Beastly

Plot synopsis:
Kyle Kingsbury, rich, handsome, and popular, is also selfish, shallow, and cruel. He plays a mean "practical joke" on an outcast girl in his class. The girl is really a witch named Kendra in disguise. The witch then curses him for his cruelty. He is turned into a beast; however, because he performed a small act of kindness shortly before his transformation when he gave an unwanted rose corsage to a girl working a ticket booth, she gives him two years to break the spell, or remain a beast forever. The only way he can turn back to normal is if he truly loves a girl and gets her to love him in return, proving the love with a kiss. Kendra later offers Kyle further aid by giving him a magic mirror that shows him whomever he wishes to see. He is locked in a mansion-like apartment by his shallow, image-obsessed father. His only company is his housekeeper, Magda, and, at his request, a blind tutor named Will. Kyle finds solace in a greenhouse for roses that he tends himself. After a year of being in this state, and trying and failing to find love, Kyle changes his name to Adrian, meaning "the dark one", to reflect his feelings of being a completely different person from the conceited, materialistic boy he used to be. When a robber stumbles into his garden Adrian offers him a deal; he will not report the robber to the police if the robber brings Adrian his daughter, Linda. She is Adrian's last chance to break the spell before his two years are up.
Adrian realizes that Linda is the same girl to whom he gave the rose corsage. He fixes up a room for her, leaving roses and books for her to amuse herself with. When she arrives, she at first wants nothing to do with him as she feels he kidnapped her. As time passes, she slowly warms up to him and he finds himself falling in love with her. The two begin to have tutoring sessions together and during winter they go to a lodge. Shortly before the last year is up, Linda wishes to see her father once more. Adrian lets her see him with the magic mirror and she finds that he has become sick through drug use. Adrian quickly lets her go to him and offers for her to return to the apartment in the spring if she desires, this time as a friend and not a prisoner. On the last day of the second year, Adrian looks for Linda in the mirror and sees her being dragged into a building by a man. He rushes to her rescue and is shot in the process. As he lays dying, he asks Linda for a kiss. She kisses him, breaking the spell and turns him back to normal. He explains everything to Linda and the two go back and live in the apartment together. Adrian had also made a deal with Kendra, and because of which, Will regains his sight and Magda is allowed to return to her family. Kendra reveals that she was Magda, punished to remain a servant forever because of her careless spell but she can now return home as well.

Tags: romantic, fantasy, boring

Review:
I was expecting this tragic love story, just like the original movie, with plenty of tear-jerking moments, but it just wasn't there, in terms of script and acting.The plot was rushed, and therefore the audience didn't have enough time to appreciate the story line, even though we all know it like the back of our hands.Our Beast, Kyle, was more of a brat than a beast, and even after transforming, I was expecting this monster of rage, and he just whined and moaned and was more comedic than anything else.Lindy, who was our Beauty, really only stood as a placeholder for a gorgeous woman.
I didn't see a role model to young girls in her, I just saw a pretty face.However, there were some exceptions, Neil Patrick Harris was impeccable with his comedic timing, and really saved this movie from otherwise getting a 1 star.
Didn't knew it's based on a novel before I saw the movie, and didn't know it's such a teen movie - pretty faces, college scenes - it makes me relate to Twilight, the storyline starts with how perfect the leading boy looks and leading girl seems to be mediocre only.I didn't expect anything before the movie, I just saw the poster and found it interesting, thought it'd be some kind of a romance to have a girl falling in love with such a scar-faced man.
Beastly once again shows teen longing relieved by the workings of magic, not old-fashioned getting-to-know you stuff their grandparents labored through.Kyle (Alex Pettyfer straight from his boring turn as a hunk with little affect in I am Number Four) learns from his distant dad that looks are what count in life.
