , and give this enchanted tale a holly - jolly ending . spread the cheer with joyful songs and a merry reunion of the voice cast from the acclaimed original film . beauty and the beast : the enchanted christmas is a treasured gift you and your family will want to unwrap year after year !
this animated story for the whole family revisits the characters from the disney favorite beauty and the beast , as belle tries to overcome the beast ' s cynicism about the christmas season with a lesson about the warmth and giving of the holiday , though forte the evil pipe organ tries to foil her good intentions for reasons of his own .
this animated story for the whole family revisits the characters from the disney favorite beauty and the beast , as belle tries to overcome the beast ' s cynicism about the christmas season with a lesson about the warmth and giving of the holiday , though forte the evil pipe organ tries to foil her good intentions for reasons of his own .
be our guest at the enchanted 25th anniversary celebration of beauty and the beast , universally acclaimed as one of disney’s finest animated features and now honored in the walt disney signature collection . join brave , independent belle on the adventure of a lifetime as she sets out to rescue her father and finds herself in the enchanted castle of a mysterious beast . enjoy this timeless tale overflowing with unforgettable characters and academy award®–winning music ( best song , best score , 1991 ) !
a straight - to - video parallel storyline to the disney smash hit ' beauty and the beast ' . returning to the time when belle was imprisoned in the beast ' s castle , the film tells of the young woman ' s attempts to bring some christmas cheer to her surroundings , even though the beast doesn ' t like the festive season . to this end , belle invites all the enchanted objects from the castle to help , encouraging them to sing and dance so that the spirit of yuletide might thaw the beast ' s heart .
so who cares if enchanted christmas has almost none of the magic of beauty and the beast ? well , anyone who felt the original touched emotions that many live - action , ”grown - up” films reach for and miss . even the villain is less than human this go - round ; in place of the vainglorious hunk gaston , we get an evil … pipe organ .
a disney sequel and a christmas film together sounds like a disaster waiting to happen . however this sequel maintains all the magic of the first film and the christmas element rounds off the film nicely . the film starts after beauty and the beast but flashes back to the previous christmas when everyone was still under the witches spell . i love this film so much i watch it all year round . still waiting on a region free / uk blu ray release though .
astonished to find the beast has a deep - seeded hatred for the christmas season , belle endeavors to change his mind on the matter .
theatrical releases require . but whereas the jokey aladdin sequels retain the original ' s irreverent gags and way - out humor , enchanted christmas lacks the visual splendor and elegant draftsmanship that marked its predecessor . virtually the only impressive moments are those featuring forte the
the enchanted christmas tells a tale set within the story of the original feature , about belle spreading christmas cheer within the confines of beast’s castle during her time there . the film’s all - star voice cast features robby benson as beast and paige o’hara as belle , along with the castle’s enchanted staff including jerry orbach as lumiere , david ogden stiers as cogsworth , angela lansbury as mrs . potts , haley joel osment as chip , bernadette peters as angelique and tim curry as a grumpy pipe organ who threatens to ruin the holiday festivities .
uncritical childen will be happy to see all the familiar characters from the 1991 disney hit beauty and the beast , but this perfunctory direct - to - video sequel lacks both the charm and lush animation of its predecessor . the story takes place within the time frame of the original beauty and the beast , as belle ( voice of paige o ' hara ) is held captive in the . . . read more
— astonished to find the beast has a deep - seeded hatred for the christmas season , belle endeavors to change his mind on the matter .
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, but it perfectly captures belle ' s changing thoughts of the beast and the desires of the enchanted household to reunite with their loved ones as humans . the part where everyone sings the chorus together is beautifully tragic .
