Emma Watson in Beauty and the Beast - Part 2

[DarthSkywalker]

Apparently Russia did twice the opening of Cinderella even with all the gayness.

 

[Iceman]

Bloody hell, what a start!

 

[kaypain]

Emma Watson is Belle. Emma Thompson is Mrs. Potts.

Oooops

 

[Tony Stark]

I'm glad the movie is doing well, but I really didn't like it for one reason. I thought Emma Waston was terrible. This was the wrong role for her. Her singing was extremely mediocre even with all the auto tune help.

Unlike the 2015 Cinderella, this movie really brought nothing new to Beauty and the Beast. It was nearly a shot for shot reproduction of the animated version.

Luke Evans was great though. He was by far the most interesting part of the movie for me.

Also I loved the visuals in this film, and for that reason alone I'd recommend it. It's too bad they didn't pick a different actress for Belle, or this could have been a true classic.

7/10

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I'm glad the movie is doing well, but I really didn't like it for one reason. I thought Emma Waston was terrible. This was the wrong role for her. Her singing was extremely mediocre even with all the auto tune help.

Unlike the 2015 Cinderella, this movie really brought nothing new to Beauty and the Beast. It was nearly a shot for shot reproduction of the animated version.

Luke Evans was great though. He was by far the most interesting part of the movie for me.

Also I loved the visuals in this film, and for that reason alone I'd recommend it. It's too bad they didn't pick a different actress for Belle, or this could have been a true classic.

7/10

Have you not seen the original in a while? Because that's just completely not true.

 

[Tony Stark]

Have you not seen the original in a while? Because that's just completely not true.

It has been a while, at least 10 years, so from what I can remember it's very similar. Obviously there's some new stuff, there's new songs. I just thought that the 2015 Cinderella did a better job of paving new ground while having the distinct "Disney version" of Cinderella. Same can be said for Jungle Book last year, which I also thought was better than this.

 

[Punisher_MAX]

I felt like it was a shot for shot remake, while it really isn't, because it hits the exact same story beats and has essentially the same structure. I truly wish they would have just made it its own film with the same characters and story instead of trying to be the animated film.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it, but the movie was rather pointless.

 

[Quasimod0]

Just watched the classic one again yesterday and the new one definitely isn't a shot for shot remake. There are quite a lot of changes. I was surprised at how fast moving the original is

 

[Drizzle]

It has been a while, at least 10 years, so from what I can remember it's very similar. Obviously there's some new stuff, there's new songs. I just thought that the 2015 Cinderella did a better job of paving new ground while having the distinct "Disney version" of Cinderella. Same can be said for Jungle Book last year, which I also thought was better than this.

The reason why Cinderella and The Jungle Book paved new ground was because the original animated films were lacking in terms of plot and character development. The animated Beauty and the Beast was a much better structured film than those were. After all, it wasn't nominated for Best Picture for nothing. If they had strayed too far from the original, it probably wouldn't have gone over well.

 

[Tra-El]

The reason why Cinderella and The Jungle Book paved new ground was because the original animated films were lacking in terms of plot and character development. The animated Beauty and the Beast was a much better structured film than those were. After all, it wasn't nominated for Best Picture for nothing. If they had strayed too far from the original, it probably wouldn't have gone over well.

I can agree with this, but I don't really believe Cinderella paved new ground. IMO, that movie, to me, felt more like a scene by scene adaption of the animation and didn't really add much the Cinderella story overall. It was just..there. Beauty's structure (both live action and animation) is much tighter and the foundation for the cinematic Beauty was way more stabilized with just enough tweaks to the classic mythology that translated over to the big screen quite nicely.

Luke Evans' Gaston was by far the most entertaining aspect of the film. He had every needed wit about him and seemed to really play the part with pride and confidence. A truly all around great performance by Evans. I thought Watson as Belle was okay. Her performance was pretty much good enough to lend credibility to the role, but in many scenes it felt like she kind of honed it in. It wasn't distracting but still noticeable at times.

 

[psylockolussus]

The Prince Charming of the animated one barely had any lines. While his dad was eager to have grandchildren. The movie didn't have that. The movie also didn't have talking animals that stole things for Cinderella. Anyway I love both versions of Cinderella.

More of Cinderella/the Jungle Book productions than batb2017 please. Though Maleficent still takes the cake for being the worst. Alice 2010 doesn't count since it wasn't a retelling of AiW.

 

[Tra-El]

The Prince Charming of the animated one barely had any lines. While his dad was eager to have grandchildren. The movie didn't have that. The movie also didn't have talking animals that stole things for Cinderella. Anyway I love both versions of Cinderella.

