Light the Child Like Fires of your past!

Rating: 10/10 (17 March 2017)

I VERY rarely ever give out a 10 of 10 rating... I also even more rarely write a review on a movie, but after watching this spectacular movie I had to share my humble opinion with the world.
If you were a fan of the original you will adore this movie. My best friend brought to my attention something that helped me understand why everyone should give any remake of a classic a chance. After a while you've seen the classic so much, that you may stop watching it...it could be because your brain has it memorized and you can just play it over and over again in your head and not have to watch it, but more likely it may be because you just get tired of seeing it so much so you enjoy it on rare occasions (May 4th when I watch all the Star Wars movies)...BUT a remake either spices it up OR it makes you take the original out and WANT to watch it again...THIS MOVIE DOES BOTH!!! The music, the songs, the characters, the addition of back story....all of it instilled that magical feeling of wonderment that the original movie did so well at doing when I was only 10 years old (excluding the back story part because the original didn't do that as well). There was also a few new songs to now learn.
The costumes, make-up, and visuals had that wonderful flare of France to match the period and location of where the story was set to take place. There was also a lot of clever hidden jokes to keep the adults chuckling, the kids asking, and the adults saying "Ill tell you when you're older" knowing good and damn well that you aren't going to tell them anything. LOL (I'm older now, though) :) So, in conclusion if you are a fan of the original go see it you'll appreciate that they changed very little and the parts they might have changed (which I didn't notice much) just added a magical flare to the movie.
If you never saw the original, go see this movie you'll love it!!! It stands alone as a great story.
If you saw the original, but you are not a fan of remakes...just give it a shot! As a slightly skeptical fan of remakes, I personally enjoyed it VERY MUCH!