As he imputes this "aggressively-unattractive" characterization to Goth Kendra (Mary-Kate Olsen), she condemns him to being all he hates, largely ugly, until someone says "I love you" to him.Beauty waiting to be rescued, Lindy (Vanessa Hudgens), falls into the protective custody of now ugly Beast, Hunter (Kyle).
and of course we should not expect 100% similarities from book to movie which happens most of the time.finally this film is for targeted audience which are the teens so don't be too critical otherwise you will not enjoy the ride watching this awesome movie which for me is recommended not only for its target audience but adults alike.it is fun to watch, simple, straightforward and most of all heartwarming.and what i also love is the musical score and the songs used in this movie..
A creature who likes to feed birdies, reveal libraries and much more-leave it.Beastly is based on the fairy tale of the beautiful girl who falls in love with a monster and breaks a curse meaning instead of a minging hairy beast, she gets to live forever in a palace with a hottie who's rich.
My girls begged me to take them to see this movie as they are big fans of Vanessa Hudgens, Alex Pettyfer and Mary-Kate Olsen.
Unfortunately, calling "Beastly" teen trash would be a generous understatement.The film's screenplay is no better than the work of a high school student trying to write a short story during their creative writing class.
We all know that in the real world this is not the case and it's a fairy-tale.Going into the movie i did not have high hopes and i must admit i was surprised not because the movie is that good, but because it's not that bad either, the story has been done 100 times and has been done better than this but something about the main actors makes you feel pleasantly entertained and if you have 1½ hour which have to be spent on something this movie is not the worst thing to throw on the DVD.Just don't expect to be wowed or see anything new and anything that hasn 't been done before.Therefore i cannot in good will give it more than a 2..
I saw I am Number Four and I loved it so i thought i should check out Beastly, was expecting a bad romance, especially because i didn't even like romances, Im more of a sci-fi action kind of guy, but i was very surprised!
Newcomer and heart throb Alex Pettyfer plays Kyle Kingston a very popular student in his school (who also due to his looks and popularity is also very conceited) Upon winning school valedictorian and announcing that he is there for the better looking people of the school, he mistakenly takes it upon himself to centre out and make fun of an outcast Kendra (played very well by Mary- Kate Olsen) in front of everyone pretty much announcing to everyone how ugly she is and then apologizes only to invite her to the school dance, which in turn only to make fun of her once again.
The movie was terrible for the following reasons: it didn't follow the book at all, the acting SUCKED, the script was crappy, and I had more fun laughing at Neil Patrick Harris than watching this terrible film.
Kyle is transformed into a 'beast' by a witch called Kendra (Mary-Kate Olsen) after publicly embarrassing her, but not before he meets his love interest Lindy (Vanessa Hudgens).
yada, yada, love triumphs over hate, the inside is what counts, the nerds are also cool, the good looking are not smart and whatever other "underlaying deep CLICHÉ message" you have to deliver.I don't want to spoil the content, but, you tell me, is that the way, a guy with a psychological profile as depicted at the beginning of the film, would fight a curse by a witch?
I am not the biggest Vanessa Hudgens fan, but the chemistry between Pettyfer and Hudgens soars across the big screen, making this film one of the best I have seen this year.The true diamond in the rough of this film has to be Neil Patrick Harris, who plays a blind tutor.
He delivers hilarious comments at just the right time and really helped carry this film.Beastly is a modern fairytale of "Beauty and the Beast." I have not read the book, but there is no need.
Even if it comes on the TV, switch it off and run out of the house.It could have been so much better, as "Beastly" is supposed to be a modern day re-telling of the old story of "Beauty and the Beast".
The irony is that whilst the film aims to promote the sentiment that real beauty is on the inside, the only reason that most girls will watch this 'vacuous drivel' will be to drool and giggle over the looks of Alex Pettyfer.First of all, some of the cast let the side down.
The acting was good, Alex Pettyfer was sexy and sweet, Neil Patrick Harris was funny, Vanessa Hudgens was cute, all in all a great movie.
In this clever modernization of the timeless tale of "Beauty and the Beast", high school student Kyle (Alex Pettyfer), the most popular guy in school, has been raised to believe that it is good looks that make people like you.
And despite its intertwined love story, the film focuses more on Kyle's struggle to find himself in a brilliant performance by Alex Pettyfer, who gets so lost in his character and under the intensely incredible makeup effects that were horrifically beautiful.
