New: Beauty and The Beast Geek
Beauty and the Beast are widely considered the best animated Disney feature of the studio's 1980s/1990s renewal of the form. The content are:The Plot, Video Quality and Audio Quality.
The Plot
In a quaint French village during the late 18th century, Belle, a bright and beautiful young woman, finds escape from her ordinary life, and the advances of a boorish suitor, Gaston, by reading books. Meanwhile, off in a castle in the distance, a cruel young prince is cast under the spell of an enchantress who turns him into a tormented beast, while transforming his servants into animated household objects. In order to remove the curse, the Beast must discover a true love who will return his affection before the last petal falls from an enchanted rose. When Belle’s inventor father stumbles upon the Beast’s castle and is taken prisoner, Belle comes to the rescue and agrees to take her father’s place. With the help of the castle’s enchanted staff, she sees beneath the Beast’s exterior and discovers the heart and soul of a human prince.
Video Quality
In a word: gorgeous. In two-hundred and sixty-five words?, Disney has surpassed my every expectation, rejuvenating yet another beloved animated classic with an utterly stunning 1080p/AVC-encoded transfer; one sure to thrill young newcomers, wow the most hard-hearted cinefiles and leave film fans of every age in absolute awe. The silky sheen of a golden gown, the ethereal glow of an enchanted rose, the foreboding shadows of a moonlit forest, the warmth of an ornate ballroom... every splash of color, every vivid primary, every hearty hue, every rosy cheeked face, earthy tuft of fur and billowing cloak is immaculate. And detail? Well done, Disney.
Audio Quality
Perfection is a lofty ideal and an even loftier pursuit. Be that as it may, Beauty and the Beast's invigorating, wholly enveloping DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 surround track achieves sonic perfection. Voices are strong and sturdy, shouts and whispers are clear and stable, and every chiming clock, flickering flame, tinkering teapot and clinking dishware is masterfully prioritized. Now listen to the Beast's gruff growl as it tears through the silence of his castle, the soft tip-tap of Belle's footsteps, the rabble-rabble-rabble of an angry mob and the crack of thunder high above.
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