Tips the scales in both the right and the wrong

Rating: 7/10 (25 March 2017)

To be honest, I never found the animated movie as spellbinding as everyone else. I never owned the VHS as a child. I really liked it and there were a lot of great things about it, but I preferred other films.
This live action version manages to correct a few mistakes, but also leave out some things and add new ones that weren't necessary.
The set is beautiful, and the song and dance routines are very energetic. The characters are rendered more realistic and three dimensional with extra back stories.
What I thought was the best change was the character of LeFou. He is not really a villain in this film, more like a very sweet guy who happens to worship and be in love with a very bad man (Gaston).
The same could not be said of the Beast. I kind of prefer it in the animated version. There were things left out and things added that were both good and bad, but ultimately didn't leave much of an impact as I thought.
Another thing I thought was missing was the hilarious banter between Lumière and Cogsworth ("En Garde you overgrown pocket watch!").
Overall, it's a sweet and beautiful tribute and expansion to the cartoon version, but probably not enough to make it stand out on its own.