It's fine...

Rating: 4/10 (20 April 2017)

I was pretty excited for this film when I heard it announced. I am a big fan of the original and I couldn't wait to see a new take on the classic story. I was finally able to watch it a couple of days ago. And I thought it was fine. I believe it is a fun film to watch and I'm glad I saw it. However, unlike the remake of The Jungle Book, the original animated version is better in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, the cast are all fantastic especially Emma Watson, Luke Evans, and Ian McKellen. And watching Be Our Guest performed in live action was spectacular. But I believe the the 1991 version executed some the scenes better than this remake did. Three scenes come to mind. The scene in which Belle take her father's place in the castle. This entire scene felt rather rushed for me, and in the animated version I really believe that Belle is absolutely terrified of the Beast. In the live action version however, the Beast coming into the light seems to be glanced over. The scene where the Beast tries and fails to ask Belle to dinner for the first time. In the original, the Beast totally looses it when Belle refuses to come to dinner. In the remake, he seems angry, but not absolutely enraged. And the scene in which Belle goes into the West Wing against instructions. In the animated version, the West Wing is built up very mysteriously and when Belle does eventually wander in there, she takes the lid off the enchanted rose, and this is the main reason the Beast gets so angry with her. In the remake, Belle doesn't even take the lid off. However, I didn't hate the remake, I just prefer the original. If you gave me the option of which one I would want to watch on movie night, I would pick the 1991 classic in a heartbeat.