LogFAQs > #893103827

All in all, the LA Beauty and the Beast wasn't quite the trainwreck I had assumed it'd be. The movie excelled in terms of visuals and presentation, but kinda fell flat when it came to content. (Plus *most* of the casting kinda sucked.) I liked the new version of "Be My Guest" far more than the old one, partly for the effects. Also really enjoyed "Something There" which was a song I barely remembered from the original.

Conversely, "Gaston" -- my favorite song from the original and possibly my favorite from the Broadway musical -- was awful and was visually uninteresting. "Belle" also fell a little flat, but the choreography, etc, was great.

Then there was the silly amount of over-diversity and the dodgy decision to change LeFou's bromance with Gaston into an actual attraction -- which is a lazy way to handle the character and demeans male friendships in general. More importantly, it's not even written well because the character is *constantly* signaling it right from the get-go.

On the plus side, I guess things *aren't* as urgent as I was previously led to believe -- which is good news since I realized that the entire Star Wars: Clone Wars show will go as well -- because USA Today noted the following:

Disney's current agreement with Netflix means you'll still see new Disney films and shows appear on Netflix until 2019. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, a blockbuster released by Disney-owned Marvel Studios in May, was just added to Netflix this month.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/12/27/disney-remove-fox-content-netflix-hbo-its-likely-matter-time/952177001/

I'm still going to make more of an effort to run through everything, though. I kinda want to get back in the habit of watching films and shows on a more frequent basis instead of putting stuff off.
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