More of Cinderella/the Jungle Book productions than batb2017 please. Though Maleficent still takes the cake for being the worst. Alice 2010 doesn't count since it wasn't a retelling of AiW.

I'm not as seasoned when it comes to the animation aspect of these films and I'm nowhere near the guru as some are so I'll admit my take on the likes of comparing Cinderella from animation to live action could be a bit fuzzy from the last time I've seen them. I should get more acquainted and refreshed with them. My wife would love that notion put into practice, hah.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I'm not as seasoned when it comes to the animation aspect of these films and I'm nowhere near the guru as some are so I'll admit my take on the likes of comparing Cinderella from animation to live action could be a bit fuzzy from the last time I've seen them. I should get more acquainted and refreshed with them. My wife would love that, haha.

Watching the much older flicks like Cinderella is a bit of a trip for the first time in a while. You forgot how bare bones they kind of were. Outside of Pinocchio.

 

[Drizzle]

Watching the much older flicks like Cinderella is a bit of a trip for the first time in a while. You forgot how bare bones they kind of were. Outside of Pinocchio.

Bambi was kinda deep for its time too, though The Lion King took it to another level fifty years later.

Speaking of The Lion King, I wonder if any of the criticism targeted at the live action Beauty and the Beast will be taken into account for the live action version. Because if anything, I can see that being more like it's animated counterpart than BATB since it will also be fully animated. It probably won't matter much since everyone is going to see it anyway.

 

[The Caped Knight]

Dan Stevens impressed me as The Beast/Prince Adam

This song caused me to shed a few tears. I can't lie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPcxqpMbcSg

Oscar worthy it better be nominated

 

[Leenie]

^ I think that Dan Stevens does a fantastic job at singing Evermore, but the autotune to make him sound more "beastly" distracts me a little too much, unfortunately. To me, he ends up sounding more robotic than beast-like.

The Josh Groban version, though? I've been playing it on loop. Such a BEAUTIFUL song.

 

[OtherwiseKnownAs]

I legit started crying when the servants started to turn inanimate.

 

[Faora]

Looks like actualls are in : http://deadline.com/2017/03/beauty-and-the-beast-weekend-box-office-selling-out-1202045224/

174.8 mill is absolutely amazing, I love the movie and so glad its doing this well.

Perfect!

 

[BaelaTargaryen]

According to an insider it's 13.5m Monday.

http://forums.boxofficetheory.com/topic/23637-monday-s-batb-135m-asgard/

 

[Faora]

Also best opening result of movie in Emma's career.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

Watching the much older flicks like Cinderella is a bit of a trip for the first time in a while. You forgot how bare bones they kind of were. Outside of Pinocchio.

In terms of plot, yeah, but films like Fantasia and Bambi were never meant to have these grandiose stories. They were about the artistry of the medium. They are actually my two favorite animated films ever.

Cinderella is the film that I think really does suffer for not having enough plot to carry 70 minutes. That whole first part of the film where it is nothing but mice running around is a chore to get through.

For the opposite, we have Mr. Toad. That film had enough material to be feature length instead of being crammed into about 40 minutes.

I think things started getting better in the late 50s as opposed to the early 50s, with Lady and the Tramp and Sleeping Beauty being big step ups from Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland.

 

[BaelaTargaryen]

http://deadline.com/2017/03/beauty-...nday-box-office-batman-v-superman-1202047652/

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast continued its box office momentum into Monday where it made an estimated $13.7M, the second-best Monday in March after last year’s Batman v. Superman which grossed $15M. Through four days, the Bill Condon-directed musical stands at $188.45M.

Even though Beauty and the Beast‘s dollar figure is lower, it’s arguably more impressive than BvS. Here’s why: a year ago, the DC movie was playing to an Easter Monday crowd with 45% of all schools off. Beauty is playing in a marketplace that’s even more limited: Only 11% K-12 and 15% colleges were off per ComScore, and still the Emma Watson movie did 91% of the same business that BvS did. Beauty‘s Monday B.O. figure simply speaks to how its brand runs deep with adults too.

Beauty‘s Monday was off 72% from its Sunday of $48.26M. A year ago, Batman v. Superman dropped 55% on Monday after making $33.79M on Sunday.

 

[Bastila]

I legit started crying when the servants started to turn inanimate.

That added feature broke me

 

[Faora]

Disney plans Beauty and the Beast Sequel, Spin-off or Prequel

 

[psylockolussus]

God. Just move on to Aladdin, Little Mermaid, Mulan, Pocahontas, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and Rapunzel.