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Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
1997 72 min United States of America G 0+
★5.5
Animation, Fantasy, Family, Romance
Director: Andrew Knight
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Description
Astonished to find the Beast has a deep-seated hatred for the Christmas season, Belle endeavors to change his mind on the matter.
Starring
Paige O'Hara
Actor
Robby Benson
Actor
Jerry Orbach
Actor
David Ogden Stiers
Actor
Awards
Saturn Awards 1998
— Best VHS Edition
Key opinion
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas is widely regarded as a lackluster, profit-driven follow-up that fails to live up to the high standards of its predecessor. While some viewers find it a charming, if modest, holiday story, most critics point to inferior animation, a weak screenplay, and an unnecessary narrative premise as major flaws.
| Production | The animation quality suffers from inconsistent character designs and inferior technical execution compared to the 1991 masterpiece. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is burdened by a narrative framework that feels logically flawed and redundant, particularly regarding Chip's role as a narrator of events he participated in. | |
| Emotion | The film fails to capture the emotional resonance, wit, and charm of the original, resulting in a significantly thinner storytelling experience. | |
| Score | Opinions on the music are split; some viewers find the songs a poor imitation of Menken's original work, while others believe they successfully sustain a magical, festive atmosphere. | |
| Theme | The characterization of the villain Forte and the expansion of the Beast's backstory are viewed by some as an interesting layer of depth, while others dismiss the new characters as poorly integrated additions. |