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www.reelmoviecritic.com - : This marvelous new IMAX release of the 1991 Disney animated musical is a crowd pleaser, for young and old. It's a classic French fairy tale about a clever, interesting and lovely maiden who promises her allegiance to a hideous, terrifying, and lonely beast in order to save her father's life. The obvious moral of the story of course is not to judge people based upon looks and first impressions. The fallacy is revealed when the truer, inner beauty of the beast is uncovered through love, patience, and sacrifice. On the large format screen, it is more spectacular than ever. more...
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4/4
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www.threemoviebuffs.com - : The very first time I watched Beauty and the Beast, back in 1991, I said that it was such a good musical that it should be turned into a play and put on Broadway. This, of course, eventually happened, although it had nothing to do with me, I can assure you. Having just watched this movie again, this time on an IMAX screen, I feel compelled to say, that it is such a good musical that it should be turned into a live action movie. We can only wait and see if that will happen. more...
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4/4
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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : `Beauty and the Beast'' slipped around all my roadblocks and penetrated directly into my strongest childhood memories, in which animation looked more real than live-action features. Watching the movie, I found myself caught up in a direct and joyous way. I wasn't reviewing an ''animated film.'' I was being told a story, I was hearing terrific music, and I was having fun. more...
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4/4
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