“as long as there’s christmas” – check out the music video for the uplifting holiday song , “as long as there’s christmas , ” performed by swedish pop group play .
the story takes place within the time frame of the original beauty and the beast , as belle ( voice of paige o ' hara ) is held captive in the castle of the beast ( voice of robby benson ) , but before they fall in love . belle decides to throw a christmas celebration , aided by her friends at the castle .
uncritical childen will be happy to see all the familiar characters from the 1991 disney hit beauty and the beast , but this perfunctory direct - to - video sequel lacks both the charm and lush animation of its predecessor .
celebrate the most magical time of the year with this irresistible holiday movie inspired by disney ' s beloved classic . share the wonder as mrs . potts recounts another
tale as old as time
about a christmas past that almost wasn ' t - thanks to the scheming of former court composer forte who is determined to keep belle and beast apart forever . this enchanting adventure boasts delightful songs , spellbinding visuals , and enduring themes of hope , friendship , and love . your family will enjoy the spirit of the season all year long with the timeless magic of beauty and the beast : the enchanted christmas .
when he discovers the christmas present she made for him , a storybook based on his life , he asks for her forgiveness . the furious forte tries to destroy the castle with his cacophonous organ music , but the beast smashes him to pieces . the christmas celebration takes place ; when the beast dances
in the upcoming “ beauty and the beast , ” there’s something there that wasn’t there before . . . and we’re not even talking about that “harry potter” reference or disney’s first “ exclusively gay moment . ”
he has a pretty good excuse , as his curse was inflicted on christmas when he rejected the enchantress ' s entry into the castle ; christmas thus brings back painful memories .
it ' s a great holiday film for people who are fans of the orignal movie : beauty and the beast . but is a little to dark , scary , and intense for a holiday mov . . .
the beast goes rather quickly from saying
let ' s give belle the christmas she ' s always wanted !
to having to kill forte .
most of the straight - to - dvd releases tied to disney movies are made to capitalize on the original ' s popularity . the dvd is a tie - in to the beauty and the beast franchise , which includes everything from toys and games to apparel and books .
the focus on forte ' s mission to stop beauty and the beast from falling in love takes away from the holiday spirit that permeates the rest of the movie . but on the bright side , curry is always pitch - perfect playing evil characters , and his desperation to remain bffs with the beast is upsetting but surprisingly understandable . o ' hara ' s belle is lovely to behold , whether she ' s dancing around with chip or telling beast she just wants him to be happy . she ' s the heart of the story , and her loving charm makes every beauty and the beast ultimately enchanting .
belle and lumiere go to the attic to get some christmas decorations , and we are introduced to the former castle director , and current angel angelique ( bernadette peters ) , who does not want to help prepare for christmas , since there is no hopes , and is sure beast will shut it down , crushing her spirit again .
the music is honestly not even really bad . the songs are pretty good , and have some clever lyrics , and while some of the songs are pointless , it does sound like something that would come from the world of beauty and the beast . probably one of the better things about the film .
more than mind control : forte uses glowing music notes and the beast ' s own insecurities and anger to turn him against belle when she leaves to get a christmas tree . later , he almost succeeds in convincing the beast to smash the magical rose , but it drops a petal on belle ' s christmas present , snapping him out of it .
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belle arriving , naturally , is a threat to his plans , and he uses his lackey , fife , to try to break belle and the beast apart . in the meantime , belle wants to make plans for christmas , even though the beast is against it , since that is the day the enchantress cursed him and the castle .
during the part where cogsworth is making it clear that the beast will not let christmas into the castle cogsworth steps in glue but in the next shot the glue that was gushing out of the pan is gone and none is on the table .
oh boy , another beauty and the beast movie next week . is this one any better ? or worse ? guess i’ll find out next week ( if i’m able to get on the internet next week ) .
review : uncritical childen will be happy to see all the familiar characters from the 1991 disney hit beauty and the beast , but this perfunctory direct - to - video sequel lacks both the charm and lush animation of its predecessor . the story takes place within the tim… ( more )
though cadenza became a beloved character in his own right , some fans would ' ve liked to have seen forte be included in this film , villain or not , as he was generally regarded as the best part of the enchanted christmas .
forte ' s actions show kids that friends shouldn ' t manipulate others just to stay close to them . belle ' s intent to make a special christmas for beast demonstrates what the christmas season is really about - - giving , not receiving .
