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This week theme in our new releases is captivity, although one film is a bit darker take than the other.<\/p>\nThis week theme in our new releases is captivity, although one film is a bit darker take than the other.<\/p>\n
But since the live-action films Disney makes out of their animated fare make a lot of money, it was inevitable that this film would come into existence. And at 45 minutes longer a run time than the original, you know there were additions made to the story and\/or pacing. But are they enough to make it worth putting down the Blu-Ray of the original and to head out into the theater?<\/p>\n The cast is first rate and there was a lot of buzz even before you-know-who was revealed to be you-know-what<\/a>. We’ll see if this becomes as much of a classic as the original.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/New-Releases-Beauty-and-the-Beast-poster-229x339.jpg\")
1. Beauty and the Beast (Disney, 4,210 Theaters, 129 Minutes, Rated PG for some action violence, peril and frightening images, Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer at press time: 69% Fresh <\/a>[168 Reviews]): <\/strong>Disney’s animated version of this film is a classic, putting the studio in a difficult place. Doing a by-the-numbers remake would be superfluous, but making any major changes would be messing with perfection.<\/p>\n