#batb 1997

"How do you know that song? It's the song my mother used to sing to me."

"I have heard it in a dream...and now it is the only song I hear."

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Wild card! While I was looking for a place to stream another movie, this little number popped up. At first I chuckled and moved on. But then my sister said, "Oh come on, watch it! Do it!" And I did. And here we are.

This iteration of Beauty and the Beast was obviously produced in the direct to video heyday as a means to dump something out there to trick little kids into renting or buying when the Disney film was out of sight. And hoo boy, there are some interesting things in this bizarre little movie. Pointless frame story (was it a part of a series of fairy tale movies?), obnoxious stock sound effects, overbearing use of public domain classical music, terrible original songs, unintentional laugh out loud moments, mostly passable animation (direct to video standards), dancing crabs... It feels like there's scenes missing, and it takes about half the movie for Beauty and Beast to even be onscreen together. All that being said, young me would have loved it I'm sure. But it'd have to be like 5 year old me. 7 year old me woulda known better.

It's a must-see for lovers of bad animated films.

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I keep on forgetting about this Christmas movie

Title: Beauty and the Beast The Enchanted Christmas