after seeing how much revenue the return of jafar , aladdin and the king of thieves , and the tv series was bringing , the studio decided to milk off of beauty and the beast next . this film was made in vancouver , only for the studio to be closed down 5 years after this film’s release .
beast enters his room , and sees that there is a present on his table , but lumiere tells him that he cannot open it , since it is not christmas yet . lumiere convinces beast to do christmas , because he tells the beast that belle is giving him a present because she cares for him . it is annoying that beast only says she is beautiful . he demands forte to make a song for belle , which pisses him off , since it is making beast happy , which forte hates .
belle is one of disney ' s most beloved princesses because she ' s not just beautiful , she ' s also kind , thoughtful , intelligent , and generous . except for the selfish forte and the confused fife , all of the enchanted items in the castle are caring and want to help release beast from the curse .
so an organ named forte ( tim curry ) gets news from his assistant fife ( paul reubens ) that beast and belle are getting close , and because beast likes forte’s gloomy music ( now that he is a beast ) he wants fife to break up belle and beast , so they do not become human .
after the wolf attack , belle somehow gets beast onto the back of a horse and brings him back to the castle .
so all of the tools enter her cell , and angelique sings a rehash of the christmas song to cheer belle up . forte is trying to keep beast in a crappy mood , but the beast suddenly changes his mood when he sees the present that belle got him . he opens it , and reads the book that she created for him , which gives him hope , and he leaves . beast enters her cell , apologizes , and asks for her forgiveness , which she gives him , and they all want to give belle the christmas she wants . * eye roll *
shoot the dog : the beast kills forte when he goes completely , irreversibly nuts .
the beast storms into the wood room , and lashes out at belle for planning christmas behind his back , and that her stupid wishing logs won’t work , since he is sure last year , she did not wish to be here . he tells her that there will be no christmas , and she runs off , saying that she will never give up .
families can talk about the movie ' s message about friendship . was forte a true friend to beast ? what motivated him to deceive both beast and belle ?
belle ( voiced by paige o ' hara ) tries to prepare the castle for the christmas season despite beast ' s ( robby benson ) disinterest in holiday cheer . but while most of the enchanted figures are excited to help belle , a mean - spirited pipe organ named forte ( tim curry ) enlists his small pal , fife ( paul reubens ) , to foil the possibility that belle could break the curse . forte convinces belle to trek into the dangerous black forest to get a christmas tree , which belle believes will make beast happy . forte , however , pretends that belle has abandoned beast .
in the scene where cogsworth is making it clear that the beast will not let christmas into the castle , the chip in chip ' s head is on the right side of his head but in the next shot it is on the left side .
it’s always seemed kind of lame that beast makes a giant snowball and totally wastes it .
the beast in the animated movie freaks out when belle gets close to the enchanted rose , smashing things and screaming at her to get out , terrifying her . in this movie , he just shouts at her a bit and belle runs away while declaring she can ' t stay a minute longer , making her reaction look out of proportion , not beast ' s .
at the beginning of the song
as long as there ' s christmas
the first bit of music and the way the snowflakes swirl through the room is similar to pochantas '
colors of the wind
when the leaves twirl through her hair and the music is the same .
my opinion right after the film is that while the music is nice , i do not like that it almost completely distorts the continuity of beauty and the beast , and it makes both of the main characters worse without even intending to do it . there is a great concept somewhere , but the poor execution held it back .
disc # 1 - - beauty and the beast : the enchanted christmas 1 . opening credits / remembering the past [ : 15 ] 2 . a date to skate [ 1 : 16 ] 3 . belle ' s gift [ 2 : 53 ] 4 . planning for christmas [ 5 : 51 ] 5 . the curse of the beast [ 1 : 06 ] 6 . a yule log wish [ 2 : 53 ] 7 . the beasts dilemma [ 5 : 00 ] 8 . a perfect tree [ 4 : 02 ] 9 . where ' s belle ? [ 2 : 49 ] 10 . the black forest [ 3 : 13 ] 11 . a gift of hope brings revenge [ 4 : 27 ] 12 . christmas at last / end credits [ 5 : 24 ] 13 . chapter 13 [ 4 : 12 ]
painful transformation : the prince ' s transformation into the beast leaves him screaming in pain as his body twists and contorts .
