pretty good

Rating: 7/10 (22 October 2017)

I was bored today and decided to watch this movie on netflix. I went in with very low expectations. At the end of the movie I was surprised. I enjoyed it. Beauty and the beast was never my favorite animated Disney film, but it ran plenty of times in my VHS player. This live action one had all the great songs and some new ones. I wasn't in love with the new ones, but it was a change that set it apart from its animated counterpart. The casting for gaston was pretty good. Wish they found a bigger guy or made him look more rugged. Emma Watson felt a little off kilter in this role. She doesn't have a strong singing voice and that is something i remember strongly from the animated Bell. Her acting wasn't on point. It didn't look right, I wish i could explain it. I really don't want to call her a bad actor, but......this role wasn't too right for her. The beast was not as bad as i was expecting. He had some charm and the CGI wasn't too bad....though it would of been cool if it looked as good as the one from the animated movie. All in all not a bad movie, but something i would only watch once in this lifetime.