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May 14, 2024, 11:27:20 PM  | Beauty and the Beast (1991/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia
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Stars:
Robby Benson as Beast (voice)
Jesse Corti as LeFou (voice)
Rex Everhart as Maurice (voice)
Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Potts (voice)
Paige O'Hara as Belle (voice)
Plot:
Disney's most acclaimed and beloved film just got even better! With its incomparable blend of magic and award winning music, Beauty And The BeastBeauty And The Beast Special Edition features an all new song, "Human Again," seamlessly integrated into the film.
And in this groundbreaking 2-Disc Platinum Edition DVD, you'll enter the Beast's castle and explore its many secrets - with three versions of the film, never-before-seen movie secrets, exciting games featuring all-new animation and more!
Disney magic reigns supreme in this triumphant 2-Disc Platinum Edition DVD - a must for every DVD library.
* 1991 Best Comedy or Musical
Awards:
Won:
| Academy Award (1991) | Best Music, Original Score (Alan Menken) | |
| Academy Award (1991) | Best Music, Song ("Belle": Alan Menken (Music); Howard Ashman (Lyrics)) | |
| AFI (1991) | 100 Years of Musicals (2006) | |
| AFI (1991) | 100 Years... 100 Passions (2002) | |
| AFI (1991) | 100 Years... 100 Songs (2004) ("Song": Beauty and the Beast) | |
| Annie Awards (1992) | Best Animated Feature (Walt Disney Pictures) | |
| ASCAP Awards (1993) | Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures ("Beauty and the Beast": Howard Ashman, Alan Menken) | |
| BMI Film & TV Music Awards (1992) | BMI Film Music Award (Alan Menken) | |
| Golden Globe (1991) | Original Score (Alan Menken) | |
| Golden Globe (1991) | Original Song ("Beauty and the Beast": Alan Menken (Music); Howard Ashman (Lyrics)) | |
| Golden Globe (1991) | Picture - Musical or Comedy (Don Hahn) | |
| Grammy Awards (1993) | Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television (Alan Menken (For the instrumental score portion of the soundtrack)) | |
| Grammy Awards (1993) | Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television ("Beauty and the Beast": Howard Ashman, Alan Menken) | |
| National Board of Review Awards, USA (1991) | Special Award for Animation |
| Academy Award (1991) | Best Music, Song ("Be Our Guest": Alan Menken (Music); Howard Ashman (Lyrics)) | |
| Academy Award (1991) | Best Music, Song ("Beauty and the Beast": Alan Menken (Music); Howard Ashman (Lyrics)) | |
| Academy Award (1991) | Best Picture (Don Hahn (Producer)) | |
| Academy Award (1991) | Best Sound (Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson, Doc Kane) | |
| AFI (1991) | 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) | |
| AFI (1991) | 100 Years... 100 Songs (2004) ("Song": Be Our Guest) | |
| BAFTA (1992) | Achievement In Special Effects (Randy Fullmer) | |
| BAFTA (1992) | Original Film Music (Alan Menken, Howard Ashman) | |
| Golden Globe (1991) | Original Song ("Be Our Guest": Alan Menken (Music); Howard Ashman (Lyrics)) | |
| Hugo Award (1992) | Dramatic Presentation | |
| Saturn (1992) | Best Fantasy Film | |
| Saturn (1992) | Best Music (Alan Menken) |
Extras:
- Closed Captioned
- Commentary
- Deleted Scenes
- DVD-ROM Content
- Featurettes
- Interactive Game
- Music Videos
- Photo Gallery
- Scene Access
- Three Versions of Feature Film
- THX certified
- Trailers
My Thoughts:
Probably the best Disney movie, but for some reason I don't enjoy it quite as much as others. But I still think it's great. And it has some really great songs. Some of the best that Disney has to offer. Alan Menken has yet to disappoint me. Though I haven't seen all the Disney movies he provided music for yet. So far I have seen "Little Mermaid", "Beauty and the Beast", "Enchanted" and "Tangled". I definately have to get Aladdin and maybe also Pocahontas.Rating:
(From Tom's Random Reviews on June 13th, 2011)
Member's Reviews
British & Irish Lions 2009: Living With the Pride, a review by Rich
Title: British & Irish Lions 2009: Living With the Pride
Runtime:204
Certificate:E
Year:2009
Genres:Sports, Television, Documentary
Plot:In 1997, Living with Lions - the behind the scenes story of the British & Irish Lions Tour of South Africa - was acclaimed as one of the greatest sports films ever made. Now, 12 years on, the British & Irish Lions were back in South Africa and so were our film crew, recording every minute of what was one of the greatest British & Irish Lions Test Series of all time.