they did botch the relationship between belle and beast , but it is still better than the third film in every aspect .
the film starts off with people entering the castle , and i can tell that they got most of the outer and inner exterior of the castle incorrectly . it is christmas evening , and the workers lumiere ( jerry orbach ) , and cogsworth ( david ogden stiers ) are arguing about saving christmas the year prior , and chip ( haley joel osment ) wants to hear the story , which causes mrs . potts ( angela lansbury ) to recap it .
we get a badly animated scene , that actually showed how the beast turned into a beast . so the brat with no parents and no sort of monarch opened the door , and snubs the old hag , causing him to turn into a beast . at least they established that he was a preteen or a teenager .
was never mentioned . the same goes for the beast ' s mother ; and truly , the film attempts to paint the subject of the dead mothers as something important and an element that belle and beast could bond over and their characters develop with , but aside from one or two scenes they ' re never integrated fully into the plot .
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belle ( paige o’hara ) goes outside to skate , and the beast ( robby benson ) falls when he sees her . belle is overly nice and is trying to get the beast to skate with her . wait ; wasn’t she still a bit annoyed with the beast , and it was him reaching out to her at around this time ?
the original animated “beauty and the beast” is a masterpiece ― aka the type of stuff they keep in the disney vault . it’s hard for any remake to live up to that , even with emma watson ’s hermione granger magic . but what enchantment the new movie lacks from the original , it makes up for in fan service .
belle and chip are talking about beast’s grumpy attitude , and then she speaks to chip about christmas , and the concept that everyone gets presents . she soon comes up with the idea of creating a book for the beast for christmas , and sings a song called “stories”m which is actually a nice song , and connects the belle in the movie from its predecessor . so she wants to kill his demons , and so he can get away from the troubles of his life . the animation in this song is really nice too . it is really bothersome that belle left the castle in her first day in the castle , and like… . . a day or two later , she wants to get to know him .
in the early stages of production , the film was planned to be a direct - to - video sequel to the original film , taking place after the events of the first film and featuring gaston ' s vengeful younger brother , avenant , as the villain . as the film would no longer be
beauty and the beast
, however , the filmmakers felt it would lack the magic of the original , and decided to change the story entirely , making it into a midquel .
getting crap past the radar : the real christmas miracle in the movie is how they got away with an organ telling the beast ,
if you ' re turned on , then just turn off !
as part of his villain song .
belle and the beast are ice skating , but when belle falls onto the snow , her ice skates have turned to brown boots .
belle stubbornly persists in her preparations , so forte tricks her into defying the beast ' s orders , going to the black forest for a christmas tree . there she is trapped on an ice floe . when the beast finds out where she is , he rescues her and then locks her up in his dungeon for defying him . but
there was a lovely moment , before the bath mats and key chains came to seem more important than the movies , when the disney imprimatur promised and delivered magic . that moment was in 1991 , with the release of beauty and the beast . two years before , the little mermaid had shown what the new regime of michael eisner and jeffrey katzenberg was capable of , mixing a bit of old walt ( young heroes with single parents ; goofy anthropomorphic sidekicks ) with new flash ( faster pacing , showstopper musical numbers ) . with beauty , the company perfected that approach , adding throwaway wit , visual splendor , and characterizations that went beyond craft into the arena of art .
lefou :
blood , and explosions . . . and the widows .
belle and the beast are this as usual , but with their backstories , it ' s taken up a bit more .
the sequel , oddly , takes place during the original . it seems that while belle ( voiced again by paige o’hara ) is imprisoned in the castle — but before she and the beast ( robby benson ) fall in love — she decides to warm the place up with a christmas celebration . the enchanted household retainers — lumiere the candlestick , cogsworth the clock , mrs . potts the teapot — are all for the idea , but the grinchy beast hates the holiday and is backed up by forte , the court composer who has been transformed into a swaggering , computer - animated organ ( tim curry , pulling out all the stops with lubricious vocal hauteur ) . and — how’s this for motivation ? — since forte now has his boss’ ear , he wants to stay an organ .
