The Greatest Animated Feature of All Time

Rating: 10/10 (26 December 2002)

Disney Studios poured all their talent into this magnificent masterpiece to produce not only the finest animated feature ever, but one of the most entertaining films in cinema history. A terrific story line and a wonderful musical score enhance some of the best animation you'll ever see. Engaging from the very beginning, this is a simple story of a beautiful, but intelligent woman named Belle who has become bored with the provincial life of her French village. She gets more adventure than she bargains for, however, when she searches for her father, who disappears on the way to a local fair. In the meantime, she is romantically pursued by a handsome, but an exceptionally vain and shallow hunter named Gaston. Belle wants nothing to do with the brute, but he is determined to do anything to have her hand in marriage. Everything for Belle changes when she finds her father being held captive in a remote castle outside her village by "the Beast". Highly recommended.