With unprecedented access to all areas of the Tour, Living with the Pride is the most intimate, honest and intense portrait of life as a Lion ever produced.
From the Pennyhill Park training camp, to the magnificent final Test victory in Johannesburg, this is the inside story of how players, who are normally the fiercest of opponents, turned themselves into a band of brothers desperate to restore pride to the Lions jersey. Their grueling 10-match tour of the World Champions' back yard asked questions of the players' mental and physical strength like never before.
British & Irish Lions legend and Head Coach Ian McGeechan worked closely with our film crew to make an astonishing no-holds-barred documentary with access to every player, an open door to every team meeting, training session, selection meeting as well as excusive access to the passion, fury and ultimately elation of the Lions dressing room. This is a unique and uncompromising insight into life on a Lions Tour, described by Tour Manager Gerald Davies as 'the last great adventure in rugby'.
No Lions Series has ever been closer, with many commentators describing the second Test as 'the greatest rugby match ever'. Sometimes hilarious, but often brutal, bruising and moving, British and Irish Lions 2009 - Living with the Pride DVD is the official and exclusive behind the scenes story of one of the most exhilarating, emotional and memorable sports tours of all time.
My Review:
Of absolutely no interest to 99% of the world, but if you are interested in rugby, or like watching behind the scenes sporting documentaries, then this view into the lives of the British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa, the hardest full contact sport, in the hardest country, is a must. Not quite the 1997 groundbreaking Living with the Lions, but fascinating, awe inspiring and laced with some hilarious moments as can only be had by 40+ young fellas on tour.
My Rating
(From DCO third annual November Alphabet Marathon - discussion/review/banter thread on November 17th, 2009)
Member's TV Reviews
Tom's Random Reviews, a review by Tom
MOVIE / DVD INFO:
Title: Gokusen I
Year: 2002
Director:
Rating: U
Length: 660 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: Japanese: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: Chinese, English, Other
Stars:
Nakama Yukie
Matsumoto Jun
Itoh Misaki
Namase Katsuhisa
Kaneko Ken
Plot:
Newly graduated Kumiko Yamaguchi wants to make her mark on the Japanese educational system as a teacher. All well and good until she finds out that the school she'll be teaching at has its fair share of troublemakers and rabble-rousers. The ruffians at the school don't frighten her though for she has a secret of her own-she's a fourth generation crime syndicate member and next in line to head it up. She's gone straight and wants to be a teacher though, but she's one person in whose class you don't want to be caught fooling around!
Extras:
Featurettes
My Thoughts:
What can I say: I love it!!!Great Japanese comedy series I can highly recommend. If you remember, I recently watched the anime series of this after a lucky blind buy.
This series is even better than the anime.
The actress who plays the main character is simply perfect in the role. What makes the series so great is the combination of the line delivery by main stars, editing and camera work. I had to laugh out a lot in most scenes thanks to the great direction on these (and that even though I am watching the series for the second time).
This show does not only offer comedy but also a little drama. Which is often on the cheesy side but it really works here.
The only minor critique I have is, that the grandfather of the main character is too much of a nice guy to be the head of a Yakuza clan.
Sadly I did not find any YouTube material which does the show justice.
But I will provide some links nevertheless:
Here is a best of montage, but of which I think that the shown scenes are hardly best of material of this series. There would have so much better stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkvZ7NAuH_Y
Here is a montage of a running gag, but will probably be lost on people who haven't seen this series yet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVdMbP3ojuY
If I have even remotely sparked your interest, I recommend that you follow the link provided in the description in both of the above YouTube videos. It will lead you to a site which offers fansubbed versions of the episodes. This is how I come to know this series the first time around.
Rating:
(From Tom's Random Reviews on August 28th, 2008)