Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

[Marshall Banana]

Who will watch this with me?

YouTube - B&B Enchanted Christmas (1 of 7)
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

I downloaded the soundtrack recently, and I like it, so I'll give this movie a chance! This will be my first time watching it!

[Shlup]

I haven't seen it yet!! Did you already start?

[Marshall Banana]

No, I've been waiting for replies! Like yours! <3

[Shlup]

We need more people! Official internet buddies movie nights are super fun!

[Miriel]

I'll watch it, just set a time!

[Marshall Banana]

Ooh! Ooh! Now? When is good?

[krissy]

i have a vhs
i've seen it enough to just like
not see it again ever

[Jojee]

I've seen it too. :3 Not nearly as good as the original x_x

[Shlup]

It's not as good as the original? REALLY?? 'Cause I totally smurfing expected it to be.

Jojo.

[Jojee]

Well occasionally they do it right. Really! I'll uh, tell you when I think of an example.

[Shlup]

Yeah, you smurfing do that. Jojo.

[Raistlin]

It's not as good as the original? REALLY?? 'Cause I totally smurfing expected it to be.

Jojo.

I laughed.

[Kossage]

Whoa, this is actually one of the few Disney sequels that I haven't seen. Thanks for the link. I'll check it out, especially now that I found out it has Tim Curry in it. Should be fun.

Well occasionally they do it right. Really! I'll uh, tell you when I think of an example.

From the DTV sequels* I've seen so far, Bambi 2, Cinderella 3 and The Lion King 2 were the best of the bunch.

Bambi 2 had some fine plot elements, really gorgeous animation (come on, it had Andreas frickin' Deja animating Bambi, so of course it's going to be awesome), great voice acting (seriously, Patrick Stewart really defines the Great Prince) and absolutely stunning orchestral and vocal score by Bruce Broughton. The songs of Bambi 2 weren't that bad either ("There is Life" is very pretty, in fact) although stylistically they don't fit with the soundscape of the music of the original Bambi.

Cinderella 3 is another interesting DTV sequel because there's actually some impressive animation here and there, and the story's fine too as long as you don't expect it to surpass the original Cinderella. There are some okay songs but what is really impressive is Joel McNeely's epic, melodramatic score that works wonders. The orchestral love theme is quite beautiful. For the record, McNeely also wrote fine orchestral and choral scores for other sequels such as Return to Neverland and Mulan 2.

The Lion King 2 was actually a surprisingly enjoyable sequel. Sure, the score was ripped off from The Rock (and later used in many parts for the first Pirates of the Caribbean film), but many of the songs are quite beautiful (and Liz Callaway sure can sing!). There's some fine animation and an intriguing plot for the most part. It's not on par with the original TLK, of course, but still worth watching.

I think I should give honourable mentions to Lady and the Tramp 2 and Mulan 2. Those two actually had some pretty neat ideas for plot and characters and a few gorgeous songs but they don't quite rate as highly as Bambi 2, Cinderella 3 and The Lion King 2 on my list.

*I'd also like to point out that this analysis is only about the DTV sequels. The Rescuers Down Under and Fantasia 2000 (yeah, I know, but I still consider it a "sequel" of sorts) are so above any of the DTV stuff in so many areas that I'm not counting them in this post's sequel analysis.

[Shlup]

I liked Cinderella 3 better than the original. The Little Mermaid 3 is pretty cool. Mulan 2 is entirely watchable. Cinderella 2 is good, but it's not really a movie. I thought Lion King 1 1/2 was hilarious, but it's possible I was on crack at the time.

I got too distracted to watch this today, but tomorrow I need to make an appointment with a Disneyland career counselor and then I'm free for the day.

[Marshall Banana]

I'm ready at any time except during Friday night! What about you, Miriel? When are you free?