I liked the movie, Alex Pettyfer did very well with what he had to work with, and Neal Patrick Harris was even funnier than the teacher in the book...The music was nice and correlated well with the movie...I would of personally re-caste the parts of Vanessa Hudgeons and the Mary Kate Olson, she always looks like a "witch" so no stretch there imo...If you are a VH fan, then you'll like her fine in the movie, her character in the book was much more humble, so maybe that is what the script writer avoided in the movie or just how VH played the role...but those were my only two exceptions to the movie...Get some popcorn, take your girlfriends or make you boyfriend go...He'll like it too (maybe:).
I guess teen girls will enjoy looking at the male star.This isn't really all that bad of a movie - but it's just so simplistic and obvious and it's been done many times before - and better.I really do feel this is geared towards 12 to 15 year old kids - and not particularly smart ones.
This is not an average movie that would go by me with a ½ rating, this is a good movie that deserves one star more.Title: Beastly Directed by: Daniel Barnz Starring: Alex Pettyfer, Venessa Hudgens, Neil Patrick Harris, Dakota Johnson & Mary Kate Olsen Rated: PG-13 for language including crude comments, brief violence and some thematic material Rating: 06/10 86 Minutes.
Nevertheless, the affluent freak in this romance is more concerned with his former gorgeous self.Blessed with beauty and a news anchor father (Peter Krause), Kyle (Alex Pettyfer) rules his school.But when a teen-witch (Mary-Kate Olsen) curses him with scars, Kyle is cast out by his superficial father and sent to a remote condo.Now, he has a year to get someone to love him, or he'll remain this way.Knowing he can't get the same girls as before, he hones in on a former classmate/plain Jane (Vanessa Hudgens).A modernization of Beauty and the Beast, Beastly is exactly that: the leads are terrible, the lines are cringe worthy and the plot is insulting.Besides, women don't care about a man's looks if he's rich.
Though I would praise Vanessa Hudgens for portraying a good & tolerable 'Lindy' and her acting somehow improves in this one, and for the fact that I become interested to watch this movie is because of her.
And also to Mary Kate-Olsen who nailed her character which includes a crazy wardrobe and Alex Pettyfer for being such a good 'Kyle Kingson' & I love how the modernized 'Beast' of the story looks like.
Like the lead character in the movie the film is pretty light weight and superficial.Pettyfer plays Kyle, the son of a wealthy news anchor named Rob Kingston (Peter Krause).
He begins stalking her and gets it in his head that she's the only person that can cure him of his curse.The movie has some somewhat interesting conversations about the nature of our looks obsessed society and how it plays a dramatic effect on people's lives early on in the film but then quickly turns into a routine teen romdram (romantic drama).
In fact, if you even just read the plot summary, you know what happens in the movie.NONE of the characters are likable, except one, and that is a blind man played by none other than Neil Patrick Harris, which is literally the only redeeming quality of this film.
I am easily moved.I especially liked that Alex's character was not the big furry beast as seen in the original fairy tale or the Disney movie.
It seems that these days unless the movie is a big name title (ie: Twilight, LotR, Harry Potter etc) movies like Beastly are not given enough running time to tell the story the way it should be and so it ends up feeling rushed.
i read the book afew weeks ago and when i saw the trailer for this film i was so excited,unfortunately after watching the film i was really disappointed.for some strange reason the director has changed the names of some of the characters and the whole film feels very rushed there was no chemistry between the two main characters although they are both fantastic actors normally.the ending was terrible and not at all what i expected the book is far better and this film doesn't not live up to it.The trailer for this film makes it look far far better then it really is, if your a beauty and the beast fan then give this film a go it does have some good qualities like looking at Alex the male leading actor is never a bad thing lol..
Its got a weird touch of comedy to it, (which isn't even funny) and the characters, the performances, and the scenes are all overdrawn to the brink of insanity.Kyle, (Alex Pettyfer) a good looking but mean spirited pretty boy, has a curse placed upon him by a goth "witch", (Mary-Kate Olson), who turns his face into a monstrous looking deformation.
