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Beauty And The Beast Remuxed (1991) (1080p)

Verenigde Staten
Animatie / Familie
84 minuten / 91 minuten (special edition)

geregisseerd door Gary Trousdale en Kirk Wise
met de stemmen van Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson en Jesse Corti

Een prins wordt door een heks door zijn slechte gedrag in een beest veranderd. Om weer een mens te worden moet hij zorgen dat er iemand op hem verliefd wordt. Belle komt in de handen van het Beest en hij houdt haar gevangen. Maar toch bloeit er iets tussen hen op.

One of my all-time favourite movies., 2 January 2003

Author: Victor Field from London, England


The only animated movie to receive a Best Picture Oscar nomination, and it deserved it.
Magic from the opening prologue to the final credit, "Beauty and the Beast" is the last real classic to come from the Disney crew before John Lasseter came along. This was one of the few movies I happily paid to see twice in the cinema, and sitting in a sparsely-populated Friday night audience (I was living in Barbados at the time, and it was hardly the most artistic place on Earth... it was a crying shame that there was hardly anyone there while "Home Alone 2" went through the roof) the second time, the magic remained.
You all know the story, so apart from pointing out the movie's one flaw (the prince's spell had to be broken before he turned 21 or he would remain a beast forever; so if it was cast ten years before the events of the movie, wouldn't that mean he was 11 when the spell was cast...?), let's look at how well the movie works. You have a monster who's more human than the movie's medallion-man villain; you have a heroine who's PC but engaging with it; you have a supporting cast of magic utensils who wisely never upstage the couple at the centre of this love story (and despite the Disney animated trappings, it IS a love story); and you have a captivating story, beautifully told.
The movie's also got wonderful design of its French setting and characters, with the ballroom scene a standout (the tiny but appreciative audience were impressed by the sight of the Beast and Belle in their evening wear - the only time I've ever seen cartoon characters get wolf-whistled in a cinema); and Alan Menken's score is his finest work for the Mouse, with matchless lyrics from the late and much lamented Howard Ashman - how many musicals can you name where ALL the songs are brilliant? But ultimately it's the movie's very real heart that makes it a keeper; the cliche "You'll laugh, you'll cry" is all too true in this case. A lot of movies called 'classic' don't deserve that appellation, but this one does. I'll be slaughtered by anime fans, but what the hell... one "Beauty and the Beast" is worth a thousand "Akira"s. And "Shrek"s. And, I'm willing to bet, "Treasure Planet"s. This is a truly adult animated feature that's also one for the entire family. Forget "The Silence of the Lambs" - this is the real best picture of 1991.



Disc Title: Beauty And The Beast Remuxed (1991) (1080p)
Disc Size: 23,887,467,532 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: No
Playlist: 00000.MPLS
Size: 23,887,251,456 bytes
Length: 1:31:44
Total Bitrate: 34.71 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 24060 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 7.1 / 48 kHz / 5784 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio: Dutch / DTS Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit
Audio: English / Dolby Digital Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps
Audio: Dutch / Dolby Digital Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps
Subtitle: English / 36.831 kbps
Subtitle: Dutch / 30.068 kbps
Subtitle: French / 34.392 kbps