Beauty And The Beast [Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray 2D] [Region Free]

Beauty and the Beast is a wondrous product of classic animation combinedwith CGI. It played in theaters for 48 weeks, grossing $144.8 million andearning a Best Picture Oscar nomination. It is the only film to date that hasclaimed such an honor. The making of the film took 4 longs years with morethan 600 animators. The end is result is clearly one of the most "magical"animated pictures of our time.Beauty and The Beast was the second film to use the Computer AnimationProduction System (CAPS) developed by Pixar. This resulted in animationthat was trulygroundbreaking for its time, providing sweeping camera movementsagainst three-dimensional backgrounds.The story is about a selfish prince (voiced by Robby Benson), who livesin an enchanted castle. After turning away an old beggar woman, theprince is transformed into a beast. Given only an enchanted rose, heis told that if he can learn to love another, and earn the same in returnby the time the last petal falls, the spell would be broken.The story is also about a girl named Belle (voice by Paige O'Hara),who is widely adored by the people in her small town, particularly thatof an arrogant Gaston (voiced by Richard White) who wishes to makeher his wife. One day, upon searching for her missing father, Bellearrives at the castle where she finds him imprisoned for trespassing.Belle strikes a bargain with the Beast: if he releases her father, shewill stay with him.To prevent the film from becoming overly dark, the film introducesus to the film's most lovable characters, the castle staff, who havealso fallen under an evil spell. They include Mrs. Potts (AngelaLansbury), Lumiere (Jerry Orbach), Cogsworth (David Ogden Stiers)and Chip (Bradley Pierce) who urge the young Belle to "Be ourGuest," in one of the film's most memorable songs.Speaking of which, Beauty and the Beast features what couldbe perhaps be the most spectacular score written for any Disneyfilm with music written by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman(who passed away shortly before the movie opened in 1991). Thefilm's title song won the Academy Award for the Best Original category.What more can be said about this film's transfer than beingabsolutely magnificent? Here is a flawless presentation with imagesthat are breathtakingly striking and a color palette that is remarkablyvibrant. The painted backgrounds look absolutely stunning here. Ofcourse, all of this beauty would not be possible if not for the highdefinition clarity that only the Blu-ray format could provide.Having just witnessed the wonderful job the stenographers did withthe 3D conversion of The Lion King, I went into this film with highexpectations. My only concern was that it was announced in Januaryof 2010 that the 3D theatrical release of Beauty and The Beast wouldbe indefinitely postponed after the studio spent millions on the conversion.Upon just completing viewing this new 3D release, I can confidently say thatI don't see any technical issues with the conversion. In fact, likeThe Lion King, I find that Beauty and The Beast benefits greatly fromthe enhancements it has been given. Take for instance the film'sopening musical number where Belle is greeted "Bonjour!" by the townspeople.The best way to describe the appearance of this scene would be if oneopened a pop-up book and discovered its perimeter lined with cut-outsof villagers with a horse and carriage sitting squarely in the middle. Thescene is very effective in establishing depth, though the deepnessbetween foreground and background seems more subdued than animatedfilms that are specifically formulated for the format. The animators whoworked on this project starting in 2007 simulated the 3D environment bygiving various characters, props and effects the impression of volume. Inseemingly more ways than The Lion King, the animators had a lot ofprops to play with. Take for instance the scene where Belle's father islost in the woods. The animators put emphasis on having the charactersplaced behind eerie tree branches and wind-swept leaves that take theforefront of action giving a real sense of foreboding danger. To give youan idea of how character sizing is used , one needs only to look at thescene where Cogsworth is giving Belle a tour of the castle. As the tinyclock walks down a long hallway lined with suits of armor, you really getnice sense of deep depth. I can just imagine how the castle becamea virtual playground for the animation team who put emphasis in bringingthe goth statues and hanging chandeliers to the forefront. Falling snowand rain also do well here, taking on a life of their own as the action playsout beneath it. Even a more subdued effect featuring a sprinkling saltshaker in the musical number, "Be Our Guest," is quite effective. Theinfamous ballroom dance scene is enhanced with the 3D process as thechandelier becomes a more prominent centerpiece as the camera swoopsdown the staircase. Even the long glass ballroom windows with their star-filledsky backdrop looks more lifelike then ever before. Don't expect anything toleap or poke out from the screen. There wasn't any moment that anythingextended beyond the borders of the displayThe only minor problems that exist here, hardly worth mentioning,is a bit of noticeable aliasing in the quick movements of the animation.I think I only noticed it briefly here and there. Ghosting is essentiallynonexistent -- only really saw it in Lumiere's character during the "BeOur Guest" number, outlining his candle figure.The Blu-ray's 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio mix (downcoverted to 5.1 onmy system) is the perfect compliment to the film's pristine video. Withclear dialogue firmly fixed across the center channels and the rears bringingup the film's score and effects, the mix becomes an engulfing experiencefor the viewer. As one would hope, LFE support is immense here, particularlyduring the beast's roar or the rain and thunder that underscore the film's finalclimatic battle scene.Beauty and The Beast arrives as a 4-disc set with Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray 2D,DVD and Digital Copy housed in lenticular packaging. The 2D Blu-rayboasts three versions of the film (original theatrical, special extended andoriginal storyboard version). There are deleted scenes, an alternate opening,featurettes on the digital restoration as well as Broadway Beginnings (to namejust a few).Beauty and The Beast remains a captivating, enchanting talewith the some of the most memorable music and lovablecharacters ever brought to the animated screen. I'll say the samething about this conversion as I did for The Lion King....it lookslike a labor of love from the animators that worked so diligently on it.I actually prefer the 3D on Beauty of The Beast more for the factthat there are so many more props to work with.There are those that just won't tolerate a 2D film that has beenre-imagined for 3D. I can't blame people for feeling that way whenin the past, studios have done a rather sloppy job in the theconversion process. It's very clear that in the case of Disney,real thought and care was put into the project. It's just astoundingto see a piece of artwork like this brought to new life by the depththat 3D provides. It's an effort truly deserving of the stampDisney puts on it.No hesitation recommending Beauty and The Beast on 3D Blu-ray.