What a career this guy has had and going to have..I really don't care(most times?!) who's in the movie because the SCRIPT ,for me,comes first and it was exactly the kind of movie that I like.Special effects are third on the list for me..but when it all comes together, you should feel something inside your body that "moved you" and this movie did it for me.Alex is perfect , in every way..OK, I have to add more to the review, well I don't give anything anyway with the fact it is named "BEASTLY" and Alex is the BEAST and done by a witch but I will not say WHY he has changed and will he ever changed back..but that journey from point A to point Z, involved some pretty unique things that he must learn first, like all of us in life.Not all children today,especially with the Internet and TV, are taught HOW to properly handle themselves in a relationship, in your classroom etc.You must be taught from he "GROUND UP"!!
the acting was great i guess , all the actors were perfect for their roles and the movie was really cool even if it was just like the Disney movie beauty and the beast but i found it more interesting to watch.....
The two hours were wasted, and the relationship between the two leads was monotonous and shallow, again ironic for the story it is meant to tell.At the start, I kept thinking they were somehow going to throw in interesting twists, like maybe a botched surgery as a result of a re- emergence of the brain cancer he said he had causing his "ugliness" or making use of symbolism to hint at things like whichever Olsen twin it was being a witch or even his vanity, but it was all in-your-face and not at all thought-provoking, and the script barely gave the characters enough time to develop feelings for each other, it was all a very forced relationship.The only part that I found interesting was their version of the "beast" in terms of appearance, which was perhaps a little too interesting to be "ugly" but worked fine for the film.
I am hoping someone will be more clever with the Beauty and the Beast story and make a better film version one day, but until then, avoid this movie and go watch the classic Disney animation again..
It's horrible stuff indeed, sort of a modern-day riff on THE UGLY DUCKLING but with some truly repulsive morals behind it.Alex Pettyfer - forever stuck making embarrassingly poor teen films due to his supposed good looks - plays a vain narcissist - hardly a stretch then - who is cursed by a witch into becoming a repulsive beast.
I really like the story of "Beauty and the Beast" and am therefore very disappointed of this movie..
The only thing I kept hoping was that was almost over.Not a big fan of Vanessa Hudgens or Alex Pettyfer, and this film did not help that.More could have been made of a live action version of Beauty and the Beast, but the filmmakers here just threw this mess together like a bad lunch.
People who compare the movie to the book or the Disney film (Beauty & The Beast) are obviously going to be disappointed with it.
You know you'd come to expect true love that will eventually take over, but somehow that rang quite hokey and convenient, since Alex Pettyfer made it seem like he's really the master manipulator, scheming and planning for sparks to fly and chemistry to be exploited in order to work toward Kyle's selfish objectives.So the redemption didn't actually feel sincere, and that's why this film failed in its wanting to tell a moral story that all that matters is the beauty in one's heart and intention.
You know you'd come to expect true love that will eventually take over, but somehow that rang quite hokey and convenient, since Alex Pettyfer made it seem like he's really the master manipulator, scheming and planning for sparks to fly and chemistry to be exploited in order to work toward Kyle's selfish objectives.So the redemption didn't actually feel sincere, and that's why this film failed in its wanting to tell a moral story that all that matters is the beauty in one's heart and intention.
I thought this movie was going to be good but to my disappointing it really wasn't it was to some extent like beauty and the beat other then the fact there was no real look into the story.
The only real good bit is learning how real the dad only likes his son ( Alex) when he's handsome and will do anything to get him beautiful again which made feel quite sad that's how the dad see's him.The beast really didn't look much like a beast almost like some one with lots of tattoos also he still had a six pack so it made him look even less ugly.So I wouldn't see this movie unless you in there with a child or want to watch some boring romantic film..
I thought this movie would be interesting as it is a modern version of the popular story of Beauty and the Beast, touching and romantic down to every point but it turned out it was uninteresting due to its bad and even silly plot and poor performance from the actors who did not play their role well.Kyle Kingston (Alex Pettyfer) is a handsome, rich, popular, self-centered teenager who believes that looks are everything.