Just because I loved the animated film doesn't mean I have to bash this one

Rating: 10/10 (26 March 2017)

OK, I'm a big fan of the 1991 classic so I had little or no expectations at all about this live action film but I ended up taking my daughter to the theater anyway, and here's the flash: I don't care about people trolling lately on reviews just because there's no longer a forum on IMDb, so in my opinion this movie was spectacular.
I just don't understand some of the haters here; if the story would have distanced too much from the original plot there would be a riot, but now that a true remake has taken place, there are complaints as well. Of course the Beast would look weird; it's not real and it's supposed to look strange in the first place! If producers would have chosen a Halloween costume instead, would some people have been pleased then? As for the music, it was the right decision to use the original songs along with new ones.
One thing I liked about this version was character development, something that was amiss from the 1991 film. Maurice, in example, is 200% more memorable in this rendition, and the newfound feelings between the main characters are not as abrupt as in the first one; also I enjoyed both Belle and Beast's backstories.
The only scene that I quite didn't like was the Beast final transformation; I felt it was kind of rushed after such a steady pace throughout the movie.
I liked all the acting in general; almost no one has commented about Kevin Kline's performance which gave a major enhancement to Maurice's character; Luke Evans as Gaston was remarkable as well... and finally, there's no big deal about Josh Gad's gay character, it was nothing different from other films, except that this is a family-oriented Disney movie and Disney felt they needed to be politically correct about it... overall a magnificent film.