I can't understand why there's such a low rating from critics and stuff. What were they expecting?? The scenery, wardrobe, makeup, everything is so beautiful and colorful. I felt like I was watching a play, a musical, everything was amazing. Emma Watson was a great choice for Belle, Gaston was perfect, the Beast was lovely as expected (Dan Stevens is a great actor - I might think Gaston was a little bit better though) and you're there for Lumiére. He stole the show for me. Ewan McGregor proves again he's the best, most versatile actor ever. It is exactly the same as the animation, just some changes. It was a great movie overall, I cried like a baby the whole time (favorite 'Disney Princess' tale right here). I can't understand why people wouldn't like it.

Well it brought me back to my childhood, lived up to it, a well made film, in fact one of the best I've seen so far from Disney on their live actions of animations. Magical. The soundtrack was spot on, and the chemistry with the cast was super. The effects were beautiful, and the ending was heartwarming, very good finish off. Shed a few a tears. Emma watson though.. damn! hehe

Of course it was a brilliant marketing idea - they had the script, they had the music, they had all the creative part. The rest is mechanical work. The result is pretty much mechanical too. All the magic is gone. Every scene looks artificial and lifeless, every phrase or action is just a filler. The filler is Emma Watson herself - her acting is simply walking from point A to point B with the hands down and turning the head on director's order. They brought nothing new to the adaptation, so it turned out to be as dusty and rusty as a cursed castle. Shame on them.

Well, the production values are high. That being said, it was a completely unnecessary film that offered nothing original or interesting other than the gimmick of being live-action versus animated. Such a blatant money grab from the evil empire. It's like even making the effort at their same old tired formula has become too much work. Instead... take one of your most popular films, point the camera at some trending stars and the token respected name or two, then put the marketing machine in motion.

Disney continues to throw money at these live-action remakes and whilst at least Maleficent tried something a little different, it seems that the success of these remakes have made Disney less willing to try something a little different, resulting in a film that is virtually identical to the original animated version barring a couple of additional moments or songs. It is such a shame because the casting is fine and the story as you would expect has all the strengths and flaws of the original - the problematic nature of the heroine falling for her captor is amplified even more here by the shortened passage of time between capture and eventual release. It all makes for a watchable if rather pointless exercise. Notwithstanding the box-office success, the overriding feeling is why bother remaking what was already a classic film in its own right ?