A Bit Disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (27 March 2017)

I enjoyed this film a lot more than I thought I would! However, there are a lot of problems. I did like how it gave us more detail into the curse. It also added more to the curse, how when each petal falls the castle starts to crumble and the staff become more and more less human. It really added to their desperation. I loved the piano and the wardrobe characters. It was also nice to see some diversity!!
The costumes were fantastic, apart from the yellow dress. I was so disappointed. The girls at conventions can make an exact copy, why can't Disney with a budget of millions? It did not need a 2 hour run time, the parts about Belle's mother could have been cut out. It was nice to know but it added 0 to the story. The best character was Gaston played by Luke Evans. I thought he was fantastic! He really brought the character to life. The Beast wasn't right imo. I didn't really feel anything towards him, in the cartoon the audience can see straight away that he feels guilty about having kept Belle from saying goodbye to her father, he gives her the library etc.You really see his sweet side. However in the live action remake we don't see this, he doesn't give her the library as a gift he just short of shrugs and says something along the lines of "you can't have it if you want whatever". There isn't any reason for Belle to fall in love with him. The songs are great and creative, especially Be Our Guest, but the new added songs are dull and forgettable. The magic book was so pointless, it added nothing to the story, in fact it created a small problem. When Belle sees her father in the magic mirror, she runs off on the horse, but if the Beast had the book which could take them anywhere, why would she run all the way home? At least if she did that we wouldn't have to sit through the Beat's song. I was disappointed with the dance scene, there is a great part in the original where the "camera" pans down from the chandelier and ends up on the floor as the dance past, for an animated film it is such an achievement and it's a wonderful scene; I was disappointed that they didn't include that famous shot. Again the dress was a let down.
I think the cast was great and all the voice actors did a great job! Apart from Emma Watson, her face was dull, she had a really fake smile during Be Our Guest which was a shame because Belle is really into the routine in the cartoon. Also, when Beast transforms back into the Prince, she's just stood watching with a face like Kirsten Stewart, she's not really in awe or surprised that this is happening right in front of her eyes. The cartoon is so bright and vibrant, it's a wonder to watch. This however, the colour palette was great for the first 20 minutes, but it was really dull for the rest of the movie, which I know they wanted to make a "darker" version but I don't think it really worked in this case.
Conclusion: It was OK - but the original cartoon is much better.