Beauty
and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Just in
time for the holidays, Disney is re-releasing Beauty and the Beast - the
Enchanted Christmas for a limited time in a special Blu-ray/DVD
2 Disc Combo Pack.
Originally released in 1997 as a straight-to-video holiday special, The
Enchanted Christmas actually starts after the Beast has turned back in
to the Prince, but quickly flashes back to midway in the original
Beauty and the Beast movie's
timeline - while Belle was at the castle but before the fight with Gaston
which came at the climax of the original.
At the
beginning, Belle and the Prince are getting ready to throw a Christmas party
at the castle. Cogsworth and Lumiere are arguing about who was responsible
for bringing the celebration of Christmas back in to the castle. Mrs. Potts
starts telling the story of what really happened and then the story flashes
back to earlier in the original film, after the Beast saved Belle from the
wolves.
The
Beast hates Christmas and you soon understand why. Christmas was
when Prince Adam was transformed in to a beast. He forbids the celebration
of Christmas, but Belle and some of your other favorite characters
including Lumiere, Mrs. Potts, Chip and Cogsworth ignore his orders and
start preparing a celebration.
In this
holiday adventure, you meet new characters: like Angelique, one of Lumiere's
girlfriends; Forte, the court composer who wants to make sure Belle fails at
bringing celebrations back to the castle; Fife, Forte's helper; and
Carpenter Ax who all work together in this 71 minute long film to bring,
or not bring, Christmas celebrations back.
While it
was not as amazing as the original, Beauty and The Beast - The Enchanted
Christmas is definitely an enjoyable movie for any Disney fan, Beauty
and the Beast fan or holiday movie lover!
Blu-ray
extras include Disney enhanced high definition picture and sound, Disney's
Sing Me A Story with Belle, Disney Sing Along Mode, Disney Song Selection,
behind the scene featurettes, the music video "As
Long As There is Christmas," Enchanted Environment which brings the castle's
crackling fireplace into your home.
DVD
extras include Disney's Sing Me A Story With Belle: Stick To It (Don't Give
Up), Disney Sing Along Mode and More!
Deborah Wagner
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All rights reserved. Posted: November 22, 2011.
