Beauty and the Beast (Special Platinum Edition) |  | Director: Gary Trousdale
Actors: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Angela Lansbury, David Ogden Stiers, Jerry Orbach
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.99
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Seller: SOULSHINE-BOOKS
Rating:  618 reviews
Sales Rank: 43
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Region: 1
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 84 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 786936171631
EAN: 0786936171631
ASIN: B00003CX8Y
Theatrical Release Date: 1991
Release Date: October 8, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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The film that officially signaled Disney's animation renaissance (following The Little Mermaid) and the only animated feature to receive a Best Picture Oscar nomination, Beauty and the Beast remains the yardstick by which all other animated films should be measured. It relates the story of Belle, a bookworm with a dotty inventor for a father; when he inadvertently offends the Beast (a prince whose heart is too hard to love anyone besides himself), Belle boldly takes her father's place, imprisoned in the Beast's gloomy mansion. Naturally, Belle teaches the Beast to love. What makes this such a dazzler, besides the amazingly accomplished animation and the winning coterie of supporting characters (the Beast's mansion is overrun by quipping, dancing household items) is the array of beautiful and hilarious songs by composer Alan Menken and the late, lamented lyricist Howard Ashman. (The title song won the 1991 Best Song Oscar, and Menken's score scored a trophy as well.) The downright funniest song is "Gaston," a lout's paean to himself (including the immortal line, "I use antlers in all of my de-co-ra-ting"). "Be Our Guest" is transformed into an inspired Busby Berkeley homage. Since Ashman's passing, animated musicals haven't quite reached the same exhilarating level of wit, sophistication, and pure joy. --David Kronke --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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 Eh. July 24, 2010
Adufiniel
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
When I ordered this product, I was under the impression I was purchasing a gently-used copy of the original DVD. When I received it, I was excited to see it was still in the shrink wrap - I had paid for a used copy and gotten a new one! But my excitement was short-lived. The DVD would not play in my DVD player. It worked on my computer and my mom's computer, but not in my DVD player. So I gave the disk to my parents, hoping it would work for them. It did, but the colors are off, the DVD skips, and this little blinky menu option spent the entire film turning on and off in the top right corner. I gave this product two stars because it does play in at least one DVD player, but I'm disappointed that it's not a real copy. In short: Don't buy from this seller unless you want a bootleg, illegal copy of one of your favorite films.
 What a classic! July 15, 2010
Debra A. Metzler
I had been looking for this DVD forever! I'm so glad I found it, and thanks to the seller for its excellent condition!! I appreciate the fast service and quality!
Amazon needs to fix their product reviews... July 9, 2010
Jerome Vitner (Centreville, Virginia United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I spotted this pre-order and since this is my favorite Disney movie I was instantly interested. Many studios have botched blu-ray releases pretty bad. So I scrolled down to look at the comments of others. This product will not be released until October 2010. Instead of a discussion of the pros and cons of blu-ray I find 8-9 year old reviews of the DVD and totally inappropriate (for this product) reviews of Amazon Marketplace orders for the DVD. All of this needs to be removed.
It is good to see that Disney is not only offering this fan favorite on blu-ray with DVD, but is including extras. I give this 5 stars based on the writeup for the 3-disc blu-ray combo pack and my love of this movie. I will update my review in October with an actual description of the product once I have it.
2 yr old loves it July 7, 2010
mamaofaprincess (Marple,Pa Usa)
My 2 yr old is not a big tv person but she is quickly coming to love the princesses and their stories
 Beauty and the Beast DVD Review July 6, 2010
Rebekah
0 out of 10 found this review helpful
The DVD came sealed, but when opened and played it couldn't be viewed properly because it skipped all over the place and was impossible to watch. I tried it in several different DVD players and had the same problem. I contacted the seller and told them the problem and wanted an exchange or refund and got no response. Highly disappointed with this transaction.
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