Be Disney's guest in one of the greatest animated movies of all time; Would Recommend

Rating: 9/10 (21 May 2017)

Directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise
Starring Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson and Richard White
Beauty and the Beast is both Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise's feature length directorial debut which stars Paige O'Hara in her acting debut as well as seasoned actor Robby Benson. We follow Belle(Paige O'Hara) who substitutes in for her father in a castle prison after he was taken by a mysterious beast. As time goes on, and events unfold, Belle realises the Beast may be more than what he appears to be.
Beauty and the Beast is easily one of Disney's most recognisable and treasured classics, and for good reason. It's a visually stunning movie that includes one of the Best Disney songs in existence AND one of the Best Disney Sidekicks. For those reasons alone you must watch this movie and witness a 'tale as old as time' in its full animated glory.
The story is exactly what the song suggests('A Tale as Old as Time') but that doesn't make it any less special and any less magical. This movie was released during the Disney Renaissance and is easily one of the Best movies released during that period.
Both Paige O'Hara and Robby Benson do fine jobs as Belle and The Beast respectively but its the pure, unfiltered chemistry they share on screen that elevates the characters and makes them so much better. Richard White was great as Gaston and made him a truly iconic, memorable and dastardly Disney villain that ranks among the best. Both Jerry Orbach and David Odgen were great as Lummiere and Cogsworth respectively, and made the characters rival the greatest Disney sidekicks as all time. That is definitely an achievement, especially compared to other movies released during the Disney renaissance. Jesse Corbiti was great as LeFoue. LeFoue is so likable and you just can't help but like him, despite being a villain.
From a technical standpoint, the movie is absolutely gorgeous with a very distinct and artistic style. My one flaw with the animation is the background of the Ballroom scene which, in my opinion, doesn't hold up at all.
The basic requirements for Disney movies are to deliver good songs, good humour and good characters. The songs and characters are all great but I will say the humour was more directed at children and I laughed once during the movie. That's not to say it removes all enjoyment from the movie(I still love the movie) but having a greater variety of humour would have probably helped.
In conclusion, this movie is very enjoyable(and definitely stands as one of the best Disney movies of all time) but I feel it does lack some Disney standards, such as humour which doesn't necessarily ruin the movie but inclusion of would have definitely improved it.
9/10
Would Recommend