An Excellent Addition to the Story

Rating: 8/10 (25 March 2017)

I understand there are many people that will hate this movie because it has Emma Watson in it. I also think that to hate this movie for that reason is unjust and frankly stupid.
Yes, Emma Watson deserves criticism for some (OK, maybe a lot) of her acting in the Harry Potter series. She reminds me of Joey in Friends when he was playing Dr Drake Ramoray and explained the 'Smell the fart' acting when he couldn't remember his lines! Some of her pauses in Harry Potter are exactly like that!
Anyway, back the movie in hand. There are some major plot holes in the 1991 cartoon, and every single one is addressed in this movie, giving it depth, background and originality. There is one story and you can only tell it so many ways, so for all the people who expect something original, I have one message: 'Go watch something else'.
The CGI graphics are excellent, the colours and scenery are extremely well done and the movie as a whole looks impressive. With the extra scenes and explanations, the movie gives a more satisfactory story (even when you didn't realise you needed one after the 1991 version) including the castle no one misses, the significance of the library gift and the fact that none of the castle characters are ever missed from the local village.
I took my 9 year old to see this and she loved it. The wolf scenes could be scary for younger viewers (mine couldn't watch!) but she laughed and cheered all the way through. An excellent evening spent and one I would repeat given a chance.
Others may concentrate on originality (originality in a remake?!), slight CGI deficiencies in certain places (please!) or the fact that Emma Watson is in the movie, but don't listen to them. The Beast looks great, the wolves are a 2 minute segment and Emma Watson, although not the most beautiful woman in the World, has similar features to the cartoon version and more than holds her own in the role (even managing to lose the dramatic 'smell the fart' pauses).
An enjoyable evening out for those with kids and for us kids at heart.