Disney's Beauty and The Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) A film review by Eric Pickup Copyright 1997 by Movies At Home
3 stars out 4
Robby Benson, Tim Curry, Angela Lansbury, Paige O'Hara, Jerry Orbach, Bernadette Peters
In a new addition to the Academy Award winning film Beauty and The Beast, Enchanted Christmas tells the tale of how Belle and the Enchanted Objects brought Christmas back to the castle despite Beast's wishes to the contrary. Beast, who long ago lost everything on Christmas day hates it and those who wish to celebrate it. Feeding this loathing is Forte, a evil pipe organ who has decided that he likes life better as an Enchanted Object than as a man and doesn't want things to change. Now the friends, including the reluctant Angelique - a beautiful tree ornament who was once the castle decorator must organize to bring Christmas about in secret.
Beautifully animated and featuring great musical numbers including five original songs in addition to a collection of Christmas classics, Enchanted Christmas is sure to be a favorite for the kiddies. For the parents it will also be fun to watch on Christmas Day, although it lacks some of the charm of the original. The computer generation of Forte actually adds to his sinister and evil charm when compared to the rest of the characters who are drawn with traditional techniques. He is devilish in the way he is realised. The rest of characters who are drawn from the original movie are beautifully animated and brought to life. Generally speaking, this won't be considered an all time classic like the first installment, but it will add to the list of movies that the kids just need to watch on Christmas day.
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