the film takes place at a time where females are expected to stay in the kitchen , and those who show signs of intelligence are shunned . while the worst that happens to belle is the townsfolk destroying her washing machine , pirates of the caribbean dead men tell no tales , which was released only two months after beauty and the beast , shows that she could ' ve had a worse fate in being tried for witchcraft and hanged .
the movie fixes this , too . belle just asks beast to get up . problem solved .
the clip of the beast demanding belle to join him for dinner has him looking less angry and more annoyed . in the context of the film , however , it makes sense , as the beast never intended to let belle live comfortably in the castle - it was the servants ' idea , and he ' s just going with it and isn ' t pleased , hence the irritated tone .
the movie is very dark and scary throughout . beast growls in anger a couple of times and trashes the room he ' s in when he hears bad news . belle , chip , and fife nearly drown in icy waters in a frightening sequence . when beast saves the day , he stomps around angrily . beast places belle in the dungeon and tells her she can rot in there for the rest of her life . there is a creepy , evil organ that appears throughout and could cause nightmares .
in one of the standout moments from the movie , we finally get to see what happens when beast throws a snowball , and it is glorious .
many critics find the beast ' s cg makeup unconvincing and wonder why the filmmakers didn ' t use actual makeup like in previous live action adaptations .
belle gets everyone to sing as long as there’s christmas , which will get their spirits about capitalism and corporate america up , and even i have to admit that this is another good song . the entire castle is decorated now , and soon enough , beast finds out . i am assuming that fife told forte , who told him .
straight to video sequel that , unlike most recent attempts , actually has somewhere to go . the animation is so - so and the songs aren ' t too bad . some nice new characters and funny moments make this perfect for family viwings and who could hate christmas ?
visual effects of awesome : the visual effects used to bring the beast , the servants and more to life are simply fantastic . the effects also really , really shine in the be our guest sequence .
beast : [ recovering from slipping on the ice ] i fell , and landed on my . . . [ looks at his bottom , then hides it with his cape ] beast : on , on the ice . see more »
beast singing
evermore
after belle leaves . many find the song a great tearjerker and a decent addition to the scene , while others feel that , while the song itself is okay , its placement really takes away from the mood and the scene would have been way sadder had the beast simply roared in agony like he did in the animated version .
the only two actors who did not reprise their roles from beauty and the beast ( 1991 ) were hal smith ( phillipe ) and bradley pierce ( chip ) . smith , who passed away in 1994 , was replaced by frank welker while pierce ' s role was taken over by haley joel osment because pierce ' s voice had changed due to growing older .
bought this for my daughter for xmas . she loves the original and watches it often . after reading the other reviews it sounds as though this tells the story inbetween belles arrival at the beasts castle and when he turns back into the prince and set at christmas time so a perfect stocking filler . im sure we will all be watching it come boxing day and singing along to the songs .
remember the new guy : the movie introduces several characters that never appeared before and after the events of winter . forte being the most jarring one because he ' s established as being very close to the beast .
writers cannot do math : this wreaks havoc on the original film ' s already debated timeline , especially with the re - insertion of the
human again
song , which establishes that the beast has trouble remembering how to read in early spring but has no trouble reading the book belle gave him for christmas .
easily forgiven : fife . though since we saw very little of him after christmas he probably wasn ' t so easily forgiven after all .
this villain is creative . he is receiving attention now because the beast is nothing but gloomy , and being human would take that power his music has over the beast . creative , but he cannot do much when he is stuck in one place .
belle prepares the castle for christmas against beast ' s wishes , trying to bring him happiness for the season . forte , a pipe organ , fears that belle ' s plans may eventually bring about an end to the curse . . . the curse that brought him more importance in the . . . ( more )
real talk : belle is supposed to be the nerdy disney princess . she likes science and inventing and reading like it ' s her job — yet she is completely blindsided by the fact that the beast is not only human , but royalty . bitch , you even sung a foreshadowing song about meeting prince charming in disguise . and it never once occurred to you that the only man living in a giant , enchanted castle in the woods is at least a count ? get it together , belle .
