Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Just went to see Disney's latest "Beauty and the Beast", which was recommended by everyone from the conductor at our last orchestra rehearsal to the greengrocer), and was very disappointed :-(
Most of the film ranged from mediocre to downright annoying -- I don't know how I would have reacted if I hadn't been mentally comparing it to the animated version, which charmed me so much that I remember buying my mother a ticket to make sure she went to see it, but in comparison with that version I felt it came off very badly. ( Read more... )