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Beauty and the Beast - Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child |
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Beauty and the Beast - Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
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by Random House Video
Sales Rank: 26342
Price: $9.98
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The story is familiar: A wealthy merchant has a daughter named Beauty. After a blinding sandstorm hits, causing the man to lose his way, he stumbles upon an enchanted castle that is owned by the angry Beast. This grotesque creature has an offer for the man: The Beast will keep the man or the man's daughter as his captive to live in the castle. Beauty, not wanting her father to be locked away, agrees to the offer, and only she can see past the Beast's rough exterior to his kind heart. This is an updated version of a classic fairy tale with an ethnic twist. It brings home the lesson that inner beauty has more importance than outward appearances. Featuring the vocal talents of Robert Guillaume, Vanessa Williams, and Gregory Hines, the film contains two upbeat songs, "Could She, Would She, Will She" and "Wave Good-bye." A fun and vibrant rendition with an engaging script, this short originally appeared on HBO's <I>Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child</I> series, which promoted topnotch storytelling to reach children of all backgrounds. For ages 4 to 9, but adults will be entertained as well. <I>--Peggy Maltby-Etra</I>
Viewer Reviews
I don't know who reviewed this video for Amazon, but they didn't pay very close attention to the ending. There's no housekeeper, there's no keys to the kingdom, and Beauty and the former Beast don't live forever. However, the narrator does say that Beauty's father comes to live with them, the former Beast is a prince, and they all live happily ever after. This version of Beauty and the Beast isn't as beautiful a movie as Disney's, but it's a lot closer to the original story. The songs are a lot of fun, the Beast's servants are pretty funny, and the Beast himself has a great sense of humor.
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