when the beast enters belle ' s cell , he leaves the door open . however , when forte plays his tunes to bring the castle down , the door is closed and locked . see more »
beast tells belle to stay out of the west wing , and , yeah , we get it . that place has the rose . ( plus , it’s gross there . ) but is there an even more sinister reason beast wants to keep it private ?
so we have the rehash of the wolf scene in the last movie , where belle is falling in the water , cracking under the ice , and needs to be saved by the beast . looks like she did not get her tree .
the enchantress ' s curse affects the household servants differently than the beast . when the last petal falls , they permanently become non - sentient household objects , effectively dead
harsh . but it gets more confusing when you see the beast destroy a portrait in the beginning of the movie . this picture looks like the prince as he appears at the end of the film .
of course , forte is much worse , hoping to prevent beast ' s prohibition from being lifted , as he does not want the curse broken . ( he knows that the happier beast is , the more likely that will happen . )
a more minor case , but some of the conversations belle had with beast in the animated film , such as him giving her a new room and telling her to stay out of the west wing , were instead given to belle , lumiere and cogsworth in this film , leaving some to question why they would remove important scenes between belle and beast to give to belle and two side characters instead .
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the animation is not pleasing to the eye . the character designs are horrid , the continuity is a bit off , and it just looks……weird . the coloring is not as sharp as it needs to do , and the blend between the foreground and the background is not that good .
my biggest issue with the film is how it flanderizes belle and beast , and literally makes belle a mary sue . i think there is some inconsistencies with the timeline , and a lot of the characters ( specifically the new ones ) added nothing to the film . the story was not bad , and there was effort put into it , but the execution makes it suffer . belle and beasts relationship does not look good in this film .
the beast ' s design . many think it looks fine and like that it isn ' t exactly the same as in the original movie . others claim he doesn ' t look scary enough and looks more like chewbacca with ram horns .
some of the stuff like lumiere ' s accent and beast ' s more annoyed - than - truly - angry things actually find some people to enjoy them .
one of the best scenes from the animated version is when beast saves belle from a hungry pack of wolves . that stuff is sick . but the scene also leaves us with a frustrating question : how the hell did belle get a limp , injured beast onto that horse ?
jerk with a heart of gold : probably the best example in the beast ' s history . he ' s squarely in the middle of his character development , still angry , still depressed , and still struggling with his temper and beastly instincts , but undeniably good and kind deep down .
villainous breakdown : forte goes absolutely berserk at the climax of the film because he thinks that he ' s no longer important . he proceeds to play his ear - splitting music recklessly in an attempt to bring the whole castle down and crush belle and the beast .
the special features are pretty enjoyable , too . embarrassingly , my favorite is the “enchanted environment” crackling fireplace . i had that on for a couple hours one night while i screwed around on the internet . it makes for great , relaxing ambiance . admittedly , it’s something i would’ve never even checked out but for this review , and i found it incredibly enjoyable . likewise , the behind the scenes featurettes and the music video are also fun .
musical assassin : forte is able to partially destroy the castle as well as send beast flying with his magical music powers .
so forte loses his shit , and plays so the entire castle can break , and everyone can die . fife tries to stop him , but when his solo ( which forte used on fife to get him to do his dirty work ) , fife cries , and beast enters the room to lose his shit . we have this over the top climax , and the beast does something to the keyboards to have forte self - destruct . i am going to make a list of murderers of the disney princes .
well i must say i am not very fond of the sequels ( or prequels in this matter ) but of the the classic animated ones this is absolutely my favorite . i do agree that the quality of the animations or not as good as in the original . but because of the original story and the really wonderful song as long as it’s christmas , i was pretty hooked on this one , great voice acting and all in all it made me feel very much into the christmas spirit . since i am clearly an adult guy 37 years old , that makes me the exception perhaps , but i see it once a year at the least !
it’s theorized that the broken furniture pieces in the west wing are actually unfortunate servants that beast unknowingly destroyed after being cursed . it turns out that’s probably not the case .