Watched it the other night had never seen it in 3D very impressive. Disk arrived in perfect condition and case.

Bought this for my granddaughters and great nieces, they sit mesmerized watching the movie the colors on this movie is absolutely beautiful

Possibly the last GREAT animated Disney movie presented in eye-popping 3D! We all know this was the only Disney Animated Classic movie to be nominated for best picture, and watching it again (in 3D) really reminded me why. Gorgeous hand draw 2D animation is a lost art i n this day and age, and here you get to see it at it's best. The packaging is very nice, even the Blu-ray discs look neat! Since Blu-ray are region free, this worked fime with our U.S. Blu-ray and 3D HDTV.

I purchased the 3D re-mastered version of Beauty and the Beast for my 3D blu-ray collection, and it's wonderful! Right from the opening scene of Beast's castle, you will be surprised how well Disney transferred this film into 3D. The images of the inside of the castle throughout the film are especially well done, as well as the "Be our guest" scene, and the Gaston's Tavern scene. Throughout the movie, my wife kept commenting on how much detail she noticed that she never did before, and how it was like seeing the movie for the first time! I highly recommend adding this to your 3D blu ray collection!

Sweet relaxing enjoyable for kids and Adults sincerely 😊

Of course, everyone will agree that this is a great movie! It's always been a favorite of mine since watching it with my daughter when she was a toddler. I'm writing this review to address the negative reviews saying that this UK import wasn't a genuine edition and didn't have 3D effects. I watched it last night and, though the 3D effects weren't "amazing," it was definitely 3D and I thought the picture was nice and clear. The voices/songs were all perfect (who could ever forget Angela Lansbury's wonderful tea pot?), such classics!

So cool! Limited edition UK region free 3D-2D Beauty and the beast, I'm very happy. Mine came right away from the UK and with the slipcover! As a movie collector, I love region free foreign packaging. This was a nice find for me, and the cover is so beautiful. The cost is pretty much the same price as the American Blu-Ray only version with the slipcover, this is worth the extra couple of dollars. Filled with many hours of special features, see the back for details on the special features! A+