Beauty and the Beast

Last week Disney re-released one of the classics, Beauty and the Beast. I was so excited to go out and get it! First day I went to Walmart to pick it up, but I had a couple of issues. First I had gotten a coupon for ten dollars off the movie, but on the coupon it says only valid in USA. For us Canadians, this seemed like a let down after in website said that we could use it in Canada. Walmart didn't take. I did find out later that Best Buy takes the coupons, so remember that for next time. If anyone has information about other stores who take the move rewards coupon, let me know.

I also did not like the packaging. Because I have been introduced to the wonders of blue-ray from my father I was going to get the blue-ray copy anyway. But I noticed that they were not selling just dvd copies. All copies came with one dvd of the movie and two blue ray discs with the movie and extra features. I thought of everyone who didn't have a blue ray and had to buy that one anyway. There were so different boxes for the same movie. I don't know if they wanted to trick people into buying the blue ray copies by putting them in a dvd box. But I was really confused. It all depends on your preference to the box, which is weird.

DVD and Blue-ray in dvd box.

After all of the confusion and fustration, I did get a copy at Walmart. But I won't be going there to get any other Disney movie.

The original Beauty, Paige O’Hara and the Beast, Robby Benson.  
(picture courtesy of Disney Parks Blog)

Beauty and the Beast is one of my favourite movies. Though I can't really critique the movie itself, because I am hugely bias, I can tell you about the features of the movie. Watching the extended version is not that great. I have heard from multiple people that they do not like the added in song, "Human again." I personally will take anything that Disney gives me, but it is not my favourite song. I have not really watched any other features, but I will say that the Blue-ray looks amazing. The menu is well done and takes you around the castle, but Lumiere's voice sounds super weird.

One of the great love stories, every girl has seen the movie and wants to be Belle. If I had brown hair, I would be Belle. It is one of my favourites and now I have it on dvd. 

Beauty and the Beast show at Hollywood Studios

Ah, l'amore!