i have this video from when i was about 6 years old and i really enjoyed it back then . i haven’t really watched it since but i might get the old vhs out and watch it . i don’t remember much about it but i definitely remember the ‘as long as there’s christmas’ song = d
: the beast ! he does look kinda cute for somebody who ' s referred to as creepy - looking in - universe .
parents need to know that this unexpectedly dark holiday tale includes several potentially frightening scenes and a character who ' s especially mean and manipulative . younger kids may be disturbed when beast rages and starts destroying everything in his path or when belle , chip , and fife almost drown in icy waters . the mean - spirited forte , who is extremely creepy and could cause nightmares , is a negative example of how a friend should act , but all of the other characters are quite sweet and giving , particularly belle , who - - as always - - is kind - hearted and just wants to show beast the joy of the christmas season . if you are looking for a sweet holiday tale , this is not it ; it is far scarier than you might expect for a disney holiday title .
during the song ' as long as there ' s christmas ' , in one shot we see cogsworth with a tray with six wine glasses on it . moments later there are now only four on the tray .
: as questionable as the enchantress was in the original film , due to how she cursed the innocent servants as well as the prince , her actions in this film are even worse . she twists the knife on the beast by giving him
lyrics : there is more to this time of year than sleighbells and holly mistletoe and snow those things will come and go don ' t look inside a stocking don ' t look under the tree the one thing we ' re looking for is something we can ' t see far more precious than silver and more splendid than gold this is something to treasure but it ' s something we can ' t hold as long as there ' s christmas i truly believe that hope is the greatest of the gifts we ' ll receive ( we ' ll receive ) as we all pray together ( ohhh ) it ' s a time to rejoice and though we may look different we ' ll all sing with one voice ! as long as there ' s christmas i truly believe that hope is the greatest of the gifts we ' ll receive ! as long as there ' s christmas , we ' ll all be just fine ! a star shines above us , lighting your way and mine ! as long as there ' s christmas , i truly believe that hope is the greatest of the gifts we ' ll receive ! as long as our guiding star shines above , there ' ll always be christmas ! so there always will be a time , when the world is filled with peace and love . i do not own the music , it ' s here for all to enjoy . all rights go to rightful owners .
belle prepares the castle for christmas against beast ' s wishes , trying to bring him happiness for the season . forte , a pipe organ , fears that belle ' s plans may eventually bring about an end to the curse . . . the curse that brought him more importance in the master ' s life . forte uses fife , a flute who desperately wants a solo , to destroy belle ' s plans and get rid of her .
one could argue that the beast ' s reaction was also out of proportion as , unlike the animated film belle does not try to touch the rose , in fact she doesn ' t even remove the glass casing yet the beast still screams in her face to get out just for merely looking at something that would garner attention .
forte : so , beast gets girl and it ' s a happy ending for everyone . enchantment lifted and forte fades into the background , no longer important , no longer needed . . . . i ! think ! not !
as belle and chip are out cutting trees , forte plays a solemn song , and fife plays a whistle , which gets the dog to enter their room . she meets them , introduces herself to forte , and they talk about her plans . he convinces her to go to the dark forest , which she has doubts about , since she is not supposed to leave the castle , but forte tells her that the beast loves big trees , and tells her that he will not tell beast that she left .
while i had some concerns about her in the first film , she is legit a mary sue in this film . she is executed like the perfect person , she does no wrong , and it is about what she wants . and the way she ponders to beast was completely pathetic and so not like belle in the first film . not pleased .
beyond the substance of the film , this is actually a fairly solid blu - ray release . the audio is master audio dts hd 5 . 1 , and on my system , it sounded excellent , especially the awkward organ scenes and the musical numbers throughout the film . the bass is deep and the audio is very balanced overall .
the new movie eliminates the old timeline , making the prince older when the curse happens and being vague on specifics of exactly how long the curse has been going . it also says the curse made the townsfolk forget about the castle and everyone inside it , fixing that problem , too .
belle bothered me the most in the film , and probably for the same reason that you are . they should have never made the film .