There's enough wit and ingenuity in Roger Allers's story and Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's songs to give the CGI whizzkids a run for their money.
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01/06/02
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
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Reviews Counted:56
Fresh:52
Rotten:4
Average Rating:8.1/10
Consensus: Enchanting, sweepingly romantic, and featuring plenty of wonderful musical numbers, Beauty and the Beast is one of Disney's most elegant animated offerings.
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: Once upon a time, there was a handsome but heartless prince, whose selfishness caused an enchantress to turn him into a hideous beast. He had only one hope for freedom: winning a woman's love... [More]
Starring: Robby Benson, Paige O'Hara, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Orbach
Director: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
Reviews for Beauty and the Beast
Top CriticIt may be a cliché to call a fairy tale enchanting, but no other adjective suffices as the film still has the wit, slapstick, and romance to enrapture children and adults alike.
12/31/01
Top CriticIt's a charming film.
09/01/08
Top CriticDazzlingly good.
01/26/06
Top CriticRemains a near-perfect film, the second best Disney film after 1941's Dumbo.
01/03/02
Entirely captivating from beginning to end -- INTERVIEW w/Director Kirk Wise.
01/02/02
The classic story of a bewitched prince who can only be saved by true love works as a wonderful genre romance, and the characters are uniformly imaginative and charming.
04/03/02
Una obra maestra que los hará reír, llorar, emocionarse y pensar que la vida, aunque solo sea por unos momentos, es maravillosa.
06/11/02
Ten years later, it's still flawed and still quite fascinating.
01/06/02
Not only the finest animated movie ever made, but deserves a prominent position on any list of all-time greats.
01/01/00
Moves us because we know that true love can sometimes seem like a mismatch. And also because, in love, we can all feel like captives or beasts.
01/03/02
This isn't merely the best of the princess features; it's very close to being the best Disney movie of them all.
11/27/09
She falls for a hot-tempered manimal, but is it any coincidence that he showers her with gifts the whole time?
10/24/02
Its animators' pens are wands; their movement enchants.
09/01/08
Top CriticFor once, the Disney hyperbole was right--the film is, indeed, a timeless cinema classic.
01/03/02
Slipped around all my roadblocks and penetrated directly into my strongest childhood memories, in which animation looked more real than live-action features.
01/01/00
Top CriticIn the Imax format, the introduction of the Beast's castle has a breathtaking 3-D effect. And throughout the film, you see textures and details you never noticed.
01/03/02
A dramatic, comic, exciting, suspenseful, joyous, and robustly magical adventure that has the bracing feel of a 3-D movie at times and approaches sensory overload.
08/07/08
There is plenty of suspense, comedy and wonderful music to keep everyone entertained.
01/01/00
A delightfully satisfying modern fable, a near-masterpiece that draws on the sublime traditions of the past while remaining completely in sync with the sensibility of its time.
01/01/00
Latest News for Beauty and the Beast
September 14, 2009:
The 3D footage screened actually looked pretty cool, not jarring or 'forced,' which puts it in line with most of the Disney Digital 3D we've seen thus far. 
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December 09, 2008:
Don Hahn Talks 3-D Beauty and the Beast
In an interview with /Film's David Chen, "Beauty and the Beast" producer Don Hahn delved into the reasons -- and the methodology -- behind Disney's upcoming 3-D reissue of the... More...
November 19, 2008:
Disney Plans 3-D Beauty and the Beast
Disney has added "Beauty and the Beast" to its list of features slated to receive its digital 3-D treatment, announcing plans to re-render the original film for a 2010 release. More...
August 29, 2008:
Disney Classics Begin Blu-ray Migration
Good news, Blu-ray owners: you too will soon be able to purchase limited edition "Platinum Collection" versions of Disney titles, including "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,"... More...
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